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| '''Mark Nyman''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the runner-up of [[Series 3]], as well as the inaugural Countdown [[Championship of Champions I|Champion of Champions]]. | | '''Episode 3796''' was broadcast on 18 October 2004, as part of [[Series 52]]. |
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| | [[John Hunt]] played [[Peter Gerosa]], with John Hunt winning 108 - 61. The [[Dictionary Corner]] guest was [[Paul Zenon]], and the [[lexicographer]] was [[Susie Dent]]. |
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| He debuted at the age of 16, running off eight consecutive wins to qualify for the [[Series]] finals as No. 1 seed. In the quarter-final he faced [[Ted Wiles]] and racked up a then [[List of series high scores|record]] 79 points, in the semi-final he faced [[Esther Byers]], sister of [[Series 2]] runner-up [[Russell Byers]] and beat her by 5 points. The final was a tense, close affair rather than a high scoring one, Nyman was ahead going into the conundrum against [[Andrew Guy]], but it was Guy that solved {{word|RREEALOTC}} in three seconds, relegating Nyman to the runner-up's spot.
| | ==Rounds== |
| | {{Rounds-start|John Hunt|Peter Gerosa}} |
| | {{R-letters| 1|AEISFLTRB|FILTERS |BRISTLE |BARFLIES, FILBERTS*, FRAILEST*, LIBRATES, TABLIERS*|7|7|8}} |
| | {{R-letters| 2|KDNEIAGMS|MASKING |kneading ☓|ENIGMAS, GAMINES*, MAIDENS*, MAKINGS*, MEDIANS*, MEDINAS*, SEAMING*, SIDEMAN*, SINKAGE*, SMIDGEN*|14|7|15}} |
| | {{R-letters| 3|OUELTPNCR|CORPULENT|NOCTULE | |32|7|33}} |
| | {{R-letters| 4|ZTSIEDMUR|DUSTIER |TRUISM |MUSTIER |39|7|40}} |
| | {{R-numbers| 5|9|7|5|5|8|3| 658 |
| | |657|sol1=((5+5)x7+3)x9 |
| | |660 |
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| | |ot=658|solot=((8+3)x9-5)x7 |
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| | {{R-letters| 6|LGTIUAEDH|ALIGHTED |DELIGHT | |54|7|58}} |
| | {{R-letters| 7|IEAPCNRWS|CAPRINE |PRINCES |ARSENIC*, CARNIES*, ENWRAPS*, INSCAPE*, INWRAPS*, PINCERS*, PRANCES*, SCRAPIE*, SPACIER, SPAWNER*, WINCERS*|61|14|65}} |
| | {{R-letters| 8|DLTIEARME|RETAILED |EMIRATE |DIAMETER*, DIATREME*, MATERIEL, REMEDIAL|69|14|73}} |
| | {{R-letters| 9|IOINRPJTE|POINTER |POINTIER | |69|22|81}} |
| | {{R-numbers|10|25|10|1|5|2|2| 925 |
| | |925|sol1=((10+2)x(5-2)+1)x25 |
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| | |79|22|91}} |
| | {{R-letters|11|IOANGSCFO|FACINGS |FACINGS | |86|29|98}} |
| | {{R-letters|12|LTDSIUOUM|STUDIO |STOLID |MODULUS |92|35|105}} |
| | {{R-letters|13|AEAYRNSCB|CRANES |BRACES |BARNEYS*, CARNEYS |98|41|112}} |
| | {{R-numbers|14|25|7|8|2|3|10| 748 |
| | |748|sol1=25x3x10-2 |
| | |748|sol2=25x3x10-2 |
| | |108|51|122}} |
| | {{R-conundrum|15|SELLFAUST|c2sol=FAULTLESS|c2time=7|108|61|132}} |
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| A few months later, Nyman was asked to stand in as an emergency [[Dictionary Corner]] guest for 3 episodes when the booked guest, [[Ned Sherrin]] got his dates confused and didn't turn up. Later in 1984, Nyman returned at 17 to compete in the [[Championship of Champions I]] where he beat [[octochamp]] [[William Bradford]] and [[Series 2]] champion [[Ash Haji]] on the way to a final against [[Series 1]] champion [[Joyce Cansfield]]. It turned out not to be a close game as Nyman took the game {{score|65|34}}, nearly double Cansfield's score, and making him the first number one seed to win a Countdown final. Nyman returned after the [[Championship of Champions II]] to face the event's winner [[Clive Freedman (Series 6)|Clive Freedman]] and beat him. The game was close, but Nyman avoided a crucial [[conundrum]] and eventually won the game by 9 points. Nyman also appeared on the [[Episode 495|special episode]] to celebrate Countdown's 500th show on 2 February 1987. He made one further appearance as contestant in the [[Countdown Masters]] and beat [[Harvey Freeman]], the only time that Freeman has lost a game of [[Countdown]], although it was not part of a standard series.
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| Later in 1990, Nyman took on the role of [[lexicographer]], making [[:Category:Episodes with Mark Nyman as lexicographer|289 appearances]] in this capacity, the last being in [[Series 42]].
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| Nyman served as the show's producer from 1992 until 2002, and because the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]] was organised in 1996, he was forbidden from inviting himself.
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| Nyman's father [[Les Nyman|Les]] also appeared on Countdown, on Series 14, in 1987.
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| Nyman married in 2004 and has two children, Max and Kizzy. However in 2017, he has since divorced and his quote about it infamously appeared in an episode in "Have I Got News For You" hosted by [[Victoria Coren Mitchell]] on 13 November 2017, saying "I got married and my game fell apart, then divorced and I was back on it."[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/world-english-language-scrabble-players-association-championship-takes-place-in-nairobi-nd9z8rmzx]
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| {{series runner-up|preceded_by=Russell Byers|series=3|followed_by=Christine Hunt (Series 4){{!!}}Christine Hunt}}
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| {{Champion of Champions|coc=I|followed_by=Clive Freedman (Series 6){{!!}}Clive Freedman}}
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| ==Scrabble==
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| [[Leeds]]-based Nyman also excels as a [[Scrabble]] player. He is most widely known as the first British player to win the World [[Scrabble]] Championship, which he accomplished in 1993. He was the only Briton to achieve this feat, until [[Series 57]] champion [[Craig Beevers]] matched it in 2014. Nyman played Canadian Joel Wapnick in the 1993 WSC final, in which he came back from {{score|2|1}} behind to win {{score|3|2}}, including winning one game having been 174 behind. The two met again in the 1999 WSC final, and this time Wapnick was victorious, winning a nail-biting decider by just a single point; 403 to 402. He finished runner up in the 2016 MSI WSC after losing {{score|3|0}} to [[Brett Smitheram]]. He has won 21 British 'major' championships, considerably more than any other player.
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| ==Episodes==
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| {{ep | 113 | 14/11/1983 | P |[[David Lawton]]| 23 – 59 |Mark Nyman|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|[[Yvonne Warburton]]|71}}
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| {{ep | 114 | 15/11/1983 | P |Mark Nyman| 54 – 44 |[[Alan Morris]]|[[William Rushton]]|Yvonne Warburton|71}}
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| {{ep | 115 | 16/11/1983 | P |Mark Nyman| 57 – 4 |[[Fred Jean]]|William Rushton|Yvonne Warburton|69}}
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| {{ep | 116 | 17/11/1983 | P |[[David Hughes (Series 3)|David Hughes]]| 33 – 57 |Mark Nyman|William Rushton|Yvonne Warburton|68}}
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| {{ep | 117 | 21/11/1983 | P |[[Roy Davenport]]| 36 – 43 |Mark Nyman|William Rushton|Yvonne Warburton|73}}
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| {{ep | 118 | 22/11/1983 | P |[[Heather Twidle]]| 22 – 62 |Mark Nyman|[[Ned Sherrin]]|[[Julia Swannell]]|66}}
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| {{ep | 119 | 23/11/1983 | P |Mark Nyman| 40 – 35 |[[Myra Mayor]]|Ned Sherrin|Julia Swannell|70}}
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| {{ep | 120 | 24/11/1983 | P |[[Peter Richardson]]| 46 – 55 |Mark Nyman|Ned Sherrin|Julia Swannell|69}}
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| {{ep | 126 | 6/12/1983 | QF |Mark Nyman| 79 – 18 |[[Ted Wiles]]|Ned Sherrin|Julia Swannell|83}}
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| {{ep | 130 | 13/12/1983 | SF |Mark Nyman| 56 – 51 |[[Esther Byers]]|Ned Sherrin|Julia Swannell|72}}
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| {{ep | 132 | 15/12/1983 | GF |[[Andrew Guy]]| 92 – 85 |Mark Nyman|Ned Sherrin,<br />Gyles Brandreth|Julia Swannell|114}}
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| {{ep | 185 | 15/10/1984 | CQF |[[William Bradford]]| 28 – 54 |Mark Nyman|Ned Sherrin|Yvonne Warburton|68}}
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| {{ep | 189 | 19/10/1984 | CSF |[[Ash Haji]]| 34 – 61 |Mark Nyman|Ned Sherrin|Yvonne Warburton|67}}
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| {{ep | 191 | 23/10/1984 | CGF |[[Joyce Cansfield]]| 34 – 65 |Mark Nyman|Ned Sherrin,<br />[[Nigel Rees]]|Yvonne Warburton|69}}
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| {{ep | 445 | 13/10/1986 | CCC |[[Clive Freedman (Series 6)|Clive Freedman]]| 67 – 76 |Mark Nyman|Gyles Brandreth,<br />[[Bill Tidy]]|[[Catherine Clarke]]|114}}
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| {{ep | 495 | 2/02/1987 | X |[[Bill Tidy]] with<br />Mark Nyman,<br />[[Brian Hudson]],<br />[[Peter Evans]], and<br /> [[Darryl Francis]]| 41 – 32 |[[Gyles Brandreth]] with<br />[[Clive Freedman (Series 7)|Clive Freedman]],<br />[[Michael Wylie]],<br />[[Joyce Cansfield]], and<br />[[Harvey Freeman]]|none|[[Della Thompson]]|67}}
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| {{ep | M45 | 5/02/1990-9/02/1990 | M |Mark Nyman| 76 – 68 |[[Harvey Freeman]]|none|Catherine Clarke|132}}
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| {{ep | 2874 | 2/11/2000 | X |Gyles Brandreth and<br />Mark Nyman| 50 – 46 |[[Jo Brand]] and<br />[[Damian Eadie]]|none|[[Susie Dent]]|74}}
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| ==External Links==
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| [http://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/4588649.Former_Countdown_producer_Mark_Nyman_from_Knutsford_wins_Scrabble_championship/ Knutsford Guardian, 11th September 2009: Mark Nyman wins Scrabble championship]
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Episode 3796 was broadcast on 18 October 2004, as part of Series 52.
John Hunt played Peter Gerosa, with John Hunt winning 108 - 61. The Dictionary Corner guest was Paul Zenon, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.
Rounds
| Rnd |
Selection |
John Hunt |
Score |
Peter Gerosa |
Others |
Max. |
| 1 |
AEISFLTRB |
FILTERS |
7 – 7 |
BRISTLE |
BARFLIES, FILBERTS*, FRAILEST*, LIBRATES, TABLIERS* |
8 |
| 2 |
KDNEIAGMS |
MASKING |
14 – 7 |
kneading ☓ |
ENIGMAS, GAMINES*, MAIDENS*, MAKINGS*, MEDIANS*, MEDINAS*, SEAMING*, SIDEMAN*, SINKAGE*, SMIDGEN* |
15 |
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OUELTPNCR |
CORPULENT |
32 – 7 |
NOCTULE |
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33 |
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ZTSIEDMUR |
DUSTIER |
39 – 7 |
TRUISM |
MUSTIER |
40 |
| 5 |
9 7 5 5 8 3 → 658
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657
((5+5)x7+3)x9 |
46 – 7 |
660
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CV: 660
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50 |
| 6 |
LGTIUAEDH |
ALIGHTED |
54 – 7 |
DELIGHT |
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58 |
| 7 |
IEAPCNRWS |
CAPRINE |
61 – 14 |
PRINCES |
ARSENIC*, CARNIES*, ENWRAPS*, INSCAPE*, INWRAPS*, PINCERS*, PRANCES*, SCRAPIE*, SPACIER, SPAWNER*, WINCERS* |
65 |
| 8 |
DLTIEARME |
RETAILED |
69 – 14 |
EMIRATE |
DIAMETER*, DIATREME*, MATERIEL, REMEDIAL |
73 |
| 9 |
IOINRPJTE |
POINTER |
69 – 22 |
POINTIER |
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81 |
| 10 |
25 10 1 5 2 2 → 925
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925
((10+2)x(5-2)+1)x25 |
79 – 22 |
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91 |
| 11 |
IOANGSCFO |
FACINGS |
86 – 29 |
FACINGS |
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98 |
| 12 |
LTDSIUOUM |
STUDIO |
92 – 35 |
STOLID |
MODULUS |
105 |
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AEAYRNSCB |
CRANES |
98 – 41 |
BRACES |
BARNEYS*, CARNEYS |
112 |
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25 7 8 2 3 10 → 748
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748
25x3x10-2 |
108 – 51 |
748
25x3x10-2 |
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122 |
| 15 |
SELLFAUST |
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108 – 61 |
FAULTLESS
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132 |
