Julian Fell - Revision history

TobyMcDonald at 21:23, 29 July 2024

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GTh at 22:24, 3 February 2023

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TheWikiMan at 13:43, 7 October 2022

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TobyMcDonald at 16:09, 27 August 2021

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TobyMcDonald at 18:29, 9 August 2021

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TobyMcDonald at 15:50, 4 June 2021

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Mclarenguy22 at 10:54, 18 December 2020

2020-12-18T10:54:55Z

Mclarenguy22: /* Championship of Champions XI */

2020-09-05T16:16:13Z

‎Championship of Champions XI

Mclarenguy22 at 17:11, 31 May 2020

2020-05-31T17:11:48Z

The Doctor: all 8 conundrums!

2020-05-29T13:56:55Z

all 8 conundrums!

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 {{featured article}}
 {{octostats|'''Champion'''|1|924|'''8'''}}
-[[Image:Julian Fell.jpg|right|thumb|frame|Julian Fell]]
+[[Image:Julian Fell.jpg|right|thumb|Julian Fell]]
-'''Julian Fell''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[Series Winners|champion]] of [[Series 48]], and a quarter-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XI]]. He is widely considered to be among the greatest [[contestant|Countdowners]] of all time.
+'''Julian Fell''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[Series winners|champion]] of [[Series 48]], and a quarter-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XI]]. He is widely considered to be among the greatest [[contestant]]s of all time. He holds a cornucopia of records, including the highest single score in a game of [[Episode 3387|146]] at that time which was later [[Episode 5654|matched]] a decade later by [[Conor Travers]] but never exceeded until [[Zarte Siempre]] smashed it with a score of [[Episode 6991|150]] in January 2019, which was then bettered by [[Elliott Mellor]], who scored [[Episode 7077|152]] in May 2019, then by [[Tom Stevenson]] with [[Episode 7860|154]] in September 2022. Fell is particularly renowned for his astonishing word knowledge, including definitions, coupled with fast [[conundrum]]s. He was the fourth player in history to solve all eight of his preliminary conundrums, after [[Darryl Francis]], [[Harvey Freeman]] and [[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]]. His [[numbers round|numbers]] strength is often underestimated in comparison to the other disciplines. A poll of [[Gevincountdown]] members in 2003 voted him the greatest player of all time, ahead of Harvey Freeman. His octochamp aggregate score of 924 was a record until [[Series 60]] champion [[Kirk Bevins]] beat it by a single point in 2009, and his aggregate series total of 1,307 across 11 games was also a record until [[Series 69]] runner-up [[Dylan Taylor]] bettered it by 12 points in 2013. He is also the first player in the history of ''[[Countdown]]'' to score over 900 points (924) across his eight heat games.
 ==Appearances on the programme==
 ===Heat games===
-His debut came on Wednesday 16th October 2002, when as an 18-year old student from York Sixth Form College, he posted an impressive 117. Six more [[century|centuries]] followed, and by the following Friday only [[Carl McDermott]] stood between Fell and [[octochamp]]dom. [[Episode 3349|This game]] is remembered as one of the greatest drubbings in ''Countdown'' history, as Fell racked up 138, winning by 109. His place as No. 1 seed and favourite for the series was assured, and his feat of eight centuries in eight heats has been matched by only a very select group of players.
+His debut came on [[Episode 3342|Wednesday 16 October 2002]], when as an 18-year old student from {{w|York College (York)|York Sixth Form College}}, he posted an impressive 117. Six more [[century|centuries]] followed, and by the following Friday, only [[Carl McDermott]] stood between Fell and [[octochamp]]dom. [[Episode 3349|This game]] is remembered as one of the greatest drubbings in ''[[Countdown]]'' history, as Fell racked up 138, winning by 109. His place as number one seed and favourite for the series was assured, and his feat of eight centuries in eight heats has been matched by only a very select group of players.
 ===Series finals===
-The quarter-final saw Fell rack up a hefty 125 against 8th seed [[Mike Brown (debut episode 3328)|Mike Brown]] including the nine {{word|WOMANISER}} to advance comfortably to the next round. In the semi-final, Fell faced [[Danny Hamilton]], finding {{word|SALMONIDS}}, {{word|DEPORTING}}, {{word|INGATHERS}} and {{word|DEFLATION}} to make the then-highest ever score of 146 before the [[conundrum]]. With [[Chris Wills]]' high score record already surpassed, Fell had his first blank on the conundrum, with {{word|THEIRCOPY}} proving too difficult for either [[contestant]]. The final was more closely fought, despite Fell finding a first round winner in {{word|MANTICORE}}. [[Grace Page]] played consistently thereafter and the excellent {{word|KNITWEAR}} in Round 9 gave her a chance of a comeback. However the rest of the game produced flat selections and the game was over before the final [[numbers game|numbers]]. Fell ended the series by unravelling {{word|APIMOMENT}} in barely a second.
+The [[Episode 3383|quarter-final]] saw Fell rack up a hefty 125 against eighth seed [[Mike Brown (debut episode 3328)|Mike Brown]] including the nine {{word|WOMANISER}} to advance comfortably to the next round.
 ===Championship of Champions XI===
-A few weeks later, he returned to the Leeds studio for [[Championship of Champions XI]]. A twelfth consecutive century, this time against [[Series 42]]'s [[Terence O'Farrell]], eased Fell into the quarter-finals. His match with [[Series 43]] champion [[Graham Nash]] was another classic. Both players scored steadily but the game turned on Fell's risky declaration of {{word|gambiers {{x}}}}, which he knew to be a mass noun plural but believed was likely to be acceptable under the newly revised rules. [[Susie Dent|Susie]] disagreed &mdash; the first time Fell had had a word disallowed. A few points behind going into the crucial conundrum, Nash quickly buzzed with the solution to {{word|MENDMEDOC}} and the game was his &mdash; Fell had been felled at last.
+A few weeks later, he returned to [[The Leeds Studios]] for [[Championship of Champions XI]]. A [[Episode 3396|twelfth consecutive century]], this time against [[Series 42]]'s [[Terence O'Farrell]], eased Fell into the [[Episode 3401|quarter-finals]].
 ===Special game===
-Fell returned a few months later to face [[Series 47]] champion [[Chris Wills]] in a [[special episode]]. The game was close but Fell pulled ahead with {{word|GERONTIC}} in round 12, but was beaten on the last numbers and went into the conundrum trailing {{score|90|92}}. Fell had still scored a [[century]] in every game he had played, including his loss to Graham Nash. It was Fell that got the conundrum {{word|VIRTUOSIC}} and continued his run of 14 centuries in 14 games. Overall, he has won 13 games and lost only 1.
+Fell returned a few months later to face [[Series 47]] [[series winners|champion]], [[Chris Wills]], in a [[special episode]]. The game was close but Fell pulled ahead with {{word|GERONTIC}} in Round 12, but was beaten on the last [[numbers round]], and went into the [[conundrum]] trailing {{score|90|92}}. Fell had still scored a [[century]] in every game he had played, including his loss to [[Graham Nash]]. It was Fell that unscrambled the conundrum {{word|VICTORIUS}} into {{word|VIRTUOSIC}} and continued his run of 14 centuries in 14 games. Overall, he has won 13 games and lost only one.
-==After ''Countdown''==
+==After ''[[Countdown]]''==
-Following Fell's loss to Graham Nash, he played in two [[Cambridge Charity Countdown Challenge|non-televised charity games]] against [[Chris Cummins]], the champion of [[Series 50]] and a fellow {{w|University of Cambridge|Cambridge University}} student at the time. Fell won {{score|2|0}}. He went on to organise the [[JOLT|first major online tournament]] in the summer of 2004, and beat [[Jon Stitcher]] in a closely fought [[Episode JOLT19|final]].
+Following Fell's loss to [[Graham Nash]], he played in two [[Cambridge Charity Countdown Challenge|non-televised charity games]] against [[Chris Cummins]], the [[series winners|champion]] of [[Series 50]] and a fellow {{w|University of Cambridge}} student at the time. Fell won {{score|2|0}}. He went on to organise the [[JOLT|first major online tournament]] in the summer of 2004, and beat [[Jon Stitcher]] in a closely fought [[Episode JOLT19|grand final]].
 Fell also appeared as a contestant on the defunct {{w|Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5}} game show ''{{w|BrainTeaser}}''.
-He has since graduated from {{w|Magdalene College, Cambridge}}. A once active member of the online ''Countdown'' community, Fell attended the offline [[Co-event|tournament]] [[CoNot 2008]]. Soon after, he announced his retirement, citing a lack of motivation.
+He has since graduated from {{w|Magdalene College, Cambridge}}. A once active member of the [[:Category:Online community|online ''Countdown'' community]], Fell attended the [[Co-event]], [[CoNot 2008]]. Soon after, he announced his retirement, citing a lack of motivation.
-{{series winner|preceded_by=Chris Wills|series=48|followed_by=John Davies (Series 49){{!!}}John Davies}}
+{{series winner|preceded_by=Chris Wills|series=48|followed_by=John Davies (Series 49){{!}}John Davies}}
 ==Episodes==
 {{episode table}}
-{{ep | 3342 | 16/10/2002 | P |[[Kevin Neate]]| 63 − 117 |Julian Fell|[[Keith Barron]]|[[Susie Dent]]|122}}
+{{ep | 3342 | 16/10/2002 | P |[[Kevin Neate]]| 63 – 117 |Julian Fell|[[Keith Barron]]|[[Susie Dent]]|122}}
-{{ep | 3343 | 17/10/2002 | P |Julian Fell| 117 − 57 |[[Russell Hutton]]|Keith Barron|Susie Dent|120}}
+{{ep | 3343 | 17/10/2002 | P |Julian Fell| 117 – 57 |[[Russell Hutton]]|Keith Barron|Susie Dent|120}}
-{{ep | 3344 | 18/10/2002 | P |Julian Fell| 108 − 53 |[[Megan Stone]]|Keith Barron|Susie Dent|117}}
+{{ep | 3344 | 18/10/2002 | P |Julian Fell| 108 – 53 |[[Megan Stone]]|Keith Barron|Susie Dent|117}}
-{{ep | 3345 | 21/10/2002 | P |Julian Fell| 120 − 49 |[[Leo Pinches]]|[[Ingrid Tarrant]]|Susie Dent|131}}
+{{ep | 3345 | 21/10/2002 | P |Julian Fell| 120 – 49 |[[Leo Pinches]]|[[Ingrid Tarrant]]|Susie Dent|131}}
-{{ep | 3346 | 22/10/2002 | P |Julian Fell| 104 − 61 |[[Tim Cape]]|Ingrid Tarrant|Susie Dent|119}}
+{{ep | 3346 | 22/10/2002 | P |Julian Fell| 104 – 61 |[[Tim Cape]]|Ingrid Tarrant|Susie Dent|119}}
-{{ep | 3347 | 23/10/2002 | P |Julian Fell| 111 − 54 |[[Jill Leatherbarrow]]|Ingrid Tarrant|Susie Dent|140}}
+{{ep | 3347 | 23/10/2002 | P |Julian Fell| 111 – 54 |[[Jill Leatherbarrow]]|Ingrid Tarrant|Susie Dent|140}}
-{{ep | 3348 | 24/10/2002 | P |Julian Fell| 109 − 84 |[[June Mitchell]]|Ingrid Tarrant|Susie Dent|118}}
+{{ep | 3348 | 24/10/2002 | P |Julian Fell| 109 – 84 |[[June Mitchell]]|Ingrid Tarrant|Susie Dent|118}}
-{{ep | 3349 | 25/10/2002 | P |Julian Fell| 138 − 29 |[[Carl McDermott]]|Ingrid Tarrant|Susie Dent|148}}
+{{ep | 3349 | 25/10/2002 | P |Julian Fell| 138 – 29 |[[Carl McDermott]]|Ingrid Tarrant|Susie Dent|148}}
-{{ep | 3383 | 12/12/2002 | QF |Julian Fell| 125 − 67 |[[Mike Brown (debut episode 3328)|Mike Brown]]|[[Pam Ayres]]|[[Richard Samson]]|141}}
+{{ep | 3383 | 12/12/2002 | QF |Julian Fell| 125 – 67 |[[Mike Brown (debut episode 3328)|Mike Brown]]|[[Pam Ayres]]|[[Richard Samson]]|141}}
-{{ep | 3387 | 18/12/2002 | SF |[[Danny Hamilton]]| 77 − 146 |Julian Fell|[[Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall]]|Richard Samson|158}}
+{{ep | 3387 | 18/12/2002 | SF |[[Danny Hamilton]]| 77 – 146 |Julian Fell|[[Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall]]|Richard Samson|158}}
-{{ep | 3389 | 20/12/2002 | GF |Julian Fell| 112 − 88 |[[Grace Page]]|Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall|Richard Samson|132}}
+{{ep | 3389 | 20/12/2002 | GF |Julian Fell| 112 – 88 |[[Grace Page]]|Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall|Richard Samson|132}}
-{{ep | 3396 | 14/01/2003 | CP |Julian Fell| 118 − 64 |[[Terence O'Farrell]]|[[Tim Rice]]|Susie Dent|130}}
+{{ep | 3396 | 14/01/2003 | CP |Julian Fell| 118 – 64 |[[Terence O'Farrell]]|[[Tim Rice]]|Susie Dent|130}}
-{{ep | 3401 | 21/01/2003 | CQF |[[Graham Nash]]| 120 − 109 |Julian Fell|[[Eric Knowles]]|Susie Dent|137}}
+{{ep | 3401 | 21/01/2003 | CQF |[[Graham Nash]]| 120 – 109 |Julian Fell|[[Eric Knowles]]|Susie Dent|137}}
-{{ep | S12 | 12/09/2003 | S |Julian Fell| 100 − 92 |[[Chris Wills]]|[[Bob Bevan]]|[[Alison Heard]]|123}}
+{{ep | S12 | 12/09/2003 | S |Julian Fell| 100 – 92 |[[Chris Wills]]|[[Bob Bevan]]|[[Alison Heard]]|123}}
 {{episode table end}}
 ==See also==
 {{WP}}
-* His own record of his [http://www.thecountdownpage.com/exp-julian-fell-1.htm experience on the show] on [[The Countdown Page]].
+{{TCDP|url=exp-julian-fell-1.htm|text=His own record of his experience on the show}}
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 [[Image:Julian Fell.jpg|right|thumb|frame|Julian Fell]]
 '''Julian Fell''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[Series Winners|champion]] of [[Series 48]], and a quarter-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XI]]. He is widely considered to be among the greatest [[contestant|Countdowners]] of all time.
-He holds a cornucopia of records, including the highest single score in a game of 146 at that time which was later [[Episode 5654|matched]] a decade later by [[Conor Travers]] but never exceeded until [[Zarte Siempre]] smashed it with a score of [[Episode 6991|150]] in January 2019, which was then bettered by [[Elliott Mellor]], who scored [[Episode 7077|152]] in May 2019, then by [[Tom Stevenson]] with [[Episode 7860|154]] in October 2022. Fell is particularly renowned for his astonishing word knowledge, including definitions, coupled with fast [[conundrum]]s. He was the third player in history to solve all eight of his preliminary conundrums, after [[Harvey Freeman]] and [[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]]. His numbers strength is often underestimated in comparison to the other disciplines. A poll of [[Gevincountdown]] members in 2003 voted him the greatest player of all time, ahead of [[Harvey Freeman]]. His octochamp aggregate score of 924 was a record until [[Series 60]] champion [[Kirk Bevins]] beat it by a single point in 2009, and his aggregate series total of 1,307 across 11 games was also a record until [[Series 69]] runner-up [[Dylan Taylor]] bettered it by 12 points in 2013. He is also the first player in the history of ''[[Countdown]]'' to score over 900 points (924) across his 8 heat games.
+He holds a cornucopia of records, including the highest single score in a game of 146 at that time which was later [[Episode 5654|matched]] a decade later by [[Conor Travers]] but never exceeded until [[Zarte Siempre]] smashed it with a score of [[Episode 6991|150]] in January 2019, which was then bettered by [[Elliott Mellor]], who scored [[Episode 7077|152]] in May 2019, then by [[Tom Stevenson]] with [[Episode 7860|154]] in October 2022. Fell is particularly renowned for his astonishing word knowledge, including definitions, coupled with fast [[conundrum]]s. He was the fourth player in history to solve all eight of his preliminary conundrums, after [[Darryl Francis]], [[Harvey Freeman]] and [[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]]. His numbers strength is often underestimated in comparison to the other disciplines. A poll of [[Gevincountdown]] members in 2003 voted him the greatest player of all time, ahead of [[Harvey Freeman]]. His octochamp aggregate score of 924 was a record until [[Series 60]] champion [[Kirk Bevins]] beat it by a single point in 2009, and his aggregate series total of 1,307 across 11 games was also a record until [[Series 69]] runner-up [[Dylan Taylor]] bettered it by 12 points in 2013. He is also the first player in the history of ''[[Countdown]]'' to score over 900 points (924) across his 8 heat games.
 ==Appearances on the programme==

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 [[Image:Julian Fell.jpg|right|thumb|frame|Julian Fell]]
 '''Julian Fell''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[Series Winners|champion]] of [[Series 48]], and a quarter-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XI]]. He is widely considered to be among the greatest [[contestant|Countdowners]] of all time.
-He holds a cornucopia of records, including the highest single score in a game of 146 at that time which was later [[Episode 5654|matched]] a decade later by [[Conor Travers]] but never exceeded until [[Zarte Siempre]] smashed it with a score of [[Episode 6991|150]] in January 2019, which was then bettered by [[Elliott Mellor]], who scored [[Episode 7077|152]] in May 2019. Fell is particularly renowned for his astonishing word knowledge, including definitions, coupled with fast [[conundrum]]s. He was the third player in history to solve all eight of his preliminary conundrums, after [[Harvey Freeman]] and [[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]]. His numbers strength is often underestimated in comparison to the other disciplines. A poll of [[Gevincountdown]] members in 2003 voted him the greatest player of all time, ahead of [[Harvey Freeman]]. His octochamp aggregate score of 924 was a record until [[Series 60]] champion [[Kirk Bevins]] beat it by a single point in 2009, and his aggregate series total of 1,307 across 11 games was also a record until [[Series 69]] runner-up [[Dylan Taylor]] bettered it by 12 points in 2013. He is also the first player in the history of ''[[Countdown]]'' to score over 900 points (924) across his 8 heat games.
+He holds a cornucopia of records, including the highest single score in a game of 146 at that time which was later [[Episode 5654|matched]] a decade later by [[Conor Travers]] but never exceeded until [[Zarte Siempre]] smashed it with a score of [[Episode 6991|150]] in January 2019, which was then bettered by [[Elliott Mellor]], who scored [[Episode 7077|152]] in May 2019, then by [[Tom Stevenson]] with [[Episode 7860|154]] in October 2022. Fell is particularly renowned for his astonishing word knowledge, including definitions, coupled with fast [[conundrum]]s. He was the third player in history to solve all eight of his preliminary conundrums, after [[Harvey Freeman]] and [[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]]. His numbers strength is often underestimated in comparison to the other disciplines. A poll of [[Gevincountdown]] members in 2003 voted him the greatest player of all time, ahead of [[Harvey Freeman]]. His octochamp aggregate score of 924 was a record until [[Series 60]] champion [[Kirk Bevins]] beat it by a single point in 2009, and his aggregate series total of 1,307 across 11 games was also a record until [[Series 69]] runner-up [[Dylan Taylor]] bettered it by 12 points in 2013. He is also the first player in the history of ''[[Countdown]]'' to score over 900 points (924) across his 8 heat games.
 ==Appearances on the programme==

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 ===Championship of Champions XI===
-A few weeks later, he returned to the Leeds studio for [[Championship of Champions XI]]. A twelfth consecutive century, this time against [[Series 42]]'s [[Terence O'Farrell]], eased Fell into the quarter-finals. His match with [[Series 43]] [[Series Winners|champion]] [[Graham Nash]] was another classic. Both players scored steadily but the game turned on Fell's risky declaration of {{word|gambiers {{x}}}}, which he knew to be a mass noun plural but believed was likely to be acceptable under the newly revised rules. [[Susie Dent|Susie]] disagreed &mdash; the first time Fell had had a word disallowed. A few points behind going into the crucial conundrum, Nash quickly buzzed with the solution to {{word|MENDMEDOC}} and the game was his &mdash; Fell had been felled at last.
+A few weeks later, he returned to the Leeds studio for [[Championship of Champions XI]]. A twelfth consecutive century, this time against [[Series 42]]'s [[Terence O'Farrell]], eased Fell into the quarter-finals. His match with [[Series 43]] champion [[Graham Nash]] was another classic. Both players scored steadily but the game turned on Fell's risky declaration of {{word|gambiers {{x}}}}, which he knew to be a mass noun plural but believed was likely to be acceptable under the newly revised rules. [[Susie Dent|Susie]] disagreed &mdash; the first time Fell had had a word disallowed. A few points behind going into the crucial conundrum, Nash quickly buzzed with the solution to {{word|MENDMEDOC}} and the game was his &mdash; Fell had been felled at last.
 ===Special game===

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 {{octostats|'''Champion'''|1|924|'''8'''}}
 [[Image:Julian Fell.jpg|right|thumb|frame|Julian Fell]]
-'''Julian Fell''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[series champion|champion]] of [[Series 48]], and a quarter-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XI]]. He is widely considered to be among the greatest [[Countdowner]]s of all time.
+'''Julian Fell''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[Series Winners|champion]] of [[Series 48]], and a quarter-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XI]]. He is widely considered to be among the greatest [[contestant|Countdowners]] of all time.
-He holds a cornucopia of records, including the highest single score in a game of 146 at that time which was later matched a decade later by [[Conor Travers]] but never exceeded until [[Zarte Siempre]] smashed it with a score of 150 in January 2019, which was then bettered by [[Elliott Mellor]], who scored 152 in May 2019. Fell is particularly renowned for his astonishing word knowledge, including definitions, coupled with fast conundrums. He was the third player in history to solve all eight of his preliminary conundrums, after [[Harvey Freeman]] and [[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]]. His numbers strength is often underestimated in comparison to the other disciplines. A poll of [[Gevincountdown]] members in 2003 voted him the greatest player of all time, ahead of [[Harvey Freeman]]. His [[octochamp]] aggregate score of 924 was a record until [[Series 60]] champion [[Kirk Bevins]] beat it by a single point in 2009, and his aggregate series total of 1,307 across 11 games was also a record until [[Series 69]] runner-up [[Dylan Taylor]] bettered it by 12 points in 2013. He is also the first player in the history of Countdown to score over 900 points (924) across his 8 heat games.
+He holds a cornucopia of records, including the highest single score in a game of 146 at that time which was later [[Episode 5654|matched]] a decade later by [[Conor Travers]] but never exceeded until [[Zarte Siempre]] smashed it with a score of [[Episode 6991|150]] in January 2019, which was then bettered by [[Elliott Mellor]], who scored [[Episode 7077|152]] in May 2019. Fell is particularly renowned for his astonishing word knowledge, including definitions, coupled with fast [[conundrum]]s. He was the third player in history to solve all eight of his preliminary conundrums, after [[Harvey Freeman]] and [[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]]. His numbers strength is often underestimated in comparison to the other disciplines. A poll of [[Gevincountdown]] members in 2003 voted him the greatest player of all time, ahead of [[Harvey Freeman]]. His octochamp aggregate score of 924 was a record until [[Series 60]] champion [[Kirk Bevins]] beat it by a single point in 2009, and his aggregate series total of 1,307 across 11 games was also a record until [[Series 69]] runner-up [[Dylan Taylor]] bettered it by 12 points in 2013. He is also the first player in the history of ''[[Countdown]]'' to score over 900 points (924) across his 8 heat games.
 ==Appearances on the programme==
 ===Heat games===
-His debut came on Wednesday 16th October 2002, when as an 18-year old student from York Sixth Form College, he posted an impressive 117. Six more centuries followed, and by the following Friday only [[Carl McDermott]] stood between Fell and [[octochamp]]dom. [[Episode 3349|This game]] is remembered as one of the greatest drubbings in Countdown history, as Fell racked up 138, winning by 109. His place as #1 seed and favourite for the series was assured, and his feat of eight centuries in eight heats has been matched by only a very select group of players.
+His debut came on Wednesday 16th October 2002, when as an 18-year old student from York Sixth Form College, he posted an impressive 117. Six more [[century|centuries]] followed, and by the following Friday only [[Carl McDermott]] stood between Fell and [[octochamp]]dom. [[Episode 3349|This game]] is remembered as one of the greatest drubbings in ''Countdown'' history, as Fell racked up 138, winning by 109. His place as No. 1 seed and favourite for the series was assured, and his feat of eight centuries in eight heats has been matched by only a very select group of players.
 ===Series finals===
-The quarter-final saw Fell rack up a hefty 125 against 8th seed [[Mike Brown (debut episode 3328)|Mike Brown]] including the nine {{word|WOMANISER}} to advance comfortably to the next round. In the semi-final, Fell faced [[Danny Hamilton]], finding {{word|SALMONIDS}}, {{word|DEPORTING}}, {{word|INGATHERS}} and {{word|DEFLATION}} to make the then-highest ever score of 146 before the conundrum. With [[Chris Wills]]' high score record already surpassed, Fell had his first blank on the conundrum, with {{word|THEIRCOPY}} proving too difficult for either contestant. The final was more closely fought, despite Fell finding a first round winner in {{word|MANTICORE}}. [[Grace Page]] played consistently thereafter and the excellent {{word|KNITWEAR}} in Round 9 gave her a chance of a comeback. However the rest of the game produced flat selections and the game was over before the final numbers. Fell ended the series by unravelling {{word|APIMOMENT}} in barely a second.
+The quarter-final saw Fell rack up a hefty 125 against 8th seed [[Mike Brown (debut episode 3328)|Mike Brown]] including the nine {{word|WOMANISER}} to advance comfortably to the next round. In the semi-final, Fell faced [[Danny Hamilton]], finding {{word|SALMONIDS}}, {{word|DEPORTING}}, {{word|INGATHERS}} and {{word|DEFLATION}} to make the then-highest ever score of 146 before the [[conundrum]]. With [[Chris Wills]]' high score record already surpassed, Fell had his first blank on the conundrum, with {{word|THEIRCOPY}} proving too difficult for either [[contestant]]. The final was more closely fought, despite Fell finding a first round winner in {{word|MANTICORE}}. [[Grace Page]] played consistently thereafter and the excellent {{word|KNITWEAR}} in Round 9 gave her a chance of a comeback. However the rest of the game produced flat selections and the game was over before the final [[numbers game|numbers]]. Fell ended the series by unravelling {{word|APIMOMENT}} in barely a second.
 ===Championship of Champions XI===
-A few weeks later, he returned to the Leeds studio for [[Championship of Champions XI]]. A twelfth consecutive century, this time against [[Series 42]]'s [[Terence O'Farrell]], eased Fell into the quarter-finals. His match with [[Series 43]] champion [[Graham Nash]] was another classic. Both players scored steadily but the game turned on Fell's risky declaration of {{word|gambiers {{x}}}}, which he knew to be a mass noun plural but believed was likely to be acceptable under the newly revised rules. [[Susie Dent|Susie]] disagreed - the first time Fell had had a word disallowed. A few points behind going into the crucial conundrum, Nash quickly buzzed with the solution to {{word|MENDMEDOC}} and the game was his - Fell had been felled at last.
+A few weeks later, he returned to the Leeds studio for [[Championship of Champions XI]]. A twelfth consecutive century, this time against [[Series 42]]'s [[Terence O'Farrell]], eased Fell into the quarter-finals. His match with [[Series 43]] [[Series Winners|champion]] [[Graham Nash]] was another classic. Both players scored steadily but the game turned on Fell's risky declaration of {{word|gambiers {{x}}}}, which he knew to be a mass noun plural but believed was likely to be acceptable under the newly revised rules. [[Susie Dent|Susie]] disagreed &mdash; the first time Fell had had a word disallowed. A few points behind going into the crucial conundrum, Nash quickly buzzed with the solution to {{word|MENDMEDOC}} and the game was his &mdash; Fell had been felled at last.
 ===Special game===
-Fell returned a few months later to face [[Series 47]] champion [[Chris Wills]] in a special game. The game was close but Fell pulled ahead with {{word|GERONTIC}} in round 12, but was beaten on the last numbers and went into the conundrum trailing {{score|90|92}}. Fell had still scored a century in every game he had played, including his loss to Graham Nash. It was Fell that got the conundrum {{word|VIRTUOSIC}} and continued his run of 14 [[century|centuries]] in 14 games. Overall, he has won 13 games and lost only 1.
+Fell returned a few months later to face [[Series 47]] champion [[Chris Wills]] in a [[special episode]]. The game was close but Fell pulled ahead with {{word|GERONTIC}} in round 12, but was beaten on the last numbers and went into the conundrum trailing {{score|90|92}}. Fell had still scored a [[century]] in every game he had played, including his loss to Graham Nash. It was Fell that got the conundrum {{word|VIRTUOSIC}} and continued his run of 14 centuries in 14 games. Overall, he has won 13 games and lost only 1.
 ==After ''Countdown''==
-Following Fell's loss to Graham Nash, he played in two [[Cambridge Charity Countdown Challenge|non-televised charity games]] against [[Chris Cummins]], the champion of [[Series 50]] and a fellow Cambridge University student at the time. Fell won {{score|2|0}}. He went on to organise the first major online tournament in the summer of 2004, and beat [[Jon Stitcher]] in a closely fought final.
+Following Fell's loss to Graham Nash, he played in two [[Cambridge Charity Countdown Challenge|non-televised charity games]] against [[Chris Cummins]], the champion of [[Series 50]] and a fellow {{w|University of Cambridge|Cambridge University}} student at the time. Fell won {{score|2|0}}. He went on to organise the [[JOLT|first major online tournament]] in the summer of 2004, and beat [[Jon Stitcher]] in a closely fought [[Episode JOLT19|final]].
-Fell also appeared as a contestant on the defunct Channel 5 game show ''Brainteaser''.
+Fell also appeared as a contestant on the defunct {{w|Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5}} game show ''{{w|BrainTeaser}}''.
-He has since graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge. A once active member of the online ''Countdown'' community, Fell attended the offline [[CoNot 2008|CoNot]] tournament in 2008. Soon after, he announced his retirement, citing a lack of motivation.
+He has since graduated from {{w|Magdalene College, Cambridge}}. A once active member of the online ''Countdown'' community, Fell attended the offline [[Co-event|tournament]] [[CoNot 2008]]. Soon after, he announced his retirement, citing a lack of motivation.
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 * His own record of his [http://www.thecountdownpage.com/exp-julian-fell-1.htm experience on the show] on [[The Countdown Page]].
-* [[Brian Fell]], Julian Fell's late uncle who appeared as a contestant in [[Series 39]].
+* [[Brian Fell]], Julian Fell's late uncle who appeared as a [[contestant]] in [[Series 39]].
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