Jonathan Wynn - Revision history

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 [[File:JonathanWynnTrophy.png|right|thumb|200px|Jonathan Wynn holding the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] after winning Series 73.]]
-'''Jonathan Wynn''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[series winners|champion]] of [[Series 73]] who débuted in [[Series 63]], and a quarter-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XV]]. As of his first appearance, he was a maths supply teacher from Kenilworth, Warwickshire. As of his Series 73 appearances, he was a maths teacher from Oxford. As of his [[Championship of Champions]] appearances, he was still working as a teacher, now based in Brighton. He has also been an [[Apterous|Apterite]] since 2009, and is a regular [[Co-event]] player.
+'''Jonathan Wynn''' was a contestant in [[Series 63]], an [[octochamp]] in and the [[series winners|champion]] of [[Series 73]] and a quarter-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XV]]. As of his first appearance, he was a maths supply teacher from Kenilworth, Warwickshire. As of his Series 73 appearances, he was a maths teacher from Oxford. As of his [[Championship of Champions]] appearances, he was still working as a teacher, now based in Brighton. He has also been an [[Apterous|Apterite]] since 2009, and is a regular [[Co-event]] player.
 ==Appearances on the programme==

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 [[Image:JonathanWynn.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Jonathan Wynn in Series 63...]]
 [[Image:JonathanWynn2.jpg|right|thumb|...and five years later in Series 73.]]
 [[File:JonathanWynnTrophy.png|right|thumb|200px|Jonathan Wynn holding the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] after winning Series 73.]]

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 [[File:JonathanWynnTrophy.png|right|thumb|200px|Jonathan Wynn holding the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] after winning Series 73.]]
-'''Jonathan Wynn''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[series winners|champion]] of [[Series 73]] who débuted in [[Series 63]], and a quarter-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XV]]. As of his first appearance, he was a maths supply teacher from Kenilworth, Warwickshire. As of his Series 73 appearances, he was a maths teacher from Oxford. As of his [[Championship of Champions]] appearances, he was from Brighton. He has also been an [[Apterous|Apterite]] since 2009, and is a regular [[Co-event]] player.
+'''Jonathan Wynn''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[series winners|champion]] of [[Series 73]] who débuted in [[Series 63]], and a quarter-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XV]]. As of his first appearance, he was a maths supply teacher from Kenilworth, Warwickshire. As of his Series 73 appearances, he was a maths teacher from Oxford. As of his [[Championship of Champions]] appearances, he was still working as a teacher, now based in Brighton. He has also been an [[Apterous|Apterite]] since 2009, and is a regular [[Co-event]] player.
 ==Appearances on the programme==

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 {{octostats|'''Champion'''|2|922|6}}
-[[Image:JonathanWynn.jpg|right|thumb|Jonathan Wynn in [[Series 63]]...]]
+[[Image:JonathanWynn.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Jonathan Wynn in Series 63...]]
-[[Image:JonathanWynn2.jpg|right|thumb|...and five years later in [[Series 73]].]]
+[[Image:JonathanWynn2.jpg|right|thumb|...and five years later in Series 73.]]
-'''Jonathan Wynn''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the champion of [[Series 73]] who débuted in [[Series 63]]. He has also been an [[Apterous|Apterite]] since 2009, and is a regular [[Co-event]] player.
+'''Jonathan Wynn''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[series winners|champion]] of [[Series 73]] who débuted in [[Series 63]], and a quarter-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XV]]. As of his first appearance, he was a maths supply teacher from Kenilworth, Warwickshire. As of his Series 73 appearances, he was a maths teacher from Oxford. As of his [[Championship of Champions]] appearances, he was from Brighton. He has also been an [[Apterous|Apterite]] since 2009, and is a regular [[Co-event]] player.
 ==Appearances on the programme==
 ===Heat games===
-In his first show, Wynn showed some strong word knowledge but lost on the [[conundrum|crucial conundrum]] {{word|WINTERNUT}}. He returned to the programme ten series later, and after more practice on Apterous, he carded a century in all eight of his heat wins. He ended up ranked No. 2 seed for the finals, with his cumulative score of 922 being one short of [[Tom Carey|Thomas Carey]]’s 923. However, Carey suffered defeat in [[Episode 6275|his semi-final]].
+In his [[Episode 5072|first show]], Wynn showed some strong word knowledge but lost on the [[conundrum|crucial conundrum]] {{word|WINTERNUT}}. He returned to the programme ten series later, and after more practice on [[Apterous]], he carded a [[Century#Contestants with eight consecutive prelim centuries|century in all eight of his heat wins]]. He ended up ranked number two seed for the finals, with his cumulative score of 922 being one short of [[Tom Carey|Thomas Carey]]’s 923. However, Carey suffered defeat in [[Episode 6275|his semi-final]].
 ===Finals===
-Wynn is notable as the first [[octochamp]] to have always been ahead of his opponent in all 120 rounds of his run. He continued this pattern into the finals, having a higher score than his quarter-final opponent, 6-time winner [[Liam Moloney]], at every juncture (although Wynn failed to attain a century there). This record only ended in his [[Episode 6276|semi-final]], in which both he and [[Stephen Briggs]] scored in the first round; nonetheless, in this game Wynn would go on to achieve his highest total score so far, and was denied the [[15 round format (new)|new 15-round]] record score on a wrong answer to the conundrum {{word|LIDLTENSE}}.
+Wynn is notable as the first [[octochamp]] to have always been ahead of his opponent in all 120 rounds of his run. He continued this pattern into the finals, having a higher score than his [[Episode 6272|quarter-final]] opponent, six-time winner, [[Liam Moloney]], at every juncture (although Wynn failed to attain a [[century]] there). This record only ended in his [[Episode 6276|semi-final]], in which both he and [[Stephen Briggs]] scored in the first round – nonetheless, in this game, Wynn would go on to achieve his highest total score so far, and was denied the [[15 round format (new)|new 15-round]] record score on a wrong answer to the [[conundrum]] {{word|LIDLTENSE}}.
-The next day, Wynn faced the numbers whizz [[Matthew Tassier]] in the [[Episode 6277|Grand Final]]. After Tassier could only come up with the invalid {{word|waiged {{x}}}} in round 4, he turned it round with his specialist 6-small choice in round 6 to take a 4-point lead over Wynn. Wynn later regained the lead with {{word|REQUIEM}} in round 12 and {{word|SALMONID}} (beating Tassier’s disallowed offering of {{word|mondials {{x}}}}) in round 13, but Tassier’s 6-small pick beat Wynn again, forcing a crucial conundrum. However, neither player could unravel {{word|TTHESCORE}}, giving Wynn the win and the championship after a close "letters vs numbers" nail-biter.
+The next day, Wynn faced the numbers whizz [[Matthew Tassier]] in the [[Episode 6277|grand final]]. After Tassier could only come up with the invalid {{word|waiged {{x}}}} in Round 4, he turned it round with his specialist six-small choice in Round 6 to take a four-point lead over Wynn. Wynn later regained the lead with {{word|REQUIEM}} in Round 12 and {{word|SALMONID}} (beating Tassier’s disallowed offering of {{word|mondials {{x}}}}) in Round 13, but Tassier’s six-small pick beat Wynn again, forcing a crucial conundrum. However, neither player could unravel {{word|TTHESCORE}}, giving Wynn the win and the championship after a close "[[letters round|letters]] vs [[numbers round|numbers]]" nail-biter.
 ===Championship of Champions XV===
-Wynn returned to Countdown in January 2019 for the [[Championship of Champions XV]], where he took on [[Series 78]] semi-finalist [[Phil Davies]] in the first preliminary round of the tournament. Despite the game's fairly low maximum score, Wynn amassed a century here, achieving maximum points in all but one of the [[letters game|letters rounds]] (missing only the word {{word|FOOTSURE}}, which he did have noted) to take the game {{score|103|68}}. He then played [[Philip Aston]] in the quarter-finals, where – largely due to a very obscure but misspelled nine-letter word – he suffered his only defeat since his original one to [[Ryan Loughborough]].
+Wynn returned to ''[[Countdown]]'' in January 2019 for [[Championship of Champions XV]], where he took on [[Series 78]] semi-finalist, [[Phil Davies]], in the [[Episode 6980|first preliminary round]] of the tournament. Despite the game's fairly low maximum score, Wynn amassed a [[century]] here, achieving maximum points in all but one of the [[letters game|letters rounds]] (missing only the word {{word|FOOTSURE}}, which he did have noted) to take the game {{score|103|68}}. He then played [[Philip Aston]] in the [[Episode 6988|quarter-finals]], where – largely due to a very obscure but misspelled nine-letter word – he suffered his only defeat since his original one to [[Ryan Loughborough]].
-==Co-events==
+==[[Co-event]]s==
-Wynn competed in the [[2018 FOCAL finals]] as the No. 6 seed, and finished in 2nd place in the heats, winning 5 out of 7 games. This was followed by a victory over his opponent in the grand final, [[Tom Cappleman]], and therefore he become the 2018 FOCAL Finals champion. In 2020, he won [[COLIN XVI]].
+He made his Co-event debut at [[CO:REA 2013]], placing 14th out of 34. Wynn competed in the [[2018 FOCAL finals]] as the number six seed, and finished in second place in the heats, winning five out of seven games. This was followed by a victory over his opponent in the grand final, [[Tom Cappleman]], and therefore he become the 2018 [[FOCAL]] finals champion. In 2020, he won [[COLIN XVI]].
 {{series winner|preceded_by=Tom Cappleman|series=73|followed_by=Paul Erdunast}}
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 ==Episodes==
 {{episode table}}
-{{ep | 5072 | 1/07/2010 | P |[[Ryan Loughborough]]| 77 - 74 |Jonathan Wynn|[[Tim Vine]]|[[Susie Dent]]|132}}
+{{ep | 5072 | 01/07/2010 | P |[[Ryan Loughborough]]| 77 - 74 |Jonathan Wynn|[[Tim Vine]]|[[Susie Dent]]|132}}
 {{ep | 6194 | 24/08/2015 | P |[[Chris Roy]]| 30 - 100 |Jonathan Wynn|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|Susie Dent|136}}
 {{ep | 6195 | 25/08/2015 | P |Jonathan Wynn| 107 - 46 |[[Mark Ainsley]]|Gyles Brandreth|Susie Dent|123}}
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 {{ep | 6198 | 28/08/2015 | P |Jonathan Wynn| 112 - 79 |[[Daniel Morris]]|Greg Rusedski|Susie Dent|132}}
 {{ep | 6199 | 31/08/2015 | P |Jonathan Wynn| 131 - 55 |[[Paul Curtayne]]|Greg Rusedski|Susie Dent|134}}
-{{ep | 6200 | 1/09/2015 | P |Jonathan Wynn| 113 - 65 |[[David Vernon]]|Greg Rusedski|Susie Dent|134}}
+{{ep | 6200 | 01/09/2015 | P |Jonathan Wynn| 113 - 65 |[[David Vernon]]|Greg Rusedski|Susie Dent|134}}
-{{ep | 6201 | 2/09/2015 | P |Jonathan Wynn| 129 - 33 |[[Hannah Short]]|Greg Rusedski|Susie Dent|132}}
+{{ep | 6201 | 02/09/2015 | P |Jonathan Wynn| 129 - 33 |[[Hannah Short]]|Greg Rusedski|Susie Dent|132}}
 {{ep | 6272 | 16/12/2015 | QF |Jonathan Wynn| 90 - 84 |[[Liam Moloney]]|[[David Baddiel]]|Susie Dent|122}}
 {{ep | 6276 | 22/12/2015 | SF |Jonathan Wynn| 134 - 100 |[[Stephen Briggs]]|[[Tim Rice]]|Susie Dent|157}}
 {{ep | 6277 | 23/12/2015 | GF |Jonathan Wynn| 98 - 94 |[[Matthew Tassier]]|Tim Rice|Susie Dent|130}}
-{{ep | 6980 | 2/01/2019 | CP |Jonathan Wynn| 103 - 68 |[[Phil Davies]]|[[Kate Humble]]|Susie Dent|116}}
+{{ep | 6980 | 02/01/2019 | CP |Jonathan Wynn| 103 - 68 |[[Phil Davies]]|[[Kate Humble]]|Susie Dent|116}}
 {{ep | 6988 | 14/01/2019 | CQF |Jonathan Wynn| 92 - 110 |[[Philip Aston]]|[[Dr Linda Papadopoulos]]|Susie Dent|132}}
 {{episode table end}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Wynn, Jonathan}}
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 [[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era]]
 [[Category:Finalists]]
 [[Category:Tournament winners]]
 [[Category:Contestants on ZoomDown]]
+[[Category:Contestants with eight consecutive prelim centuries]]

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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Wynn, Jonathan}}
-[[Category:Returning Contestants]]
+[[Category:Returning contestants]]
 [[Category:Contestants in Series 63]]
 [[Category:Contestants in Series 73]]

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 [[Category:Series winners]]
 [[Category:Tournament winners]]
 ==External Links==

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 [[Image:JonathanWynn2.jpg|right|thumb|Jonathan Wynn in [[Series 73]].]]
 [[Image:JonathanWynn.jpg|right|thumb|Jonathan Wynn in [[Series 63]].]]
-'''Jonathan Wynn''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the champion of [[Series 73]] who débuted in [[Series 63]]. He has also been an [[Apterite]] since 2009, and is a regular Co:event player.
+'''Jonathan Wynn''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the champion of [[Series 73]] who débuted in [[Series 63]]. He has also been an [[Apterite]] since 2009, and is a regular Co-event player.
 ==Appearances on the programme==
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 Wynn returned to Countdown in January 2019 for the [[Championship of Champions XV]], where he took on [[Series 78]] semi-finalist [[Phil Davies]] in the first preliminary round of the tournament. Despite the game's fairly low maximum score, Wynn amassed a century here, achieving maximum points in all but one of the letters rounds (missing only the word {{word|FOOTSURE}}, which he did have noted) to take the game {{score|103|68}}. He then played [[Philip Aston]] in the quarter-finals, where – largely due to a very obscure but misspelled nine-letter word – he suffered his only defeat since his original one to Ryan Loughborough.
-===Co-events===
+==Co-events==
 Wynn competed in the [[2018 FOCAL finals]] as the #6 seed, and finished in 2nd place in the heats, winning 5 out of 7 games. This was followed by a victory over his opponent in the grand final, [[Tom Cappleman]], and therefore he become the 2018 FOCAL Finals champion. In 2020, he won [[COLIN XVI]].