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− | [[Image:Neil Zussman.jpg|thumb|right|150px| | + | {{octostats|Semi-finalist|5|758|6 (+1 tiebreaker)}} |
+ | [[File:Neil Zussman.png|thumb|200px|right|Neil Zussman in the [[30th Birthday Championship]].]] | ||
+ | [[Image:Neil Zussman.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Neil Zussman with [[Susie Dent]] during his original run in 2009.]] | ||
+ | '''Neil Zussman''' was an [[octochamp]] from [[Series 60]] and a quarter-finalist in the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. | ||
− | + | Zussman started off with a win over [[Kate Richardson]] and followed it up with a thrashing of [[Kevin Pidduck]]. The next game was of a very high standard, with Zussman leading {{score|101|94}} going into the crucial conundrum. However, he avoided losing with a [[century]] by buzzing in after half a second with {{word|HAMBURGER}}. His next game was just as dramatic, as professional DJ [[Simon Greening]] came back from 20 points behind in the last two rounds before Zussman again scraped through on a second conundrum. His next two games featured scores of 101 and 108 before dropping down to 81 although this time it wasn't a crucial conundrum. He finished his run with 97. | |
− | + | Zussman was the first ever octochamp under [[Jeff Stelling]] and [[Rachel Riley]]. | |
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+ | He returned to the finals as No.5 seed, where he defeated the No.4 seed [[Shane Roberts (Series 60)|Shane Roberts]] in the quarters, before meeting No.1 seed [[Kirk Bevins]] the following day. After Bevins found {{word|SUBSPACE}} in an early letters game, Zussman pulled the game back level with {{word|POLITEST}}, and with the two players remaining evenly matched upto the conundrum, Bevins solved the conundrum {{word|AMSPECIAL}} in half a second, ending Zussman's run. | ||
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+ | Zussman appeared on Countdown again on [[Episode 5231|30 March 2011]], where he was the audience member who solved the conundrum after it defeated both contestants. | ||
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+ | He 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 won his first match against [[Series 65]] semi-finalist [[Paul Keane]] by a score of {{score|99|81}}. He then beat [[Series 44]] semi-finalist [[David Hoskisson|Dave Hoskisson]] in round 2. He finally succumbed to the [[Series 66]] runner-up [[Jonathan Rawlinson]], who dropped only 1 point during the whole match. | ||
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+ | He made his Co-event debut at [[COHUD]] in 2012. | ||
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+ | On 8 October 2012, he appeared on ''{{w|Only Connect}}'' with [[James Hall]]. | ||
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==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
− | {{ep | 4758 | 16/02/2009 | P |[[Kate Richardson]]| 54 - 92 |Neil Zussman|[[Kate Humble]]|[[Susie Dent]]}} | + | {{ep | 4758 | 16/02/2009 | P |[[Kate Richardson]]| 54 - 92 |Neil Zussman|[[Kate Humble]]|[[Susie Dent]]|117}} |
− | {{ep | 4759 | 17/02/2009 | P |Neil Zussman| 92 - 37 |[[Kevin Pidduck]]|Kate Humble|Susie Dent}} | + | {{ep | 4759 | 17/02/2009 | P |Neil Zussman| 92 - 37 |[[Kevin Pidduck]]|Kate Humble|Susie Dent|119}} |
− | {{ep | 4760 | 18/02/2009 | P |Neil Zussman| 111 - 94 |[[Anita Fairhurst]]|Kate Humble|Susie Dent}} | + | {{ep | 4760 | 18/02/2009 | P |Neil Zussman| 111 - 94 |[[Anita Fairhurst]]|Kate Humble|Susie Dent|118}} |
− | {{ep | 4761 | 19/02/2009 | P |Neil Zussman| 86* - 76 |[[Simon Greening]]|Kate Humble|Susie Dent}} | + | {{ep | 4761 | 19/02/2009 | P |Neil Zussman| 86* - 76 |[[Simon Greening]]|Kate Humble|Susie Dent|127}} |
− | {{ep | 4762 | 20/02/2009 | P |Neil Zussman| 101 - 55 |[[Matthew Meads]]|Kate Humble|Susie Dent}} | + | {{ep | 4762 | 20/02/2009 | P |Neil Zussman| 101 - 55 |[[Matthew Meads]]|Kate Humble|Susie Dent|115}} |
− | {{ep | 4763 | 23/02/2009 | P |Neil Zussman| 108 - 87 |[[Heather Chidgey]]|[[Graham Cole]]|Susie Dent}} | + | {{ep | 4763 | 23/02/2009 | P |Neil Zussman| 108 - 87 |[[Heather Chidgey]]|[[Graham Cole]]|Susie Dent|141}} |
− | {{ep | 4764 | 24/02/2009 | P |Neil Zussman| 81 - 77 |[[Rick Warburton]]|Graham Cole|Susie Dent}} | + | {{ep | 4764 | 24/02/2009 | P |Neil Zussman| 81 - 77 |[[Rick Warburton]]|Graham Cole|Susie Dent|119}} |
− | {{ep | 4765 | 25/02/2009 | P |Neil Zussman| 97 - 48 |[[Sheila Box]]|Graham Cole|Susie Dent}} | + | {{ep | 4765 | 25/02/2009 | P |Neil Zussman| 97 - 48 |[[Sheila Box]]|Graham Cole|Susie Dent|118}} |
− | {{ep | 4840 | 16/06/2009 | QF |[[Shane Roberts]]| 35 - 82 |Neil Zussman|[[Dr Phil Hammond]]|Susie Dent}} | + | {{ep | 4840 | 16/06/2009 | QF |[[Shane Roberts (Series 60)|Shane Roberts]]| 35 - 82 |Neil Zussman|[[Dr Phil Hammond]]|Susie Dent|115}} |
− | {{ep | 4841 | 17/06/2009 | SF |[[Kirk Bevins]]| 98 - 88 |Neil Zussman|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent}} | + | {{ep | 4841 | 17/06/2009 | SF |[[Kirk Bevins]]| 98 - 88 |Neil Zussman|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent|128}} |
+ | {{ep | 5631 | 29/01/2013 | 30B1 |[[Paul Keane]]| 81 - 99 |Neil Zussman|[[Mark Foster]]|Susie Dent|131}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5647 | 20/02/2013 | 30B2 |[[David Hoskisson|Dave Hoskisson]]| 75 - 90 |Neil Zussman|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent|117}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5648 | 21/02/2013 | 30BQF |[[Jonathan Rawlinson]]| 118 - 53 |Neil Zussman|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent|119}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
<center><nowiki>*</nowiki> includes ten points from a tie-break conundrum</center> | <center><nowiki>*</nowiki> includes ten points from a tie-break conundrum</center> | ||
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+ | [[Category:Contestants in the 30th Birthday Championship]] | ||
[[Category:Teapot owners]] | [[Category:Teapot owners]] | ||
[[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era]] | [[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era]] | ||
[[Category:Finalists]] | [[Category:Finalists]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Contestants on other game shows]] |
Latest revision as of 01:19, 23 January 2023
Neil Zussman octochamp statistics | |
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Final position | Semi-finalist |
Seeding | 5 |
Points total | 758 |
Conundrums solved | 6 (+1 tiebreaker) |
Neil Zussman was an octochamp from Series 60 and a quarter-finalist in the 30th Birthday Championship.
Zussman started off with a win over Kate Richardson and followed it up with a thrashing of Kevin Pidduck. The next game was of a very high standard, with Zussman leading 101 – 94 going into the crucial conundrum. However, he avoided losing with a century by buzzing in after half a second with HAMBURGER. His next game was just as dramatic, as professional DJ Simon Greening came back from 20 points behind in the last two rounds before Zussman again scraped through on a second conundrum. His next two games featured scores of 101 and 108 before dropping down to 81 although this time it wasn't a crucial conundrum. He finished his run with 97.
Zussman was the first ever octochamp under Jeff Stelling and Rachel Riley.
He returned to the finals as No.5 seed, where he defeated the No.4 seed Shane Roberts in the quarters, before meeting No.1 seed Kirk Bevins the following day. After Bevins found SUBSPACE in an early letters game, Zussman pulled the game back level with POLITEST, and with the two players remaining evenly matched upto the conundrum, Bevins solved the conundrum AMSPECIAL in half a second, ending Zussman's run.
Zussman appeared on Countdown again on 30 March 2011, where he was the audience member who solved the conundrum after it defeated both contestants.
He 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 won his first match against Series 65 semi-finalist Paul Keane by a score of 99 – 81. He then beat Series 44 semi-finalist Dave Hoskisson in round 2. He finally succumbed to the Series 66 runner-up Jonathan Rawlinson, who dropped only 1 point during the whole match.
He made his Co-event debut at COHUD in 2012.
On 8 October 2012, he appeared on Only Connect with James Hall.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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4758 | 16/02/2009 | P | Kate Richardson | 54 – 92 | Neil Zussman | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 117 | ||
4759 | 17/02/2009 | P | Neil Zussman | 92 – 37 | Kevin Pidduck | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
4760 | 18/02/2009 | P | Neil Zussman | 111 – 94 | Anita Fairhurst | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
4761 | 19/02/2009 | P | Neil Zussman | 86* – 76 | Simon Greening | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
4762 | 20/02/2009 | P | Neil Zussman | 101 – 55 | Matthew Meads | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Kate Humble | Susie Dent | 115 | ||
4763 | 23/02/2009 | P | Neil Zussman | 108 – 87 | Heather Chidgey | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Graham Cole | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
4764 | 24/02/2009 | P | Neil Zussman | 81 – 77 | Rick Warburton | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Graham Cole | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
4765 | 25/02/2009 | P | Neil Zussman | 97 – 48 | Sheila Box | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Graham Cole | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
4840 | 16/06/2009 | QF | Shane Roberts | 35 – 82 | Neil Zussman | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 115 | ||
4841 | 17/06/2009 | SF | Kirk Bevins | 98 – 88 | Neil Zussman | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
5631 | 29/01/2013 | 30B1 | Paul Keane | 81 – 99 | Neil Zussman | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Foster | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
5647 | 20/02/2013 | 30B2 | Dave Hoskisson | 75 – 90 | Neil Zussman | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 117 | ||
5648 | 21/02/2013 | 30BQF | Jonathan Rawlinson | 118 – 53 | Neil Zussman | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 119 |