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'''Championship of Champions XV''' ran from 2 to 22 January 2019 just before the start of [[Series 80]], with [[FOCAL]] innovator [[Zarte Siempre]] emerging victorious and becoming the first [[grand slam winner]] of ''[[Countdown]]'' since [[Richard Whiteley]]'s passing. | '''Championship of Champions XV''' ran from 2 to 22 January 2019 just before the start of [[Series 80]], with [[FOCAL]] innovator [[Zarte Siempre]] emerging victorious and becoming the first [[grand slam winner]] of ''[[Countdown]]'' since [[Richard Whiteley]]'s passing. | ||
| − | The tournament was announced in Summer 2018, with the draw being announced on the [[c4countdown]] forum and [[Apterous]] on 18 July 2018. Filming of the episodes took place from 1 to 3 October 2018. It featured sixteen | + | The tournament was announced in {{w|Summer}} 2018, with the draw being announced on the [[c4countdown]] forum and [[Apterous]] on 18 July 2018. Filming of the episodes took place from 1 to 3 October 2018. It featured sixteen finalists – including fourteen [[octochamp]]s, six of whom were [[series winners]] – drawn from [[Series 73]] to [[Series 78|78]]. Similar to [[Championship of Champions XIV]], finalists from the reigning series (which was [[Series 79]] in this contrast) were not invited and instead qualified for [[Championship of Champions XVI|the following tournament]]. |
| − | The draw proved to be interesting in that four of the six series winners played against each other in the first round, unlike the previous [[Championship of Champions|CoC]] where all but two of the six series winners were kept apart at that stage. [[Paul Erdunast]] and Zarte Siempre – the two | + | The draw proved to be interesting in that four of the six series winners played against each other in the first round, unlike the previous [[Championship of Champions XIV|CoC tournament]] where all but two of the six series winners were kept apart at that stage. [[Paul Erdunast]] and Zarte Siempre – the two finalists in this tournament with the highest aggregate scores across their eleven wins in their respective series (1,273 and 1,331 respectively) – went head-to-head in the first round with the latter just edging it {{score|113|105}} after an unsolved crucial [[conundrum]] (the solution to which is no longer valid due to an amendment made to the now-defunct {{w|Lexico}} dictionary). The conundrums for this tournament were of very high difficulty. |
| − | From then on, Siempre asserted his authority in the rest of the tournament: he made history by setting the then highest ever score in the history of ''Countdown'' with a score of [[Episode 6991|150]] to [[Tom Carey]]'s 122, in which Siempre missed Carey's {{word|TIRAMISUS}} to be denied a [[max game|maximum score]] of 168. The match also saw Siempre and Carey break the record for the highest combined score in a televised game of ''Countdown'' with a total of 272 | + | From then on, Siempre asserted his authority in the rest of the tournament: he made history by setting the then-highest ever score in the history of ''{{w|Countdown (game show)|Countdown}}'' with a score of [[Episode 6991|150]] to [[Tom Carey]]'s 122, in which Siempre missed Carey's {{word|TIRAMISUS}} to be denied a [[max game|maximum score]] of 168. The match also saw Siempre and Carey break the record for the highest combined score in a televised game of ''Countdown'' with a total of 272. In the [[Episode 6992|first semi-final]], [[Philip Aston]] was beaten by Siempre for the third time to mark the first time in ''Countdown'' history that a [[contestant]] had lost to the same opponent thrice. In the [[Episode 6994|grand final]], Siempre avoided a crucial conundrum for the third consecutive time in the tournament with victory over [[Bradley Horrocks]] in which Siempre spotted that the conundrum of {{word|OOHSONUMB}} became {{word|BONHOMOUS}} – a clip of this solve can be seen on ''TV's Greatest Game Shows'' on {{w|Challenge (TV channel)|Challenge}} [https://youtu.be/jZubEXT5dlk?t=3651] when Siempre was credited for his appearance on the show. Siempre never fell behind in any of his four victories in this tournament, and averaged 121.25 points per game. |
| − | Due to the [[2020 COVID-19 hiatus|COVID-19 pandemic]], | + | Due to the [[2020 COVID-19 hiatus|COVID-19 pandemic]], this series was repeated from 20 July to 7 August 2020 before [[Series 82]] [[Episode 7319|resumed after a 14-week hiatus]]. Prior to this, this was the last [[Championship of Champions|Championship of Champions]] tournament to have an audience. |
==Draw and bracket== | ==Draw and bracket== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:08, 15 June 2026
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| Series information | |
| First episode | 2 January 2019 |
| Last episode | 22 January 2019 |
| Highest score | 150 (Zarte Siempre) |
| Number of contestants | 16 |
| Number of episodes | 15 |
| Results | |
| Winner | Zarte Siempre |
| Runner-up | Bradley Horrocks |
Championship of Champions XV ran from 2 to 22 January 2019 just before the start of Series 80, with FOCAL innovator Zarte Siempre emerging victorious and becoming the first grand slam winner of Countdown since Richard Whiteley's passing.
The tournament was announced in Summer 2018, with the draw being announced on the c4countdown forum and Apterous on 18 July 2018. Filming of the episodes took place from 1 to 3 October 2018. It featured sixteen finalists – including fourteen octochamps, six of whom were series winners – drawn from Series 73 to 78. Similar to Championship of Champions XIV, finalists from the reigning series (which was Series 79 in this contrast) were not invited and instead qualified for the following tournament.
The draw proved to be interesting in that four of the six series winners played against each other in the first round, unlike the previous CoC tournament where all but two of the six series winners were kept apart at that stage. Paul Erdunast and Zarte Siempre – the two finalists in this tournament with the highest aggregate scores across their eleven wins in their respective series (1,273 and 1,331 respectively) – went head-to-head in the first round with the latter just edging it 113 – 105 after an unsolved crucial conundrum (the solution to which is no longer valid due to an amendment made to the now-defunct Lexico dictionary). The conundrums for this tournament were of very high difficulty.
From then on, Siempre asserted his authority in the rest of the tournament: he made history by setting the then-highest ever score in the history of Countdown with a score of 150 to Tom Carey's 122, in which Siempre missed Carey's TIRAMISUS to be denied a maximum score of 168. The match also saw Siempre and Carey break the record for the highest combined score in a televised game of Countdown with a total of 272. In the first semi-final, Philip Aston was beaten by Siempre for the third time to mark the first time in Countdown history that a contestant had lost to the same opponent thrice. In the grand final, Siempre avoided a crucial conundrum for the third consecutive time in the tournament with victory over Bradley Horrocks in which Siempre spotted that the conundrum of OOHSONUMB became BONHOMOUS – a clip of this solve can be seen on TV's Greatest Game Shows on Challenge [1] when Siempre was credited for his appearance on the show. Siempre never fell behind in any of his four victories in this tournament, and averaged 121.25 points per game.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this series was repeated from 20 July to 7 August 2020 before Series 82 resumed after a 14-week hiatus. Prior to this, this was the last Championship of Champions tournament to have an audience.
Draw and bracket
The draw for the tournament was announced on the c4countdown forum and Apterous on 18 July 2018.
| Jonathan Wynn (73) vs Phil Davies (78) | Jonathan Wynn vs Philip Aston | Philip Aston vs Zarte Siempre |
Zarte Siempre vs Bradley Horrocks |
| Philip Aston (78) vs Noel McIlvenny (77) | |||
| Tom Carey (73) vs Stephen Read (76) | Tom Carey vs Zarte Siempre | ||
| Paul Erdunast (74) vs Zarte Siempre (78) | |||
| Ann Dibben (74) vs John Cowen (77) | John Cowen vs Bradley Horrocks | Bradley Horrocks vs Tom Chafer-Cook | |
| Bradley Horrocks (77) vs Andrew Macleod (75) | |||
| Matthew Tassier (73) vs Dougie Mackay (78) | Matthew Tassier vs Tom Chafer-Cook | ||
| Tom Chafer-Cook (77) vs Martin Hurst (75) |
The numbers refer to the series in which each contestant originally played in the finals.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6980 | 02/01/2019 | CP | Jonathan Wynn | 103 – 68 | Phil Davies | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 116 | ||
| 6981 | 03/01/2019 | CP | Ann Dibben | 94 – 97 | John Cowen | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 129 | ||
| 6982 | 04/01/2019 | CP | Matthew Tassier | 96 – 78 | Dougie Mackay | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
| 6983 | 07/01/2019 | CP | Tom Carey | 106 – 87 | Stephen Read | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
| 6984 | 08/01/2019 | CP | Paul Erdunast | 105 – 113 | Zarte Siempre | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
| 6985 | 09/01/2019 | CP | Tom Chafer-Cook | 129 – 89 | Martin Hurst | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
| 6986 | 10/01/2019 | CP | Bradley Horrocks | 128 – 104 | Andrew Macleod | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
| 6987 | 11/01/2019 | CP | Philip Aston | 103 – 89 | Noel McIlvenny | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
| 6988 | 14/01/2019 | CQF | Jonathan Wynn | 92 – 110 | Philip Aston | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
| 6989 | 15/01/2019 | CQF | John Cowen | 96 – 99 | Bradley Horrocks | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
| 6990 | 16/01/2019 | CQF | Matthew Tassier | 62 – 111 | Tom Chafer-Cook | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
| 6991 | 17/01/2019 | CQF | Tom Carey | 122 – 150 | Zarte Siempre | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 168 | ||
| 6992 | 18/01/2019 | CSF | Philip Aston | 73 – 106 | Zarte Siempre | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 129 | ||
| 6993 | 21/01/2019 | CSF | Bradley Horrocks | 111 – 110 | Tom Chafer-Cook | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
| 6994 | 22/01/2019 | CGF | Zarte Siempre | 116 – 83 | Bradley Horrocks | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
