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 [[File:Elliott Mellor.png|thumb|200px|right|Elliott Mellor in Series 80.]]
 [[File:Elliott Mellor Audience.png|thumb|200px|right|Elliott Mellor solving the conundrum in [[Episode 6949]].]]
-'''Elliott Mellor''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the runner-up of [[Series 80]], and a quarter-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XVI]]. When he first appeared in Series 80, he was a maths student from {{w|Oldham}}, {{w|Greater Manchester}}, studying at {{w|Manchester Metropolitan University}}. Arguably the greatest player never to win a series, he has the highest octotal of all time: 1,061. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who peaked at number one in the Pro Ranks on Apterous, less than 12 months after joining the site, as well as a member of [[c4countdown]]. He also enjoys tennis.
+'''Elliott Mellor''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the runner-up of [[Series 80]], and a quarter-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XVI]]. When he first appeared in Series 80, he was a maths student from {{w|Oldham}}, {{w|Greater Manchester}}, studying at {{w|Manchester Metropolitan University}}. Arguably the greatest player to not win a series, he has the highest octotal of all time: 1,061. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who peaked at number one in the Pro Ranks on Apterous, less than 12 months after joining the site, as well as a member of [[c4countdown]]. He also enjoys tennis.
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 [[File:Elliott Mellor.png|thumb|200px|right|Elliott Mellor in Series 80.]]
 [[File:Elliott Mellor Audience.png|thumb|200px|right|Elliott Mellor solving the conundrum in [[Episode 6949]].]]
-'''Elliott Mellor''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the runner-up of [[Series 80]], and a quarter-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XVI]]. When he first appeared in Series 80, he was a maths student from {{w|Oldham}}, {{w|Greater Manchester}}, studying at {{w|Manchester Metropolitan University}}. Considered to be arguably the greatest player never to win a series, he has the highest octotal of all time: 1,061. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who peaked at number one in the Pro Ranks on Apterous, less than 12 months after joining the site, as well as a member of [[c4countdown]]. He also enjoys tennis.
+'''Elliott Mellor''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the runner-up of [[Series 80]], and a quarter-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XVI]]. When he first appeared in Series 80, he was a maths student from {{w|Oldham}}, {{w|Greater Manchester}}, studying at {{w|Manchester Metropolitan University}}. Arguably the greatest player never to win a series, he has the highest octotal of all time: 1,061. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who peaked at number one in the Pro Ranks on Apterous, less than 12 months after joining the site, as well as a member of [[c4countdown]]. He also enjoys tennis.
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 [[File:Elliott Mellor.png|thumb|200px|right|Elliott Mellor in Series 80.]]
 [[File:Elliott Mellor Audience.png|thumb|200px|right|Elliott Mellor solving the conundrum in [[Episode 6949]].]]
-'''Elliott Mellor''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the runner-up of [[Series 80]], and a quarter-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XVI]]. When he first appeared in Series 80, he was a maths student from {{w|Oldham}}, {{w|Greater Manchester}}, studying at {{w|Manchester Metropolitan University}}. Considered to be one of the greatest players never to win a series, he has the highest octotal of all time: 1,061. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who peaked at number one in the Pro Ranks on Apterous, less than 12 months after joining the site, as well as a member of [[c4countdown]]. He also enjoys tennis.
+'''Elliott Mellor''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the runner-up of [[Series 80]], and a quarter-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XVI]]. When he first appeared in Series 80, he was a maths student from {{w|Oldham}}, {{w|Greater Manchester}}, studying at {{w|Manchester Metropolitan University}}. Considered to be arguably the greatest player never to win a series, he has the highest octotal of all time: 1,061. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who peaked at number one in the Pro Ranks on Apterous, less than 12 months after joining the site, as well as a member of [[c4countdown]]. He also enjoys tennis.
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 He then first appeared as a [[contestant]] in [[Series 80]] on [[Episode 7076|Thursday 16 May 2019]] against two game winner [[Arran Cleminson]], maxing 13 rounds and setting the then highest-ever debut score: 131. He spotted impressive word findings such as {{word|TAIAPURE}} and {{word|NEOTERISM}}, while Cleminson scored only in the four [[numbers game]]s. This was the start of, undoubtedly, the greatest [[octochamp]] run in ''[[Countdown]]'' history.
-The following day, three [[letters game|nine-letter words]], {{word|NODALIZES}}, {{word|ANIMATEUR}} and {{word|INFRACTED}}, helped Mellor card the then-highest ever score of [[Episode 7077|152]], toppling [[Zarte Siempre]]'s four-month-old record of [[Episode 6991|150]]. Mellor's record stood for three years, until [[Tom Stevenson]] bettered it by [[Episode 7860|two points]] in [[Series 86]]. Clips of Mellor's record-breaking game were later shown on ''{{w|Gogglebox}}''. A third consecutive 13-max performance followed, which also marked the first ever consecutive hat trick of scores over 130. During [[Episode 7080|his fifth match]], Mellor shattered yet another record by defeating his challenger [[Kieran Matley]] by 133 points, overcoming the previous record winning margin by 21. He was so dominant that five of his eight wins were by over 100, and reduced opponents to scores of just 10 twice on the trot. He also dropped just three points from one of his thirty-two numbers rounds, giving him an aggregate score of a record 317 points (out of 320) from the numbers rounds alone in an octochamp run. Mellor wrapped up with a record cumulative score of 1,061 points (132.625 on average) – the first ever over 1,000 – overhauling [[Dylan Taylor]]’s record by 87 points. He scored a massive 97.5% of available points in an octochamp run, by far and away the highest ever percentage. He also became only the eleventh person ever to have [[Conundrum#Contestants with eight consecutive prelim conundrum solves|solved all eight conundrums in their preliminary games]].
+The following day, three [[letters game|nine-letter words]], {{word|NODALIZES}}, {{word|ANIMATEUR}} and {{word|INFRACTED}}, helped Mellor card the then-highest ever score of [[Episode 7077|152]], toppling [[Zarte Siempre]]'s four-month-old record of [[Episode 6991|150]]. Mellor's record stood for three years, until [[Tom Stevenson]] bettered it by [[Episode 7860|two points]] in [[Series 86]]. Clips of Mellor's record-breaking game were later shown on ''{{w|Gogglebox}}''. A third consecutive 13-max performance followed, which also marked the first ever consecutive hat trick of scores over 130. During [[Episode 7080|his fifth match]], Mellor shattered yet another record by defeating his challenger [[Kieran Matley]] by 133 points, overcoming the previous record winning margin by 21. He was so dominant that five of his eight wins were by over 100, and reduced opponents to scores of just 10 twice on the trot.
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	Elliott's final total is 1,585 points, with him accruing 12 centuries, 11 wins, and two losses over 13 games.		Elliott's final total is 1,585 points, with him accruing 12 centuries, 11 wins, and two losses over 13 games.
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		+	Along with [[James Haughton]], he is one of only two non-[[returning contestants]] to appear in editions with an audience pre-Championship of Champions XVI.

	==Appearances on ''[[ZoomDown]]''==		==Appearances on ''[[ZoomDown]]''==

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 In 2025, he came back for the revival fifth series of ''[[ZoomDown]]'', and managed to defeat [[Tom Carey]] and [[James Robinson]] after two crucial [[conundrum]] solves. He was unable to return for [[Episode ZD140]], but it was agreed he could return in the next game. In the aforementioned [[Episode ZD141|next episode]], he survived another tight game against [[George Armstrong]], before securing victory against [[Dan Byrom]] in the final [[numbers]] round, to become the second tetrachamp of the series, and achieve the feat for the second time. His final points tally of 504 put him top of the seeding table, but with a significant portion of the series to still play out.
 ==Co-events==

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	This led to a [[Episode ZD134\|grand final]] match-up against [[Conor Travers]]. In a rematch of their [[Episode ZD30\|''ZoomDown'' Series 1 semi-final]], Mellor forced another crucial conundrum, being only one point behind. However, history once again repeated itself as Travers was the one who solved it to leave Mellor as the ''ZoomDown'' Champion of Champions runner-up after a thoroughly gripping contest.		This led to a [[Episode ZD134\|grand final]] match-up against [[Conor Travers]]. In a rematch of their [[Episode ZD30\|''ZoomDown'' Series 1 semi-final]], Mellor forced another crucial conundrum, being only one point behind. However, history once again repeated itself as Travers was the one who solved it to leave Mellor as the ''ZoomDown'' Champion of Champions runner-up after a thoroughly gripping contest.
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		+	===[[ZoomDown Series 5\|Series 5]]===
		+	In 2025, he came back for the revival fifth series of ''[[ZoomDown]]'', and managed to defeat [[Tom Carey]] and [[James Robinson]] after two crucial [[conundrum]] solves to remain as the incumbent for [[Episode ZD140]].

	==Co-events==		==Co-events==