Tim Morrissey - Revision history

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-{{octostats|Semi-finalist|1|533 (including 1 draw)|6 (out of 9)}}
+{{octostats|Semi-finalist|1|533|6 (out of 9)|draws=1}}
 [[Image:Coc5-T-Morrisey-v-G-Corr.jpg|right|thumb|frame|Tim Morrissey as he appeared in 1991...]]
-[[Image:Tim Morrissey2.JPG|thumb|right|... and again 5 years later!]]
+[[Image:Tim Morrissey2.JPG|thumb|right|... and again five years later!]]
-'''Tim Morrissey''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 17]], the winner of [[Championship of Champions V]] and a semi-finalist in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]]. Commonly regarded as being the second great "''[[Countdown]]'' [[:Category:Prodigies|prodigy]]" after [[Allan Saldanha]], Morrissey’s career spans 21 games.
+'''Tim Morrissey''' was an [[octochamp]] and semi-finalist in [[Series 17]], the winner of [[Championship of Champions V]] and a semi-finalist in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]]. Commonly regarded as being the second great "''[[Countdown]]'' [[:Category:Prodigies|prodigy]]" after [[Allan Saldanha]], Morrissey’s career spans 21 games.
-Morrissey, from Dublin, made his debut at the age of 12 on 24 January 1989 in the tenth heat of Series 17, defeating [[Jean Tweddell]] {{score|63|60}}. Morrissey went onto become an octochamp, despite drawing a game against [[Mary Hawes]] in the middle of his run, and returned for the finals as No. 1 seed. His total score from his eight wins was 482 points — putting him amongst the highest scoring octochamps of all time. In the final rounds, he defeated [[Jim Saywell]] {{score|60|46}} in the quarter-final, but came unstuck against [[Evan Simpson]] in the [[Episode 865|semi-final]], losing {{score|56|45}}.
+His elder brother, [[John Morrissey|John]], appeared on the show in [[Series 19]], but wouldn't have quite the same success as Tim.
-His performances and his memorable character meant that he was the ideal candidate to take on [[Allan Saldanha]] in a [[14 round format|14 round game]] celebrating ''Countdown''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Episode 1003|1000th show]]. Morrissey narrowly lost {{score|94|93}} following a crucial conundrum, which, it later transpired, was misspelled!
+===[[Special episode]]===
-Six months later, Morrissey would once again return to the ''Countdown'' studios, this time for Championship of Champions V, for which Morrissey was a hot favourite. After defeating [[Liz Barber]] and [[Lindsay Denyer]], Morrissey took on [[Gino Corr]] in the final, and won a tight match {{score|78|62}} to become the fifth [[Championship of Champions|Champion of Champions]].
+===[[Championship of Champions V]]===
-Morrissey would return to ''Countdown'' one final time in 1996, aged 20, to participate in the Supreme Championship. Displaying the same impressive form that saw him win Championship of Champions V, Morrissey beat [[Nita Marr]] (spotting the crucial [[conundrum]] {{word|FOLKBOSHE}} to take the game), [[Kevin Nelson]], [[Tony Vick]] and [[Hilary Hopper]] to set up a mouth-watering semi-final clash with [[Allan Saldanha]]. Unfortunately for Morrissey, history would repeat itself once again as Saldanha ran out the {{score|61|57}} winner.
+===[[Series 33|Supreme Championship]]===
-His elder brother, [[John Morrissey|John]], appeared on the show in [[Series 19]], but wouldn't have quite the same success as Tim.
+In the [[Episode 1904|series quarter-finals]], he beat [[Hilary Hopper]] to set up a mouth-watering [[Episode 1906|semi-final]] clash with [[Allan Saldanha]]. Unfortunately for Morrissey, history would repeat itself once again as Saldanha ran out the {{score|61|57}} winner.
 {{Champion of Champions|preceded_by=Nic Brown|coc=V|followed_by=Wayne Summers}}
 ==Episodes==
 {{episode table}}
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 {{ep | 833 | 30/01/1989 | P |Tim Morrissey| 46 – 35 |Mary Hawes|Sylvia Syms|Freda Thornton|73}}
 {{ep | 834 | 31/01/1989 | P |Tim Morrissey| 77 – 56 |[[Dave Chapple]]|Sylvia Syms|Freda Thornton|79}}
-{{ep | 835 | 1/02/1989 | P |Tim Morrissey| 61 – 20 |[[Gail Cattermole]]|[[Frazer Hines]]|Freda Thornton|74}}
+{{ep | 835 | 01/02/1989 | P |Tim Morrissey| 61 – 20 |[[Gail Cattermole]]|[[Frazer Hines]]|Freda Thornton|74}}
-{{ep | 836 | 2/02/1989 | P |Tim Morrissey| 70 – 45 |[[Jenny O'Sullivan]]|Frazer Hines|Freda Thornton|74}}
+{{ep | 836 | 02/02/1989 | P |Tim Morrissey| 70 – 45 |[[Jenny O'Sullivan]]|Frazer Hines|Freda Thornton|74}}
-{{ep | 837 | 3/02/1989 | P |Tim Morrissey| 52 – 40 |[[Elizabeth Dorey]]|Frazer Hines|Freda Thornton|72}}
+{{ep | 837 | 03/02/1989 | P |Tim Morrissey| 52 – 40 |[[Elizabeth Dorey]]|Frazer Hines|Freda Thornton|72}}
-{{ep | 861 | 9/03/1989 | QF |Tim Morrissey| 60 – 44 |[[Jim Saywell]]|[[Simon Williams]]|Georgia Hole|70}}
+{{ep | 861 | 09/03/1989 | QF |Tim Morrissey| 60 – 44 |[[Jim Saywell]]|[[Simon Williams]]|Georgia Hole|70}}
 {{ep | 865 | 15/03/1989 | SF |[[Evan Simpson]]| 56 – 45 |Tim Morrissey|Simon Williams|Georgia Hole|74}}
-{{ep | M37 | 11/12/1989-15/12/1989 | M |Tim Morrissey| 83 – 100 |[[Allan Saldanha]]|none|Freda Thornton|138}}
+{{ep | M37 | 11/12/1989–15/12/1989 | M |Tim Morrissey| 83 – 100 |[[Allan Saldanha]]|none|Freda Thornton|138}}
-{{ep | 1003 | 2/07/1990 | S |Allan Saldanha| 94 – 93 |Tim Morrissey|[[Gyles Brandreth]],<br/>[[Richard Stilgoe]]|[[Catherine Clarke]]|121}}
+{{ep | 1003 | 02/07/1990 | S |Allan Saldanha| 94 – 93 |Tim Morrissey|[[Gyles Brandreth]],<br />[[Richard Stilgoe]]|[[Catherine Clarke]]|121}}
 {{ep | 1068 | 31/12/1990 | CQF |Tim Morrissey| 55 – 54 |[[Liz Barber]]|Gyles Brandreth|Catherine Clarke|69}}
-{{ep | 1072 | 4/01/1991 | CSF |[[Lindsay Denyer]]| 33 – 58 |Tim Morrissey|Gyles Brandreth|Catherine Clarke|72}}
+{{ep | 1072 | 04/01/1991 | CSF |[[Lindsay Denyer]]| 33 – 58 |Tim Morrissey|Gyles Brandreth|Catherine Clarke|72}}
-{{ep | 1074 | 8/01/1991 | CGF |[[Gino Corr]]| 62 – 78 |Tim Morrissey|[[Dinah Sheridan]]|Catherine Clarke|110}}
+{{ep | 1074 | 08/01/1991 | CGF |[[Gino Corr]]| 62 – 78 |Tim Morrissey|[[Dinah Sheridan]]|Catherine Clarke|110}}
-{{ep | 1894 | 3/12/1996 | gQF |Tim Morrissey| 60 – 51 |[[Nita Marr]]|[[Richard Digance]]|[[David Swarbrick]]|82}}
+{{ep | 1894 | 03/12/1996 | gQF |Tim Morrissey| 60 – 51 |[[Nita Marr]]|[[Richard Digance]]|[[David Swarbrick]]|82}}
-{{ep | 1898 | 9/12/1996 | gSF |Tim Morrissey| 57 – 41 |[[Kevin Nelson]]|[[Jenny Hanley]]|[[Susie Dent]]|69}}
+{{ep | 1898 | 09/12/1996 | gSF |Tim Morrissey| 57 – 41 |[[Kevin Nelson]]|[[Jenny Hanley]]|[[Susie Dent]]|69}}
 {{ep | 1900 | 11/12/1996 | gF |Tim Morrissey| 73 – 41 |[[Tony Vick]]|Jenny Hanley|Susie Dent|74}}
 {{ep | 1904 | 17/12/1996 | SQF |[[Hilary Hopper]]| 49 – 56 |Tim Morrissey|[[Nigel Rees]]|Catherine Clarke|75}}
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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Morrissey, Tim}}
 [[Category:Finalists]]
 [[Category:Octochamps of the 9 round era]]

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 [[Image:Coc5-T-Morrisey-v-G-Corr.jpg|right|thumb|frame|Tim Morrissey as he appeared in 1991...]]
 [[Image:Tim Morrissey2.JPG|thumb|right|... and again 5 years later!]]
-'''Tim Morrissey''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 17]], the winner of [[Championship of Champions V]] and a semi-finalist in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]]. Commonly regarded as being the second great 'Countdown [[:Category:Prodigies|prodigy]]' after [[Allan Saldanha]], Morrisey’s career spans 21 games.
+'''Tim Morrissey''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 17]], the winner of [[Championship of Champions V]] and a semi-finalist in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]]. Commonly regarded as being the second great "''[[Countdown]]'' [[:Category:Prodigies|prodigy]]" after [[Allan Saldanha]], Morrissey’s career spans 21 games.
-Morrissey, from Dublin, made his debut at the age of 12 on 24 January 1989 in the tenth heat of [[Series 17]], defeating [[Jean Tweddell]] {{score|63|60}}. Morrissey went onto become an [[octochamp]], despite drawing a game against [[Mary Hawes]] in the middle of his run, and returned for the final rounds as #1 seed. His total score from his eight wins was 482 points- putting him amongst the highest scoring octochamps of all time. In the final rounds, he defeated [[Jim Saywell]] {{score|60|46}} in the quarter-final, but came unstuck against [[Evan Simpson]] in the [[episode 865|semi-final]], losing {{score|56|45}}.
+Morrissey, from Dublin, made his debut at the age of 12 on 24 January 1989 in the tenth heat of Series 17, defeating [[Jean Tweddell]] {{score|63|60}}. Morrissey went onto become an octochamp, despite drawing a game against [[Mary Hawes]] in the middle of his run, and returned for the finals as No. 1 seed. His total score from his eight wins was 482 points — putting him amongst the highest scoring octochamps of all time. In the final rounds, he defeated [[Jim Saywell]] {{score|60|46}} in the quarter-final, but came unstuck against [[Evan Simpson]] in the [[Episode 865|semi-final]], losing {{score|56|45}}.
-His performances and his memorable character meant that he was the ideal candidate to take on [[Allan Saldanha]] in a [[14 round game]] celebrating Countdown's [[episode 1003|1000th show]]. Morrissey narrowly lost {{score|94|93}} following a crucial conundrum, which, it later transpired, was misspelled!
+His performances and his memorable character meant that he was the ideal candidate to take on [[Allan Saldanha]] in a [[14 round format|14 round game]] celebrating ''Countdown''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Episode 1003|1000th show]]. Morrissey narrowly lost {{score|94|93}} following a crucial conundrum, which, it later transpired, was misspelled!
-Six months later, Morrissey would once again return to the Countdown studios, this time for [[Championship of Champions V]], for which Morrissey was a hot favourite. After defeating [[Liz Barber]] and [[Lindsay Denyer]], Morrissey took on [[Gino Corr]] in the final, and won a tight match {{score|78|62}} to become the fifth champion of champions.
+Six months later, Morrissey would once again return to the ''Countdown'' studios, this time for Championship of Champions V, for which Morrissey was a hot favourite. After defeating [[Liz Barber]] and [[Lindsay Denyer]], Morrissey took on [[Gino Corr]] in the final, and won a tight match {{score|78|62}} to become the fifth [[Championship of Champions|Champion of Champions]].
-Morrissey would return to Countdown one final time in 1996, aged 20, to participate in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]]. Displaying the same impressive form that saw him win [[Championship of Champions V]], Morrissey beat [[Nita Marr]] (spotting the crucial [[conundrum]] {{word|BOOKSHELF}} to take the game), [[Kevin Nelson]], [[Tony Vick]] and [[Hilary Hopper]] to set up a mouth-watering semi-final clash with [[Allan Saldanha]]. Unfortunately for Morrissey, history would repeat itself once again as Saldanha ran out the {{score|61|57}} winner.
+Morrissey would return to ''Countdown'' one final time in 1996, aged 20, to participate in the Supreme Championship. Displaying the same impressive form that saw him win Championship of Champions V, Morrissey beat [[Nita Marr]] (spotting the crucial [[conundrum]] {{word|FOLKBOSHE}} to take the game), [[Kevin Nelson]], [[Tony Vick]] and [[Hilary Hopper]] to set up a mouth-watering semi-final clash with [[Allan Saldanha]]. Unfortunately for Morrissey, history would repeat itself once again as Saldanha ran out the {{score|61|57}} winner.
 His elder brother, [[John Morrissey|John]], appeared on the show in [[Series 19]], but wouldn't have quite the same success as Tim.

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 {{octostats|Semi-finalist|1|533 (including 1 draw)|6 (out of 9)}}
-[[Image:Coc5-T-Morrisey-v-G-Corr.jpg|right|thumb|frame|Tim Morrissey]]
+[[Image:Coc5-T-Morrisey-v-G-Corr.jpg|right|thumb|frame|Tim Morrissey as he appeared in 1991...]]
-[[Image:Tim Morrissey2.JPG|thumb|right|The return of Tim Morrissey.]]
+[[Image:Tim Morrissey2.JPG|thumb|right|... and again 5 years later!]]
 '''Tim Morrissey''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 17]], the winner of [[Championship of Champions V]] and a semi-finalist in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]]. Commonly regarded as being the second great 'Countdown [[:Category:Prodigies|prodigy]]' after [[Allan Saldanha]], Morrisey’s career spans 21 games.
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 {{Champion of Champions|preceded_by=Nic Brown|coc=V|followed_by=Wayne Summers}}
 ==Episodes==
 {{episode table}}

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 [[Image:Coc5-T-Morrisey-v-G-Corr.jpg|right|thumb|frame|Tim Morrissey]]
 [[Image:Tim Morrissey2.JPG|thumb|right|The return of Tim Morrissey.]]
-'''Tim Morrissey''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 17]], the winner of [[Championship of Champions V]] and a semi-finalist in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]]. Commonly regarded as being the second great 'Countdown prodigy' after [[Allan Saldanha]], Morrisey’s carrer spans 21 games.
+'''Tim Morrissey''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 17]], the winner of [[Championship of Champions V]] and a semi-finalist in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]]. Commonly regarded as being the second great 'Countdown [[:Category:Prodigies|prodigy]]' after [[Allan Saldanha]], Morrisey’s career spans 21 games.
 Morrissey, from Dublin, made his debut at the age of 12 on 24 January 1989 in the tenth heat of [[Series 17]], defeating [[Jean Tweddell]] {{score|63|60}}. Morrissey went onto become an [[octochamp]], despite drawing a game against [[Mary Hawes]] in the middle of his run, and returned for the final rounds as #1 seed. His total score from his eight wins was 482 points- putting him amongst the highest scoring octochamps of all time. In the final rounds, he defeated [[Jim Saywell]] {{score|60|46}} in the quarter-final, but came unstuck against [[Evan Simpson]] in the [[episode 865|semi-final]], losing {{score|56|45}}.

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 {{ep | 1906 | 19/12/1996 | SSF |Allan Saldanha| 61 – 57 |Tim Morrissey|Nigel Rees|Catherine Clarke|71}}
 {{episode table end}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Morrissey, Tim}}