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 [[Image:Martin Gardner.jpg|thumb|right|Martin Gardner in his first game.]]
-'''Martin Gardner''' (born 19 September, 1983 in [[Leeds]], England) was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 49]].
+'''Martin Gardner''' (born 19 September 1983 in [[Leeds]], England) was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 49]].
 Before being a contestant on the show, he ran the Countdown website [[Countdown Update UK]]. After finding the address on [[Ben Wilson]]'s website, he applied for the televised show.

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 {{Featured article}}
 [[Image:Martin Gardner.jpg|thumb|right|Martin Gardner in his first game.]]
 '''Martin Gardner''' (born 19 September, 1983 in [[Leeds]], England) was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 49]].

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 {{Featured article}}
 [[Image:Martin Gardner.jpg|thumb|right|Martin Gardner in his first game.]]
-'''Martin Gardner''' (born 19 September, 1983 in [[Leeds]], England) was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 49]]. Before being a contestant on the show, he ran the Countdown website [[Countdown Update UK]]. After finding the address on [[Ben Wilson]]'s website, he applied for the televised show.
+'''Martin Gardner''' (born 19 September, 1983 in [[Leeds]], England) was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 49]].
-Before appearing on the show, Martin ran the [[Hypercountdown|Countdown Advance]] on [[Gevincountdown]] as well as the UK Net Gameshows Yahoo! forum. He also ran Countdown_Update_UK which included about 100 pages dedicated to Countdown, including games scores, playing tips and a factfile. He was also a moderator of Gevincountdown until the [[C4countdown]] forum replaced it. Martin was invited to an audition at the end of 2002.
+Before being a contestant on the show, he ran the Countdown website [[Countdown Update UK]]. After finding the address on [[Ben Wilson]]'s website, he applied for the televised show.
 After failing the audition, he was invited to the studios as a replacement after [[John Davies (Series 49)|John Davies]] became an [[octochamp]], achieving a top score of 107, and a low score of 72.
-Martin returned to the Series finals as #2 seed, behind [[John Davies (Series 49)|John Davies]]. Martin beat [[Peter Jeffery]] in the quarter-final {{score|101|64}}. Martin faced [[David Wilson]] in the semi-final and was ahead after 3 rounds when he beat David with {{word|UPRATED}} but was pegged back in the next round with {{word|MORGUES}}. After this round, David scored in every round apart from the conundrum and won the game {{score|98|86}}, although it was Martin that solved the conundrum {{word|SANDSTORM}} just before the end of the 30 seconds. Martin never got a nine-letter word during his 10 appearances. He averaged 93.3 points per game.
+Gardner returned to the [[Series]] finals as #2 seed, behind [[John Davies (Series 49)|John Davies]]. Gardner beat [[Peter Jeffery]] in the quarter-final {{score|101|64}}. Gardner faced [[David Wilson]] in the semi-final and was ahead after 3 rounds when he beat David with {{word|UPRATED}} but was pegged back in the next round with {{word|MORGUES}}. After this round, Wilson scored in every round apart from the conundrum and won the game {{score|98|86}}, although it was Gardner that solved the conundrum {{word|SANDSTORM}} just before the end of the 30 seconds. Gardner never got a nine-letter word during his 10 appearances. He averaged 93.3 points per game.
-Martin was not invited back to the [[Championship of Champions XII|12th Champion of Champions tournament]], possibly due to an alleged dispute with the producer [[Damian Eadie]]. Since appearing on Countdown, Martin has taken up [[Scrabble]] at first in English and then in French, and represented the United Kingdom in the French World Championship in 2006, finishing 33rd out of 54 competitors. He's also appeared at the [[Edinburgh Countdown Club]] and came 4th out of 24 in the first [[COLIN]] event.
+Gardner was not invited back to the [[Championship of Champions XII|12th Champion of Champions tournament]], possibly due to an alleged dispute with the producer [[Damian Eadie]]. Since appearing on Countdown, Gardner has taken up [[Scrabble]] at first in English and then in French, and represented the United Kingdom in the French World Championship in 2006, finishing 33rd out of 54 competitors. He's also appeared at the [[Edinburgh Countdown Club]] and came 4th out of 24 in the first [[COLIN]] event.
 ==Episodes==

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 {{Featured article}}
 [[Image:Martin Gardner.jpg|thumb|right|Martin Gardner in his first game.]]
-'''Martin Gardner''' (born 19 September, 1983 in [[Leeds]], England) was a contestant in [[Series 49]]. Before being a contestant on the show, he ran the Countdown website [[Countdown Update UK]]. After finding the address on [[Ben Wilson]]'s website, he applied for the televised show.
+'''Martin Gardner''' (born 19 September, 1983 in [[Leeds]], England) was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 49]]. Before being a contestant on the show, he ran the Countdown website [[Countdown Update UK]]. After finding the address on [[Ben Wilson]]'s website, he applied for the televised show.
 Before appearing on the show, Martin ran the [[Hypercountdown|Countdown Advance]] on [[Gevincountdown]] as well as the UK Net Gameshows Yahoo! forum. He also ran Countdown_Update_UK which included about 100 pages dedicated to Countdown, including games scores, playing tips and a factfile. He was also a moderator of Gevincountdown until the [[C4countdown]] forum replaced it. Martin was invited to an audition at the end of 2002.
-After failing the audition, he was invited to the studios as a replacement after [[John Davies (Series 49)|John Davies]] became an [[Octochamp]], achieving a top score of 107, and a low score of 72.
+After failing the audition, he was invited to the studios as a replacement after [[John Davies (Series 49)|John Davies]] became an [[octochamp]], achieving a top score of 107, and a low score of 72.
-Martin returned to the Series finals as #2 seed, behind [[John Davies (Series 49)|John Davies]]. Martin beat [[Peter Jeffery]] in the quarter-final {{score|101|64}}. Martin faced [[David Wilson]] in the semi-final and was ahead after 3 rounds when he beat David with {{word|UPRATED}} but was pegged back in the next round with {{word|MORGUES}}. After this round, David scored in every round apart from the conundrum and won the game 98-86, although it was Martin that solved the conundrum {{word|SANDSTORM}} just before the end of the 30 seconds. Martin never got a nine-letter word during his 10 appearances. He averaged 93.3 points per game.
+Martin returned to the Series finals as #2 seed, behind [[John Davies (Series 49)|John Davies]]. Martin beat [[Peter Jeffery]] in the quarter-final {{score|101|64}}. Martin faced [[David Wilson]] in the semi-final and was ahead after 3 rounds when he beat David with {{word|UPRATED}} but was pegged back in the next round with {{word|MORGUES}}. After this round, David scored in every round apart from the conundrum and won the game {{score|98|86}}, although it was Martin that solved the conundrum {{word|SANDSTORM}} just before the end of the 30 seconds. Martin never got a nine-letter word during his 10 appearances. He averaged 93.3 points per game.
-Martin was not invited back to the 12th champion of champions tournament, possibly due to an alleged dispute with the producer [[Damian Eadie]]. Since appearing on Countdown, Martin has taken up [[Scrabble]] at first in English and then in French, and represented the United Kingdom in the French World Championship in 2006, finishing 33rd out of 54 competitors. He's also appeared at the [[Edinburgh Countdown Club]] and came 4th out of 24 in the first [[COLIN]] event.
+Martin was not invited back to the [[Championship of Champions XII|12th Champion of Champions tournament]], possibly due to an alleged dispute with the producer [[Damian Eadie]]. Since appearing on Countdown, Martin has taken up [[Scrabble]] at first in English and then in French, and represented the United Kingdom in the French World Championship in 2006, finishing 33rd out of 54 competitors. He's also appeared at the [[Edinburgh Countdown Club]] and came 4th out of 24 in the first [[COLIN]] event.
-==Games==
+==Episodes==
 {{episode table}}
-{{ep | 3482 | 14/05/2003 | P | [[Anthony Wilson]] | 81 - 107 | Martin Gardner | [[Linda Smith (guest)|Linda Smith]] | [[Alison Heard]] }}
+{{ep | 3482 | 14/05/2003 | P |[[Anthony Wilson]]| 81 - 107 |Martin Gardner|[[Linda Smith (guest)|Linda Smith]]|[[Alison Heard]]|118}}
-{{ep | 3483 | 15/05/2003 | P | Martin Gardner | 72 - 44 | [[Pat Elkington]] | Linda Smith | Alison Heard }}
+{{ep | 3483 | 15/05/2003 | P |Martin Gardner| 72 - 44 |[[Pat Elkington]]|Linda Smith|Alison Heard|119}}
-{{ep | 3484 | 16/05/2003 | P | Martin Gardner | 88 - 35 | [[Bernard Gudgin]] | Linda Smith | Alison Heard }}
+{{ep | 3484 | 16/05/2003 | P |Martin Gardner| 88 - 35 |[[Bernard Gudgin]]|Linda Smith|Alison Heard|118}}
-{{ep | 3485 | 19/05/2003 | P | Martin Gardner | 101 - 64 | [[Richard Brooks]] | [[Ken Bruce]] | [[Susie Dent]] }}
+{{ep | 3485 | 19/05/2003 | P |Martin Gardner| 101 - 64 |[[Richard Brooks]]|[[Ken Bruce]]|[[Susie Dent]]|128}}
-{{ep | 3486 | 20/05/2003 | P | Martin Gardner | 101 - 47 | [[Gloria Crossley]] | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent }}
+{{ep | 3486 | 20/05/2003 | P |Martin Gardner| 101 - 47 |[[Gloria Crossley]]|Ken Bruce|Susie Dent|138}}
-{{ep | 3487 | 21/05/2003 | P | Martin Gardner | 76 - 63 | [[Dave Mackenzie]] | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent }}
+{{ep | 3487 | 21/05/2003 | P |Martin Gardner| 76 - 63 |[[Dave Mackenzie]]|Ken Bruce|Susie Dent|131}}
-{{ep | 3488 | 27/05/2003 | P | Martin Gardner | 102 - 33 | [[John Carpenter]] | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent }}
+{{ep | 3488 | 27/05/2003 | P |Martin Gardner| 102 - 33 |[[John Carpenter]]|Ken Bruce|Susie Dent|120}}
-{{ep | 3489 | 28/05/2003 | P | Martin Gardner | 99 - 66 | [[Tracy Murrell]] | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent }}
+{{ep | 3489 | 28/05/2003 | P |Martin Gardner| 99 - 66 |[[Tracy Murrell]]|Ken Bruce|Susie Dent|136}}
-{{ep | 3506 | 20/06/2003 | QF | Martin Gardner | 101 - 64 | [[Peter Jeffery]] | [[Clare Balding]] | Alison Heard }}
+{{ep | 3506 | 20/06/2003 | QF |Martin Gardner| 101 - 64 |[[Peter Jeffery]]|[[Clare Balding]]|Alison Heard|122}}
-{{ep | 3510 | 26/06/2003 | SF | [[David Wilson]] | 98 - 86 | Martin Gardner | [[Geoffrey Durham]] | Susie Dent }}
+{{ep | 3510 | 26/06/2003 | SF |[[David Wilson]]| 98 - 86 |Martin Gardner|[[Geoffrey Durham]]|Susie Dent|123}}
 {{episode table end}}
-==External links==
+==External Links==
 *[http://www.thecountdownpage.com/exp-martin-gardner-1.htm Martin Gardner's Countdown Experience]
 *[http://web.archive.org/web/20060411090836/mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/countdown_update_uk Archived version of Martin's ''Countdown Update UK'' website, which ran from 2002-2006]

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 After failing the audition, he was invited to the studios as a replacement after [[John Davies (Series 49)|John Davies]] became an [[Octochamp]], achieving a top score of 107, and a low score of 72.
-Martin returned to the Series finals as #2 seed, behind [[John Davies (Series 49)|John Davies]]. Martin beat [[Peter Jeffery]] in the quarter-final 101-64. Martin faced [[David Wilson]] in the semi-final and was ahead after 3 rounds when he beat David with {{word|UPRATED}} but was pegged back in the next round with {{word|MORGUES}}. After this round, David scored in every round apart from the conundrum and won the game 98-86, although it was Martin that solved the conundrum {{word|SANDSTORM}} just before the end of the 30 seconds. Martin never got a nine-letter word during his 10 appearances. He averaged 93.3 points per game.
+Martin returned to the Series finals as #2 seed, behind [[John Davies (Series 49)|John Davies]]. Martin beat [[Peter Jeffery]] in the quarter-final {{score|101|64}}. Martin faced [[David Wilson]] in the semi-final and was ahead after 3 rounds when he beat David with {{word|UPRATED}} but was pegged back in the next round with {{word|MORGUES}}. After this round, David scored in every round apart from the conundrum and won the game 98-86, although it was Martin that solved the conundrum {{word|SANDSTORM}} just before the end of the 30 seconds. Martin never got a nine-letter word during his 10 appearances. He averaged 93.3 points per game.
 Martin was not invited back to the 12th champion of champions tournament, possibly due to an alleged dispute with the producer [[Damian Eadie]]. Since appearing on Countdown, Martin has taken up [[Scrabble]] at first in English and then in French, and represented the United Kingdom in the French World Championship in 2006, finishing 33rd out of 54 competitors. He's also appeared at the [[Edinburgh Countdown Club]] and came 4th out of 24 in the first [[COLIN]] event.
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 *[http://web.archive.org/web/20060411090836/mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/countdown_update_uk Archived version of Martin's ''Countdown Update UK'' website, which ran from 2002-2006]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Gardner, Martin}}
-[[Category:Finalists|Gardner, Martin]]
+[[Category:Finalists]]
-[[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era|Gardner, Martin]]
+[[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era]]
-[[Category:Contestants in Series 49|Gardner, Martin]]
+[[Category:Contestants in Series 49]]
-[[Category:Teapot owners|Gardner, Martin]]
+[[Category:Teapot owners]]