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Spotted him on the 21 May 2022 episode

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‎Championship of Champions XI

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‎Series 43: Technically 42nd due to the Supreme Championship being Series 33

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 ==External Links==
 * [http://www.thecountdownpage.com/exp-graham-nash.htm Graham Nash's ''Countdown'' experience] from [[The Countdown Page]].
 * [http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%27s_Week_2003-08-30 A review of Graham Nash's ''Grand Slam'' quarter-final] from UKGameshows.com.

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 ==Appearances on quiz shows==
+Nash has appeared on further television game shows including ''{{w|BrainTeaser}}'', ''{{w|Grand Slam (British game show)|Grand Slam}}'', ''{{w|Divided (British game show)|Divided}}'', ''{{w|Wordplay (British game show)|Wordplay}}'' and ''{{w|The 1% Club}}''. Therein, he displayed his 'unique' taste for colourful shirts that was apparent during his ''Countdown'' appearances.
 {{series winner|preceded_by=Michael Calder (Series 42){{!!}}Michael Calder|series=43|followed_by=Stuart Wood}}

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 {{octostats|'''Champion'''|2|465|3}}
 [[Image:Graham Nash.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Graham Nash during the [[Championship of Champions XI|11th Championship of Champions]].]]
-'''Graham Nash''' (born 25 December 1979) was an [[octochamp]] in and [[champion]] of [[Series 43]], and winner of [[Championship of Champions XI]].
+'''Graham Nash''' (born 25 December 1979) was an [[octochamp]] in and [[Series Winners|champion]] of [[Series 43]], and winner of [[Championship of Champions XI]].
-==Series 43==
+==Appearances on the show==
-Nash narrowly overcame [[Gordon Cusworth]] and [[Clare Wright]] in his quarter-final and semi-final respectively, setting up a grand final against number 5 seed [[Matthew Turner]]. Turner was perhaps a surprising grand finalist, having beaten #1 seed and then eight game total record holder [[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]] during his semi-final. In a close game, Nash was immediately on the back foot after having {{word|fainters}} {{x}} disallowed in the first round. Turner soon returned the favour by having {{word|easternly}} {{x}} disallowed in round 4, levelling the scores at 23 points apiece.
+===Heat games===
-Both Nash and Turner had {{word|halled}} {{x}} declared invalid in round five, but Turner took the lead in round six with a perfect numbers solution. However, it didn't last for long as Nash unravelled the first conundrum {{word|GETTENRED}} to level the scores once more. A decisive penultimate numbers round gave Nash a 10 point advantage, which he was able to hold onto until the crucial conundrum. After six seconds, it was Nash who solved {{word|ANEWREBEL}} to become Series 43 champion.
+===Series finals===
-==Championship of Champions XI==
+In a close game, Nash was immediately on the back foot after having {{word|fainters}} {{x}} disallowed in round 1. Turner soon returned the favour by having {{word|easternly}} {{x}} disallowed in round 4, levelling the scores at 23 points apiece. Both Nash and Turner had {{word|halled}} {{x}} declared invalid in round 5, but Turner took the lead in round 6 with a perfect numbers solution. However, it didn't last for long as Nash unravelled the first [[conundrum]] {{word|GETTENRED}} to level the scores once more. A decisive penultimate numbers round gave Nash a 10 point advantage, which he was able to hold onto until the crucial conundrum. After six seconds, it was Nash who solved {{word|ANEWREBEL}} to become Series 43 champion.
 Nash returned in 2003 for [[Championship of Champions XI]] where, in spite of his unbeaten record, he wasn't considered one of the favourites thanks to the presence of players including [[Chris Wills]] and [[Julian Fell]]. Nash's first game of the tournament pitted him against [[Series 42]] semi-finalist [[David Ballheimer]]. Words including {{word|VINTAGES}} and {{word|MICROBES}} helped Nash to a comfortable {{score|103|70}} victory.
-Nash's second game was against the hotly-tipped [[Julian Fell]]. Both players were unbeaten with 12 wins from 12 games, but Julian had the edge in terms of average score. The first key word came in round 4 when Nash had {{word|formica}} {{x}} disallowed as it is listed in the [[Oxford Dictionary of English|dictionary]] as a proper noun. Both players spotted a nine in round 8, {{word|ORGANISED}} and {{word|GRANDIOSE}} for Nash and Fell respectively. The following round Fell declared eight to Nash's seven, but Fell's offering of {{word|gambiers}} {{x}} was disallowed, giving Nash a one point advantage. The players scored equally in every round up to the conundrum, giving Nash a lead of 110 points to 109. In less than two seconds, it was Nash who unravelled {{word|MENDMEDOC}} to beat Fell by 11 points.
+Nash's second game was against the hotly-tipped [[Julian Fell]]. Both players were unbeaten with 12 wins from 12 games, but Fell had the edge in terms of average score. The first key word came in round 4 when Nash had {{word|formica}} {{x}} disallowed as it is listed in the [[New Oxford Dictionary of English|NODE]] as a proper noun. Both players spotted a nine in round 8, {{word|ORGANISED}} and {{word|GRANDIOSE}} for Nash and Fell respectively. The following round, Fell declared eight to Nash's seven, but Fell's offering of {{word|gambiers}} {{x}} was disallowed, giving Nash a one point advantage. The players scored equally in every round up to the conundrum, giving Nash a lead of 110 points to 109. In less than two seconds, it was Nash who unravelled {{word|MENDMEDOC}} to beat Fell by 11 points.
-Nash faced [[Series 47]] finalist [[Tom Hargreaves]] in his semi-final. Three rounds in, Nash had {{word|septagon}} {{x}} disallowed which allowed Hargreaves a seven point advantage. Hargreaves held this lead until round seven when both players declared nine: whilst Nash's offering of {{word|CLEARINGS}} was deemed valid, Hargreaves's {{word|rescaling}} {{x}} was not. This gave Nash an 11-point lead which, following turbulence from both players, he held until the conundrum {{word|AVIANLOUT}}. Nash solved this in 1.5 seconds to earn a 'valuable' place in the tournament final.
+The final against Series 47 champion [[Chris Wills]] turned out to be a low-scoring affair. Wills took the lead in round 4 with {{word|GAMBADE}} but, after the first ad break, Nash levelled the scores with the seven-letter word {{word|PENSIVE}}. In round 8, Wills had {{word|mistle}} {{x}} disallowed, gifting Nash a six point lead courtesy of {{word|METALS}}. Nash held this lead until the final [[numbers game]], where an impossible target obligated both players to score zero points. With the scores set at {{score|79|73}}, this forced a crucial conundrum. After 30 seconds, neither player had been able to unravel {{word|OVERSPADE}}, presenting Nash with a seemingly unlikely [[Championship of Champions]] victory. Nash thus became the fifth player to win a [[grand slam winner|grand slam]] (undefeated in the heats, finals and Championship of Champions), after [[Harvey Freeman]], [[Nic Brown]], [[Don Reid]] and [[Scott Mearns]], as well as the final one prior to the CoC hiatus during the early 2010s.
-The final against Series 47 champion [[Chris Wills]] turned out to be a low-scoring affair. Wills took the lead in round 4 with {{word|GAMBADE}} but, after the first ad break, Nash levelled the scores with the seven-letter word {{word|PENSIVE}}. In round eight Wills had {{word|mistle}} {{x}} disallowed, gifting Nash a six point lead courtesy of {{word|METALS}}. Nash held this lead until the final numbers game, where an impossible target obligated both players to score zero points. With the scores set at {{score|79|73}}, this forced a crucial conundrum. After 30 seconds, neither player had been able to unravel {{word|OVERSPADE}}, presenting Nash with a seemingly unlikely Championship of Champions victory. Nash thus became the fifth player to win a [[grand slam winner|grand slam]] (undefeated in the heats, finals and Championship of Champions), after [[Harvey Freeman]], [[Nic Brown]], [[Don Reid]] and [[Scott Mearns]], as well as the final one prior to the CoC hiatus during the early 2010s.
+===Special Episode===
-==After Countdown==
+==Appearances on quiz shows==
-In 2015, Nash returned for a [[special episode]] against [[John Brackstone]], which he won {{score|94|49|Episode S45}}, maintaining his unbeaten record on the show. His appearance here made him the first player to have contested all four major game formats, including both [[15 round format|"old"]] and [[15 round format (new)|"new" 15-rounders]].
+Nash has appeared on further television game shows including ''{{w|BrainTeaser}}'', ''{{w|Grand Slam (British game show)|Grand Slam}}'', ''{{w|Divided (British game show)|Divided}}'', and ''{{w|Wordplay (British game show)|Wordplay}}''. Therein, he displayed his 'unique' taste for colourful shirts that was apparent during his ''Countdown'' appearances.
 {{series winner|preceded_by=Michael Calder (Series 42){{!!}}Michael Calder|series=43|followed_by=Stuart Wood}}
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 ==External Links==
-* [http://www.thecountdownpage.com/exp-graham-nash.htm Graham Nash's Countdown experience] from [[The Countdown Page]].
+{{WP|Graham Nash (quiz contestant)}}
 * [http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%27s_Week_2003-08-30 A review of Graham Nash's ''Grand Slam'' quarter-final] from UKGameshows.com.
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 ==External Links==
 * [http://www.thecountdownpage.com/exp-graham-nash.htm Graham Nash's Countdown experience] from [[The Countdown Page]].
-* [http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%27s_Week_2003-08-30 A review of Graham Nash's ''Grand Slam'' quarter final] from UKGameshows.com.
+* [http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%27s_Week_2003-08-30 A review of Graham Nash's ''Grand Slam'' quarter-final] from UKGameshows.com.
 * {{WP|Graham Nash (Countdown)}}

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 {{ep | 3403 | 23/01/2003 | CSF |[[Tom Hargreaves]]| 83 - 104 |Graham Nash|Eric Knowles|Susie Dent|132}}
 {{ep | 3404 | 24/01/2003 | CGF |[[Chris Wills]]| 73 - 79 |Graham Nash|Eric Knowles|Susie Dent|106}}
-{{ep | S45 | 8/05/2015 | S |Graham Nash| 94 - 49 |[[John Brackstone]]|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|Susie Dent|121}}
+{{ep | S46 | 8/05/2015 | S |Graham Nash| 94 - 49 |[[John Brackstone]]|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|Susie Dent|121}}
 {{episode table end}}

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 Nash's second game was against the hotly-tipped [[Julian Fell]]. Both players were unbeaten with 12 wins from 12 games, but Julian had the edge in terms of average score. The first key word came in round 4 when Nash had {{word|formica}} {{x}} disallowed as it is listed in the [[Oxford Dictionary of English|dictionary]] as a proper noun. Both players spotted a nine in round 8, {{word|ORGANISED}} and {{word|GRANDIOSE}} for Nash and Fell respectively. The following round Fell declared eight to Nash's seven, but Fell's offering of {{word|gambiers}} {{x}} was disallowed, giving Nash a one point advantage. The players scored equally in every round up to the conundrum, giving Nash a lead of 110 points to 109. In less than two seconds, it was Nash who unravelled {{word|MENDMEDOC}} to beat Fell by 11 points.
-Nash faced [[Series 47]] finalist [[Tom Hargreaves]] in his semi-final. Three rounds in, Nash had {{word|septagon}} {{x}} disallowed which allowed Hargreaves a seven point advantage. Hargreaves held this lead until round seven when both players declared [[niner|nine]]: whilst Nash's offering of {{word|CLEARINGS}} was deemed valid, Hargreaves's {{word|rescaling}} {{x}} was not. This gave Nash an 11-point lead which, following turbulence from both players, he held until the conundrum {{word|AVIANLOUT}}. Nash solved this in 1.5 seconds to earn a 'valuable' place in the tournament final.
+Nash faced [[Series 47]] finalist [[Tom Hargreaves]] in his semi-final. Three rounds in, Nash had {{word|septagon}} {{x}} disallowed which allowed Hargreaves a seven point advantage. Hargreaves held this lead until round seven when both players declared nine: whilst Nash's offering of {{word|CLEARINGS}} was deemed valid, Hargreaves's {{word|rescaling}} {{x}} was not. This gave Nash an 11-point lead which, following turbulence from both players, he held until the conundrum {{word|AVIANLOUT}}. Nash solved this in 1.5 seconds to earn a 'valuable' place in the tournament final.
 The final against Series 47 champion [[Chris Wills]] turned out to be a low-scoring affair. Wills took the lead in round 4 with {{word|GAMBADE}} but, after the first ad break, Nash levelled the scores with the seven-letter word {{word|PENSIVE}}. In round eight Wills had {{word|mistle}} {{x}} disallowed, gifting Nash a six point lead courtesy of {{word|METALS}}. Nash held this lead until the final numbers game, where an impossible target obligated both players to score zero points. With the scores set at {{score|79|73}}, this forced a crucial conundrum. After 30 seconds, neither player had been able to unravel {{word|OVERSPADE}} presenting Nash with a seemingly unlikely Championship of Champions victory.