Nic Brown

Nic Brown octochamp statistics
Final position	Champion
Seeding	1
Points total	456
Conundrums solved	6

Nic Brown on Countdown.

Nic Brown was an octochamp in and the champion of Series 14, as well as the winner of Championship of Champions IV. He is currently the only contestant to have achieved the grand slam of octochamp, series winner and champion of champions, finish as No. 1 seed in the heats and never lose any televised game. This makes him one of the most successful contestants in the history of Countdown.

Originally from Nottingham, Brown was a student at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University. He made his debut on 22 October 1987, beating 6-time winner Alan Steel on a crucial conundrum in the 14th heat of Series 14. He quickly rattled off another 7 wins to become an octochamp and the No. 1 seed for the finals. In his quarter-final match, he defeated Derek Rutter 46 – 35, before defeating Steel for a second time in the semi-final. In the Grand Final, he crushed his opponent, Joel Salkin, by a score of 108 – 36 — only the fourth time a century had been achieved in a 14 round game, and the biggest winning margin achieved under that format.

Brown returned in 1989 for Championship of Champions IV, beating Stephen Deakin and Nita Marr on his way to the Grand Final against Series 16 champion Tony Vick. Brown was able to hold off Vick's challenge for the duration of the game and won by a score of 78 – 68, 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 of 14 wins out of 14 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

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
658	22/10/1987	P	Alan Steel	48 – 58	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Ned Sherrin	Catherine Clarke	70
659	23/10/1987	P	Kevin Glover	20 – 48	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Freda Thornton	81
660	26/10/1987	P	John Bellamy	40 – 60	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Freda Thornton	73
661	27/10/1987	P	Gus Angus	48 – 59	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Freda Thornton	85
662	28/10/1987	P	Roy Dean	29 – 65	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Freda Thornton	75
663	29/10/1987	P	Judy Tilley	46 – 61	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Freda Thornton	80
664	30/10/1987	P	Felicity Amery	32 – 62	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Freda Thornton	73
665	2/11/1987	P	Martin Baker	39 – 43	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Nigel Rees	Freda Thornton	69
701	18/12/1987	QF	Derek Rutter	35 – 46	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Carol Thatcher	Julia Swannell	86
705	23/12/1987	SF	Nic Brown	64 – 48	Alan Steel	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Gyles Brandreth	Julia Swannell	74
707	25/12/1987	GF	Nic Brown	108 – 36	Joel Salkin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Gyles Brandreth, Carol Thatcher	Julia Swannell	131
814	3/01/1989	CQF	Stephen Deakin	32 – 46	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Catherine Clarke	72
818	9/01/1989	CSF	Nita Marr	51 – 58	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Catherine Clarke	70
819	10/01/1989	CGF	Tony Vick	68 – 78	Nic Brown	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Catherine Clarke	113