Jase Cullen - Revision history

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 No. 5 seed [[John Payne (Series 71)|John Payne]] was waiting for him fresh off a seeding upset, and proved to be no walkover. That being said, Jase eventually built up a sizable lead thanks to spots like {{word|OPAQUER}}, {{word|EGOSURF}} and {{word|UNVEILS}} to officially put himself in the grand final before a very easy final four-large [[numbers]] round. He also scored in every single round for the second game running thanks to a very good [[conundrum]] solve, when he turned {{word|ROYALSPEC}} into {{word|COSPLAYER}} to get a final score of 116, which was one of his higher-scoring performances to date.
-A hotly anticipated [[Episode 8673|final]] awaited him against No. 2 seed Dr. [[Brett Davids]], and like so many of Cullen's opponents, Brett proved to be very difficult. But similar to his performance against [[John Payne]], Cullen quietly built up a decisive lead, in no small part due to Davids only scoring on one [[numbers]] round, while Jase got something each time. He also spotted the [[darrenic]] {{word|MAJESTIC}}, and all of this meant that Jase had won the game, and the whole series, before the [[conundrum]]. Cullen also put a final bit of polish on his performance by quickly spotting {{word|UFOLOGIST}} from {{word|GUSTOFOIL}}, to continue his finals streak of scoring in every round, having maxed 13 of them in the final alone. With a final score of 118 and an impressive [[Xicount]] total of 1,281, [[Rachel Riley]] then presented Cullen the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] as the final [[Countdown]] act of 2025.
+A hotly anticipated [[Episode 8673|final]] awaited him against No. 2 seed Dr. [[Brett Davids]], and like so many of Cullen's opponents, Brett proved to be very difficult. But similar to his performance against [[John Payne]], Cullen quietly built up a decisive lead, in no small part due to Davids only scoring on one [[numbers]] round, while Jase got something each time. He also spotted the [[darrenic]] {{word|MAJESTIC}}, and all of this meant that Jase had won the game, and the whole series, before the [[conundrum]]. Cullen also put a final bit of polish on his performance by quickly spotting {{word|UFOLOGIST}} from {{word|GUSTOFOIL}}, to continue his finals streak of scoring in every round, having maxed 13 of them in the final alone. With a final score of 118 and an impressive [[Xicount]] total of 1,281, [[Rachel Riley]] then presented Cullen the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] as the final [[Countdown]] act of 2025. With his earlier run, Cullen's overall score is 1,702 points.
 {{series winner|preceded_by=Rhys Jones|series=92}}

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 ==ZoomDown==
-Before making his return to the show in [[Series 92]], Cullen made his debut in 2025 as a contestant in [[ZoomDown Series 5]], racking up four victories and becoming a tetrachamp with 463 points (never scoring below 111). Returning as the third seed, he worked his way past [[Matt Gould]] in his [[Episode ZD164|quarter-final]] before triumphing in a very close contest against [[MSR]] in the [[Episode ZD164|semi-final]] during the same episode; [[MSR]] did solve the [[conundrum]] to have the last word but Jase marched onto the grand final. The final was a close affair with Cullen taking the lead into a crucial [[conundrum]] after his opponent, [[Gabriel Thallon]], blanked on the first [[numbers]] round. But with neither player spotting {{word|FLEROVIUM}} and despite scoring his lowest [[ZoomDown]] total to date, Cullen took the well-earned series crown.
+Before making his return to the show in [[Series 92]], Cullen made his debut in 2025 as a contestant in [[ZoomDown Series 5]], racking up four victories and becoming a tetrachamp with 463 points (never scoring below 111). Returning as the third seed, he worked his way past [[Matt Gould]] in his [[Episode ZD164|quarter-final]] before triumphing in a very close contest against [[MSR]] in the [[Episode ZD164|semi-final]] during the same episode; [[MSR]] did solve the [[conundrum]] to have the last word but Jase marched onto the grand final. The final was a close affair with Cullen taking the lead into a crucial [[conundrum]] after his opponent, [[Gabriel Thallon]], blanked on the first [[numbers]] round. But with neither player spotting {{word|FLEROVIUM}} and despite scoring his lowest [[ZoomDown]] total to date, Cullen took the well-earned series crown. Following his Countdown win, Cullen became the first player to win both ZoomDown and Countdown in the same year.
 ==Episodes==

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 No. 5 seed [[John Payne (Series 71)|John Payne]] was waiting for him fresh off a seeding upset, and proved to be no walkover. That being said, Jase eventually built up a sizable lead thanks to spots like {{word|OPAQUER}}, {{word|EGOSURF}} and {{word|UNVEILS}} to officially put himself in the grand final before a very easy final four-large [[numbers]] round. He also scored in every single round for the second game running thanks to a very good [[conundrum]] solve, when he turned {{word|ROYALSPEC}} into {{word|COSPLAYER}} to get a final score of 116, which was one of his higher-scoring performances to date.
-A hotly anticipated [[Episode 8673|final]] awaited him against No. 2 seed Dr. [[Brett Davids]], and like so many of Cullen's opponents, Brett proved to be very difficult. But similar to his performance against [[John Payne]], Cullen quietly built up a decisive lead, in no small part due to Davids only scoring on one [[numbers]] round, while Jase got something each time. He also spotted the [[darrenic]] {{word|MAJESTIC}}, and all of this meant that Jase had won the game, and the whole series, before the [[conundrum]]. Cullen also put a final bit of polish on his performance by quickly spotting {{word|UFOLOGIST}} from {{word|GUSTOFOIL}}, to continue his finals streak of scoring in every round, having maxed 13 of them in the final alone. With a final score of 118, an impressive [[Xicount]] total of 1,281, and after the formal presentation was done, he then lifted the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] as the final [[Countdown]] act of 2025.
+A hotly anticipated [[Episode 8673|final]] awaited him against No. 2 seed Dr. [[Brett Davids]], and like so many of Cullen's opponents, Brett proved to be very difficult. But similar to his performance against [[John Payne]], Cullen quietly built up a decisive lead, in no small part due to Davids only scoring on one [[numbers]] round, while Jase got something each time. He also spotted the [[darrenic]] {{word|MAJESTIC}}, and all of this meant that Jase had won the game, and the whole series, before the [[conundrum]]. Cullen also put a final bit of polish on his performance by quickly spotting {{word|UFOLOGIST}} from {{word|GUSTOFOIL}}, to continue his finals streak of scoring in every round, having maxed 13 of them in the final alone. With a final score of 118 and an impressive [[Xicount]] total of 1,281, [[Rachel Riley]] then presented Cullen the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] as the final [[Countdown]] act of 2025.
 {{series winner|preceded_by=Rhys Jones|series=92}}

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 No. 5 seed [[John Payne (Series 71)|John Payne]] was waiting for him fresh off a seeding upset, and proved to be no walkover. That being said, Jase eventually built up a sizable lead thanks to spots like {{word|OPAQUER}}, {{word|EGOSURF}} and {{word|UNVEILS}} to officially put himself in the grand final before a very easy final four-large [[numbers]] round. He also scored in every single round for the second game running thanks to a very good [[conundrum]] solve, when he turned {{word|ROYALSPEC}} into {{word|COSPLAYER}} to get a final score of 116, which was one of his higher-scoring performances to date.
-A hotly anticipated [[Episode 8673|final]] awaited him against No. 2 seed Dr. [[Brett Davids]] and like so many of Cullen's opponents, Brett proved to be very difficult. But similar to his performance against [[John Payne]], Cullen quietly built up a decisive lead in no small part due to Davids only scoring on one [[numbers]] round, while Jase got something each time. He also spotted the [[darrenic]] of {{word|MAJESTIC}} and all of this meant that Jase had won the game, and the whole series before the [[conundrum]]. Cullen also put a final bit of polish on his performance by quickly spotting {{word|UFOLOGIST}} from {{word|GUSTOFOIL}}, to continue his finals streak of scoring in every round, having maxed 13 of them in the final alone. With a final score of 118, an impressive [[Xicount]] total of 1,281 and after the formal presentation was done, he then lifted the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] as the final [[Countdown]] act of 2025.
+A hotly anticipated [[Episode 8673|final]] awaited him against No. 2 seed Dr. [[Brett Davids]], and like so many of Cullen's opponents, Brett proved to be very difficult. But similar to his performance against [[John Payne]], Cullen quietly built up a decisive lead, in no small part due to Davids only scoring on one [[numbers]] round, while Jase got something each time. He also spotted the [[darrenic]] {{word|MAJESTIC}}, and all of this meant that Jase had won the game, and the whole series, before the [[conundrum]]. Cullen also put a final bit of polish on his performance by quickly spotting {{word|UFOLOGIST}} from {{word|GUSTOFOIL}}, to continue his finals streak of scoring in every round, having maxed 13 of them in the final alone. With a final score of 118, an impressive [[Xicount]] total of 1,281, and after the formal presentation was done, he then lifted the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] as the final [[Countdown]] act of 2025.
 {{series winner|preceded_by=Rhys Jones|series=92}}

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 He did ultimately return as the No. 1 seed against fellow [[Series 57]] contestant and returnee [[Shemina Kirby]], and powered through to victory while scoring in every single round; he also racked up another [[century]] and his second highest ever score with 121 points to progress to the semi-finals.
-No. 5 seed [[John Payne (Series 71)|John Payne]] was waiting for him fresh off a seeding upset, and proved to be no walkover. That being said, Jase eventually built up a sizable lead thanks to spots like {{word|OPAQUER}}, {{word|EGOSURF}} and {{word|UNVEILS}} to officially put himself in the grand final before a very easy final four-large [[numbers]] round. He also scored in every single round for the second game running thanks to a very good [[conundrum]] solve by quickly turning {{word|ROYALSPEC}} into {{word|COSPLAYER}} to get a final score of 116, which was among the upper-range of his performances to date.
+No. 5 seed [[John Payne (Series 71)|John Payne]] was waiting for him fresh off a seeding upset, and proved to be no walkover. That being said, Jase eventually built up a sizable lead thanks to spots like {{word|OPAQUER}}, {{word|EGOSURF}} and {{word|UNVEILS}} to officially put himself in the grand final before a very easy final four-large [[numbers]] round. He also scored in every single round for the second game running thanks to a very good [[conundrum]] solve, when he turned {{word|ROYALSPEC}} into {{word|COSPLAYER}} to get a final score of 116, which was one of his higher-scoring performances to date.
 A hotly anticipated [[Episode 8673|final]] awaited him against No. 2 seed Dr. [[Brett Davids]] and like so many of Cullen's opponents, Brett proved to be very difficult. But similar to his performance against [[John Payne]], Cullen quietly built up a decisive lead in no small part due to Davids only scoring on one [[numbers]] round, while Jase got something each time. He also spotted the [[darrenic]] of {{word|MAJESTIC}} and all of this meant that Jase had won the game, and the whole series before the [[conundrum]]. Cullen also put a final bit of polish on his performance by quickly spotting {{word|UFOLOGIST}} from {{word|GUSTOFOIL}}, to continue his finals streak of scoring in every round, having maxed 13 of them in the final alone. With a final score of 118, an impressive [[Xicount]] total of 1,281 and after the formal presentation was done, he then lifted the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] as the final [[Countdown]] act of 2025.

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 ====Heat games====
-Nearly 18 years later, Cullen returned to the Countdown scene in [[Series 92]] where five-time winner and Dublinite [[John Pakenham]] was waiting as his first heat opponent. The latter kept pace with Cullen the entire game, right up until the extremely crucial [[conundrum]] of {{word|HIDEFACTS}}. Fortunately for Jase, he quickly unravelled the former into {{word|CATFISHED}} to secure his second teapot and put an end to John's run. He followed that up with seven further five-star performances, all of which were [[centuries]] to add to his first heat score of 109. The more interesting elements of his run came in his [[Episode 8620|fifth game]], where he racked up the highest score of the series due to the nine-letter-word spots of {{word|NEUROMAST}} and {{word|REDUCTASE}}. He also had two further nines from his heats, those being {{word|ELASTOMER}} and {{word|EPILATORS}}.
+Nearly 18 years later, and now going by 'Jase', Cullen returned to the Countdown scene in [[Series 92]] where five-time winner and Dublinite [[John Pakenham]] was waiting as his first heat opponent. The latter kept pace with Cullen the entire game, right up until the extremely crucial [[conundrum]] of {{word|HIDEFACTS}}. Fortunately for Jase, he quickly unravelled the former into {{word|CATFISHED}} to secure his second teapot and put an end to John's run. He followed that up with seven further five-star performances, all of which were [[centuries]] to add to his first heat score of 109. The more interesting elements of his run came in his [[Episode 8620|fifth game]], where he racked up the highest score of the series due to the nine-letter-word spots of {{word|NEUROMAST}} and {{word|REDUCTASE}}. He also had two further nines from his heats, those being {{word|ELASTOMER}} and {{word|EPILATORS}}.
 After powering past his final preliminary opponent [[Guy Barry]], while maxing 13-rounds for the fourth time, Cullen secured [[octochamp]]dom and membership of the [[800 club|900 club]] with a final tally of 926. This was just enough to knock [[Brett Davids]] off the top spot and give Jase the No. 1 seed, at least for the time being. [[Colin Murray]] and [[Rachel Riley]] then christened him "'''Jase & Status'''", as a final send-off to mark his accomplishments to date, with his final tally also being the second-highest of all time where there was at least one crucial [[conundrum]] (only [[Ahmed Mohamed]] has a higher points total with that feature by a single point).

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 A hotly anticipated [[Episode 8673|final]] awaited him against No. 2 seed Dr. [[Brett Davids]] and like so many of Cullen's opponents, Brett proved to be very difficult. But similar to his performance against [[John Payne]], Cullen quietly built up a decisive lead in no small part due to Davids only scoring on one [[numbers]] round, while Jase got something each time. He also spotted the [[darrenic]] {{word|MAJESTIC}}, and all of this meant that Jase had won the game, and the whole series before the [[conundrum]]. Cullen also put a final bit of polish on his performance by quickly spotting {{word|UFOLOGIST}} from {{word|GUSTOFOIL}}, to continue his finals streak of scoring in every round, having maxed 13 of them in the final alone. With a final score of 118, an impressive [[Xicount]] total of 1,281, and after the formal presentation was done, he then lifted the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] as the final [[Countdown]] act of 2025.
 ==Appearances on other Quiz shows==
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 Before making his return to the show in [[Series 92]], Cullen made his debut in 2025 as a contestant in [[ZoomDown Series 5]], racking up four victories and becoming a tetrachamp with 463 points (never scoring below 111). Returning as the third seed, he worked his way past [[Matt Gould]] in his [[Episode ZD164|quarter-final]] before triumphing in a very close contest against [[MSR]] in the [[Episode ZD164|semi-final]] during the same episode; [[MSR]] did solve the [[conundrum]] to have the last word but Jase marched onto the grand final. The final was a close affair with Cullen taking the lead into a crucial [[conundrum]] after his opponent, [[Gabriel Thallon]], blanked on the first [[numbers]] round. But with neither player spotting {{word|FLEROVIUM}} and despite scoring his lowest [[ZoomDown]] total to date, Cullen took the well-earned series crown.
 ==Episodes==