Ryan Carlsen

Ryan Carlsen Octochamp Statistics
Final position	Semi-finalist
Seeding	4
Points total	778
Conundrums solved	6

Ryan Carlsen, ten years after his first appearance, in Series 85.

Ryan Carlsen was a contestant in Series 66 and an octochamp in Series 85. As of his second appearance, he was a Banker from Glasgow.

Carlsen's first game was contested in Nick Hewer's first series on 28 February 2012, where he faced Peter Lee. The game was very close throughout, but Carlsen was narrowly beaten after an incorrect crucial conundrum answer by a single letter, while Lee went on to become an octochamp and a semi-finalist. Carlsen's Countdown journey didn't end there however, as he was allowed to return a decade later. He faced another crucial conundrum, but this time made no mistake as he unravelled RETRYTRIO into TERRITORY to claim the teapot. In his third win, his opponent lost with – for the first time ever in the 15 round format – the lowest possible score of zero points. His last victory was claimed in a local derby against fellow Glaswegian William Kennedy, as Carlsen became the seventh octochamp of the series with a tidy octotal of 778 points.

Carlsen qualified for the finals ranked fourth, and played the last quarter-final against Adrian Fletcher, the No. 5 seed. Carlsen once again demonstrated good word knowledge to win once again, and book his semi-final place against No. 1 prospect Dan Byrom where, despite gaining a seven-point lead in the third numbers game, Byrom snatched victory by solving the crucial conundrum in under five seconds. Carlsen obtained an overall total of 964 points in his Series 85 run. With his Series 66 appearance, his overall total is 1,041 points.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
5435	28/02/2012	P	Peter Lee	96 – 77	Ryan Carlsen	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	John Parrott	Susie Dent	123
7759	11/05/2022	P	Aaron Leigh	68 – 88	Ryan Carlsen	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Michael Crick	Susie Dent	127
7760	12/05/2022	P	Ryan Carlsen	100 – 55	Rob Blamires	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Michael Crick	Susie Dent	127
7761	13/05/2022	P	Ryan Carlsen	106 – 0	Sarah Herbert	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Michael Crick	Susie Dent	147
7762	16/05/2022	P	Ryan Carlsen	93 – 49	Tony Follett	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Nicki Chapman	Susie Dent	154
7763	17/05/2022	P	Ryan Carlsen	101 – 58	Alex McKenzie	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Nicki Chapman	Susie Dent	136
7764	18/05/2022	P	Ryan Carlsen	99 – 46	Ed Freshwater	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Nicki Chapman	Susie Dent	144
7765	19/05/2022	P	Ryan Carlsen	101 – 50	Paul Thomson	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Nicki Chapman	Susie Dent	136
7766	20/05/2022	P	Ryan Carlsen	90 – 45	William Kennedy	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Nicki Chapman	Susie Dent	124
7783	14/06/2022	QF	Ryan Carlsen	92 – 63	Adrian Fletcher	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jay Rayner		none	123
7784	15/06/2022	SF	Dan Byrom	97 – 94	Ryan Carlsen	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jay Rayner		none	120