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Sysop: Remove some details due to pending legal situation

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Remove some details due to pending legal situation

The Doctor at 12:23, 18 September 2020

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Mclarenguy22: /* Co:events */

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‎Co:events

Mclarenguy22 at 14:31, 9 September 2020

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Mclarenguy22 at 14:31, 9 September 2020

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Liamholton1 at 14:14, 21 July 2020

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Matt Rutherford at 17:35, 5 July 2020

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Matt Rutherford at 17:34, 5 July 2020

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−	'''John Cowen''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 77]] and a ~~participant~~ in [[Championship of Champions XV]].	+	'''John Cowen''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 77]] and a quarter-finalist in the [[Championship of Champions XV]].

	==Episodes==		==Episodes==

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−	~~{{octostats\|Semi-finalist\|3\|799\|6}}~~	+	'''John Cowen''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 77]] and a participant in [[Championship of Champions XV]].
−	~~[[File:John Cowen.png\|thumb\|200px\|right\|John Cowen in [[Series 77]].]]~~
−	'''John Cowen''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 77]] and a participant in [[Championship of Champions XV]]~~. He is a maths graduate from Morecambe. He joined [[Apterous]] after recording his finals appearances. He also knows some Russian.~~
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−	~~==Appearances on the programme==~~
−	~~===Heat games===~~
−	Cowen debuted on 19 July 2017 in impressive fashion, scoring the third highest total of the whole series on his debut as well as spotting the 9-letter word {{word\|SPREADING}}. He missed out on joining the 800 club by 1 point, but nonetheless achieved four centuries and performed well in the numbers rounds in which he chose 6 small in every pick.
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−	~~===Finals===~~
−	As a result of his preliminary success, Cowen returned for the Series 77 finals in December as #3 seed. In his quarter-final match, he thrashed fellow unbeaten player [[Michael Pfeffer]], picking out the nine {{word\|ANTINODES}} to prevail {{score\|105\|49}}. In the semi-finals, he faced [[Bradley Horrocks]], another player who picked 6 small most of the time (although he instead opted for 3 large there). However, his run came to an end after he had an incorrect solution to his final 6 small selection, meaning a crucial conundrum was avoided and gave the former the win by then.
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−	~~===Championship of Champions XV===~~
−	Cowen returned to Countdown in January 2019 for the [[Championship of Champions XV]] where he played against [[Series 74]] runner-up [[Ann Dibben]] in the second preliminary round of the tournament. He broke away and took the lead after perfectly solving his first 6 small selection. However, Dibben fought back to the point it was enough to force a crucial conundrum. Ultimately, he prevailed by unscrambling {{word\|SHYBIRDIE}} in a second. He took on [[Bradley Horrocks]] in the Quarter-finals. The pair played a close run game and eventually Horrocks secured a second victory over Cowen with 99 points to Cowen's 96 points after both players gave incorrect answers to the crucial conundrum.
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−	~~==Co-events==~~
−	~~Cowen made his [[Co-event]] debut in Leeds in 2018 where he reunited with Horrocks~~.

	==Episodes==		==Episodes==

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 Cowen returned to Countdown in January 2019 for the [[Championship of Champions XV]] where he played against [[Series 74]] runner-up [[Ann Dibben]] in the second preliminary round of the tournament. He broke away and took the lead after perfectly solving his first 6 small selection. However, Dibben fought back to the point it was enough to force a crucial conundrum. Ultimately, he prevailed by unscrambling {{word|SHYBIRDIE}} in a second. He took on [[Bradley Horrocks]] in the Quarter-finals. The pair played a close run game and eventually Horrocks secured a second victory over Cowen with 99 points to Cowen's 96 points after both players gave incorrect answers to the crucial conundrum.
-==Co:events==
+==Co-events==
-Cowen made his Co:event debut in Leeds in 2018 where he reunited with Horrocks.
+Cowen made his [[Co-event]] debut in Leeds in 2018 where he reunited with Horrocks.
 ==Episodes==

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 {{octostats|Semi-finalist|3|799|6}}
 [[File:John Cowen.png|thumb|200px|right|John Cowen in [[Series 77]].]]
-'''John Cowen''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 77]] and a participant in [[Championship of Champions XV]]. He is a maths graduate from Morecambe. He joined [[Apterous]] after recording his finals appearances. He also knows some Russian,
+'''John Cowen''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 77]] and a participant in [[Championship of Champions XV]]. He is a maths graduate from Morecambe. He joined [[Apterous]] after recording his finals appearances. He also knows some Russian.
 ==Appearances on the programme==

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 The maths graduate debuted on 19 July 2017 in impressive fashion, scoring the third highest total of the whole series on his debut as well as spotting the 9-letter word {{word|SPREADING}}. He missed out on joining the 800 club by 1 point, but nonetheless achieved four centuries and performed well in the numbers rounds in which he chose 6 small in every pick.
-As a result of his preliminary success, Cowen returned for the Series 77 finals in December as #3 seed. In his quarter-final match, he thrashed fellow unbeaten player [[Michael Pfeffer]], picking out the nine {{word|ANTINODES}} to prevail {{score|105|49}}. In the semi-finals, he faced [[Bradley Horrocks]], another player who picked 6 small most of the time (although he instead opted for 4 large there). However, his run came to an end after he had an incorrect solution to his final 6 small selection, meaning a crucial conundrum was avoided and gave the former the win by then.
+As a result of his preliminary success, Cowen returned for the Series 77 finals in December as #3 seed. In his quarter-final match, he thrashed fellow unbeaten player [[Michael Pfeffer]], picking out the nine {{word|ANTINODES}} to prevail {{score|105|49}}. In the semi-finals, he faced [[Bradley Horrocks]], another player who picked 6 small most of the time (although he instead opted for 3 large there). However, his run came to an end after he had an incorrect solution to his final 6 small selection, meaning a crucial conundrum was avoided and gave the former the win by then.
 Cowen returned to Countdown in January 2019 for the [[Championship of Champions XV]] where he played against [[Series 74]] runner-up [[Ann Dibben]] in the second preliminary round of the tournament. He broke away and took the lead after perfectly solving his first 6 small selection. However, Dibben fought back to the point it was enough to force a crucial conundrum. Ultimately, he prevailed by unscrambling {{word|SHYBIRDIE}} in a second. He took on [[Bradley Horrocks]] in the Quarter-finals. The pair played a close run game and eventually Horrocks secured a second victory over Cowen with 99 points to Cowen's 96 points after both players gave incorrect answers to the crucial conundrum.