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Gevin: A bit too much hyperbole for something that didn't happen.

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A bit too much hyperbole for something that didn't happen.

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 '''Championship of Champions XIV''' was the first regular [[Championship of Champions]] tournament since 2009. It was broadcast from 4 to 22 January 2016, occupying the first three weeks of [[Series 74]]. It was won by [[Dylan Taylor]].
-Over a year after the [[30th Birthday Championship]] finished in 2013, CoC XIV's existence was announced on the [[c4countdown]] forum on the evening of 31 July 2014. It was initially planned for a January 2015 transmission date, but was later postponed to make way for the [[special episode]]s at the end of [[Series 71]], and a transmission at the start of [[Series 73]] was also infeasible due to frequent horse racing coverage in the summer.
+Over a year after the [[30th Birthday Championship]] finished in 2013, CoC XIV's existence was announced on the [[c4countdown]] forum on the evening of 31 July 2014. It was initially planned for a January 2015 transmission date but was later postponed to make way for the [[special episode]]s at the end of [[Series 71]], and a transmission at the start of [[Series 73]] was also infeasible due to frequent horse racing coverage in the summer.
 CoC XIV featured sixteen top players drawn from [[Series 67]] through [[Series 72|72]], with Series 73 finalists not participating because the championship was filmed too soon after the Series 73 finals.
-This tournament's qualifying standards were undoubtedly the highest of any Championship of Champions to date. All sixteen participants in CoC XIV were – or recently were – practising [[Apterous|Apterites]] at the time. Fifteen are also [[octochamp]]s (the only exception being [[Callum Todd]]). Despite this, however, only one of the entrants, [[Giles Hutchings]], had never been defeated, largely on account of many recent series winners having previously competed and later being asked to return to the show. Of the ten highest-scoring octochamps in ''[[Countdown]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s history up to this point, six became CoC XIV participants, including the three highest of all time (Dylan Taylor, Giles Hutchings and [[Jen Steadman]], all three of whom reached the semi-finals). The average preliminary-game point total for a CoC XIV entrant was 867 points, significantly higher than the cumulative scores of either of the two previous Champions of Champions, [[Paul Gallen]] and [[Steven Briers]]. With the exception of those from Series 67, which featured none of its members, all octochamps in CoC XIV belonged to the [[800 club]].
+This tournament's qualifying standards were undoubtedly the highest of any Championship of Champions to date. All sixteen participants in CoC XIV were – or recently were – practising [[Apterous|Apterites]] at the time. Fifteen were also [[octochamp]]s (the only exception being [[Callum Todd]]). Despite this, however, only [[Giles Hutchings]] had never been defeated, largely on account of many recent series winners having previously competed and later being asked to return to the show. Of the ten highest-scoring octochamps in ''[[Countdown]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s history up to this point, six became CoC XIV participants including the three highest of all time: Dylan Taylor, Giles Hutchings and [[Jen Steadman]] (all three of whom reached the semi-finals). The average preliminary-game point total for a CoC XIV entrant was 867 points, significantly higher than the cumulative scores of either of the two previous Champions of Champions: [[Paul Gallen]] and [[Steven Briers]]. With the exception of those from Series 67 which featured none of its members, all octochamps in CoC XIV belonged to the [[800 club]].
-In strong contrast to [[Championship of Champions XIII|CoC XIII]], CoC XIV's vowel and consonant piles featured virtually no consecutive repeating letters, making for a higher average frequency of [[letters game|nine-letter words]] – moreover, {{word|PETROLAGE}}, in the [[Episode 6292|grand final]], was the only nine-letter word not spotted by at least one [[contestant]]. The average score achieved by all winning and losing contestants in all games of CoC XIV was 107.4 points, not surprisingly the highest ever by some margin. Taylor's average across his four victories was 121.5 per game.
+In strong contrast to [[Championship of Champions XIII|CoC XIII]], CoC XIV's vowel and consonant piles featured virtually no consecutive repeating letters, making for a higher average frequency of [[letters game|nine-letter words]] – moreover, {{word|PETROLAGE}} in the [[Episode 6292|grand final]] was the only nine-letter word not spotted by at least one [[contestant]]. The average score achieved by all winning and losing contestants in all games of CoC XIV was 107.4 points, not surprisingly the highest ever by some margin. Taylor's average across his four victories was 121.5 per game.
 Due to the [[2020 COVID-19 hiatus|COVID-19 pandemic]], the series was repeated between 29 June and 17 July 2020.

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 '''Championship of Champions XIV''' was the first regular [[Championship of Champions]] tournament since 2009. It was broadcast from 4 to 22 January 2016, occupying the first three weeks of [[Series 74]]. It was won by [[Dylan Taylor]].
-CoC XIV's existence was announced on the [[c4countdown]] forum on the evening of 31 July 2014 with initial plans for a January 2015 transmission date. However, it was later postponed to make way for the [[special episode]]s at the end of [[Series 71]], and a transmission at the start of [[Series 73]] was also infeasible due to frequent horse racing coverage in the summer.
+Over a year after the [[30th Birthday Championship]] finished in 2013, CoC XIV's existence was announced on the [[c4countdown]] forum on the evening of 31 July 2014. It was initially planned for a January 2015 transmission date, but was later postponed to make way for the [[special episode]]s at the end of [[Series 71]], and a transmission at the start of [[Series 73]] was also infeasible due to frequent horse racing coverage in the summer.
 CoC XIV featured sixteen top players drawn from [[Series 67]] through [[Series 72|72]], with Series 73 finalists not participating because the championship was filmed too soon after the Series 73 finals.

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-{{coc|previous=Championship of Champions XIII|next=Championship of Champions XV}}
+{{series infobox
-[[File:Dylan Taylor.png|thumb|200px|right|Dylan Taylor, pictured in his first round match, won this championship.]]
+|previous           = Championship of Champions XIII
 '''Championship of Champions XIV''' was the first regular [[Championship of Champions]] tournament since 2009. It was broadcast from 4 to 22 January 2016, occupying the first three weeks of [[Series 74]]. It was won by [[Dylan Taylor]].

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 This tournament's qualifying standards were undoubtedly the highest of any Championship of Champions to date. All sixteen participants in CoC XIV were – or recently were – practising [[Apterous|Apterites]] at the time. Fifteen are also [[octochamp]]s (the only exception being [[Callum Todd]]). Despite this, however, only one of the entrants, [[Giles Hutchings]], had never been defeated, largely on account of many recent series winners having previously competed and later being asked to return to the show. Of the ten highest-scoring octochamps in ''[[Countdown]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s history up to this point, six became CoC XIV participants, including the three highest of all time (Dylan Taylor, Giles Hutchings and [[Jen Steadman]], all three of whom reached the semi-finals). The average preliminary-game point total for a CoC XIV entrant was 867 points, significantly higher than the cumulative scores of either of the two previous Champions of Champions, [[Paul Gallen]] and [[Steven Briers]]. With the exception of those from Series 67, which featured none of its members, all octochamps in CoC XIV belonged to the [[800 club]].
-In strong contrast to [[Championship of Champions XIII|CoC XIII]], CoC XIV's vowel and consonant piles featured virtually no consecutive repeating letters, making for a higher average frequency of [[letters game|nine-letter words]]; moreover, {{word|PETROLAGE}}, in the [[Episode 6292|Grand Final]], was the only nine-letter word not spotted by at least one [[contestant]]. The average score achieved by all winning and losing contestants in all games of CoC XIV was 107.4 points, not surprisingly the highest ever by some margin. Taylor's average across his four victories was 121.5 per game.
+In strong contrast to [[Championship of Champions XIII|CoC XIII]], CoC XIV's vowel and consonant piles featured virtually no consecutive repeating letters, making for a higher average frequency of [[letters game|nine-letter words]] – moreover, {{word|PETROLAGE}}, in the [[Episode 6292|grand final]], was the only nine-letter word not spotted by at least one [[contestant]]. The average score achieved by all winning and losing contestants in all games of CoC XIV was 107.4 points, not surprisingly the highest ever by some margin. Taylor's average across his four victories was 121.5 per game.
 Due to the [[2020 COVID-19 hiatus|COVID-19 pandemic]], the series was repeated between 29 June and 17 July 2020.
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 ==Progress==
 The bracket structure and first-round pairings for this Championship of Champions were announced on c4countdown on 7 September 2015. They ran as follows:
 {{CoC progress
 |  1 = [[Tom Cappleman]]   |  1s = 72 | h1w =  1
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 ==Episodes==
 {{episode table}}
-{{ep | 6278 | 4/01/2016 | CP |[[Tom Cappleman]]| 133 - 115 |[[Glen Webb]]|[[Gloria Hunniford]]|[[Susie Dent]]|147}}
+{{ep | 6278 | 04/01/2016 | CP |[[Tom Cappleman]]| 133 - 115 |[[Glen Webb]]|[[Gloria Hunniford]]|[[Susie Dent]]|147}}
-{{ep | 6279 | 5/01/2016 | CP |[[Heather Styles]]| 73 - 132 |[[Giles Hutchings]]|Gloria Hunniford|Susie Dent|135}}
+{{ep | 6279 | 05/01/2016 | CP |[[Heather Styles]]| 73 - 132 |[[Giles Hutchings]]|Gloria Hunniford|Susie Dent|135}}
-{{ep | 6280 | 6/01/2016 | CP |[[Andy Platt]]| 98 - 90 |[[David Barnard]]|Gloria Hunniford|Susie Dent|129}}
+{{ep | 6280 | 06/01/2016 | CP |[[Andy Platt]]| 98 - 90 |[[David Barnard]]|Gloria Hunniford|Susie Dent|129}}
-{{ep | 6281 | 7/01/2016 | CP |[[Dylan Taylor]]| 120 - 73 |[[Tracey Mills]]|Gloria Hunniford|Susie Dent|124}}
+{{ep | 6281 | 07/01/2016 | CP |[[Dylan Taylor]]| 120 - 73 |[[Tracey Mills]]|Gloria Hunniford|Susie Dent|124}}
-{{ep | 6282 | 8/01/2016 | CP |[[George Ford]]| 99 - 126 |[[Jen Steadman]]|Gloria Hunniford|Susie Dent|137}}
+{{ep | 6282 | 08/01/2016 | CP |[[George Ford]]| 99 - 126 |[[Jen Steadman]]|Gloria Hunniford|Susie Dent|137}}
 {{ep | 6283 | 11/01/2016 | CP |[[Callum Todd]]| 127 - 88 |[[Samir Pilica]]|[[John Inverdale]]|Susie Dent|137}}
 {{ep | 6284 | 12/01/2016 | CP |[[Dan McColm]]| 106 - 69 |[[Paul James]]|John Inverdale|Susie Dent|122}}
 {{ep | 6285 | 13/01/2016 | CP |[[Antoinette Ryan]]| 88 - 125 |[[Mark Murray]]|John Inverdale|Susie Dent|140}}
-{{ep | 6286 | 14/01/2016 | CQF |[[Tom Cappleman]]| 97 - 114 |[[Giles Hutchings]]|John Inverdale|Susie Dent|134}}
+{{ep | 6286 | 14/01/2016 | CQF |Tom Cappleman| 97 - 114 |Giles Hutchings|John Inverdale|Susie Dent|134}}
-{{ep | 6287 | 15/01/2016 | CQF |[[Andy Platt]]| 125 - 127 |[[Dylan Taylor]]|John Inverdale|Susie Dent|145}}
+{{ep | 6287 | 15/01/2016 | CQF |Andy Platt| 125 - 127 |Dylan Taylor|John Inverdale|Susie Dent|145}}
-{{ep | 6288 | 18/01/2016 | CQF |[[Jen Steadman]]| 107 - 85 |[[Callum Todd]]|[[Naga Munchetty]]|Susie Dent|125}}
+{{ep | 6288 | 18/01/2016 | CQF |Jen Steadman| 107 - 85 |Callum Todd|[[Naga Munchetty]]|Susie Dent|125}}
-{{ep | 6289 | 19/01/2016 | CQF |[[Dan McColm]]| 112 - 99 |[[Mark Murray]]|Naga Munchetty|Susie Dent|145}}
+{{ep | 6289 | 19/01/2016 | CQF |Dan McColm| 112 - 99 |Mark Murray|Naga Munchetty|Susie Dent|145}}
-{{ep | 6290 | 20/01/2016 | CSF |[[Giles Hutchings]]| 108 - 118 |[[Dylan Taylor]]|Naga Munchetty|Susie Dent|122}}
+{{ep | 6290 | 20/01/2016 | CSF |Giles Hutchings| 108 - 118 |Dylan Taylor|Naga Munchetty|Susie Dent|122}}
-{{ep | 6291 | 21/01/2016 | CSF |[[Jen Steadman]]| 117 - 125 |[[Dan McColm]]|Naga Munchetty|Susie Dent|146}}
+{{ep | 6291 | 21/01/2016 | CSF |Jen Steadman| 117 - 125 |Dan McColm|Naga Munchetty|Susie Dent|146}}
-{{ep | 6292 | 22/01/2016 | CGF |[[Dylan Taylor]]| 121 - 104 |[[Dan McColm]]|Naga Munchetty|Susie Dent|154}}
+{{ep | 6292 | 22/01/2016 | CGF |Dylan Taylor| 121 - 104 |Dan McColm|Naga Munchetty|Susie Dent|154}}
 {{episode table end}}
 ==External Links==
-{{CofC links new|-17|XIV|74}}
+{{Database|url=series.php?series=-17|text=Championship of Champions XIV}}
 [[Category:Championships of Champions|14]]

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 '''Championship of Champions XIV''' was the first regular [[Championship of Champions]] tournament since 2009. It was broadcast from 4 to 22 January 2016, occupying the first three weeks of [[Series 74]]. It was won by [[Dylan Taylor]].
-CoC XIV's existence was announced on the [[c4Countdown]] forums on the evening of 31 July 2014 with initial plans for a January 2015 transmission date. However, it was later postponed to make way for the [[special episode]]s at the end of [[Series 71]], and a transmission at the start of [[Series 73]] was also infeasible due to frequent horse racing coverage in the summer.
+CoC XIV's existence was announced on the [[c4countdown]] forum on the evening of 31 July 2014 with initial plans for a January 2015 transmission date. However, it was later postponed to make way for the [[special episode]]s at the end of [[Series 71]], and a transmission at the start of [[Series 73]] was also infeasible due to frequent horse racing coverage in the summer.
-CoC XIV features sixteen top players drawn from [[Series 67]] through [[Series 72|72]], with [[Series 73]] finalists not participating because the championship was filmed too soon after the Series 73 finals.
+CoC XIV featured sixteen top players drawn from [[Series 67]] through [[Series 72|72]], with Series 73 finalists not participating because the championship was filmed too soon after the Series 73 finals.
-This tournament's qualifying standards were undoubtedly the highest of any Championship of Champions to date. All sixteen participants in CoC XIV are – or have recently been – practising [[Apterous|Apterites]]. Fifteen are also [[octochamp]]s (the only exception being [[Callum Todd]]). Despite this, however, only one of the entrants, [[Giles Hutchings]], has never been defeated, largely on account of many recent series winners having previously competed and later being asked to return to the show. Of the ten highest-scoring octochamps in Countdown's history up to this point, six became CoC XIV participants, including the three highest of all time ([[Dylan Taylor]], Giles Hutchings and [[Jen Steadman]], all three of whom reached the semi-finals). The average preliminary-game point total for a CoC XIV entrant was 867 points, significantly higher than the cumulative scores of either of the two previous Champions of Champions, [[Paul Gallen]] and [[Steven Briers]]. With the exception of those from [[Series 67]], which featured none of its members, all octochamps in CoC XIV belonged to the [[800 club]].
+This tournament's qualifying standards were undoubtedly the highest of any Championship of Champions to date. All sixteen participants in CoC XIV were – or recently were – practising [[Apterous|Apterites]] at the time. Fifteen are also [[octochamp]]s (the only exception being [[Callum Todd]]). Despite this, however, only one of the entrants, [[Giles Hutchings]], had never been defeated, largely on account of many recent series winners having previously competed and later being asked to return to the show. Of the ten highest-scoring octochamps in ''[[Countdown]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s history up to this point, six became CoC XIV participants, including the three highest of all time (Dylan Taylor, Giles Hutchings and [[Jen Steadman]], all three of whom reached the semi-finals). The average preliminary-game point total for a CoC XIV entrant was 867 points, significantly higher than the cumulative scores of either of the two previous Champions of Champions, [[Paul Gallen]] and [[Steven Briers]]. With the exception of those from Series 67, which featured none of its members, all octochamps in CoC XIV belonged to the [[800 club]].
-In strong contrast to [[Championship of Champions XIII|CoC XIII]], CoC XIV's vowel and consonant piles featured virtually no consecutive repeating letters, making for a higher average frequency of nine-letter words; moreover, {{word|PETROLAGE}}, in the [[Episode 6292|Grand Final]], was the only nine-letter word not spotted by at least one contestant. The average score achieved by all winning and losing contestants in all games of CoC XIV was 107.4 points, not surprisingly the highest ever by some margin. Taylor's average across his four victories was 121.5 per game.
+In strong contrast to [[Championship of Champions XIII|CoC XIII]], CoC XIV's vowel and consonant piles featured virtually no consecutive repeating letters, making for a higher average frequency of [[letters game|nine-letter words]]; moreover, {{word|PETROLAGE}}, in the [[Episode 6292|Grand Final]], was the only nine-letter word not spotted by at least one [[contestant]]. The average score achieved by all winning and losing contestants in all games of CoC XIV was 107.4 points, not surprisingly the highest ever by some margin. Taylor's average across his four victories was 121.5 per game.
 Due to the [[2020 COVID-19 hiatus|COVID-19 pandemic]], the series was repeated between 29 June and 17 July 2020.
 ==Progress==
-The bracket structure and first-round pairings for this Championship of Champions were announced on c4Countdown on 7 September 2015. They ran as follows:
+The bracket structure and first-round pairings for this Championship of Champions were announced on c4countdown on 7 September 2015. They ran as follows:
 {{CoC progress
-|  1 = [[Tom Cappleman]]    |  1s = 72 | h1w =  1
+|  1 = [[Tom Cappleman]]   |  1s = 72 | h1w =  1
-|  2 = [[Glen Webb]]        |  2s = 69
+|  2 = [[Glen Webb]]       |  2s = 69
-|  3 = [[Heather Styles]]   |  3s = 67
+|  3 = [[Heather Styles]]  |  3s = 67
-|  4 = [[Giles Hutchings]]  |  4s = 68 | h2w =  4 | q1w =  4
+|  4 = [[Giles Hutchings]] |  4s = 68 | h2w =  4 | q1w =  4
-|  5 = [[Andy Platt]]       |  5s = 68 | h3w =  5
+|  5 = [[Andy Platt]]      |  5s = 68 | h3w =  5
-|  6 = [[David Barnard]]    |  6s = 67
+|  6 = [[David Barnard]]   |  6s = 67
-|  7 = [[Dylan Taylor]]     |  7s = 69 | h4w =  7 | q2w =  7 | s1w =  7 | fw = 7
+|  7 = [[Dylan Taylor]]    |  7s = 69 | h4w =  7 | q2w =  7 | s1w =  7 | fw = 7
-|  8 = [[Tracey Mills]]     |  8s = 72
+|  8 = [[Tracey Mills]]    |  8s = 72
-|  9 = [[George Ford]]      |  9s = 71
+|  9 = [[George Ford]]     |  9s = 71
-| 10 = [[Jen Steadman]]     | 10s = 69 | h5w = 10 | q3w = 10
+| 10 = [[Jen Steadman]]    | 10s = 69 | h5w = 10 | q3w = 10
-| 11 = [[Callum Todd]]      | 11s = 69 | h6w = 11
+| 11 = [[Callum Todd]]     | 11s = 69 | h6w = 11
-| 12 = [[Samir Pilica]]     | 12s = 70
+| 12 = [[Samir Pilica]]    | 12s = 70
-| 13 = [[Dan McColm]]       | 13s = 71 | h7w = 13 | q4w = 13 | s2w = 13
+| 13 = [[Dan McColm]]      | 13s = 71 | h7w = 13 | q4w = 13 | s2w = 13
-| 14 = [[Paul James]]       | 14s = 67
+| 14 = [[Paul James]]      | 14s = 67
-| 15 = [[Antoinette Ryan]]  | 15s = 71
+| 15 = [[Antoinette Ryan]] | 15s = 71
-| 16 = [[Mark Murray]]      | 16s = 70 | h8w = 16
+| 16 = [[Mark Murray]]     | 16s = 70 | h8w = 16
 }}
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 ==External Links==
-{{CofC links|-17|XIV|74}}
+{{CofC links new|-17|XIV|74}}
 [[Category:Championships of Champions|14]]

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		+	[[File:Dylan Taylor.png\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Dylan Taylor, pictured in his first round match, won this championship.]]
	'''Championship of Champions XIV''' was the first regular [[Championship of Champions]] tournament since 2009. It was broadcast from 4 to 22 January 2016, occupying the first three weeks of [[Series 74]]. It was won by [[Dylan Taylor]].		'''Championship of Champions XIV''' was the first regular [[Championship of Champions]] tournament since 2009. It was broadcast from 4 to 22 January 2016, occupying the first three weeks of [[Series 74]]. It was won by [[Dylan Taylor]].

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 CoC XIV features sixteen top players drawn from [[Series 67]] through [[Series 72|72]], with [[Series 73]] finalists not participating because the championship was filmed too soon after the Series 73 finals.
-This tournament's qualifying standards were undoubtedly the highest of any Championship of Champions to date. All sixteen participants in CoC XIV are – or have recently been – practising [[Apterous|Apterites]]. Fifteen are also [[octochamp]]s (the only exception being [[Callum Todd]]). Despite this, however, only one of the entrants, [[Giles Hutchings]], has never been defeated, largely on account of many recent series winners having previously competed and later being asked to return to the show. Of the ten highest-scoring octochamps in Countdown's history up to this point, six became CoC XIV participants, including the three highest of all time ([[Dylan Taylor]], Giles Hutchings and [[Jen Steadman]], all three of whom reached the semi-finals). The ''average'' preliminary-game point total for a CoC XIV entrant was 867 points, significantly higher than the octototals of either of the two previous Champions of Champions, [[Paul Gallen]] and [[Steven Briers]]. With the exception of those from [[Series 67]], which featured none of its members, all octochamps in CoC XIV belonged to the [[800 club]].
+This tournament's qualifying standards were undoubtedly the highest of any Championship of Champions to date. All sixteen participants in CoC XIV are – or have recently been – practising [[Apterous|Apterites]]. Fifteen are also [[octochamp]]s (the only exception being [[Callum Todd]]). Despite this, however, only one of the entrants, [[Giles Hutchings]], has never been defeated, largely on account of many recent series winners having previously competed and later being asked to return to the show. Of the ten highest-scoring octochamps in Countdown's history up to this point, six became CoC XIV participants, including the three highest of all time ([[Dylan Taylor]], Giles Hutchings and [[Jen Steadman]], all three of whom reached the semi-finals). The average preliminary-game point total for a CoC XIV entrant was 867 points, significantly higher than the cumulative scores of either of the two previous Champions of Champions, [[Paul Gallen]] and [[Steven Briers]]. With the exception of those from [[Series 67]], which featured none of its members, all octochamps in CoC XIV belonged to the [[800 club]].
-In strong contrast to [[Championship of Champions XIII|CoC XIII]], CoC XIV's vowel and consonant piles featured virtually no consecutive repeating letters, making for a higher average frequency of nine-letter words; moreover, {{word|PETROLAGE}}, in the [[Episode 6292|grand final]], was the only nine-letter word not spotted by at least one contestant. The average score achieved by all winning and losing contestants in all games of CoC XIV was 107.4 points, not surprisingly the highest ever by some margin. Taylor's average across his four victories was 121 per game.
+In strong contrast to [[Championship of Champions XIII|CoC XIII]], CoC XIV's vowel and consonant piles featured virtually no consecutive repeating letters, making for a higher average frequency of nine-letter words; moreover, {{word|PETROLAGE}}, in the [[Episode 6292|Grand Final]], was the only nine-letter word not spotted by at least one contestant. The average score achieved by all winning and losing contestants in all games of CoC XIV was 107.4 points, not surprisingly the highest ever by some margin. Taylor's average across his four victories was 121 per game.
 Due to the [[2020 COVID-19 hiatus|COVID-19 pandemic]], the series was repeated between 29 June and 17 July 2020.