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'''Ronan Higginson''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 87]]. He's an A-Level Student from Ramsgate in Kent. He is also an [[Apterite]] who has reached No. 1 on the Apterous pro rank leaderboard.  
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'''Ronan Higginson''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 87]]. He is an A-Level Student from Ramsgate in Kent. He is also an [[Apterite]] who has reached No. 1 on the Apterous pro rank leaderboard.  
  
Higginson made his TV debut on 17 May 2023, against 5 game winner [[Jonathan Seal]], where a spot of 2 nines helped Higginson to win with a strong 132 points to Seal's equally high 98 points.
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Higginson made his TV debut on 17 May 2023, against five-game winner [[Jonathan Seal]]. Having spotted two nine-letter words, Higginson won with a strong 132 points to Seal's comparatively impressive 98 points.
  
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Prior to appearing on the show, Higginson participated in episode [[Episode ZD81|eighty-one]] and [[Episode ZD82|eighty-two]] of [[ZoomDown]], triumphing against fellow Countdown alumni [[Philip Aston]] but losing to [[Tom Cappleman]]. He later appeared in [[ZoomDown Series 4]], winning two games before losing on a crucial [[conundrum]] to [[Ahmed Mohamed]]. But after tetrachamp [[Adam Beach]] was unable to participate in the series finals, Higginson qualified for the finals as number 8 seed.
  
Prior to appearing on the show, Higginson firstly participated in episodes [[Episode ZD81|eighty-one]] and [[Episode ZD82|eighty-two]] of [[ZoomDown]], triumphing against [[Philip Aston]] but losing to [[Tom Cappleman]]. He later appeared in [[ZoomDown Series 4]], winning two games before losing on a crucial [[conundrum]] to [[Ahmed Mohamed]], but after tetrachamp [[Adam Beach]] was unable to participate in the series finals, he qualified for the finals as the number 8 seed.
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In the quarter-finals of [[ZoomDown Series 4]], Higginson caused an upset when he defeated number 1 seed [[Brendan Whitehurst]] on a crucial conundrum, winning with 99 points to Whitehurst's 88. He then went on to beat number 5 seed [[Adam Dexter]] with {{score|112|81}}, thus making a spot in the grand final against [[Rachael Montgomery]]. However, Rachael gained the lead when Ronan had {{word|coatage {{x}}}} disallowed and also got to one away on the numbers round that followed, whereas Rachael got the target spot on. He did eventually claw back with {{word|COWRIES}} - forcing a crucial conundrum - but Ronan had buzzed incorrectly with {{word|scramload {{x}}}} with only 0.8 seconds left, thus resulting in him taking the runner-up spot.
 
 
In the quarter-finals of [[ZoomDown Series 4]], he caused an upset when he defeated number one seed [[Brendan Whitehurst]] on a crucial conundrum to win with 99 points to Whitehurst's 88 points. He then went on to beat number 5 seed [[Adam Dexter]] with {{score|112|81}}, thus making a spot in the grand final against [[Rachael Montgomery]]. However, Rachael gained the lead when Ronan had {{word|coatage {{x}}}} disallowed and also got one away on the numbers round after, when Rachael had gotten it spot on. He did eventually claw back with {{word|COWRIES}}, forcing a crucial conundrum, but Ronan had buzzed incorrectly with {{word|scramload {{x}}}} with only 0.8 seconds left, thus relegating him to the runner-up spot.
 
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==

Revision as of 19:12, 17 May 2023

Ronan Higginson was a contestant in Series 87. He is an A-Level Student from Ramsgate in Kent. He is also an Apterite who has reached No. 1 on the Apterous pro rank leaderboard.

Higginson made his TV debut on 17 May 2023, against five-game winner Jonathan Seal. Having spotted two nine-letter words, Higginson won with a strong 132 points to Seal's comparatively impressive 98 points.

Prior to appearing on the show, Higginson participated in episode eighty-one and eighty-two of ZoomDown, triumphing against fellow Countdown alumni Philip Aston but losing to Tom Cappleman. He later appeared in ZoomDown Series 4, winning two games before losing on a crucial conundrum to Ahmed Mohamed. But after tetrachamp Adam Beach was unable to participate in the series finals, Higginson qualified for the finals as number 8 seed.

In the quarter-finals of ZoomDown Series 4, Higginson caused an upset when he defeated number 1 seed Brendan Whitehurst on a crucial conundrum, winning with 99 points to Whitehurst's 88. He then went on to beat number 5 seed Adam Dexter with 112 – 81, thus making a spot in the grand final against Rachael Montgomery. However, Rachael gained the lead when Ronan had coatage ☓ disallowed and also got to one away on the numbers round that followed, whereas Rachael got the target spot on. He did eventually claw back with COWRIES - forcing a crucial conundrum - but Ronan had buzzed incorrectly with scramload ☓ with only 0.8 seconds left, thus resulting in him taking the runner-up spot.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
8019 17/05/2023 P Jonathan Seal 98 – 132 Ronan Higginson Colin Murray Rachel Riley Annie MacManus Susie Dent 143