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| − | A '''featured article''' is of one | + | [[Image:Teapot Graphic.png|right|120px]]A '''featured article''' is of one The Countdown Wiki's finest articles, and could be about [[Chris Davies (Series 61)|a player]], [[Episode 1|a game]], or a piece of ''Countdown'' [[CECIL|terminology]]. The article's prose will be of a reasonable length, and preferably supplemented by images and external links to make the article more attractive, interesting, and informative. |
| + | Potential featured articles are suggested by registered editors of the wiki on this very page. If an editor's nomination is successful, an administrator will promote the article to featured status. This is indicated by a [[teapot]] symbol ''(right)'' appearing in the top right corner of the article, and the article will also appear in [[:Category:Featured articles]]. One featured article is displayed prominently on the [[Main Page]] each month. | ||
==List of featured articles== | ==List of featured articles== | ||
| − | *[[Championship | + | :''See also: [[:Category:Featured articles]] and [[Countdown:Featured article archives]]. |
| − | *[[Championship of Champions XII]] | + | {{Col-begin}} |
| − | *[[Countdown]] | + | {{Col-break}} |
| − | *[[Des chiffres et des lettres]] | + | * [[30th Birthday Championship]] |
| − | *[[Jon O'Neill]] | + | * [[Mike Brown (debut episode 3328)]] |
| − | *[[Conor Travers]] | + | * [[CECIL]] |
| + | * [[Championship of Champions XI]] | ||
| + | * [[Championship of Champions XII]] | ||
| + | * [[Graeme Cole]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Countdown]]'' | ||
| + | * [[Chris Davies (Series 61)]] | ||
| + | * [[Susie Dent]] | ||
| + | * [[Episode 1]] | ||
| + | * [[Episode 546]] | ||
| + | {{Col-break}} | ||
| + | * [[Episode 4121]] | ||
| + | * [[Episode S29]] | ||
| + | * [[Des chiffres et des lettres]] | ||
| + | * [[Julian Fell]] | ||
| + | * [[Harvey Freeman]] | ||
| + | * {{word|[[GANDISEEG]]}} | ||
| + | * [[Martin Gardner]] | ||
| + | * [[Stewart Holden]] | ||
| + | * [[Letters game]] | ||
| + | * [[FOCAL]] | ||
| + | {{Col-break}} | ||
| + | * [[Nita Marr]] | ||
| + | * [[Scott Mearns]] | ||
| + | * [[Elliott Mellor]] | ||
| + | * [[Graham Nash]] | ||
| + | * [[Jon O'Neill]] | ||
| + | * [[Chris Philpot]] | ||
| + | * [[Allan Saldanha]] | ||
| + | * [[Series 47]] | ||
| + | * [[Mark Tournoff]] | ||
| + | * [[Conor Travers]] | ||
| + | * [[Ben Wilson]] | ||
| + | {{Col-end}} | ||
| − | == | + | ==How to make a nomination== |
| + | To make a new proposal, follow [http://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Countdown:Featured_articles&action=edit this edit link], or the one at the top of the page, and add your own suggestion. The name of the article placed between two sets of square brackets to make a blue link, with three equals signs on either side to make a third-level heading. For example, if you wanted to nominate the article for [[Jon O'Neill]], you would type: <nowiki>===[[Jon O'Neill]]===</nowiki> | ||
| + | Any related discussion takes place below this heading. Please use bullet points (<nowiki>*</nowiki> In my opinion…) and indentations (<nowiki>:*</nowiki> In reply to your point…) to keep things readable! | ||
| − | + | ==Nominations== | |
| − | + | :''See also: [[Countdown:Featured articles/Nomination archive 1]]'' | |
| − | + | <!-- Please enter your nomination below this line. --> | |
| + | ===[[Charlie Reams]]=== | ||
| + | ===[[COLIN]]=== | ||
| + | ===[[Apterous]]=== | ||
| + | '''Oppose'''. Needs more length for me. [[User:The Doctor|Rhys]] 22:45, 31 December 2020 (UTC) | ||
| + | ===[[Richard Whiteley]]=== | ||
| + | Have massively fleshed out and would like someone else to have a look at now. [[User:The Doctor|The Doctor]] 02:40, 10 December 2020 (UTC) | ||
| + | ===[[Zarte Siempre]]=== | ||
| + | Front page would have to cut out the jokey stuff, but yeah, perhaps? [[User:The Doctor|Rhys]] 22:45, 31 December 2020 (UTC) | ||
| + | ===[[Philip Aston]]=== | ||
| + | ===[[Championship of Champions X]]=== | ||
| + | ===[[Series 41]]=== | ||
| − | + | <!-- Please enter your nomination above this line. --> | |
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| − | == | + | =={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}'s featured article== |
| − | + | {{FA {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}}} | |
| − | + | ''This article will appear on The Countdown Wiki's Main Page throughout {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}.'' | |
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[Countdown:Articles for improvement]] | *[[Countdown:Articles for improvement]] | ||
| + | *[[Countdown:Broken pages]] | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Featured article}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Featured article}} | ||
[[Category:Countdown:Maintenance]] | [[Category:Countdown:Maintenance]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Featured | + | [[Category:Featured articles|*]] |
Latest revision as of 22:48, 31 December 2020
A featured article is of one The Countdown Wiki's finest articles, and could be about a player, a game, or a piece of Countdown terminology. The article's prose will be of a reasonable length, and preferably supplemented by images and external links to make the article more attractive, interesting, and informative.
Potential featured articles are suggested by registered editors of the wiki on this very page. If an editor's nomination is successful, an administrator will promote the article to featured status. This is indicated by a teapot symbol (right) appearing in the top right corner of the article, and the article will also appear in Category:Featured articles. One featured article is displayed prominently on the Main Page each month.
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List of featured articles
- See also: Category:Featured articles and Countdown:Featured article archives.
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How to make a nomination
To make a new proposal, follow this edit link, or the one at the top of the page, and add your own suggestion. The name of the article placed between two sets of square brackets to make a blue link, with three equals signs on either side to make a third-level heading. For example, if you wanted to nominate the article for Jon O'Neill, you would type: ===[[Jon O'Neill]]===
Any related discussion takes place below this heading. Please use bullet points (* In my opinion…) and indentations (:* In reply to your point…) to keep things readable!
Nominations
Charlie Reams
COLIN
Apterous
Oppose. Needs more length for me. Rhys 22:45, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
Richard Whiteley
Have massively fleshed out and would like someone else to have a look at now. The Doctor 02:40, 10 December 2020 (UTC)
Zarte Siempre
Front page would have to cut out the jokey stuff, but yeah, perhaps? Rhys 22:45, 31 December 2020 (UTC)
Philip Aston
Championship of Champions X
Series 41
December's featured article
Chris Davies was the champion of Series 61. He was a musician and charity shop volunteer from Greasby in Merseyside, whose hobbies included solving his Rubik's cube. On his Countdown début, Davies immediately impressed with obscure words including PERINEA and FORAMINA, quickly despatching Scrabble player and three-time champion Ed Rossiter. His second game against Matt Shepherd included further exceptional letters round offerings, such as DEHISCE, PUEBLOS and OESTRONE. However, Davies scored just 7 out of a possible 30 points across the three numbers rounds and, although a comfortable victory, this was the only game all series in which he failed to score a century. His next two heat games were won with scores of 110 and 113 points, and in his fifth match against Ross Mackenzie two niners and four eight-letter words helped Davies to a total of 139, the highest score ever achieved in a heat game. This was followed by wins of 121 – 57, 103 – 42 and 105 – 53 to secure octochamp status.
Davies returned for the finals as #2 seed behind Andrew Hulme, who had amassed an aggregate score of 930 points across his eight heat games – the highest total ever at the time of broadcast. In his quarter-final game against Steve Wood, the words RELLENOS and RANDOMISE helped Davies to a 43-point lead after just five rounds and a final score of 108 points to 61. In his semi-final, Davies played Innis Carson and after twelve rounds only seven points separated the two players. In round 13, Carson beat Davies with the 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 EPITUSSLE to win. After 25.5 seconds, Davies doubtfully offered SLEEPSUIT — and exclaimed "Oh my God!" as this was revealed to be correct. In the grand final Davies faced #1 seed Hulme, who frequently equalled but never bettered him. TETRODE, DIARISES and the conundrum ARTLEPOOL gave him the title of series champion by 117 – 86. Davies was the first champion to be crowned following production of Countdown being relocated to Granada Studios in Manchester.
On 11 January 2010, as reigning Countdown champion Davies appeared on the Channel 4 reality television series Celebrity Big Brother to play a five round game against a group of housemates, as part of a shopping budget task. In March 2010, he played against Series 60 champion Kirk Bevins in a special episode to decide the overall champion of 2009, a match which Davies lost by 77 points to 81. He returned to Countdown in 2013 to participate in the 30th Birthday Championship. Davies won his first round game against Series 43 semi-finalist David Williams, before losing to Series 58 champion David O'Donnell 127 – 117 on a tie-breaker conundrum. This performance was the equal highest losing score in the history of Countdown. (more...)
This article will appear on The Countdown Wiki's Main Page throughout December.
