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'''Martin Bishop''' was a contestant in [[Series 59]].
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{{octostats|Semi-finalist|2|809|5}}
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[[Image:Martin Bishop.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Martin Bishop in [[Series 59]]...]]
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[[File:Martin Bishop.png|thumb|200px|right|...and again just over four years later in the [[30th Birthday Championship]].]]
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'''Martin Bishop''' was a finalist in [[Series 59]] and a participant in the [[30th Birthday Championship]].
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He won eight impressive heat games near the end of the [[series]] with including scores of 115, 111, 110 and 109. His final game yielded 83 points, just twelve short of the 95 needed to become No. 1 seed and surpass [[Charlie Reams]]. He did return for the finals as No. 2 seed and breezed past No. 7 seed, Lee Simmonds, with {{score|112|64}}. The semi-final didn't go to plan for Bishop as Junaid Mubeen beat him early on with {{word|SPATIAL}} and {{word|ROMAINE}}. In the later rounds, Bishop looked to be in with a chance when Mubeen has {{word|precasted}} {{x}} disallowed (the past participle of {{word|PRECAST}} is {{word|PRECAST}}) but when Bishop had {{word|somaine}} {{x}} disallowed, the game was over as it was Mubeen that scored on both the final [[numbers game]] and [[conundrum]].
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Bishop was the last octochamp to be crowned with [[Des O'Connor]] and [[Carol Vorderman]] as [[presenter]]s.
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Bishop was invited to [[Championship of Champions XIII]], but was unable to attend due to external commitments. He instead returned to ''[[Countdown]]'' in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the 30th Birthday Championship. After receiving a bye to the first round, he lost his only match against [[Series 47]] champion, [[Chris Wills]], by a score of {{score|102|99}} despite leading nearly the whole match.
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In May 2010, Bishop attended his first unofficial [[Co-event|Countdown tournament]], [[Co:Lon 2010]], and followed this up in October with [[CoLei3]]. He has subsequently appeared at [[CoNot 2011]] and [[Co:Lon 2011]].
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On 30 April 2014, he appeared on the revival of ''{{w|Fifteen to One}}''.
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
 
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{{ep | 4704 | 04/11/2008 | P |[[Andy Crompton]] | 92 - 109 | Martin Bishop | [[Paul Zenon]] | [[Susie Dent]] }}
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{{ep | 4704 | 4/11/2008 | P |[[Andy Crompton]]| 92 - 109 |Martin Bishop|[[Paul Zenon]]|[[Susie Dent]]|127}}
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{{ep | 4705 | 5/11/2008 | P |Martin Bishop| 115 - 54 |[[Alice Donald]]|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|121}}
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{{ep | 4706 | 6/11/2008 | P |Martin Bishop| 92 - 56 |[[Daniel Searle]]|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|116}}
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{{ep | 4707 | 7/11/2008 | P |Martin Bishop| 94 - 67 |[[Tom Cappleman|Thomas Cappleman]]|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|121}}
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{{ep | 4708 | 10/11/2008 | P |Martin Bishop| 95 - 68 |[[Lesley Wootton]]|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|120}}
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{{ep | 4709 | 11/11/2008 | P |Martin Bishop| 111 - 43 |[[Caro Ness]]|[[John Inverdale]]|Susie Dent|121}}
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{{ep | 4710 | 12/11/2008 | P |Martin Bishop| 110 - 61 |[[Campbell Norris]]|John Inverdale|Susie Dent|121}}
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{{ep | 4711 | 13/11/2008 | P |Martin Bishop| 83 - 59 |[[June Walden]]|John Inverdale|Susie Dent|125}}
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{{ep | 4727 | 5/12/2008 | QF |Martin Bishop| 112 - 64 |[[Lee Simmonds]]|[[Dr Phil Hammond]]|Susie Dent|117}}
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{{ep | 4731 | 11/12/2008 | SF |[[Junaid Mubeen]]| 96 - 56 |Martin Bishop|[[Jo Brand]]|Susie Dent|115}}
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{{ep | 5627 | 23/01/2013 | 30B1 |Martin Bishop| 99 - 102 |[[Chris Wills]]|[[Margaret Mountford]]|Susie Dent|124}}
 
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[[Category:Contestants in the 30th Birthday Championship]]
 
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[[Category:Contestants on other game shows]]

Latest revision as of 10:30, 14 May 2026

Martin Bishop
octochamp statistics
Final position Semi-finalist
Seeding 2
Points total 809
Conundrums solved 5
Martin Bishop in Series 59...
...and again just over four years later in the 30th Birthday Championship.

Martin Bishop was a finalist in Series 59 and a participant in the 30th Birthday Championship.

He won eight impressive heat games near the end of the series with including scores of 115, 111, 110 and 109. His final game yielded 83 points, just twelve short of the 95 needed to become No. 1 seed and surpass Charlie Reams. He did return for the finals as No. 2 seed and breezed past No. 7 seed, Lee Simmonds, with 112 – 64. The semi-final didn't go to plan for Bishop as Junaid Mubeen beat him early on with SPATIAL and ROMAINE. In the later rounds, Bishop looked to be in with a chance when Mubeen has precasted ☓ disallowed (the past participle of PRECAST is PRECAST) but when Bishop had somaine ☓ disallowed, the game was over as it was Mubeen that scored on both the final numbers game and conundrum.

Bishop was the last octochamp to be crowned with Des O'Connor and Carol Vorderman as presenters.

Bishop was invited to Championship of Champions XIII, but was unable to attend due to external commitments. He instead returned to Countdown in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the 30th Birthday Championship. After receiving a bye to the first round, he lost his only match against Series 47 champion, Chris Wills, by a score of 102 – 99 despite leading nearly the whole match.

In May 2010, Bishop attended his first unofficial Countdown tournament, Co:Lon 2010, and followed this up in October with CoLei3. He has subsequently appeared at CoNot 2011 and Co:Lon 2011.

On 30 April 2014, he appeared on the revival of Fifteen to One.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
4704 4/11/2008 P Andy Crompton 92 – 109 Martin Bishop Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 127
4705 5/11/2008 P Martin Bishop 115 – 54 Alice Donald Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 121
4706 6/11/2008 P Martin Bishop 92 – 56 Daniel Searle Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 116
4707 7/11/2008 P Martin Bishop 94 – 67 Thomas Cappleman Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 121
4708 10/11/2008 P Martin Bishop 95 – 68 Lesley Wootton Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 120
4709 11/11/2008 P Martin Bishop 111 – 43 Caro Ness Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman John Inverdale Susie Dent 121
4710 12/11/2008 P Martin Bishop 110 – 61 Campbell Norris Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman John Inverdale Susie Dent 121
4711 13/11/2008 P Martin Bishop 83 – 59 June Walden Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman John Inverdale Susie Dent 125
4727 5/12/2008 QF Martin Bishop 112 – 64 Lee Simmonds Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 117
4731 11/12/2008 SF Junaid Mubeen 96 – 56 Martin Bishop Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Jo Brand Susie Dent 115
5627 23/01/2013 30B1 Martin Bishop 99 – 102 Chris Wills Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Margaret Mountford Susie Dent 124
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