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===Series 93 heat games===
 
===Series 93 heat games===
  
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On his first show and after a shaky introduction where he fell behind in Round 1, he eventually showcased his significant [[Apterous]] credentials by scoring a hefty 138 due in no small spot through his spotting of three nines: {{word|VALORISED}}, {{word|REFLATION}} and {{word|TIMECARDS}}. This left Harrison with the highest debut total of the [[series]] so far, and he capped off his triumph with a speedy [[conundrum]] solve as part of a highly impressive start. While never scoring this highly again in his heats, he did secure seven further fantastic victories which were also all [[centuries]].
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On his first show and after a shaky introduction where he fell behind in Round 1, he eventually showcased his significant [[Apterous]] credentials by scoring a hefty 138 due in no small spot through his spotting of three nines: {{word|VALORISED}}, {{word|REFLATION}} and {{word|TIMECARDS}}. This left Harrison with the highest debut total of the [[series]] so far, and he capped off his triumph with a speedy [[conundrum]] solve as part of a highly impressive start. While never scoring this highly again in his heats, he did secure seven further fantastic victories which were also all [[centuries]]. The further [[nine-letter word]]s that he managed to spot in his heats were {{word|VERBALIST}} and {{word|ATROPHIES}}, with only {{word|ATTENDING}} being missed. Some other notable spots included {{word|GALOPS}}, {{word|AWFULISE}}, {{word|PESETAS}}, {{word|PINOTAGE}}, {{word|EGESTION}}, {{word|DEMURE}}, {{word|GEOTAXIS}}, {{word|AEROFOIL}} and {{word|TZIGANES}}.  
  
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The further [[nine-letter word]]s that he managed to spot in his heats were {{word|VERBALIST}} and {{word|ATROPHIES}}, with only {{word|ATTENDING}} being missed. Some other notable spots included {{word|GALOPS}}, {{word|AWFULISE}}, {{word|PESETAS}}, {{word|PINOTAGE}}, {{word|EGESTION}}, {{word|DEMURE}}, {{word|GEOTAXIS}}, {{word|AEROFOIL}} and {{word|TZIGANES}}. After dispatching his last heat opponent of Colin Mitchell, he broke into the [[800 club|900 club]] with a final total of 953 and achieved [[Arthur Page]]'s octotal.
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After dispatching his last heat opponent [[Colin Mitchell]], he broke into the [[800 club|900 club]] with a final tally of 953 to match [[Arthur Page]]'s octotal, and at present sit as the No. 2 seed for the finals. One memorable fact of Charlie's run included his matching of [[Ahmed Mohamed]]'s stat for rounds maxed in an octorun with 94 out of 120. He also became only the fifteenth person to [[Conundrum#Contestants with eight consecutive prelim conundrum solves|solve all eight conundrums in their preliminary games]], which he did in a remarkable 14.25 seconds. Only fellow [[Series 93]] [[octochamp]] and [[800 club|900 club]] member [[Patrick Thompson]] had a faster solve time. Murray then nicknamed him as "'''The T-Rex'''" as a nod to his dominant gameplay through his heats. As a final send off per a promise made by Murray, Charlie performed one final trick: it was memorising and then solving a Rubik's Cube blindfolded in the studio after the game was finished. Harrison achieved it in a remarkable 26 seconds, to debatably one-up Savage's achievement, which had the memorisation time separate to the [[Countdown clock|clock]] starting.
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Some memorable facts of Charlie's run include his matching of [[Ahmed Mohamed]]'s stat for rounds maxed in an octorun with 94 out of 120. He also became only the fifteenth person to [[Conundrum#Contestants with eight consecutive prelim conundrum solves|solve all eight conundrums in their preliminary games]] in which he did in a remarkable 14.25 seconds but [[Patrick Thompson]] had a faster solve time. Murray then nicknamed him as "'''The T-Rex'''" as a nod to his dominant gameplay through his heats. As a final send off per a promise made by Murray if Harrison won eight games, Charlie had one final trick: it was memorising and then solving a Rubik's Cube blindfolded in the studio after the game was finished. Harrison achieved in a remarkable 26 seconds to debatably one-up Savage's achievement, which had the memorisation time separate to the [[Countdown clock|clock]] starting.
 
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==

Revision as of 20:03, 5 June 2026

Charlie Harrison
octochamp statistics
Final position TBC
Seeding TBC
Points total 953
Conundrums solved 8

Charlie Harrison was an octochamp in Series 93. At the time of filming, he was a second-year mathematics undergraduate student at Emmanuel College, Cambridge but is originally from Sunderland. He is also an Apterite who has spent considerable time in the Top 20 in the Pro-Ranks and made his co-event debut at Co:London 2026, finishing 18th out of 56 participants. He is additionally a competitive Rubik's Cube solver who has won UK championships which has led him to compete frequently against fellow Countdowner, Harry Savage. He has now qualified for the end-of-series finals.

Appearances

Series 93 heat games

On his first show and after a shaky introduction where he fell behind in Round 1, he eventually showcased his significant Apterous credentials by scoring a hefty 138 due in no small spot through his spotting of three nines: VALORISED, REFLATION and TIMECARDS. This left Harrison with the highest debut total of the series so far, and he capped off his triumph with a speedy conundrum solve as part of a highly impressive start. While never scoring this highly again in his heats, he did secure seven further fantastic victories which were also all centuries. The further nine-letter words that he managed to spot in his heats were VERBALIST and ATROPHIES, with only ATTENDING being missed. Some other notable spots included GALOPS, AWFULISE, PESETAS, PINOTAGE, EGESTION, DEMURE, GEOTAXIS, AEROFOIL and TZIGANES.

After dispatching his last heat opponent Colin Mitchell, he broke into the 900 club with a final tally of 953 to match Arthur Page's octotal, and at present sit as the No. 2 seed for the finals. One memorable fact of Charlie's run included his matching of Ahmed Mohamed's stat for rounds maxed in an octorun with 94 out of 120. He also became only the fifteenth person to solve all eight conundrums in their preliminary games, which he did in a remarkable 14.25 seconds. Only fellow Series 93 octochamp and 900 club member Patrick Thompson had a faster solve time. Murray then nicknamed him as "The T-Rex" as a nod to his dominant gameplay through his heats. As a final send off per a promise made by Murray, Charlie performed one final trick: it was memorising and then solving a Rubik's Cube blindfolded in the studio after the game was finished. Harrison achieved it in a remarkable 26 seconds, to debatably one-up Savage's achievement, which had the memorisation time separate to the clock starting.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
8776 27/05/2026 P Kay Powick 39 – 138 Charlie Harrison Colin Murray Rachel Riley Amber Gill Susie Dent 159
8777 28/05/2026 P Charlie Harrison 106 – 22 Graham Brown Colin Murray Rachel Riley Amber Gill Susie Dent 125
8778 29/05/2026 P Charlie Harrison 121 – 48 David Puckridge Colin Murray Rachel Riley Amber Gill Susie Dent 125
8779 01/06/2026 P Charlie Harrison 124 – 34 Diane Hughes Colin Murray Rachel Riley John Thomson Susie Dent 136
8780 02/06/2026 P Charlie Harrison 115 – 79 Lance Clarke Colin Murray Rachel Riley John Thomson Susie Dent 126
8781 03/06/2026 P Charlie Harrison 117 – 59 Keith Albans Colin Murray Rachel Riley John Thomson Susie Dent 131
8782 04/06/2026 P Charlie Harrison 112 – 37 Matthew Owen Colin Murray Rachel Riley John Thomson Susie Dent 126
8783 05/06/2026 P Charlie Harrison 120 – 46 Colin Mitchell Colin Murray Rachel Riley John Thomson Susie Dent 131
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