Pete Cashmore - Revision history

DaaniyalAli at 15:57, 13 April 2025

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TobyMcDonald at 13:09, 4 June 2021

2021-06-04T13:09:11Z

The Doctor: not sure his ages add up? If he was 24 on 7/4/97 yet 45 on 4/4/19 his birth year changes

2019-07-12T21:37:54Z

not sure his ages add up? If he was 24 on 7/4/97 yet 45 on 4/4/19 his birth year changes

Mclarenguy22 at 09:57, 6 April 2019

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Mclarenguy22 at 22:41, 5 April 2019

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Mclarenguy22 at 19:13, 30 March 2018

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Gevin at 19:03, 19 January 2018

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JRTerrier24 at 17:02, 10 February 2013

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DaveW1980 at 10:35, 16 December 2011

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 [[Image:Pete Cashmore1.JPG|thumb|right|Pete Cashmore during the [[Championship of Champions IX]].]]
 [[Image:Pete Cashmore.jpg|thumb|right|Pete at the World Scrabble Championship 2005.]]
-'''Pete Cashmore''' (c. 1973 - 2019), known as '''Peter''' during his original series, was the champion of [[Series 35]] and runner-up of [[Championship of Champions IX]].
+'''Pete Cashmore''' (1973 - 2019), known as '''Peter''' during his original series, was the champion of [[Series 35]] and runner-up of [[Championship of Champions IX]].
 He first appeared on Countdown on 7 April 1997, beating [[Alan Cannon (Series 35)|Alan Cannon]] {{score|60|43}} in the [[Episode 1978|6th heat game]] of [[Series 35]]. He won four more games, including three scores over 60; one of his notable strong points was his ability to do [[numbers game]]s featuring six small numbers. However, in his [[Episode 1983|next appearance]], he went down {{score|46|34}} to [[Natascha Kearsey]].

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 He first appeared on Countdown on 7 April 1997, beating [[Alan Cannon (Series 35)|Alan Cannon]] {{score|60|43}} in the [[Episode 1978|6th heat game]] of [[Series 35]]. He won four more games, including three scores over 60; one of his notable strong points was his ability to do [[numbers game]]s featuring six small numbers. However, in his [[Episode 1983|next appearance]], he went down {{score|46|34}} to [[Natascha Kearsey]].
-His 5 wins were enough to see him into the final rounds as #3 seed, where he defeated [[Stuart Barker]] {{score|56|46}} in the [[Episode 2033|quarter-final]]. Pete took an early lead, but Stuart caught up with {{word|CLEMENT}} and the final numbers game, making the scores dead level going into the conundrum {{word|DUBLLZERO}}. Pete solved it to move on to the [[Episode 2036|semi-final]], where he beat [[Natascha Kearsey]] in a [[rematch]] of their heat game. The players were fairly evenly matched in the seedings. However, Natascha failed to score in any of the last four rounds, thus setting up a grand-final encounter between Pete and [[Dag Griffiths]]. [[Episode 2037|The final]] was a closely-contested affair of a high standard, featuring spots such as {{word|KLAXONS}}, and Griffiths was leading by just 3 points going into the [[crucial conundrum]]. {{word|GIANTUSDJ}} was displayed on the conundrum board, and Cashmore's buzzer was the first to light up in just one second. He correctly answered {{word|ADJUSTING}} to become the 35th champion of Countdown.
+His 5 wins were enough to see him into the final rounds as #3 seed, where he defeated [[Stuart Barker]] {{score|56|46}} in the [[Episode 2033|quarter-final]]. Pete took an early lead, but Stuart caught up with {{word|CLEMENT}} and the final numbers game, making the scores dead level going into the conundrum {{word|DUBLLZERO}}. Pete solved it to move on to the [[Episode 2036|semi-final]], where he beat [[Natascha Kearsey]] in a [[rematch]] of their heat game. The players were fairly evenly matched in the seedings. However, Natascha failed to score in any of the last four rounds, thus setting up a grand final encounter between Pete and [[Dag Griffiths]]. [[Episode 2037|The final]] was a closely-contested affair of a high standard, featuring spots such as {{word|KLAXONS}}, and Griffiths was leading by just 3 points going into the [[crucial conundrum]]. {{word|GIANTUSDJ}} was displayed on the conundrum board, and Cashmore's buzzer was the first to light up in just one second. He correctly answered {{word|ADJUSTING}} to become the 35th champion of Countdown.
 Cashmore returned for [[Championship of Champions IX]], and got off to a shaky start against [[Paul Peters]] after he had {{word|leadouts {{x}}}} and {{word|unbraid {{x}}}} disallowed. However, he unscrambled both the regular conundrum and the [[sudden death conundrum]] meaning he won the match {{score|56|46}}. He next beat [[Harshan Lamabadusuriya]] in the [[Episode 2172|quarter-final]]. A double nine ({{word|IDOLATERS/STEROIDAL}}) promised a high-scoring finish for both players, but Cashmore had already won before the conundrum. In the [[Episode 2175|semi-final]], he defeated [[Simon Pryde]] after the crucial conundrum {{word|PANTIMERS}} went unsolved, taking him into the [[episode 2177|grand final]], which happened to be a third game against Natascha Kearsey. This game was very evenly matched, with the players beating each other in alternating numbers games and finding words of equal length most of the way through. In the end, Cashmore found himself just two points behind going into the [[crucial conundrum]], but this time, neither contestant was able to unravel {{word|COMEDYCAR}} in the time, meaning Kearsey won the championship of champions whilst Cashmore had to settle for runner-up.

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 [[Image:Pete Cashmore1.JPG|thumb|right|Pete Cashmore during the [[Championship of Champions IX]].]]
 [[Image:Pete Cashmore.jpg|thumb|right|Pete at the World Scrabble Championship 2005.]]
-'''Pete Cashmore''', known as '''Peter''' during his original series, was the champion of [[Series 35]] and runner-up of [[Championship of Champions IX]].
+'''Pete Cashmore''' (c. 1973 - 2019), known as '''Peter''' during his original series, was the champion of [[Series 35]] and runner-up of [[Championship of Champions IX]].
-He first appeared on Countdown on 7 April 1997 at the age of 24, beating [[Alan Cannon (Series 35)|Alan Cannon]] {{score|60|43}} in the [[Episode 1978|6th heat game]] of [[Series 35]]. He won four more games, including three scores over 60; one of his notable strong points was his ability to do [[numbers game]]s featuring six small numbers. However, in his [[Episode 1983|next appearance]], he went down {{score|46|34}} to [[Natascha Kearsey]].
+He first appeared on Countdown on 7 April 1997, beating [[Alan Cannon (Series 35)|Alan Cannon]] {{score|60|43}} in the [[Episode 1978|6th heat game]] of [[Series 35]]. He won four more games, including three scores over 60; one of his notable strong points was his ability to do [[numbers game]]s featuring six small numbers. However, in his [[Episode 1983|next appearance]], he went down {{score|46|34}} to [[Natascha Kearsey]].
 His 5 wins were enough to see him into the final rounds as #3 seed, where he defeated [[Stuart Barker]] {{score|56|46}} in the [[Episode 2033|quarter-final]]. Pete took an early lead, but Stuart caught up with {{word|CLEMENT}} and the final numbers game, making the scores dead level going into the conundrum {{word|DUBLLZERO}}. Pete solved it to move on to the [[Episode 2036|semi-final]], where he beat [[Natascha Kearsey]] in a [[rematch]] of their heat game. The players were fairly evenly matched in the seedings. However, Natascha failed to score in any of the last four rounds, thus setting up a grand-final encounter between Pete and [[Dag Griffiths]]. [[Episode 2037|The final]] was a closely-contested affair of a high standard, featuring spots such as {{word|KLAXONS}}, and Griffiths was leading by just 3 points going into the [[crucial conundrum]]. {{word|GIANTUSDJ}} was displayed on the conundrum board, and Cashmore's buzzer was the first to light up in just one second. He correctly answered {{word|ADJUSTING}} to become the 35th champion of Countdown.
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 Although he was a writer, he is not to be confused with the journalist of 13 years his junior who founded the influentual social networking blog ''Mashable''.
-Cashmore sadly passed away on 4 April 2019, aged 45.
+Cashmore sadly passed away on 4 April 2019.
 {{series winner|preceded_by=Huw Morgan|series=35|followed_by=Tony Baylis}}

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 Although he was a writer, he is not to be confused with the journalist of 13 years his junior who founded the influentual social networking blog ''Mashable''.
-Cashmore sadly passed away on 4 April 2019.
+Cashmore sadly passed away on 4 April 2019, aged 45.
 {{series winner|preceded_by=Huw Morgan|series=35|followed_by=Tony Baylis}}

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 ==External Links==
-[http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/nov/07/countdown-prudish-swearwords-shitface I won Countdown with the word 'panties', The Guardian, 7 November 2010]
+*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/nov/07/countdown-prudish-swearwords-shitface I won Countdown with the word 'panties', The Guardian, 7 November 2010]
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 Cashmore would return to the Countdown studios one more time, in 2004, to record a [[Episode S15|special episode]], facing [[Dag Griffiths]] once again in a rematch of their grand-final. This time Griffiths would be victorious, but Cashmore's entertaining antics (and disallowed words, such as {{word|blokiest {{x}}}}) left an impression on many a Countdown viewer.
-Although he is a writer, he is not to be confused with the journalist of 13 years his junior who founded the influentual social networking blog ''Mashable''.
+Although he was a writer, he is not to be confused with the journalist of 13 years his junior who founded the influentual social networking blog ''Mashable''.
 {{series winner|preceded_by=Huw Morgan|series=35|followed_by=Tony Baylis}}

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 '''Pete Cashmore''', known as '''Peter''' during his original series, was the champion of [[Series 35]].
-He first appeared on Countdown on 7 April 1997 at the age of 24, beating the late [[Alan Cannon (Series 35)|Alan Cannon]] {{score|60|43}} in the [[Episode 1978|6th heat game]] of [[Series 35]]. He won four more games, including three scores over 60; one of his notable strong points was his ability to do [[numbers game]]s featuring six small numbers. However, in his [[Episode 1983|next appearance]], he went down {{score|46|34}} to [[Natascha Kearsey]].
+He first appeared on Countdown on 7 April 1997 at the age of 24, beating [[Alan Cannon (Series 35)|Alan Cannon]] {{score|60|43}} in the [[Episode 1978|6th heat game]] of [[Series 35]]. He won four more games, including three scores over 60; one of his notable strong points was his ability to do [[numbers game]]s featuring six small numbers. However, in his [[Episode 1983|next appearance]], he went down {{score|46|34}} to [[Natascha Kearsey]].
 His 5 wins were enough to see him into the final rounds as #3 seed, where he defeated [[Stuart Barker]] {{score|56|46}} in the [[Episode 2033|quarter-final]]. Pete took an early lead, but Stuart caught up with {{word|CLEMENT}} and the final numbers game, making the scores dead level going into the conundrum {{word|DUBLLZERO}}. Pete solved it to move on to the [[Episode 2036|semi-final]], where he beat [[Natascha Kearsey]] in a [[rematch]] of their heat game. The players were fairly evenly matched in the seedings. However, Natascha failed to score in any of the last four rounds, thus setting up a grand-final encounter between Pete and [[Dag Griffiths]]. [[Episode 2037|The final]] was a closely-contested affair of a high standard, featuring spots such as {{word|KLAXONS}}, and Dag was leading by just 3 points going into the [[crucial conundrum]]. {{word|GIANTUSDJ}} was displayed on the conundrum board, and Pete's buzzer was the first to light up in just one second. He correctly answered {{word|ADJUSTING}} to become the 35th champion of Countdown.