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'''[[Mike Brown (debut episode 3328)|Mike Brown]]''' was a finalist in [[Series 48]]. He beat [[Joyce Dunkley]] in his first appearance with 112 points, following that up with 112 points again against [[David Cottee]]. He dipped below 100 in his next two games, but got 107 against [[Trish Staples]] in his 5th game. He lost his sixth game narrowly to [[Neil Evans]] by just 13 points. Despite losing a game, he averaged 97.33 points per game which was more than three of the six [[Octochamp]]s in that [[series]]. He returned to the series finals as #8 seed and faced the runaway #1 seed [[Julian Fell]]. The game was close until he had {{Word|SENTRIED X}} disallowed, and Fell had {{word|ORIENTED}}. When Fell spotted {{word|WOMANISER}} and {{word|DAIMYOS}} the game was effectivelty over, and he lost [[episode 3383|125 - 67]]. Fell scored in every round.
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'''[[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.
  
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Brown is one of the longest-serving and most committed contributors to the Countdown online community. He runs [[The Countdown Page]] which is the oldest and one of the most complete Countdown fansites on the web. The site also formed the template from which [[The Countdown Corral]], [[The Countdown Database]] and [[Countdown Wiki|The Countdown Wiki]] were formed. Brown has participated in many of the [[Countdown in Lincoln|COLIN]] and other Co-events, including winning four games out of six in [[COLIN 2008|2008]]. Of the seven players that finished ahead of him, four were Series champions ([[Conor Travers|Travers]], [[Chris Wills|Wills]], [[Mark Tournoff|Tournoff]] and [[Stewart Holden|Holden]]).<noinclude>[[Category:Countdown:Main Page|Featured article]]</noinclude>
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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]].
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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...]]''')
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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.

Although he failed his audition, Gardner was invited to the studios as a replacement contestant after John Davies became an octochamp, leaving one seat vacated on 14 May 2003. In this opening game Gardner achieved his highest televised score of 107, with offerings including the eight-letter words ATOMISER and ACONITES; Martin found no nine-letter words during his appearances on the show. Seven more victories followed, including three further centuries.

Gardner returned to the series finals as #2 seed behind Davies, his forerunner in the heats. In his quarter-final, the eight letter word POTHEADS and conundrum 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 UPRATED. However, he was pegged back in the next round with MORGUES. Thereafter, David scored in every round apart from the conundrum and won the game 98-86. (more...)

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