Countdown Masters - Revision history

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−	~~:''"~~Masters~~" redirects here. For~~ the long-running online tournament~~, see~~ [[Apterous Masters]]~~.''~~	+	{{For\|Masters\|the long-running online tournament\|[[Apterous Masters]]}}
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	'''''Countdown Masters''''' was the name of a [[Series Winners\|series]] of ''[[Countdown]]'' mini-shows, broadcast weekly as part of the "[[Channel 4]] Daily" breakfast programme between 1989 and 1991. Each game consisted of [[15 round format (Masters)\|15 rounds]] and was split up into five parts so as to be broadcast over the course of a week (some matches would be shortened due to bank holidays or other events). Each daily segment consisted of a [[letters game\|letters round]], a [[numbers game\|numbers round]] and a [[conundrum]], and would be broadcast more than once during the morning. Due to the short length of the shows, [[Dictionary Corner]] featured a [[lexicographer]], but no guest.		'''''Countdown Masters''''' was the name of a [[Series Winners\|series]] of ''[[Countdown]]'' mini-shows, broadcast weekly as part of the "[[Channel 4]] Daily" breakfast programme between 1989 and 1991. Each game consisted of [[15 round format (Masters)\|15 rounds]] and was split up into five parts so as to be broadcast over the course of a week (some matches would be shortened due to bank holidays or other events). Each daily segment consisted of a [[letters game\|letters round]], a [[numbers game\|numbers round]] and a [[conundrum]], and would be broadcast more than once during the morning. Due to the short length of the shows, [[Dictionary Corner]] featured a [[lexicographer]], but no guest.

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 Two series were broadcast: [[Countdown Masters Series 1|the first]] from April 1989 to March 1990, and [[Countdown Masters Series 2|the second]] from the following month to April 1991. Each series champion, as determined by the highest score, would receive a complete set of the [[Oxford English Dictionary|OED]], as with regular series champions. [[Julian Hough]] was the winner of the first series, while [[Andrew Fisher]] won the second, which was never completely broadcast due to the outbreak of the Gulf War.
-Ultimately, the Countdown Masters would be somewhat airbrushed from history. Many of the contestants returned for the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]], where their win/loss records were shown on screen, but this did not include the Masters episodes; [[Harvey Freeman]] was said to be "the only undefeated Countdowner" after that series, but he did lose a Masters game to [[Mark Nyman]].
+Ultimately, the Countdown Masters would be somewhat airbrushed from history. Many of the contestants returned for the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]], where their win/loss records were shown on screen, but this did not include the Masters episodes; [[Harvey Freeman]] was said to be "the only undefeated Countdowner" after that series, but he did lose a Masters game to [[Mark Nyman]]. Furthermore, when [[Richard Whiteley]] died, he was described as doing "almost 4,000 shows", which did not include the Masters shows.
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	Two series were broadcast: [[Countdown Masters Series 1\|the first]] from April 1989 to March 1990, and [[Countdown Masters Series 2\|the second]] from the following month to April 1991. Each series champion, as determined by the highest score, would receive a complete set of the [[Oxford English Dictionary\|OED]], as with regular series champions. [[Julian Hough]] was the winner of the first series, while [[Andrew Fisher]] won the second, which was never completely broadcast due to the outbreak of the Gulf War.		Two series were broadcast: [[Countdown Masters Series 1\|the first]] from April 1989 to March 1990, and [[Countdown Masters Series 2\|the second]] from the following month to April 1991. Each series champion, as determined by the highest score, would receive a complete set of the [[Oxford English Dictionary\|OED]], as with regular series champions. [[Julian Hough]] was the winner of the first series, while [[Andrew Fisher]] won the second, which was never completely broadcast due to the outbreak of the Gulf War.
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		+	Ultimately, the Countdown Masters would be somewhat airbrushed from history. Many of the contestants returned for the [[Series 33\|Supreme Championship]], where their win/loss records were shown on screen, but this did not include the Masters episodes; [[Harvey Freeman]] was said to be "the only undefeated Countdowner" after that series, but he did lose a Masters game to [[Mark Nyman]].

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 :''"Masters" redirects here. For the long-running online tournament, see [[Apterous Masters]].''
-'''Countdown Masters''' was the name of a series of Countdown mini-shows, broadcast weekly as part of the 'Channel 4 Daily' breakfast programme between 1989 and 1991. Each game consisted of 15 rounds and was split up into five parts so as to be broadcast over the course of a week (some matches would be shortened due to bank holidays or other events). Each daily segment consisted of a letters round, a numbers round and a conundrum, and would be broadcast more than once during the morning.  Due to the short length of the shows, Dictionary Corner featured a lexicographer, but no guest.
+'''''Countdown Masters''''' was the name of a [[Series Winners|series]] of ''[[Countdown]]'' mini-shows, broadcast weekly as part of the "[[Channel 4]] Daily" breakfast programme between 1989 and 1991. Each game consisted of [[15 round format (Masters)|15 rounds]] and was split up into five parts so as to be broadcast over the course of a week (some matches would be shortened due to bank holidays or other events). Each daily segment consisted of a [[letters game|letters round]], a [[numbers game|numbers round]] and a [[conundrum]], and would be broadcast more than once during the morning. Due to the short length of the shows, [[Dictionary Corner]] featured a [[lexicographer]], but no guest.
-Two series were broadcast: [[Masters Series 1|the first]] from  April 1989 to March 1990, and [[Masters Series 2|the second]] from the following month to April 1991. Each series champion, as determined by the highest score, would receive a complete set of the ODE, as with regular series champions. [[Julian Hough]] was the winner of the first series, while [[Andrew Fisher]] won the second, which was
+Two series were broadcast: [[Countdown Masters Series 1|the first]] from April 1989 to March 1990, and [[Countdown Masters Series 2|the second]] from the following month to April 1991. Each series champion, as determined by the highest score, would receive a complete set of the [[Oxford English Dictionary|OED]], as with regular series champions. [[Julian Hough]] was the winner of the first series, while [[Andrew Fisher]] won the second, which was never completely broadcast due to the outbreak of the Gulf War.
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+|[[Countdown Masters Series 2|Series 2]]
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 ==External Links==
-*A trailer for the series can be seen on YouTube: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uHK-moozYI]
+*A trailer for the series can be seen on {{w|YouTube}}: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uHK-moozYI]
 [[Category:Countdown]]

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		+	:''"Masters" redirects here. For the long-running online tournament, see [[Apterous Masters]].''
	'''Countdown Masters''' was the name of a series of Countdown mini-shows, broadcast weekly as part of the 'Channel 4 Daily' breakfast programme between 1989 and 1991. Each game consisted of 15 rounds and was split up into five parts so as to be broadcast over the course of a week (some matches would be shortened due to bank holidays or other events). Each daily segment consisted of a letters round, a numbers round and a conundrum, and would be broadcast more than once during the morning. Due to the short length of the shows, Dictionary Corner featured a lexicographer, but no guest.		'''Countdown Masters''' was the name of a series of Countdown mini-shows, broadcast weekly as part of the 'Channel 4 Daily' breakfast programme between 1989 and 1991. Each game consisted of 15 rounds and was split up into five parts so as to be broadcast over the course of a week (some matches would be shortened due to bank holidays or other events). Each daily segment consisted of a letters round, a numbers round and a conundrum, and would be broadcast more than once during the morning. Due to the short length of the shows, Dictionary Corner featured a lexicographer, but no guest.

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	A trailer for the series can be seen on YouTube: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uHK-moozYI]		A trailer for the series can be seen on YouTube: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uHK-moozYI]
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 *'''[[Masters Series 1|Series 1]]'''
 *'''[[Masters Series 2|Series 2]]'''
+==External Links==
 [[Category:Countdown Masters|*]]