Mark Goodliffe - Revision history

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 [[Image:Mark Goodliffe.png|200px|right|thumb|Mark Goodliffe in Series 62...]]
 [[Image:Mark Goodliffe1.png|200px|right|thumb|...and 13 years later in Series 88!]]
 '''Mark Goodliffe''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 62]] and [[Series 88|88]], and an [[octochamp]] and quarter-finalist in [[Series 89]]. At the time of his first appearance in 2010, he was a chartered accountant and finance director from London. As of his return, he was a non-executive director and former chief financial officer.
 ==Appearances==
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 ===[[Series 62]]===
-Goodliffe first appeared on 21 January 2010 against eventual series winner [[Oliver Garner]], where he lost his only match on a crucial [[conundrum]] by 75 points to Garner's 81, and this was despite being 26 points ahead at one stage.
+Goodliffe first appeared on [[Episode 4962|21 January 2010]] against eventual [[series winners|series winner]], [[Oliver Garner]], where he lost his only match on a crucial [[conundrum]] by 75 points to Garner's 81, and this was despite being 26 points ahead at one stage.
-===[[Series 88]] and [[Series 89]] Heat games===
+===[[Series 88]] and [[Series 89|89]] heat games===
-As a result of the unfortunate above matchup, Goodliffe returned to the show just under 14 years later, winning his first match against 5-time winner [[JJ Burrows]] with 93 points to Burrows' 81 points. After 3 further wins, including a personal best of 117 points in his 2nd game, Goodliffe was placed aside for the series finals of Series 88, and returned to Countdown in January 2024.
+As a result of the unfortunate above matchup, Goodliffe returned to the show just under 14 years later, winning his [[Episode 8166|first match]] against five-time winner [[JJ Burrows]] with 93 points to Burrows' 81 points. After three further wins, including a personal best of [[Episode 8167|117]] points in his second game, Goodliffe was placed aside for the series finals of Series 88, and returned to ''[[Countdown]]'' in January 2024.
-He immediately picked up where he left off by powering his way to octochampdom with four more victories; of particular note, his last three games were all [[century|centuries]] and included the nine-letter word spots of {{word|REACTIONS}}, {{word|ABSENTERS}} and {{word|REPOSTING}}. He also did very well to recover from a 17-point deficit in his final heat against challenger [[Laura Gilbert]] as a reverse-card of his match against [[Oliver Garner]]. This helped him finish with an octotal of 816 points, thus becoming the first [[octochamp]] of the series.
+He immediately picked up where he left off by powering his way to [[octochamp]]dom with four more victories – of particular note, his last three games were all [[century|centuries]] and included the nine-letter word spots of {{word|REACTIONS}}, {{word|ABSENTERS}} and {{word|REPOSTING}}. He also did very well to recover from a 17-point deficit in his [[Episode 8180|final heat]] against challenger [[Laura Gilbert]] as a reverse-card of his match against [[Oliver Garner]]. This helped him finish with an octotal of 816 points, thus becoming the first octochamp of the series.
-===[[Series 89]] Finals===
+===[[Series 89]] finals===
-Goodliffe ultimately returned as the fifth seed for a match against fellow returnee and [[octochamp]] [[Jessica Pratesi]]. In a very nip-and-tuck affair the two stayed close to each other the whole match, but Pratesi got some crucial spots with the first numbers round, paired with the word findings of {{word|LOUDISH}} and the darrenic {{word|MADUROS}} to secure victory at Mark's expense after a relatively easy final 6-small numbers round. Goodliffe did finish with a flourish turning {{word|USASECRET}} into {{word|SECATEURS}} to score a still excellent 99 points, and bowed out of the tournament with a grand total of 990 across his ten games, taking account of his [[Series 62]] appearance as well.
+Goodliffe ultimately returned as the fifth seed for a [[Episode 8302|quarter-final]] against fellow [[returning contestants|returning contestant]] and [[octochamp]], [[Jessica Pratesi]]. In a very nip-and-tuck affair, the two stayed close to each other the whole match, but Pratesi got some crucial spots with the first [[numbers round]], paired with the word findings of {{word|LOUDISH}} and the [[darren]]ic {{word|MADUROS}} to secure victory at Goodliffe's expense after a relatively easy final six-small numbers round. Goodliffe did finish with a flourish turning {{word|USASECRET}} into {{word|SECATEURS}} to score a still excellent 99 points, and bowed out of the tournament with a grand total of 990 across his ten games, taking account of his [[Series 62]] appearance as well.
-==Outside Countdown==
+==Outside ''[[Countdown]]''==
-Outside of Countdown, Goodliffe is a twelve-time winner of ''{{w|The Times}}'' Crossword Championships, with a remarkable ten-year undefeated run spanning 2008 to 2017. He is also a former UK Sudoku Champion.
+Outside of ''Countdown'', Goodliffe is a twelve-time winner of ''{{w|The Times}}'' Crossword Championships, with a remarkable ten-year undefeated run spanning 2008 to 2017. He is also a former UK Sudoku Champion.
-Goodliffe is well known alongside Simon Anthony, who represented the UK at the World Sudoku Championships, for their {{w|YouTube}} channel {{w|Cracking the Cryptic}}. On this channel they demonstrate (and occasionally live-stream) challenging paper-and-pencil puzzles, mainly Sudoku but also cryptic crosswords. The channel has been active since 2017, but grew in popularity during the 2020 {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}. It now boasts over 500,000 subscribers.
+Goodliffe is well known alongside Simon Anthony, who represented the UK at the World Sudoku Championships, for their {{w|YouTube}} channel {{w|Cracking the Cryptic}}. On this channel they demonstrate (and occasionally live-stream) challenging paper-and-pencil puzzles – mainly sudoku but also cryptic crosswords. The channel has been active since 2017, but grew in popularity during the 2020 {{w|COVID-19 pandemic}}. It now boasts over 500,000 subscribers.
 ==Episodes==
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 ==External Links==
-*[https://youtube.com/@CrackingTheCryptic Cracking the Cryptic] on YouTube
+*[https://youtube.com/@CrackingTheCryptic Cracking the Cryptic] on {{w|YouTube}}
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 [[Image:Mark Goodliffe.png|200px|right|thumb|Mark Goodliffe in Series 62...]]
 [[Image:Mark Goodliffe1.png|200px|right|thumb|...and 13 years later in Series 88!]]
-'''Mark Goodliffe''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 62]] and [[Series 88|88]], and an [[octochamp]] and Quarter-finalist in [[Series 89]]. At the time of his first appearance in 2010, he was a chartered accountant and finance director from London. As of his return, he was a non-executive director and former chief financial officer.
+'''Mark Goodliffe''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 62]] and [[Series 88|88]], and an [[octochamp]] and quarter-finalist in [[Series 89]]. At the time of his first appearance in 2010, he was a chartered accountant and finance director from London. As of his return, he was a non-executive director and former chief financial officer.
 ==Appearances==

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 [[Image:Mark Goodliffe.png|200px|right|thumb|Mark Goodliffe in Series 62...]]
 [[Image:Mark Goodliffe1.png|200px|right|thumb|...and 13 years later in Series 88!]]
-'''Mark Goodliffe''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 62]] and [[Series 88|88]], and an [[octochamp]] and Quarter-finalist in [[Series 89]]. He was a chartered accountant from London, and has qualified for the end-of-series finals. At the time of his first appearance in 2010, he was a finance director. As of his return, he was a non-executive director and former chief financial officer.
+'''Mark Goodliffe''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 62]] and [[Series 88|88]], and an [[octochamp]] and Quarter-finalist in [[Series 89]]. At the time of his first appearance in 2010, he was a chartered accountant and finance director from London. As of his return, he was a non-executive director and former chief financial officer.
 ==Appearances==

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 ===[[Series 89]] Finals===
-Goodliffe ultimately returned as the fifth seed for a match against fellow returnee and [[octochamp]] [[Jessica Pratesi]]. In a very nip-and-tuck affair the two stayed close to each other the whole match, but Pratesi got some crucial spots with the first numbers round, paired with the word findings of {{word|LOUDISH}} and the darrenic {{word|MADUROS}} to secure victory at Mark's expense after a relatively easy final 6-small numbers round. Goodliffe did finish with a flourish turning {{word|USASECRET}} into {{word|SECATEURS}} to score a still excellent 99 points, and bowed out of the tournament with a grand total of 990 across his ten games, taking account of his [[Series 63]] appearance as well.
+Goodliffe ultimately returned as the fifth seed for a match against fellow returnee and [[octochamp]] [[Jessica Pratesi]]. In a very nip-and-tuck affair the two stayed close to each other the whole match, but Pratesi got some crucial spots with the first numbers round, paired with the word findings of {{word|LOUDISH}} and the darrenic {{word|MADUROS}} to secure victory at Mark's expense after a relatively easy final 6-small numbers round. Goodliffe did finish with a flourish turning {{word|USASECRET}} into {{word|SECATEURS}} to score a still excellent 99 points, and bowed out of the tournament with a grand total of 990 across his ten games, taking account of his [[Series 62]] appearance as well.
 ==Outside Countdown==

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 ===[[Series 89]] Finals===
-Goodliffe ultimately returned as the fifth seed for a match against fellow returnee and [[octochamp]] [[Jessica Pratesi]]. In a very nip-and-tuck affair the two stayed close to each other the whole match, but Pratesi got some crucial spots with the first numbers round, paired with the word findings of {{word|LOUDISH}} and the darrenic {{word|MADUROS}} to secure victory at Mark's expense after a relatively easy final 6-small numbers round. Goodliffe did finish with a flourish turning {{word|USASECRET}} into {{word|SECATEURS}} to score a still excellent 99 points, and bowed out of the tournament with a grand total of 991 across his ten games, taking account of his [[Series 63]] appearance as well.
+Goodliffe ultimately returned as the fifth seed for a match against fellow returnee and [[octochamp]] [[Jessica Pratesi]]. In a very nip-and-tuck affair the two stayed close to each other the whole match, but Pratesi got some crucial spots with the first numbers round, paired with the word findings of {{word|LOUDISH}} and the darrenic {{word|MADUROS}} to secure victory at Mark's expense after a relatively easy final 6-small numbers round. Goodliffe did finish with a flourish turning {{word|USASECRET}} into {{word|SECATEURS}} to score a still excellent 99 points, and bowed out of the tournament with a grand total of 990 across his ten games, taking account of his [[Series 63]] appearance as well.
 ==Outside Countdown==

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 {{ep | 8179 | 04/01/2024 | P |Mark Goodliffe|105 – 58|[[Julie Acheson]]|Babatunde Aléshé|Susie Dent|147}}
 {{ep | 8180 | 05/01/2024 | P |Mark Goodliffe|105 – 82|[[Laura Gilbert]]|Babatunde Aléshé|Susie Dent|134}}
 {{episode table end}}

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	He immediately picked up where he left off by powering his way to octochampdom with four more victories; of particular note, his last three games were all [[century\|centuries]] and included the nine-letter word spots of {{word\|REACTIONS}}, {{word\|ABSENTERS}} and {{word\|REPOSTING}}. He also did very well to recover from a 17-point deficit in his final heat against challenger [[Laura Gilbert]] as a reverse-card of his match against [[Oliver Garner]]. This helped him finish with an octotal of 816 points, thus becoming the first [[octochamp]] of the series.		He immediately picked up where he left off by powering his way to octochampdom with four more victories; of particular note, his last three games were all [[century\|centuries]] and included the nine-letter word spots of {{word\|REACTIONS}}, {{word\|ABSENTERS}} and {{word\|REPOSTING}}. He also did very well to recover from a 17-point deficit in his final heat against challenger [[Laura Gilbert]] as a reverse-card of his match against [[Oliver Garner]]. This helped him finish with an octotal of 816 points, thus becoming the first [[octochamp]] of the series.
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		+	===[[Series 89]] Finals===
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		+	Goodliffe ultimately returned as the fifth seed for a match against fellow returnee and [[octochamp]] [[Jessica Pratesi]]. In a very nip-and-tuck affair the two stayed close to each other the whole match, but Pratesi got some crucial spots with the first numbers round, paired with the word findings of {{word\|LOUDISH}} and the darrenic {{word\|MADUROS}} to secure victory at Mark's expense after a relatively easy final 6-small numbers round. Goodliffe did finish with a flourish turning {{word\|USASECRET}} into {{word\|SECATEURS}} to score a still excellent 99 points, and bowed out of the tournament with a grand total of 991 across his ten games, taking account of his [[Series 63]] appearance as well.

	==Outside Countdown==		==Outside Countdown==