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Superfluous, but may as well keep

Crispy: Updated to this month's featured article, Martin Gardner.

2010-08-31T22:55:16Z

Updated to this month's featured article, Martin Gardner.

Crispy: Updated to Scott Mearns for August.

2010-07-31T22:31:14Z

Updated to Scott Mearns for August.

Crispy: Added Nita Marr as this month's featured article.

2010-06-30T23:01:16Z

Added Nita Marr as this month's featured article.

Crispy: New FA FTW!

2010-04-30T23:56:39Z

New FA FTW!

Crispy: I always manage to bugger something up, don't I?!

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I always manage to bugger something up, don't I?!

Crispy: Updating for February - admittedly slightly late!

2010-02-01T21:43:21Z

Updating for February - admittedly slightly late!

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Added a 'more...' link.

Crispy: Sloblock!

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Sloblock!

Crispy: Disambiguation.

2010-01-01T11:25:29Z

Disambiguation.

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	Gardner returned to the series finals as #2 seed behind Davies, his forerunner in the heats. In his quarter-final, the eight letter word {{word\|POTHEADS}} and conundrum {{word\|SCOOPGREY}} helped Gardner to convincingly defeat [[Peter Jeffery]] by 101 points to 64. He faced [[David Wilson]] in the semi-final and went ahead after three rounds courtesy of the seven-letter word {{word\|UPRATED}}. However, he was pegged back in the next round with {{word\|MORGUES}}. Thereafter, David scored in every round apart from the conundrum and won the game 98-86. ('''[[Martin Gardner\|more...]]''')		Gardner returned to the series finals as #2 seed behind Davies, his forerunner in the heats. In his quarter-final, the eight letter word {{word\|POTHEADS}} and conundrum {{word\|SCOOPGREY}} helped Gardner to convincingly defeat [[Peter Jeffery]] by 101 points to 64. He faced [[David Wilson]] in the semi-final and went ahead after three rounds courtesy of the seven-letter word {{word\|UPRATED}}. However, he was pegged back in the next round with {{word\|MORGUES}}. Thereafter, David scored in every round apart from the conundrum and won the game 98-86. ('''[[Martin Gardner\|more...]]''')
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-'''[[Scott Mearns]]''' from Montrose in Scotland was [[champion]] of [[Series 41]] and [[Championship of Champions X]]. A student at Leeds University when he appeared, Mearns foreshadowed his form on the programme by passing his audition with a 100% record. Famously wanting to "put Montrose on the map", Mearns amassed 80 points in his debut game against [[Bobby Johnson]], before reeling off seven further wins to become an octochamp with an aggregate score of 510, and #1 seed for the series finals. Therein, he beat [[Rory Dunlop]] and [[Melvin Hetherington]] in his quarter-final and semi-final respectively, the latter performance including 10 points for unravelling the conundrum {{word|HOTWARMER}}. Mearns then reached the boil for the grand-final against #3 seed [[Simon Cooper]], broadcast on Christmas Day 1999.
+'''[[Martin Gardner]]''' was an [[octochamp]] and semi-finalist in [[Series 49]]. Before appearing as a contestant on the show, Gardner had a prominent presence in the online Countdown community; he organised Countdown Advance (the forerunner to [[Hypercountdown]] on the [[Gevincountdown]] web forum, served as a moderator on this website, and ran the now-defunct Countdown fan site [[Countdown Update UK]]. After finding the address to send off for an application form on [[Ben Wilson]]'s website, he applied for the televised show and was invited to an audition at the end of 2002.
-A promising selection in round 1 prompted Mearns to risk the invalid [[niner]] {{word|mortalise}} {{x}}, gifting Cooper an early advantage. However, Mearns was not trailling for long as his favoured 6 small numbers selection helped him to steal the lead from Cooper in round 3. After Mearns solved the [[conundrum]] {{word|PIESNMASH}} in round 7, he lead by 18 points. Flat letters selections resulted in a largely uneventful remainder of the game, though Mearns widened the gap to 25 points after his second numbers game. Cooper attempted a comeback with, solving the last numbers game and the conundrum {{word|PARTYNITE}}, but it was too little too late as Mearns ran out the winner {{score|81|73}}.
+Although he failed his audition, Gardner was invited to the studios as a replacement contestant after [[John Davies (Series 49)|John Davies]] became an [[octochamp]], leaving one seat vacated on [[Episode 3482|14 May 2003]]. In this opening game Gardner achieved his highest televised score of 107, with offerings including the eight-letter words {{word|ATOMISER}} and {{word|ACONITES}}; Martin found no nine-letter words during his appearances on the show. Seven more victories followed, including three further [[century|centuries]].
-Mearns returned for the five game [[Championship of Champions X]], wherein he was seeded to automatically reach the semi-final. He defeated [[Series 39]] octochamp [[Terry Knowles]] to reach the New Year's Eve final, broadcast exactly one week after his series win. Mearns overwhelmed [[Kate Ogilvie]], scoring 82 points to 56, to win the mini-series and claim the title of Countdown's tenth Champion of Champions. He is arguably one of the best 9 round players to have not contested the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]]. ('''[[Scott Mearns|more...]]''')
+Gardner returned to the series finals as #2 seed behind Davies, his forerunner in the heats. In his quarter-final, the eight letter word {{word|POTHEADS}} and conundrum {{word|SCOOPGREY}} helped Gardner to convincingly defeat [[Peter Jeffery]] by 101 points to 64. He faced [[David Wilson]] in the semi-final and went ahead after three rounds courtesy of the seven-letter word {{word|UPRATED}}. However, he was pegged back in the next round with {{word|MORGUES}}. Thereafter, David scored in every round apart from the conundrum and won the game 98-86. ('''[[Martin Gardner|more...]]''')

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-'''[[Nita Marr]]''' (born 28 December 1943, the same day as [[Richard Whiteley]]) was a contestant, and semi-finalist, of [[Series 13]]. She came from Longniddry won seven consecutive heat games before losing her eighth to [[Mark Preston]]. Nonetheless, she returned for the series finals as #1 seed, beating [[Cath Powell]] in the quarter-finals before losing to eventual champion [[Hilary Hopper]] in the semi-finals. Marr returned for [[Championship of Champions IV]], causing a huge upset by beating [[Allan Saldanha]] in the quarter-final, but losing to eventual winner [[Nic Brown]] in the semi-final.
+'''[[Scott Mearns]]''' from Montrose in Scotland was [[champion]] of [[Series 41]] and [[Championship of Champions X]]. A student at Leeds University when he appeared, Mearns foreshadowed his form on the programme by passing his audition with a 100% record. Famously wanting to "put Montrose on the map", Mearns amassed 80 points in his debut game against [[Bobby Johnson]], before reeling off seven further wins to become an octochamp with an aggregate score of 510, and #1 seed for the series finals. Therein, he beat [[Rory Dunlop]] and [[Melvin Hetherington]] in his quarter-final and semi-final respectively, the latter performance including 10 points for unravelling the conundrum {{word|HOTWARMER}}. Mearns then reached the boil for the grand-final against #3 seed [[Simon Cooper]], broadcast on Christmas Day 1999.
-She returned to the studios once again for the [[Supreme Championship]] in 1996, but lost in the first round to Irish wunderkind [[Tim Morrissey]] on the crucial conundrum {{word|BOOKSHELF}}. She also participated in both series of [[Countdown Masters]], winning the first ever match against [[John Wallace]] and losing in the second series against [[Jenny Haldane]]. Nita also recorded a [[special game]] against [[The Countdown Page]] author [[Mike Brown (debut episode 3328)|Mike Brown]], which she lost {{score|113|70}}.
+A promising selection in round 1 prompted Mearns to risk the invalid [[niner]] {{word|mortalise}} {{x}}, gifting Cooper an early advantage. However, Mearns was not trailling for long as his favoured 6 small numbers selection helped him to steal the lead from Cooper in round 3. After Mearns solved the [[conundrum]] {{word|PIESNMASH}} in round 7, he lead by 18 points. Flat letters selections resulted in a largely uneventful remainder of the game, though Mearns widened the gap to 25 points after his second numbers game. Cooper attempted a comeback with, solving the last numbers game and the conundrum {{word|PARTYNITE}}, but it was too little too late as Mearns ran out the winner {{score|81|73}}.
-Marr is best known in the Countdown community as founder of the [[Edinburgh Countdown Club]], which has been running for two decades. She authored a chapter of [[Countdown: Spreading The Word]], detailing her experiences both on the show and in setting up the club. ('''[[Nita Marr|more...]]''')
+Mearns returned for the five game [[Championship of Champions X]], wherein he was seeded to automatically reach the semi-final. He defeated [[Series 39]] octochamp [[Terry Knowles]] to reach the New Year's Eve final, broadcast exactly one week after his series win. Mearns overwhelmed [[Kate Ogilvie]], scoring 82 points to 56, to win the mini-series and claim the title of Countdown's tenth Champion of Champions. He is arguably one of the best 9 round players to have not contested the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]]. ('''[[Scott Mearns|more...]]''')

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-'''[[Graham Nash]]''' (born 25 December 1979) was an [[octochamp]] in and [[champion]] of [[Series 43]], and winner of [[Championship of Champions XI]]. Nash made his [[Countdown]] debut on July 20 2000, defeating two-times winner and [[Edinburgh Countdown Club]] member [[Melanie Beaumont]] by 60 points to 49. He demonstrated consistent scoring to polish off seven further wins, including a high score of 72 points against [[Roger Robinson]]. With an eight game total of 465 points, Nash qualified for the series finals as number 2 seed. Herein, he narrowly overcame [[Gordon Cusworth]] and [[Clare Wright]] to set up a grand final against number 5 seed [[Matthew Turner]]. In a nip and tuck game, the penultimate numbers round proved decisive as it gave Nash a 10 point advantage. He was able to hold onto until the crucial conundrum {{word|ANEWREBEL}}, which he in turn solved, to become Countdown's forty-third series champion.
+'''[[Nita Marr]]''' (born 28 December 1943, the same day as [[Richard Whiteley]]) was a contestant, and semi-finalist, of [[Series 13]]. She came from Longniddry won seven consecutive heat games before losing her eighth to [[Mark Preston]]. Nonetheless, she returned for the series finals as #1 seed, beating [[Cath Powell]] in the quarter-finals before losing to eventual champion [[Hilary Hopper]] in the semi-finals. Marr returned for [[Championship of Champions IV]], causing a huge upset by beating [[Allan Saldanha]] in the quarter-final, but losing to eventual winner [[Nic Brown]] in the semi-final.
-Nash returned in 2003 for [[Championship of Champions XI]]. Nash's first game of the tournament pitted him against [[Series 42]] semi-finalist [[David Ballheimer]]; words including {{word|VINTAGES}} and {{word|MICROBES}} helped Nash to a comfortable 103&ndash;70 victory. Against the hotly-tipped [[Julian Fell]], Nash had {{word|formica}} {{X}} disallowed as it is listed in the [[Oxford Dictionary of English|dictionary]] as a proper noun. Fell returned the favour by having {{word|gambiers}} {{X}} disallowed, giving Nash a one point advantage which he held until the conundrum. In less than two seconds, Nash unravelled {{word|MENDMEDOC}} to beat Fell by 11 points.
+She returned to the studios once again for the [[Supreme Championship]] in 1996, but lost in the first round to Irish wunderkind [[Tim Morrissey]] on the crucial conundrum {{word|BOOKSHELF}}. She also participated in both series of [[Countdown Masters]], winning the first ever match against [[John Wallace]] and losing in the second series against [[Jenny Haldane]]. Nita also recorded a [[special game]] against [[The Countdown Page]] author [[Mike Brown (debut episode 3328)|Mike Brown]], which she lost {{score|113|70}}.
-Nash defeated [[Series 47]] finalist [[Tom Hargreaves]] in his semi-final to establish a grand final against Hargreaves' old adversary [[Chris Wills]]. Wills took the lead in round 4 with {{word|GAMBADE}} but Nash levelled the scores with {{word|PENSIVE}}. In round eight Wills had {{word|mistle}} {{X}} disallowed, gifting Nash a six point lead which he held until a crucial conundrum. After 30 seconds, neither player had been able to unravel {{word|OVERSPADE}} which gave Nash a seemingly unlikely Championship of Champions victory.  He has since appeared on other television shows including ''Brainteaser'', ''Grand Slam'' and ''Divided''. ('''[[Graham Nash|more...]]''')
+Marr is best known in the Countdown community as founder of the [[Edinburgh Countdown Club]], which has been running for two decades. She authored a chapter of [[Countdown: Spreading The Word]], detailing her experiences both on the show and in setting up the club. ('''[[Nita Marr|more...]]''')

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-'''[[Harvey Freeman]]''' was the champion of [[Series 10]], [[Championship of Champions III]] and the [[series 33|Supreme Championship]], and is widely regarded as one of the greatest Countdowners of all time. Freeman made his debut on 31 October 1986 against [[David Whiting]] as a 21-year-old Cambridge University undergraduate from Enfield, Middlesex. He won that game and the seven which followed to achieve [[octochamp]]dom with an aggregate score of 523 points. This was a record at the time, and stood for almost 14 years before being beaten by [[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]] in [[Series 43]]. In his second heat game, Freeman amassed 82 points which was also a record at the time. He returned for the series finals as #1 seed, and dominated his opponents [[Elisabeth Jardine]] and [[Les Martin]] in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively, before going on to face [[Mike Percik]] in the grand final. Despite having {{word|OUTTAKES}} {{X}} disallowed in the second round, Harvey produced a commanding performance running out the winner by 96 points to 52.
+'''[[Graham Nash]]''' (born 25 December 1979) was an [[octochamp]] in and [[champion]] of [[Series 43]], and winner of [[Championship of Champions XI]]. Nash made his [[Countdown]] debut on July 20 2000, defeating two-times winner and [[Edinburgh Countdown Club]] member [[Melanie Beaumont]] by 60 points to 49. He demonstrated consistent scoring to polish off seven further wins, including a high score of 72 points against [[Roger Robinson]]. With an eight game total of 465 points, Nash qualified for the series finals as number 2 seed. Herein, he narrowly overcame [[Gordon Cusworth]] and [[Clare Wright]] to set up a grand final against number 5 seed [[Matthew Turner]]. In a nip and tuck game, the penultimate numbers round proved decisive as it gave Nash a 10 point advantage. He was able to hold onto until the crucial conundrum {{word|ANEWREBEL}}, which he in turn solved, to become Countdown's forty-third series champion.
-Freeman returned for [[Championship of Champions III]], beating [[Michael Stephenson]] and [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]] to set up a grand final against [[David Trace]]. Freeman lost out in the first conundrum to Trace, putting him ten points behind, but he scored in every other round before solving the [[crucial conundrum]] {{word|PURSUEPAT}} to win 115&ndash;107 &mdash; the highest ever score in a 14-round grand final, and the only time anyone has ever scored over 110 under that format. In 1996, Freeman participated in the [[series 33|Supreme Championship]]. Given a bye in the first round, Harvey defeated [[Ian Bebbington]] in the second round and [[Barry Grossman]] in a closely-fought group final to put himself into the series quarter-finals. Therein, he beat [[Andrew Perry]] before once again beating [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]] in the semi-final. In the final, he faced former [[:Category:Prodigies|prodigy]] [[Allan Saldanha]]. Freeman spotted a [[nine-letter word]] in the first round and was able to hold on to his lead to win 82&ndash;79, winning the title of all-time supreme champion, and maintaining his winning streak at an unprecedented 19 games. ('''[[Harvey Freeman|more...]]''')
+Nash returned in 2003 for [[Championship of Champions XI]]. Nash's first game of the tournament pitted him against [[Series 42]] semi-finalist [[David Ballheimer]]; words including {{word|VINTAGES}} and {{word|MICROBES}} helped Nash to a comfortable 103&ndash;70 victory. Against the hotly-tipped [[Julian Fell]], Nash had {{word|formica}} {{X}} disallowed as it is listed in the [[Oxford Dictionary of English|dictionary]] as a proper noun. Fell returned the favour by having {{word|gambiers}} {{X}} disallowed, giving Nash a one point advantage which he held until the conundrum. In less than two seconds, Nash unravelled {{word|MENDMEDOC}} to beat Fell by 11 points.

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-'''[[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]]''' was the champion of [[Series 61]]. He was a musician and charity shop volunteer from Greasby in Merseyside, who on his first show impressed not only with his defeat of [[Scrabble]] player [[Ed Rossiter]] but also with his exceptionally fast Rubik's cube solutions. In his second game against [[Matt Shepherd]] he failed to secure a century, but words including {{word|PUEBLOS}} and {{word|TANDOORI}} gave him victory by 95 points to 46. This points difference was eclipsed the following day as Davies ran out the winner by a margin of 75 points, and just one day later [[Michael Jocelyn]] suffered an even worse fate as {{word|SEPTUPLE}}, {{word|ISOMERS}} and the conundrum {{word|IMISSBOYS}} saw Davies win with a scoreline of 113 &ndash; 37 in his favour - an even greater margin than the day before.
+'''Harvey Freeman''' was the champion of [[Series 10]], [[Championship of Champions III]] and the [[series 33|Supreme Championship]], and is widely regarded as one of the greatest Countdowners of all time. Freeman made his debut on 31 October 1986 against [[David Whiting]] as a 21-year-old Cambridge University undergraduate from Enfield, Middlesex. He won that game and the seven which followed to achieve [[octochamp]]dom with an aggregate score of 523 points. This was a record at the time, and stood for almost 14 years before being beaten by [[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]] in [[Series 43]]. In his second heat game, Freeman amassed 82 points which was also a record at the time. He returned for the series finals as #1 seed, and dominated his opponents [[Elisabeth Jardine]] and [[Les Martin]] in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively, before going on to face [[Mike Percik]] in the grand final. Despite having {{word|OUTTAKES}} {{X}} disallowed in the second round, Harvey produced a commanding performance running out the winner by 96 points to 52.
-Having so far failed to find a [[nine-letter word]] in his heats, Davies found two in the first four rounds against [[Ross Mackenzie]]. However, Mackenzie found them both as well and was on Davies' tail throughout the game. The pressure helped Davies who secured victory through the words {{word|MALAPERT}} and the [[Darren]]ic {{word|PUPATED}}. After solving the conundrum {{word|CIRCUSHEN}}, Davies had amassed a score of 139, the second highest of all time. Further Darrens including {{word|RIBCAGE}} and {{word|RIVULETS}}, along with the nine-letter word {{word|SCLEROTIA}}, gave Davies victory in his sixth game against Jonathan Seal. Of note, in round two of this game Seal beat Davies, the first time he had failed to score in 51 consecutive rounds. Two further centuries helped Davies win his last two heat games against [[Marcus Bearpark]] and [[John Smoker]] respectively.
+Freeman returned for [[Championship of Champions III]], beating [[Michael Stephenson]] and [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]] to set up a grand final against [[David Trace]]. Freeman lost out in the first conundrum to Trace, putting him ten points behind, but he scored in every other round before solving the [[crucial conundrum]] {{word|PURSUEPAT}} to win 115 &ndash; 107 &mdash; the highest ever score in a 14-round grand final, and the only time anyone has ever scored over 110 under that format. In 1996, Freeman participated in the [[series 33|Supreme Championship]]. Given a bye in the first round, Harvey defeated [[Ian Bebbington]] in the second round and [[Barry Grossman]] in a closely-fought group final to put himself into the series quarter-finals. Therein, he beat [[Andrew Perry]] before once again beating [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]] in the semi-final. In the final, he faced former [[prodigy]] [[Allan Saldanha]]. Freeman spotted a [[nine-letter word|niner]] in the first round and was able to hold on to his lead to win 82 &mdash; 79, winning the title of all-time supreme champion, and maintaining his winning streak at an unprecedented 19 games. ('''[[Harvey Freeman|more...]]''')

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	Having so far failed to find a [[nine-letter word]] in his heats, Davies found two in the first four rounds against [[Ross Mackenzie]]. However, Mackenzie found them both as well and was on Davies' tail throughout the game. The pressure helped Davies who secured victory through the words {{word\|MALAPERT}} and the [[Darren]]ic {{word\|PUPATED}}. After solving the conundrum {{word\|CIRCUSHEN}}, Davies had amassed a score of 139, the second highest of all time. Further Darrens including {{word\|RIBCAGE}} and {{word\|RIVULETS}}, along with the nine-letter word {{word\|SCLEROTIA}}, gave Davies victory in his sixth game against Jonathan Seal. Of note, in round two of this game Seal beat Davies, the first time he had failed to score in 51 consecutive rounds. Two further centuries helped Davies win his last two heat games against [[Marcus Bearpark]] and [[John Smoker]] respectively.		Having so far failed to find a [[nine-letter word]] in his heats, Davies found two in the first four rounds against [[Ross Mackenzie]]. However, Mackenzie found them both as well and was on Davies' tail throughout the game. The pressure helped Davies who secured victory through the words {{word\|MALAPERT}} and the [[Darren]]ic {{word\|PUPATED}}. After solving the conundrum {{word\|CIRCUSHEN}}, Davies had amassed a score of 139, the second highest of all time. Further Darrens including {{word\|RIBCAGE}} and {{word\|RIVULETS}}, along with the nine-letter word {{word\|SCLEROTIA}}, gave Davies victory in his sixth game against Jonathan Seal. Of note, in round two of this game Seal beat Davies, the first time he had failed to score in 51 consecutive rounds. Two further centuries helped Davies win his last two heat games against [[Marcus Bearpark]] and [[John Smoker]] respectively.

−	Davies returned for the finals as number two seed. Against fellow [[octochamp]] [[Steve Wood]], the words {{word\|RELLINOS}} and {{word\|RANDOMISE}} assisted Davies in building a 43-point lead after just five rounds. He ran out the winner, setting up a semi-final against [[Innis Carson]]. After twelve rounds of this game only seven points separated the two players. In round 13, Carson beat Davies with {{word\|SOLENOID}}, opening up a fifteen point lead with just two rounds to go. Carson missed the numbers target in round 14 whereas Davies found a perfect solution, but he still needed to solve the crucial conundrum {{word\|EPITUSSLE}} to win. After 25.5 seconds he doubtfully offered {{word\|SLEEPSUIT}} — and exclaimed "Oh my God!" as this was revealed to be correct. In the grand final Davies faced #1 seed [[Andrew Hulme]], who often equalled but never bettered him. The words {{word\|TETRODE}}, {{word\|DIARISES}} and the conundrum {{word\|ARTLEPOOL}} gave Davies the series by 117 points to 86. He remains an active member of the [[:Category:Online community\|online Countdown community]] and is often seen on [[Apterous]].	+	Davies returned for the finals as number two seed. Against fellow [[octochamp]] [[Steve Wood]], the words {{word\|RELLINOS}} and {{word\|RANDOMISE}} assisted Davies in building a 43-point lead after just five rounds. He ran out the winner, setting up a semi-final against [[Innis Carson]]. After twelve rounds of this game only seven points separated the two players. In round 13, Carson beat Davies with {{word\|SOLENOID}}, opening up a fifteen point lead with just two rounds to go. Carson missed the numbers target in round 14 whereas Davies found a perfect solution, but he still needed to solve the crucial conundrum {{word\|EPITUSSLE}} to win. After 25.5 seconds he doubtfully offered {{word\|SLEEPSUIT}} — and exclaimed "Oh my God!" as this was revealed to be correct. In the grand final Davies faced #1 seed [[Andrew Hulme]], who often equalled but never bettered him. The words {{word\|TETRODE}}, {{word\|DIARISES}} and the conundrum {{word\|ARTLEPOOL}} gave Davies the series by 117 points to 86. He remains an active member of the [[:Category:Online community\|online Countdown community]] and is often seen on [[Apterous]]. ('''[[Chris Davies (Series 61)\|more...]]''')