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Mark Goodliffe
Mark Goodliffe was a contestant in Series 62 and 88. At the time of his first appearance in 2010, he was a finance director. As of his return in 2023, he was a non-executive director and former chief financial officer. He was from London and was also a qualified chartered accountant.
Goodliffe is a twelve-time winner of The Times Crossword Championships, with a remarkable ten-year undefeated run spanning 2008 to 2017. He is also a former UK Sudoku Champion.
Goodliffe is well known alongside Simon Anthony, a Sudoku World Champion, for their YouTube channel Cracking the Cryptic. On this channel they demonstrate (and occasionally livestream) challenging paper-and-pencil puzzles, mainly Sudoku but also cryptic crosswords. The channel has been active since 2017, but grew in popularity during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. It now boasts over 500,000 subscribers.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4962 | 21/01/2010 | P | Oliver Garner | 81 – 75 | Mark Goodliffe | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | John Stapleton | Susie Dent | 115 | ||
| 8166 | 08/12/2023 | P | JJ Burrows | 81 – 93 | Mark Goodliffe | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Bob Harris | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
| 8167 | 11/12/2023 | P | Mark Goodliffe | 117 – 41 | Nicola Lawson | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Marcus Brigstocke | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
External Links
- Cracking the Cryptic on YouTube
