Zarte Siempre - Revision history

DaaniyalAli at 10:32, 10 July 2025

2025-07-10T10:32:14Z

Mclarenguy22: /* Finals */

2024-11-02T21:15:08Z

‎Finals

TobyMcDonald at 21:29, 29 July 2024

2024-07-29T21:29:06Z

Show changes

TobyMcDonald at 23:56, 17 January 2024

2024-01-17T23:56:25Z

Liamholton1: /* Off-screen */

2023-01-20T17:01:08Z

‎Off-screen

MON: rm non factual content. Does anyone have any source for the michelin star 'fact' I suspect it came from the same place that all the other false info came from

2022-11-28T19:36:12Z

rm non factual content. Does anyone have any source for the michelin star 'fact' I suspect it came from the same place that all the other false info came from

Launchballer: /* Series 78 */ ft

2022-07-21T18:11:49Z

‎Series 78: ft

Mclarenguy22: /* Series 78 */

2022-07-21T13:39:42Z

‎Series 78

SteveH at 23:18, 12 July 2022

2022-07-12T23:18:37Z

Mclarenguy22 at 10:54, 1 July 2021

2021-07-01T10:54:44Z

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 {{octostats|'''Champion'''|1|967|6}}
 [[File:Zarte Siempre1.png|thumb|200px|right|“Areola?”]]
-[[File:Zarte Siempre.png|thumb|200px|right|Zarte Siempre, five years later in Series 78.]]
+[[File:Zarte Siempre.png|thumb|200px|right|Zarte Siempre in Series 78...]]
 [[File:S78 Champion.png|thumb|200px|right|Zarte Siempre holding the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] after winning Series 78.]]
 '''Zarte Siempre''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 69]], an [[octochamp]] in and the [[series winners|champion]] of [[Series 78]] and the winner of [[Championship of Champions XV]]. From Dadford, Buckinghamshire, he was a freelance marketing manager at the time of his second run on the show. Siempre has been a long-time member of [[Apterous]] and [[c4countdown]], and is the innovator of [[FOCAL]] and former organiser of the [[Co-event]], [[Countdown in Milton Keynes]].
-Siempre is known for his dapper attire, composed demeanour, contagious sense of humour and consistently high-scoring gameplay. His comedic abilities and contributions to the ''[[Countdown]]'' circuit on and off-screen, as well as the show’s sixth [[grand slam winner]], earn him a reputation as one of the most popular and most successful contestants in history. As of 2018, Siempre holds three Michelin stars – two more than Marcus Wareing.
+Siempre is known for his dapper attire, composed demeanour, contagious sense of humour and consistently high-scoring gameplay. His comedic abilities and contributions to the ''[[Countdown]]'' circuit on and off-screen, as well as the show’s sixth [[grand slam winner]] which earned him a reputation as one of the most popular and most successful contestants in history. As of 2018, Siempre holds three Michelin stars – two more than Marcus Wareing.
 ==On-screen==

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 ===Finals===
-Three months later, in his [[Episode 6847|quarter-final]] match against [[Jan Pask]], Siempre amassed 124 points and won by 105, the biggest winning margin ever recorded in any finals match. Siempre thus advanced to the [[Episode 6851|semi-finals]] to take on number four-ranked [[Phil Davies]]. This match was very close – Siempre's first-round offering of {{word|disagreer {{x}}}} was invalid at the time, so Davies gained a seven-point lead which he maintained through the second commercial break. Ultimately, however, Siempre recovered with two further [[letters round]] spots to confirm his victory after the final [[numbers round]]. He then zoomed off to the green room to change his trousers and dress as a snooker player, before hysterically laughing at [[Philip Aston]] dramatically declaring {{word|GAYNESS}} in his semi-final.
+Three months later, in his [[Episode 6847|quarter-final]] match against [[Jan Pask]], Siempre amassed 124 points and won by 105, the biggest winning margin ever recorded in any finals match. Siempre thus advanced to the [[Episode 6851|semi-finals]] to take on number four-ranked [[Phil Davies]]. This match was very close – Siempre's first-round offering of {{word|disagreer {{x}}}} was invalid, so Davies gained a seven-point lead which he maintained through the second commercial break. Ultimately, however, Siempre recovered with two further [[letters round]] spots to confirm his victory after the final [[numbers round]]. He then zoomed off to the green room to change his trousers and dress as a snooker player, before hysterically laughing at [[Philip Aston]] dramatically declaring {{word|GAYNESS}} in his semi-final.
 ===Epic finale===

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+[[Category:Returning contestants]]
 [[Category:Contestants in Series 69]]
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 {{series winner|preceded_by=Tom Chafer-Cook|followed_by=Mike Daysley|series=78}}
-{{Champion of Champions|preceded_by=Dylan Taylor|coc=XV}}
+{{Champion of Champions|preceded_by=Dylan Taylor|coc=XV|followed_by=Ahmed Mohamed}}
 ==Episodes==

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 '''Zarte Siempre''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 69]], an [[octochamp]] in and the [[series winners|champion]] of [[Series 78]] and the winner of [[Championship of Champions XV]]. From Dadford, Buckinghamshire, he was a Freelance Marketer at the time of his second run on the show. Siempre has been a long-time member of [[Apterous]] and [[c4countdown]], and is the innovator of [[FOCAL]] and former organiser of [[Countdown in Milton Keynes]].
-Siempre is known for his dapper attire, composed demeanour, contagious sense of humour and consistently high-scoring gameplay. His comedic abilities and contributions to the Countdown circuit on and off screen, as well as the show’s sixth Grand Slam winner, earn him a reputation as one of the most popular and most successful contestants in history. He is also head of the Meringue Defence League and is directly descended from Genghis Khan. As of 2018, Siempre holds three Michelin stars – two more than Marcus Wareing.
+Siempre is known for his dapper attire, composed demeanour, contagious sense of humour and consistently high-scoring gameplay. His comedic abilities and contributions to the Countdown circuit on and off screen, as well as the show’s sixth Grand Slam winner, earn him a reputation as one of the most popular and most successful contestants in history. As of 2018, Siempre holds three Michelin stars – two more than Marcus Wareing.
 ==On-screen==

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 ===Series 78===
-As a result of his unfortunate decisive matchup, Siempre eventually returned to the programme nearly five years later in Series 78 for another chance to make the finals. In his first return appearance, on 1 March 2018, he powered past fellow Apterite [[Philip Aston]] to end Aston's run in his seventh game. This time, Siempre's octorun was not halted as he racked up seven further victories, all with scores well over a [[century]], including – for the second time ever – a run of three consecutive totals [[List of 15-round scores over 125|over 125]]. Siempre's cumulative score of 967 points made him the standout No. 1seed, as well as the then second-highest scoring octochamp of all time behind only Dylan Taylor himself. The studio audience was dominated by many fellow Apterites and Co-event players during his run.
+As a result of his unfortunate decisive matchup, Siempre eventually returned to the programme nearly five years later in Series 78 for another chance to make the finals. In his first return appearance, on 1 March 2018, he powered past fellow Apterite [[Philip Aston]] to end Aston's run in his seventh game. This time, Siempre's octorun was not halted as he racked up seven further victories, all with scores well over a [[century]], including – for the second time ever – a run of three consecutive totals [[List of 15-round scores over 125|over 125]]. Siempre's cumulative score of 967 points made him the standout No. 1 seed, as well as the then second-highest scoring octochamp of all time behind only Dylan Taylor himself. The studio audience was dominated by many fellow Apterites and Co-event players during his run.
 ===Finals===

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 [[File:Zarte Siempre.png|thumb|200px|right|Zarte Siempre, five years later in [[Series 78]].]]
 [[File:S78 Champion.png|thumb|200px|right|Zarte Siempre holding the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] after winning [[Series 78]].]]
-'''Zarte Siempre''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 69]], an [[octochamp]] in and the [[series winners|champion]] of [[Series 78]] and the winner of [[Championship of Champions XV]]. He is a Freelance Marketer from Dadford, Buckinghamshire. Siempre is a long-time member of [[Apterous]] and [[c4countdown]], and is the innovator of Countdown in Milton Keynes (Co:MK) and [[FOCAL]].
+'''Zarte Siempre''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 69]], an [[octochamp]] in and the [[series winners|champion]] of [[Series 78]] and the winner of [[Championship of Champions XV]]. From Dadford, Buckinghamshire, he was a Freelance Marketer at the time of his second run on the show. Siempre has been a long-time member of [[Apterous]] and [[c4countdown]], and is the innovator of [[FOCAL]] and former organiser of [[Countdown in Milton Keynes]].
 Siempre is known for his dapper attire, composed demeanour, contagious sense of humour and consistently high-scoring gameplay. His comedic abilities and contributions to the Countdown circuit on and off screen, as well as the show’s sixth Grand Slam winner, earn him a reputation as one of the most popular and most successful contestants in history. He is also head of the Meringue Defence League and is directly descended from Genghis Khan. As of 2018, Siempre holds three Michelin stars – two more than Marcus Wareing.