George Armstrong

George Armstrong in Series 78.

George Armstrong solving the conundrum in Episode 7221.

George Armstrong was a contestant in Series 78. He has since become an Apterite and an attender and organiser of Co:events, as well as a member of the ZoomDown team. He was also a moderator on the Countdowners Facebook group until December 2023.

He was the audience member who solved the conundrum in Episode 7221.

Armstrong first appeared on 30 March 2018 against John Cole, winning with 75 points to Cole's 69. He then won his second heat game on a tie-break conundrum. He then achieved a personal best of 104 points, before losing his fifth heat game to Luke O'Neill.

Armstrong returned to Countdown on 21 December 2020 for a special episode against Series 73 semi-finalist Tom Carey. The special was the first episode presented by Colin Murray, who had been the Dictionary Corner guest in Armstrong's last three heat shows in Series 78. Both players played a strong game and spotted PLANETOID for nine. Armstrong solved the conundrum, bowing out in another defeat with 110 points to Carey's strong 122 points. Armstrong's 110 was the highest losing score for a special, beating Scott Mearns's record set in Episode S9.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
6795	30/03/2018	P	John Cole	69 – 75	George Armstrong	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jay Rayner	Susie Dent	135
6796	2/04/2018	P	George Armstrong	78* – 68	Noel Jongwe	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jay Rayner	Susie Dent	146
6797	3/04/2018	P	George Armstrong	104 – 89	Michael Stephenson	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Colin Murray	Susie Dent	142
6798	4/04/2018	P	George Armstrong	95 – 69	Danny Sarkissian	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Colin Murray	Susie Dent	119
6799	5/04/2018	P	George Armstrong	87 – 90	Luke O'Neill	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Colin Murray	Susie Dent	148
S47	21/12/2020	S	Tom Carey	122 – 110	George Armstrong	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley					Rory Bremner	Susie Dent	137

* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum