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− | [[Image:Graham Nash.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Graham Nash during the | + | {{featured article}} |
− | '''Graham Nash''' (born 25 December 1979) was an [[octochamp]] in and [[champion]] of [[Series 43]], and winner of [[Championship of Champions XI]]. | + | {{octostats|'''Champion'''|2|465|3}} |
+ | [[Image:Graham Nash.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Graham Nash during the [[Championship of Champions XI|11th Championship of Champions]].]] | ||
+ | '''Graham Nash''' (born 25 December 1979) was an [[octochamp]] in and [[Series Winners|champion]] of [[Series 43]], and winner of [[Championship of Champions XI]]. | ||
− | == | + | ==Appearances on the show== |
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− | Nash | + | ===Heat games=== |
+ | Nash made his ''[[Countdown]]'' debut on 20 July 2000, defeating two-times winner and [[Edinburgh Countdown Club]] member [[Melanie Beaumont]] by 60 points to 49. He demonstrated consistent scoring to polish off seven further wins, including three scores of over 60 and a high score of 72 points against [[Roger Robinson]]. Nash amassed an eight game total of 465 points and qualified for the series finals as No. 2 seed. | ||
− | + | ===Series finals=== | |
+ | Nash narrowly overcame [[Gordon Cusworth]] and [[Clare Wright]] in his quarter-final and semi-final respectively, setting up a grand final against No. 5 seed [[Matthew Turner]]. Turner was perhaps a surprising grand finalist, having beaten No. 1 seed and then eight game total record holder [[David Williams (Series 43)|David Williams]] during his semi-final. | ||
− | + | In a close game, Nash was immediately on the back foot after having {{word|fainters}} {{x}} disallowed in round 1. Turner soon returned the favour by having {{word|easternly}} {{x}} disallowed in round 4, levelling the scores at 23 points apiece. Both Nash and Turner had {{word|halled}} {{x}} declared invalid in round 5, but Turner took the lead in round 6 with a perfect numbers solution. However, it didn't last for long as Nash unravelled the first [[conundrum]] {{word|GETTENRED}} to level the scores once more. A decisive penultimate numbers round gave Nash a 10 point advantage, which he was able to hold onto until the crucial conundrum. After six seconds, it was Nash who solved {{word|ANEWREBEL}} to become Series 43 champion. | |
− | Nash returned in | ||
− | + | ===Championship of Champions XI=== | |
+ | Nash returned in 2003 for [[Championship of Champions XI]] where, in spite of his unbeaten record, he wasn't considered one of the favourites thanks to the presence of players including [[Chris Wills]] and [[Julian Fell]]. Nash's first game of the tournament pitted him against [[Series 42]] semi-finalist [[David Ballheimer]]. Words including {{word|VINTAGES}} and {{word|MICROBES}} helped Nash to a comfortable {{score|103|70}} victory. | ||
− | + | Nash's second game was against the hotly-tipped [[Julian Fell]]. Both players were unbeaten with 12 wins from 12 games, but Fell had the edge in terms of average score. The first key word came in round 4 when Nash had {{word|formica}} {{x}} disallowed as it is listed in the [[New Oxford Dictionary of English|NODE]] as a proper noun. Both players spotted a nine in round 8, {{word|ORGANISED}} and {{word|GRANDIOSE}} for Nash and Fell respectively. The following round, Fell declared eight to Nash's seven, but Fell's offering of {{word|gambiers}} {{x}} was disallowed, giving Nash a one point advantage. The players scored equally in every round up to the conundrum, giving Nash a lead of 110 points to 109. In less than two seconds, it was Nash who unravelled {{word|MENDMEDOC}} to beat Fell by 11 points. | |
− | + | Nash faced [[Series 47]] finalist [[Tom Hargreaves]] in his semi-final. Three rounds in, Nash had {{word|septagon}} {{x}} disallowed which allowed Hargreaves a seven point advantage. Hargreaves held this lead until round 7 when both players declared nine: whilst Nash's offering of {{word|CLEARINGS}} was deemed valid, Hargreaves's {{word|rescaling}} {{x}} was not. This gave Nash an 11-point lead which, following turbulence from both players, he held until the conundrum {{word|AVIANLOUT}}. Nash solved this in 1.5 seconds to earn a 'valuable' place in the tournament final. | |
− | Nash | + | The final against Series 47 champion [[Chris Wills]] turned out to be a low-scoring affair. Wills took the lead in round 4 with {{word|GAMBADE}} but, after the first ad break, Nash levelled the scores with the seven-letter word {{word|PENSIVE}}. In round 8, Wills had {{word|mistle}} {{x}} disallowed, gifting Nash a six point lead courtesy of {{word|METALS}}. Nash held this lead until the final [[numbers game]], where an impossible target obligated both players to score zero points. With the scores set at {{score|79|73}}, this forced a crucial conundrum. After 30 seconds, neither player had been able to unravel {{word|OVERSPADE}}, presenting Nash with a seemingly unlikely [[Championship of Champions]] victory. Nash thus became the fifth player to win a [[grand slam winner|grand slam]] (undefeated in the heats, finals and Championship of Champions), after [[Harvey Freeman]], [[Nic Brown]], [[Don Reid]] and [[Scott Mearns]], as well as the final one prior to the CoC hiatus during the early 2010s. |
+ | ===Special Episode=== | ||
+ | In 2015, Nash returned for a [[special episode]] against [[John Brackstone]], which he won {{score|94|49|Episode S46}}, maintaining his unbeaten record on the show. His appearance here made him the first player to have contested all four major game formats, including both [[15 round format (old)|"old"]] and [[15 round format (new)|"new"]] 15-rounders. | ||
− | {{series winner|preceded_by=Michael Calder (Series 42) | + | ==Appearances on quiz shows== |
+ | Nash has appeared on further television game shows including ''{{w|BrainTeaser}}'', ''{{w|Grand Slam (British game show)|Grand Slam}}'', ''{{w|Divided (British game show)|Divided}}'', ''{{w|Wordplay (British game show)|Wordplay}}'' and ''{{w|The 1% Club}}''. Therein, he displayed his 'unique' taste for colourful shirts that was apparent during his ''Countdown'' appearances. | ||
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+ | {{series winner|preceded_by=Michael Calder (Series 42){{!!}}Michael Calder|series=43|followed_by=Stuart Wood}} | ||
{{Champion of Champions|preceded_by=Scott Mearns|coc=XI|followed_by=Paul Gallen}} | {{Champion of Champions|preceded_by=Scott Mearns|coc=XI|followed_by=Paul Gallen}} | ||
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==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
− | {{ep | 2813 | 20/07/2000 | P | [[Melanie Beaumont]] | 49 - 60 | Graham Nash | [[David Steel]] | [[Gillian Evans]] }} | + | {{ep | 2813 | 20/07/2000 | P |[[Melanie Beaumont]]| 49 - 60 |Graham Nash|[[David Steel]]|[[Gillian Evans]]|73}} |
− | {{ep | 2814 | 21/07/2000 | P | Graham Nash | 55 - 26 | [[Bill Maskew]] | David Steel | Gillian Evans }} | + | {{ep | 2814 | 21/07/2000 | P |Graham Nash| 55 - 26 |[[Bill Maskew]]|David Steel|Gillian Evans|83}} |
− | {{ep | 2815 | 24/07/2000 | P | Graham Nash | 57 - 49 | [[Tony Long]] | [[Tom O'Connor]] | [[Damian Eadie]] }} | + | {{ep | 2815 | 24/07/2000 | P |Graham Nash| 57 - 49 |[[Tony Long]]|[[Tom O'Connor]]|[[Damian Eadie]]|75}} |
− | {{ep | 2816 | 28/07/2000 | P | Graham Nash | 63 - 36 | [[David Duncan]] | Tom O'Connor | Damian Eadie }} | + | {{ep | 2816 | 28/07/2000 | P |Graham Nash| 63 - 36 |[[David Duncan]]|Tom O'Connor|Damian Eadie|73}} |
− | {{ep | 2817 | 31/07/2000 | P | Graham Nash | 72 - 36 | [[Roger Robinson]] | Tom O'Connor | Damian Eadie }} | + | {{ep | 2817 | 31/07/2000 | P |Graham Nash| 72 - 36 |[[Roger Robinson]]|Tom O'Connor|Damian Eadie|83}} |
− | {{ep | 2818 | 1/08/2000 | P | Graham Nash | 46 - 5 | [[Sarah Newell]] | Tom O'Connor | Damian Eadie }} | + | {{ep | 2818 | 1/08/2000 | P |Graham Nash| 46 - 5 |[[Sarah Newell]]|Tom O'Connor|Damian Eadie|71}} |
− | {{ep | 2819 | 2/08/2000 | P | Graham Nash | 60 - 49 | [[Jason Campbell]] | Tom O'Connor | Damian Eadie }} | + | {{ep | 2819 | 2/08/2000 | P |Graham Nash| 60 - 49 |[[Jason Campbell]]|Tom O'Connor|Damian Eadie|84}} |
− | {{ep | 2820 | 8/08/2000 | P | Graham Nash | 52 - 22 | [[Jo Austin]] | Tom O'Connor | Damian Eadie }} | + | {{ep | 2820 | 8/08/2000 | P |Graham Nash| 52 - 22 |[[Jo Austin]]|Tom O'Connor|Damian Eadie|72}} |
− | {{ep | 2906 | 18/12/2000 | QF | Graham Nash | 60 - 50 | [[Gordon Cusworth]] | [[Anya Sitaram]] | [[Richard Samson]] }} | + | {{ep | 2906 | 18/12/2000 | QF |Graham Nash| 60 - 50 |[[Gordon Cusworth]]|[[Anya Sitaram]]|[[Richard Samson]]|84}} |
− | {{ep | 2910 | 22/12/2000 | SF | Graham Nash | 70 - 53 | [[Clare Wright]] | [[Barry Cryer]] | [[Susie Dent]] }} | + | {{ep | 2910 | 22/12/2000 | SF |Graham Nash| 70 - 53 |[[Clare Wright]]|[[Barry Cryer]]|[[Susie Dent]]|73}} |
− | {{ep | 2911 | 25/12/2000 | GF | Graham Nash | 89 - 69 | [[Matthew Turner]] | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent }} | + | {{ep | 2911 | 25/12/2000 | GF |Graham Nash| 89 - 69 |[[Matthew Turner]]|Barry Cryer|Susie Dent|128}} |
− | {{ep | 3397 | 15/01/2003 | CP | [[David Ballheimer]] | 70 - 103 | Graham Nash | [[Tim Rice]] | Susie Dent }} | + | {{ep | 3397 | 15/01/2003 | CP |[[David Ballheimer]]| 70 - 103 |Graham Nash|[[Tim Rice]]|Susie Dent|119}} |
− | {{ep | 3401 | 21/01/2003 | CQF | Graham Nash | 120 - 109 | [[Julian Fell]] | [[Eric Knowles]] | Susie Dent }} | + | {{ep | 3401 | 21/01/2003 | CQF |Graham Nash| 120 - 109 |[[Julian Fell]]|[[Eric Knowles]]|Susie Dent|137}} |
− | {{ep | 3403 | 23/01/2003 | CSF | [[Tom Hargreaves]] | 83 - 104 | Graham Nash | Eric Knowles | Susie Dent }} | + | {{ep | 3403 | 23/01/2003 | CSF |[[Tom Hargreaves]]| 83 - 104 |Graham Nash|Eric Knowles|Susie Dent|132}} |
− | {{ep | 3404 | 24/01/2003 | CGF | [[Chris Wills]] | 73 - 79 | Graham Nash | Eric Knowles | Susie Dent }} | + | {{ep | 3404 | 24/01/2003 | CGF |[[Chris Wills]]| 73 - 79 |Graham Nash|Eric Knowles|Susie Dent|106}} |
+ | {{ep | S46 | 8/05/2015 | S |Graham Nash| 94 - 49 |[[John Brackstone]]|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|Susie Dent|121}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
{{CofC}} | {{CofC}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
+ | {{WP|Graham Nash (quiz contestant)}} | ||
+ | * [http://www.thecountdownpage.com/exp-graham-nash.htm Graham Nash's ''Countdown'' experience] from [[The Countdown Page]]. | ||
+ | * [http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Weaver%27s_Week_2003-08-30 A review of Graham Nash's ''Grand Slam'' quarter-final] from UKGameshows.com. | ||
− | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Nash, Graham}} | |
− | + | [[Category:Series winners]] | |
− | + | [[Category:Championship of Champions winners]] | |
− | [[Category:Series winners | + | [[Category:Octochamps of the 9 round era]] |
− | [[Category:Championship of Champions winners | + | [[Category:Contestants in Series 43]] |
− | [[Category:Octochamps of the 9 round era | + | [[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions XI]] |
− | [[Category:Contestants in Series 43 | + | [[Category:Teapot owners]] |
− | [[ | + | [[Category:Unbeaten contestants]] |
− | [[Category:Teapot owners | + | [[Category:Contestants on other game shows]] |
+ | [[Category:Finalists]] |
Latest revision as of 23:21, 21 May 2022
Graham Nash octochamp statistics | |
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Final position | Champion |
Seeding | 2 |
Points total | 465 |
Conundrums solved | 3 |
Graham Nash (born 25 December 1979) was an octochamp in and champion of Series 43, and winner of Championship of Champions XI.
Contents
Appearances on the show
Heat games
Nash made his Countdown debut on 20 July 2000, defeating two-times winner and Edinburgh Countdown Club member Melanie Beaumont by 60 points to 49. He demonstrated consistent scoring to polish off seven further wins, including three scores of over 60 and a high score of 72 points against Roger Robinson. Nash amassed an eight game total of 465 points and qualified for the series finals as No. 2 seed.
Series finals
Nash narrowly overcame Gordon Cusworth and Clare Wright in his quarter-final and semi-final respectively, setting up a grand final against No. 5 seed Matthew Turner. Turner was perhaps a surprising grand finalist, having beaten No. 1 seed and then eight game total record holder David Williams during his semi-final.
In a close game, Nash was immediately on the back foot after having fainters ☓ disallowed in round 1. Turner soon returned the favour by having easternly ☓ disallowed in round 4, levelling the scores at 23 points apiece. Both Nash and Turner had halled ☓ declared invalid in round 5, but Turner took the lead in round 6 with a perfect numbers solution. However, it didn't last for long as Nash unravelled the first conundrum GETTENRED to level the scores once more. A decisive penultimate numbers round gave Nash a 10 point advantage, which he was able to hold onto until the crucial conundrum. After six seconds, it was Nash who solved ANEWREBEL to become Series 43 champion.
Championship of Champions XI
Nash returned in 2003 for Championship of Champions XI where, in spite of his unbeaten record, he wasn't considered one of the favourites thanks to the presence of players including Chris Wills and Julian Fell. Nash's first game of the tournament pitted him against Series 42 semi-finalist David Ballheimer. Words including VINTAGES and MICROBES helped Nash to a comfortable 103 – 70 victory.
Nash's second game was against the hotly-tipped Julian Fell. Both players were unbeaten with 12 wins from 12 games, but Fell had the edge in terms of average score. The first key word came in round 4 when Nash had formica ☓ disallowed as it is listed in the NODE as a proper noun. Both players spotted a nine in round 8, ORGANISED and GRANDIOSE for Nash and Fell respectively. The following round, Fell declared eight to Nash's seven, but Fell's offering of gambiers ☓ was disallowed, giving Nash a one point advantage. The players scored equally in every round up to the conundrum, giving Nash a lead of 110 points to 109. In less than two seconds, it was Nash who unravelled MENDMEDOC to beat Fell by 11 points.
Nash faced Series 47 finalist Tom Hargreaves in his semi-final. Three rounds in, Nash had septagon ☓ disallowed which allowed Hargreaves a seven point advantage. Hargreaves held this lead until round 7 when both players declared nine: whilst Nash's offering of CLEARINGS was deemed valid, Hargreaves's rescaling ☓ was not. This gave Nash an 11-point lead which, following turbulence from both players, he held until the conundrum AVIANLOUT. Nash solved this in 1.5 seconds to earn a 'valuable' place in the tournament final.
The final against Series 47 champion Chris Wills turned out to be a low-scoring affair. Wills took the lead in round 4 with GAMBADE but, after the first ad break, Nash levelled the scores with the seven-letter word PENSIVE. In round 8, Wills had mistle ☓ disallowed, gifting Nash a six point lead courtesy of METALS. Nash held this lead until the final numbers game, where an impossible target obligated both players to score zero points. With the scores set at 79 – 73, this forced a crucial conundrum. After 30 seconds, neither player had been able to unravel OVERSPADE, presenting Nash with a seemingly unlikely Championship of Champions victory. Nash thus became the fifth player to win a grand slam (undefeated in the heats, finals and Championship of Champions), after Harvey Freeman, Nic Brown, Don Reid and Scott Mearns, as well as the final one prior to the CoC hiatus during the early 2010s.
Special Episode
In 2015, Nash returned for a special episode against John Brackstone, which he won 94 – 49, maintaining his unbeaten record on the show. His appearance here made him the first player to have contested all four major game formats, including both "old" and "new" 15-rounders.
Appearances on quiz shows
Nash has appeared on further television game shows including BrainTeaser, Grand Slam, Divided, Wordplay and The 1% Club. Therein, he displayed his 'unique' taste for colourful shirts that was apparent during his Countdown appearances.
Preceded by Michael Calder |
Series winner Series 43 |
Followed by Stuart Wood |
Preceded by Scott Mearns |
Champion of Champions Championship of Champions XI |
Followed by Paul Gallen |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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2813 | 20/07/2000 | P | Melanie Beaumont | 49 – 60 | Graham Nash | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | David Steel | Gillian Evans | 73 | ||
2814 | 21/07/2000 | P | Graham Nash | 55 – 26 | Bill Maskew | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | David Steel | Gillian Evans | 83 | ||
2815 | 24/07/2000 | P | Graham Nash | 57 – 49 | Tony Long | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Damian Eadie | 75 | ||
2816 | 28/07/2000 | P | Graham Nash | 63 – 36 | David Duncan | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Damian Eadie | 73 | ||
2817 | 31/07/2000 | P | Graham Nash | 72 – 36 | Roger Robinson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Damian Eadie | 83 | ||
2818 | 1/08/2000 | P | Graham Nash | 46 – 5 | Sarah Newell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Damian Eadie | 71 | ||
2819 | 2/08/2000 | P | Graham Nash | 60 – 49 | Jason Campbell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Damian Eadie | 84 | ||
2820 | 8/08/2000 | P | Graham Nash | 52 – 22 | Jo Austin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Damian Eadie | 72 | ||
2906 | 18/12/2000 | QF | Graham Nash | 60 – 50 | Gordon Cusworth | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Anya Sitaram | Richard Samson | 84 | ||
2910 | 22/12/2000 | SF | Graham Nash | 70 – 53 | Clare Wright | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent | 73 | ||
2911 | 25/12/2000 | GF | Graham Nash | 89 – 69 | Matthew Turner | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
3397 | 15/01/2003 | CP | David Ballheimer | 70 – 103 | Graham Nash | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
3401 | 21/01/2003 | CQF | Graham Nash | 120 – 109 | Julian Fell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Eric Knowles | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
3403 | 23/01/2003 | CSF | Tom Hargreaves | 83 – 104 | Graham Nash | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Eric Knowles | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
3404 | 24/01/2003 | CGF | Chris Wills | 73 – 79 | Graham Nash | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Eric Knowles | Susie Dent | 106 | ||
S46 | 8/05/2015 | S | Graham Nash | 94 – 49 | John Brackstone | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 121 |
Championship of Champions Winners | |
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I : Mark Nyman | II : Clive Freedman | III : Harvey Freeman | IV : Nic Brown | V : Tim Morrissey | VI : Wayne Summers | VII : Don Reid | VIII : Chris Rogers | IX : Natascha Kearsey | X : Scott Mearns | XI : Graham Nash | XII : Paul Gallen | XIII : Steve Briers | XIV : Dylan Taylor | XV : Zarte Siempre | XVI : Ahmed Mohamed |
External Links
- Graham Nash on Wikipedia.
- Graham Nash's Countdown experience from The Countdown Page.
- A review of Graham Nash's Grand Slam quarter-final from UKGameshows.com.