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{{ep | 658 | 22/10/1987 | P | [[Alan Steel]] | 48 - 58 | Nic Brown | [[Ned Sherrin]] | [[Catherine Clarke]] }} | {{ep | 658 | 22/10/1987 | P | [[Alan Steel]] | 48 - 58 | Nic Brown | [[Ned Sherrin]] | [[Catherine Clarke]] }} | ||
− | {{ep | 659 | 23/10/1987 | P | + | {{ep | 659 | 23/10/1987 | P | [[Kevin Glover]] | 20 - 48 | Nic Brown | [[Nigel Rees]] | [[Freda Thornton]] }} |
− | {{ep | 660 | 26/10/1987 | P | + | {{ep | 660 | 26/10/1987 | P | [[John Bellamy]] | 40 - 60 | Nic Brown | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton }} |
− | {{ep | 661 | 27/10/1987 | P | + | {{ep | 661 | 27/10/1987 | P | [[Gus Angus]] | 48 - 59 | Nic Brown | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton }} |
− | {{ep | 662 | 28/10/1987 | P | + | {{ep | 662 | 28/10/1987 | P | [[Roy Dean]] | 29 - 65 | Nic Brown | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton }} |
− | {{ep | 663 | 29/10/1987 | P | + | {{ep | 663 | 29/10/1987 | P | [[Judy Tilley]] | 46 - 61 | Nic Brown | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton }} |
− | {{ep | 664 | 30/10/1987 | P | + | {{ep | 664 | 30/10/1987 | P | [[Felicity Amery]] | 32 - 62 | Nic Brown | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton }} |
− | {{ep | 665 | 2/11/1987 | P | + | {{ep | 665 | 2/11/1987 | P | [[Martin Baker]] | 39 - 43 | Nic Brown | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton }} |
{{ep | 701 | 18/12/1987 | QF | [[Derek Rutter]] | 35 - 46 | Nic Brown | [[Carol Thatcher]] | [[Julia Swannel]] }} | {{ep | 701 | 18/12/1987 | QF | [[Derek Rutter]] | 35 - 46 | Nic Brown | [[Carol Thatcher]] | [[Julia Swannel]] }} | ||
{{ep | 705 | 23/12/1987 | SF | Nic Brown | 64 - 48 | [[Alan Steel]] | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | Julia Swannel }} | {{ep | 705 | 23/12/1987 | SF | Nic Brown | 64 - 48 | [[Alan Steel]] | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | Julia Swannel }} |
Revision as of 12:40, 17 September 2010
Nic Brown is widely considered to be among the greatest Countdowners of all time. Originally from Nottingham, he was a student at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University. He made his debut on 22 October 1987, beating 6-time winner Alan Steel in the 14th heat of Series 14. He quickly rattled off another 7 wins to become an octochamp and #1 seed for the series. In the quarter-finals, he defeated Derek Rutter 46 – 35, before facing and defeating Alan Steel for a second time. In the grand-final, he crushed his opponent, Joel Salkin, 108 – 36 — only the fourth time a century had been achieved in a 14 round game, and the biggest winning margin achieved under such a format.
Brown returned in 1989 for Championship of Champions IV, beating Stephen Deakin and Nita Marr on his way to the final against series 16 champion Tony Vick. Brown was able to hold off Vick's challenge for the duration of the game and ran out the 78 – 68 winner, becoming only the second person after Harvey Freeman to achieve the 'grand slam' of becoming an octochamp, winning a series and a Championship of Champions. Brown did not return for the Supreme Championship, and therefore maintains his unbeaten record to this day.
Preceded by Hilary Hopper |
Series winner Series 14 |
Followed by Dick Green |
Preceded by Harvey Freeman |
Champion of Champions Championship of Champions IV |
Followed by Tim Morrissey |
Episodes
Championship of Champions Winners | |
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I : Mark Nyman | II : Clive Freedman | III : Harvey Freeman | IV : Nic Brown | V : Tim Morrissey | VI : Wayne Summers | VII : Don Reid | VIII : Chris Rogers | IX : Natascha Kearsey | X : Scott Mearns | XI : Graham Nash | XII : Paul Gallen | XIII : Steve Briers | XIV : Dylan Taylor | XV : Zarte Siempre | XVI : Ahmed Mohamed |