Championship of Champions XIII - Revision history

DaaniyalAli at 18:33, 15 January 2026

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BeachBoy99 at 03:03, 6 January 2026

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BeachBoy99: Misc. plus set photo.

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Misc. plus set photo.

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TobyMcDonald at 23:41, 5 January 2025

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 |next               = Championship of Champions XIV
 |image              = Original blue set right overhead shot.png
-|image_caption      = This series marked the debut of what is now the "original" blue set, which would be redesigned in [[Series 77]].
+|image_caption      = This series marked the debut of what is now the "original" blue set; it was redesigned at the start of [[Series 77]].
 |image_2            = GANDISEEG.png
 |image_2_caption    = "[[GANDISEEG|{{word|GAN}}...{{word|GANDI}}...{{word|SEEG}}]]?"

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 |runner-up          = [[Charlie Reams]]
 }}
-'''Championship of Champions XIII''' ran for three weeks from 12 to 30 January 2009. As well as marking the show's return after a whole month off air, this championship marked the début of [[Jeff Stelling]] and [[Rachel Riley]] as [[presenter|presenters]]. It was the last CoC to be recorded at [[The Leeds Studios]] in {{w|Yorkshire}}. It was also the last CoC for 7 years, as the tournament took hiatus to make way for the [[30th Birthday Championship]] in 2013. The 2009 tournament was won by [[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]].
+'''Championship of Champions XIII''' ran for three weeks from 12 to 30 January 2009, as well as marking the show's return after a whole month off air. This championship marked the debut of [[Jeff Stelling]] and [[Rachel Riley]] as [[presenter|presenters]]. It was the last CoC to be recorded at [[The Leeds Studios]] in {{w|Yorkshire}}. It was also the last CoC for 7 years, as the tournament took hiatus to make way for the [[30th Birthday Championship]] in 2013. The 2009 tournament was won by [[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]].
-The draw for this Championship of Champions was made on the morning of 30 October 2008 and announced by [[Damian Eadie]] on the [[c4countdown]] forum. It took place during the first three weeks of [[Series 60]], with mainly players from [[Series 55]] through [[Series 59|59]] taking part, although one of the [[contestant]]s, [[Jon Corby]], was from [[Series 54]] and did not participate in [[Championship of Champions XII|the previous CoC]] due to the lineup for this contest having already been decided by that point. [[Craig Beevers]] (the [[Series 57]] [[Series Winners|champion]] and favourite for the tournament) declined his invitation due to [[Scrabble]] commitments.
+The draw for this Championship of Champions was made on the morning of 30 October 2008 and announced by [[Damian Eadie]] on the [[c4countdown]] forum. It took place during the first three weeks of [[Series 60]] with mainly players from [[Series 55]] through [[Series 59|59]] taking part although one of the [[contestant]]s, [[Jon Corby]], was from [[Series 54]] and did not participate in [[Championship of Champions XII|the previous CoC]] due to the lineup for this contest having already been decided by that point. [[Craig Beevers]] (the [[Series 57]] [[Series Winners|champion]] and favourite for the tournament) declined his invitation due to [[Scrabble]] commitments.
-Demonstrating a new era for the show, the championship marked the debut of what is now the "original" blue set, featuring a distinctive letters and numbers pattern background. The purple and orange cloudy background, seen in the opening titles, break cues and onscreen graphics, was also recoloured blue.
+Demonstrating a new era for the show, the championship marked the debut of what is now the "original" blue set by featuring a distinctive letters and numbers pattern background. The purple and orange cloudy background (seen in the opening titles), break cues and on-screen graphics were also recoloured blue.
-CoC XIII was notable for apparently having used an unusual shuffling system for generating the piles of letters for use in its [[letters game]]s, leading to frequent long strings of twice- and thrice-repeated letters, especially vowels. For example, in the history of the [[15 round format|15-round era]], the vowel pile has contained three consecutive '{{word|I}}'s only five times; four of these occurrences were during CoC XIII.
+CoC XIII was notable for apparently having used an unusual shuffling system for generating the piles of letters for use in its [[letters game]]s, leading to frequent long strings of twice- and thrice-repeated letters especially vowels. For example, in the history of the [[15 round format|15-round era]], the vowel pile has contained three consecutive '{{word|I}}'s only five times; four of these occurrences were during CoC XIII.
 ==Progress==

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 The draw for this Championship of Champions was made on the morning of 30 October 2008 and announced by [[Damian Eadie]] on the [[c4countdown]] forum. It took place during the first three weeks of [[Series 60]], with mainly players from [[Series 55]] through [[Series 59|59]] taking part, although one of the [[contestant]]s, [[Jon Corby]], was from [[Series 54]] and did not participate in [[Championship of Champions XII|the previous CoC]] due to the lineup for this contest having already been decided by that point. [[Craig Beevers]] (the [[Series 57]] [[Series Winners|champion]] and favourite for the tournament) declined his invitation due to [[Scrabble]] commitments.
-Demonstrating a new era for the show, the championship marked the debut of what is now the "original" blue set, featuring a distinctive letters and numbers pattern background. The purple and orange cloudy background in the opening titles and break cues was also recoloured blue.
+Demonstrating a new era for the show, the championship marked the debut of what is now the "original" blue set, featuring a distinctive letters and numbers pattern background. The purple and orange cloudy background, seen in the opening titles, break cues and onscreen graphics, was also recoloured blue.
 CoC XIII was notable for apparently having used an unusual shuffling system for generating the piles of letters for use in its [[letters game]]s, leading to frequent long strings of twice- and thrice-repeated letters, especially vowels. For example, in the history of the [[15 round format|15-round era]], the vowel pile has contained three consecutive '{{word|I}}'s only five times; four of these occurrences were during CoC XIII.

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 |previous           = Championship of Champions XII
 |next               = Championship of Champions XIV
-|image              = Blue set 2009-2017.jpg
+|image              = Original blue set right overhead shot.png
-|image_caption      = This series marked the debut of the blue set – it would be redesigned in [[Series 77]].
+|image_caption      = This series marked the debut of what is now the "original" blue set, which would be redesigned in [[Series 77]].
 |image_2            = GANDISEEG.png
 |image_2_caption    = "[[GANDISEEG|{{word|GAN}}...{{word|GANDI}}...{{word|SEEG}}]]?"
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 '''Championship of Champions XIII''' ran for three weeks from 12 to 30 January 2009. As well as marking the show's return after a whole month off air, this championship marked the début of [[Jeff Stelling]] and [[Rachel Riley]] as [[presenter|presenters]]. It was the last CoC to be recorded at [[The Leeds Studios]] in {{w|Yorkshire}}. It was also the last CoC for 7 years, as the tournament took hiatus to make way for the [[30th Birthday Championship]] in 2013. The 2009 tournament was won by [[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]].
-The draw for this Championship of Champions was made on the morning of 30 October 2008 and announced by [[Damian Eadie]] on the [[c4countdown]] forum. It took place during the first three weeks of [[Series 60]] with mainly players from [[Series 55]] through [[Series 59|59]] taking part although one of the [[contestant]]s, [[Jon Corby]], was from [[Series 54]] and did not participate in [[Championship of Champions XII|the previous CoC]] due to the lineup for this contest having already been decided by that point. [[Craig Beevers]] (the [[Series 57]] [[Series Winners|champion]] and favourite for the tournament) declined his invitation due to [[Scrabble]] commitments.
+The draw for this Championship of Champions was made on the morning of 30 October 2008 and announced by [[Damian Eadie]] on the [[c4countdown]] forum. It took place during the first three weeks of [[Series 60]], with mainly players from [[Series 55]] through [[Series 59|59]] taking part, although one of the [[contestant]]s, [[Jon Corby]], was from [[Series 54]] and did not participate in [[Championship of Champions XII|the previous CoC]] due to the lineup for this contest having already been decided by that point. [[Craig Beevers]] (the [[Series 57]] [[Series Winners|champion]] and favourite for the tournament) declined his invitation due to [[Scrabble]] commitments.
-The championship also marked the début of the now-familiar blue set, featuring the distinctive letters and numbers patterns, which would be redesigned in [[Series 77]]. A blue background also replaced the purple and orange cloudy background and break cues from the previous series.
+Demonstrating a new era for the show, the championship marked the debut of what is now the "original" blue set, featuring a distinctive letters and numbers pattern background. The purple and orange cloudy background in the opening titles and break cues was also recoloured blue.
-CoC XIII was notable for apparently having used an unusual shuffling system for generating the piles of letters for use in its [[letters game]]s, leading to frequent long strings of twice- and thrice-repeated letters, especially vowels. For example, in the history of the [[15 round format|15-round era]], the vowel pile has contained three consecutive {{word|I}}'s only five times; four of these occurrences were during CoC XIII.
+CoC XIII was notable for apparently having used an unusual shuffling system for generating the piles of letters for use in its [[letters game]]s, leading to frequent long strings of twice- and thrice-repeated letters, especially vowels. For example, in the history of the [[15 round format|15-round era]], the vowel pile has contained three consecutive '{{word|I}}'s only five times; four of these occurrences were during CoC XIII.
 ==Progress==

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 |runner-up          = [[Charlie Reams]]
 }}
-'''Championship of Champions XIII''' ran for three weeks from 12 to 30 January 2009, and was the last prior to the unofficial [[Championship of Champions|CoC]] hiatus that was in place during the early 2010s. The championship marked the début of [[Jeff Stelling]] and [[Rachel Riley]] as [[presenter|presenters]], and was the last CoC to be recorded at [[The Leeds Studios]] in {{w|Yorkshire}}. It was won by [[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]].
+'''Championship of Champions XIII''' ran for three weeks from 12 to 30 January 2009. As well as marking the show's return after a whole month off air, this championship marked the début of [[Jeff Stelling]] and [[Rachel Riley]] as [[presenter|presenters]]. It was the last CoC to be recorded at [[The Leeds Studios]] in {{w|Yorkshire}}. It was also the last CoC for 7 years, as the tournament took hiatus to make way for the [[30th Birthday Championship]] in 2013. The 2009 tournament was won by [[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]].
 The draw for this Championship of Champions was made on the morning of 30 October 2008 and announced by [[Damian Eadie]] on the [[c4countdown]] forum. It took place during the first three weeks of [[Series 60]] with mainly players from [[Series 55]] through [[Series 59|59]] taking part although one of the [[contestant]]s, [[Jon Corby]], was from [[Series 54]] and did not participate in [[Championship of Champions XII|the previous CoC]] due to the lineup for this contest having already been decided by that point. [[Craig Beevers]] (the [[Series 57]] [[Series Winners|champion]] and favourite for the tournament) declined his invitation due to [[Scrabble]] commitments.

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 '''Championship of Champions XIII''' ran for three weeks from 12 to 30 January 2009, and was the last prior to the unofficial [[Championship of Champions|CoC]] hiatus that was in place during the early 2010s. The championship marked the début of [[Jeff Stelling]] and [[Rachel Riley]] as [[presenter]]s, and was the last CoC to be recorded at [[The Leeds Studios]] in {{w|Yorkshire}}. It was won by [[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]].
-The draw for this Championship of Champions was made on the morning of 30 October 2008 and announced by [[Damian Eadie]] on the [[c4countdown]] forum. It took place during the first three weeks of [[Series 60]] with mainly players from [[Series 55]] through [[Series 59|59]] taking part although one of the [[contestant]]s, [[Jon Corby]], was from [[Series 54]] and did not participate in [[Championship of Champions XII|the previous CoC]] due to the lineup for this contest having already been decided by that point. [[Craig Beevers]], the [[Series 57]] [[Series Winners|champion]] and favourite for the tournament, declined his invitation due to [[Scrabble]] commitments.
+The draw for this Championship of Champions was made on the morning of 30 October 2008 and announced by [[Damian Eadie]] on the [[c4countdown]] forum. It took place during the first three weeks of [[Series 60]], with mainly players from [[Series 55]] through [[Series 59|59]] taking part, although one of the [[contestant]]s, [[Jon Corby]], was from [[Series 54]] and did not participate in [[Championship of Champions XII|the previous CoC]] due to the lineup for this contest having already been decided by that point. [[Craig Beevers]], the [[Series 57]] [[Series Winners|champion]] and favourite for the tournament, declined his invitation due to [[Scrabble]] commitments.
 The championship also marked the début of the now-familiar blue set, featuring the distinctive letters and numbers patterns, which would be redesigned in [[Series 77]]. The purple and orange cloudy background in the opening title sequence and break cues were also replaced with a blue background.
-CoC XIII was notable for apparently having used an unusual shuffling system for generating the piles of letters for use in its [[letters game]]s, leading to frequent long strings of twice- and thrice-repeated letters especially vowels. For example, in the history of the [[15 round format|15-round era]], the vowel pile has contained three consecutive {{word|I}}'s only five times; four of these occurrences were during CoC XIII.
+CoC XIII was notable for apparently having used an unusual shuffling system for generating the piles of letters for use in its [[letters game]]s, leading to frequent long strings of twice- and thrice-repeated letters, especially vowels. For example, in the history of the [[15 round format|15-round era]], the vowel pile has contained three consecutive {{word|I}}'s only five times; four of these occurrences were during CoC XIII.
 ==Progress==

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-{{coc|previous=Championship of Champions XII|next=Championship of Champions XIV}}
+{{series infobox
+|previous           = Championship of Champions XII
-[[Image:400px-Countdown 2009set.jpg|thumb|right|This series marked the debut of the blue set; it would be redesigned in [[Series 77]] in 2017.]]
+|next               = Championship of Champions XIV
-[[Image:GANDISEEG.png|thumb|right|200px|"[[GANDISEEG|{{word|GAN}}...{{word|GANDI}}...{{word|SEEG}}]]?"]]
+|image              = Blue set 2009-2017.jpg
-[[Image:GANDISEEG Reams.jpg|right|thumb|200px|"Is it [[GANDISEEG|{{word|GANDISEEG}}]]?"]]
+|image_caption      = This series marked the debut of the blue set – it would be redesigned in [[Series 77]].
+|image_2            = GANDISEEG.png
 '''Championship of Champions XIII''' ran for three weeks from 12 to 30 January 2009, and was the last prior to the unofficial [[Championship of Champions|CoC]] hiatus that was in place during the early 2010s. The championship marked the début of [[Jeff Stelling]] and [[Rachel Riley]] as [[presenter]]s, and was the last CoC to be recorded at [[The Leeds Studios]] in {{w|Yorkshire}}. It was won by [[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]].
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 CoC XIII was notable for apparently having used an unusual shuffling system for generating the piles of letters for use in its [[letters game]]s, leading to frequent long strings of twice- and thrice-repeated letters, especially vowels. For example, in the history of the [[15 round format|15-round era]], the vowel pile has contained three consecutive {{word|I}}'s only five times; four of these occurrences were during CoC XIII.
-__NOTOC__
 ==Progress==
 {{CoC progress
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 {{ep | 4739 | 20/01/2009 | CP |[[Peter Davies (Series 58)|Peter Davies]]| 66 – 85 |[[Charlie Reams]]|Alastair Stewart|Susie Dent|117}}
 {{ep | 4740 | 21/01/2009 | CP |[[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]]| 121 – 74 |[[Debbi Flack]]|Alastair Stewart|Susie Dent|126}}
-{{ep | 4741 | 22/01/2009 | CQF |[[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]]| 118 – 110 |[[David O'Donnell (Series 58)|David O'Donnell]]|Alastair Stewart|Susie Dent|130}}
+{{ep | 4741 | 22/01/2009 | CQF |Steve Briers| 118 – 110 |David O'Donnell|Alastair Stewart|Susie Dent|130}}
-{{ep | 4742 | 23/01/2009 | CQF |[[Junaid Mubeen]]| 79 – 88 |[[Charlie Reams]]|Alastair Stewart|Susie Dent|128}}
+{{ep | 4742 | 23/01/2009 | CQF |Junaid Mubeen| 79 – 88 |Charlie Reams|Alastair Stewart|Susie Dent|128}}
-{{ep | 4743 | 26/01/2009 | CQF |[[Jon Corby]]| 96 – 62 |[[Jonathan Coles]]|[[Paul Zenon]]|Susie Dent|117}}
+{{ep | 4743 | 26/01/2009 | CQF |Jon Corby| 96 – 62 |Jonathan Coles|[[Paul Zenon]]|Susie Dent|117}}
-{{ep | 4744 | 27/01/2009 | CQF |[[Kai Laddiman]]| 91 – 94 |[[Nick Wainwright]]|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|128}}
+{{ep | 4744 | 27/01/2009 | CQF |Kai Laddiman| 91 – 94 |Nick Wainwright|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|128}}
-{{ep | 4745 | 28/01/2009 | CSF |[[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]]| 87 – 82 |[[Nick Wainwright]]|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|119}}
+{{ep | 4745 | 28/01/2009 | CSF |Steve Briers| 87 – 82 |Nick Wainwright|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|119}}
-{{ep | 4746 | 29/01/2009 | CSF |[[Charlie Reams]]| 110 – 76 |[[Jon Corby]]|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|132}}
+{{ep | 4746 | 29/01/2009 | CSF |Charlie Reams| 110 – 76 |Jon Corby|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|132}}
-{{ep | 4747 | 30/01/2009 | CGF |[[Charlie Reams]]| 67 – 88 |[[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]]|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|114}}
+{{ep | 4747 | 30/01/2009 | CGF |Charlie Reams| 67 – 88 |Steve Briers|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|114}}
 {{episode table end}}
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 {{CofC links|-15|XIII|60}}
-==See Also==
+==See also==
 *[[GANDISEEG]]
 [[Category:Championships of Champions|13]]