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'''James Rowan''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 73]]. He is also an Apterite, formerly under the name '''James Roper'''. | '''James Rowan''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 73]]. He is also an Apterite, formerly under the name '''James Roper'''. | ||
− | + | Rowan's first tournament was [[COLIN X]] in 2014, pitted against Jeff Clayton, [[Rob Foster]], [[Michelle Nevitt]], [[Mike Brown (debut episode 3328)|Mike Brown]], [[Andy Platt]] and [[Thomas Carey]]. He finished 20th out of 48, on 3/6 wins and 355 points. This was followed up later in the year by 7th/40 in [[CoStAl]]. | |
− | On 5 October 2020, Rowan set the highest ever score in a standard human v human game of Countdown on [[Apterous]], by virtue of the highest ever scoreline of {{score|176|166}} against [[Hazel Drury]]. [https://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=2690761&gotwnom=101065&gotwx=84e8cc69db8d19d8605e604906e70482f36e78ed] | + | On 5 October 2020, Rowan set the highest ever score in a standard human v human game of Countdown on [[Apterous]], by virtue of the highest ever scoreline of {{score|176|166}} against [[Hazel Drury]]. [https://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=2690761&gotwnom=101065&gotwx=84e8cc69db8d19d8605e604906e70482f36e78ed] A week later, on 12 October, he recorded the first maximum-scoring game on [[Paul Anderson]]'s Countdown-based YouTube show [[ZoomDown]]; in the penultimate round, Rowan made a spectacular solve in a 6-small numbers pick, featuring two 10s, in which he produced a four-digit number before cancelling down to reach the target. |
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} |
Revision as of 20:49, 12 October 2020
James Rowan was a contestant in Series 73. He is also an Apterite, formerly under the name James Roper.
Rowan's first tournament was COLIN X in 2014, pitted against Jeff Clayton, Rob Foster, Michelle Nevitt, Mike Brown, Andy Platt and Thomas Carey. He finished 20th out of 48, on 3/6 wins and 355 points. This was followed up later in the year by 7th/40 in CoStAl.
On 5 October 2020, Rowan set the highest ever score in a standard human v human game of Countdown on Apterous, by virtue of the highest ever scoreline of 176 – 166 against Hazel Drury. [1] A week later, on 12 October, he recorded the first maximum-scoring game on Paul Anderson's Countdown-based YouTube show ZoomDown; in the penultimate round, Rowan made a spectacular solve in a 6-small numbers pick, featuring two 10s, in which he produced a four-digit number before cancelling down to reach the target.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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6224 | 8/10/2015 | P | John Hardie | 104 – 97 | James Rowan | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Charlie Stayt | Susie Dent | 145 |