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'''John Payne''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 71]], and an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 92|92]]. By the time of his second set of games, he was living in Manchester, and he will almost certainly be back for the December end-of-series finals.  
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'''John Payne''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 71]], and an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 92]]. By the time of his second set of games, he was living in Manchester and he will almost certainly be back for the end-of-series finals in December.  
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
  
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Born in Aldershot, Hampshire in 1992, his favourite subject whilst at school was mathematics with this interest seeing him undertake and pass his KS2 maths exam whilst in Year 3. He attended All Hallows Catholic School, where after taking his GCSEs, he was presented with the Millennium Award for outstanding achievement.  
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Born in Aldershot, Hampshire in 1992, his favourite subject whilst at school was mathematics with this interest seeing him undertake and pass his KS2 maths exam whilst in Year 3. He attended All Hallows Catholic School where after taking his GCSEs, he was presented with the Millennium Award for outstanding achievement.  
  
 
In more recent times, Payne has been abroad with Progressio, spending three months volunteering in Nicaragua.  
 
In more recent times, Payne has been abroad with Progressio, spending three months volunteering in Nicaragua.  
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===[[Series 71]]===
 
===[[Series 71]]===
  
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Throughout his childhood, he watched [[Countdown]] regularly and often spoke of a dream of appearing on the program although when he did make his debut, it was unfortunately against eventual [[octochamp]], [[George Ford]] who ultimately outmuscled Payne in no small part due to the spotting of {{word|CAPONIERS}} for nine which Payne did not spot, which ultimately left John as the loser in his first appearance.
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Throughout his childhood, he watched [[Countdown]] regularly and often spoke of a dream of appearing on the program although when he did make his debut, it was unfortunately against eventual [[octochamp]] [[George Ford]], who ultimately outmuscled Payne in no small part due to the spotting of {{word|CAPONIERS}} for nine which Payne did not see, ultimately leaving John as the loser in his first appearance.
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===[[Series 92]]===
 
===[[Series 92]]===
  
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However, just over ten-and-a-half years later, he made his return to Countdown. He kicked off this comeback with a victory and the teapot, against incumbent champion [[Chas McLaughlin]]. He then followed that up with seven further very impressive victories, which included five [[century|centuries]] and a high score of 119 achieved in his seventh game, and he avoided a crucial [[conundrum]] in all of his heats.  
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However, almost 11 years later, he made his return to Countdown. He kicked off this comeback with a victory and the teapot, against incumbent champion [[Chas McLaughlin]]. He then followed that up with seven further very impressive victories, which included five [[century|centuries]] and a high score of 119 achieved in his seventh game, while avoiding a crucial [[conundrum]] in all of his heats. He also marked himself out by taking a leaf from [[George Ford]]'s playbook, through his choice of a four-large selection in every one of his [[numbers]] rounds. 
  
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He also managed to spot {{word|MEDIATORS}} and {{word|STREAKING}} for two nine-letter-words; the latter of those coming in his [[Episode 8565|eighth game]], where challenger [[Wayne Swan (Series 92)|Wayne Swan]] actually gave him an almighty scare, with him being only five points behind as at the end of Round 11. However, after an unfortunate gamble from Swan with {{word| {{x}} paperings}} and the last six-small [[numbers]] selection being relatively easy, it meant Payne secured [[Octochamp]]dom with 834 points and sat at the top of the seeding table, albeit with most of the series to still play out.
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He also managed to spot {{word|MEDIATORS}} and {{word|STREAKING}} for two nine-letter-words; the latter of those coming in his [[Episode 8565|eighth game]], where challenger [[Wayne Swan]] actually gave him an almighty scare, with him being only five points behind as at the end of Round 11. However, after an unfortunate gamble from Swan with {{word| {{x}} paperings}} and the last six-small [[numbers]] selection being relatively easy, it meant that "'''The Quiet Man'''" (as anointed by Colin/Rachel (after the game)) secured [[octochamp]]dom with 834 points and sat at the top of the seeding table, albeit with most of the series to still play out.
  
 
==Appearances on other quiz shows==
 
==Appearances on other quiz shows==
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Latest revision as of 19:17, 19 September 2025

For other people called John Payne, see John Payne.
John Payne (Series 71)
octochamp statistics
Final position TBC
Seeding TBC
Points total 834
Conundrums solved 5
John Payne in Series 71...
...and 11 years later in Series 92.

John Payne was a contestant in Series 71, and an octochamp in Series 92. By the time of his second set of games, he was living in Manchester and he will almost certainly be back for the end-of-series finals in December.

Background

Born in Aldershot, Hampshire in 1992, his favourite subject whilst at school was mathematics with this interest seeing him undertake and pass his KS2 maths exam whilst in Year 3. He attended All Hallows Catholic School where after taking his GCSEs, he was presented with the Millennium Award for outstanding achievement.

In more recent times, Payne has been abroad with Progressio, spending three months volunteering in Nicaragua.

Appearances

Series 71

Throughout his childhood, he watched Countdown regularly and often spoke of a dream of appearing on the program although when he did make his debut, it was unfortunately against eventual octochamp George Ford, who ultimately outmuscled Payne in no small part due to the spotting of CAPONIERS for nine which Payne did not see, ultimately leaving John as the loser in his first appearance.

Series 92

However, almost 11 years later, he made his return to Countdown. He kicked off this comeback with a victory and the teapot, against incumbent champion Chas McLaughlin. He then followed that up with seven further very impressive victories, which included five centuries and a high score of 119 achieved in his seventh game, while avoiding a crucial conundrum in all of his heats. He also marked himself out by taking a leaf from George Ford's playbook, through his choice of a four-large selection in every one of his numbers rounds.

He also managed to spot MEDIATORS and STREAKING for two nine-letter-words; the latter of those coming in his eighth game, where challenger Wayne Swan actually gave him an almighty scare, with him being only five points behind as at the end of Round 11. However, after an unfortunate gamble from Swan with ☓ paperings and the last six-small numbers selection being relatively easy, it meant that "The Quiet Man" (as anointed by Colin/Rachel (after the game)) secured octochampdom with 834 points and sat at the top of the seeding table, albeit with most of the series to still play out.

Appearances on other quiz shows

In 2016, he was captain of the "Prime" team in Hive Minds, which went on to win the series including defeating the "Ortographobes" team led by James Robinson in the semi-finals. In April 2017, Payne appeared on Fifteen to One, followed by Only Connect in September of the same year.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
6018 24/10/2014 P George Ford 114 – 68 John Payne Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dave Myers Susie Dent 132
8558 11/07/2025 P Chas McLaughlin 64 – 89 John Payne Colin Murray Rachel Riley Owain Wyn Evans Susie Dent 131
8559 14/07/2025 P John Payne 100 – 90 David Holmes Colin Murray Rachel Riley Charlene White Susie Dent 125
8560 15/07/2025 P John Payne 109 – 65 Val Pilkington-Smith Colin Murray Rachel Riley Charlene White Susie Dent 122
8561 16/07/2025 P John Payne 99 – 52 Edward Ffitch Colin Murray Rachel Riley Charlene White Susie Dent 120
8562 17/07/2025 P John Payne 112 – 69 Richard Cook Colin Murray Rachel Riley Charlene White Susie Dent 143
8563 18/07/2025 P John Payne 92 – 61 Andrew Dickens Colin Murray Rachel Riley Charlene White Susie Dent 120
8564 21/07/2025 P John Payne 119 – 69 Frances McKissock Colin Murray Rachel Riley Claire Sweeney Susie Dent 131
8565 22/07/2025 P John Payne 114 – 94 Wayne Swan Colin Murray Rachel Riley Claire Sweeney Susie Dent 143
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