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[[Image:MartinHurst.jpg|right|thumb|Martin Hurst in [[Series 75]].]] | [[Image:MartinHurst.jpg|right|thumb|Martin Hurst in [[Series 75]].]] | ||
− | '''Martin Hurst''' | + | '''Martin Hurst''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the champion of [[Series 75]] who made his début [[Series 35]]. He is also an [[Apterite]]. |
− | Hurst first appeared as a 17-year-old in 1997, losing to quarter-finalist [[Robert Jones]]. | + | Hurst first appeared as a 17-year-old in 1997, losing to quarter-finalist [[Robert Jones]]. He didn't watch the show again regularly for over 18 years and after a few months of casual viewing, he re-applied as a contestant in March 2016. |
− | Hurst returned | + | Hurst returned on the ''Countdown'' TV screens in August 2016. On his second début, he recovered from a disastrous start after scoring zero points in his first three letters rounds to beat [[Natalie Matale]] by a score of 54 - 102, including getting the niner {{word|OLEANDERS}}. In his third heat game of his octochamp run, he reduced [[Arnold Solomon]] to the second-lowest recorded score in the 15-round era of 7 - as well as joining a select club of Countdowners to have won a televised game by more than 100 points - before scoring the series high of 130 in his fourth game. In his fifth game, he was level with [[Simon Cookson]] before the conundrum, but it was Hurst who unravelled {{word|VILASINGH}} first to win by a score of 83 - 73 in a game with only 110 points available. He ran off three more victories to become an octochamp with 830 points, five centuries and the number 1 seed position for the finals. |
− | In the finals, Hurst | + | In the finals, Hurst achieved two more centuries to comfortably defeat both [[Tom Stephens]] in the quarter-final and [[Andrew Fenton]] in the semi-final. In the grand final, he and his opponent [[Andrew Macleod]] matched each other in the first eight rounds until Hurst won the third numbers game, where he chose his specialist 6 small. Macleod then played two back-to-back invalid words and, after the 13th round, Hurst had an unassailable lead and became the 75th champion of ''Countdown''. |
− | + | Prior to his 2016 TV appearance, Hurst made his Co-event debut at [[Countdown in St Albans 2016]]. He also attended COLON 2017, finishing in 8th. | |
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+ | Martin is no relation to other Hursts who have been on the show to date. | ||
{{series winner|preceded_by=Paul Erdunast|followed_by=Stephen Read|series=75}} | {{series winner|preceded_by=Paul Erdunast|followed_by=Stephen Read|series=75}} |
Revision as of 06:31, 25 November 2017
Martin Hurst was an octochamp in and the champion of Series 75 who made his début Series 35. He is also an Apterite.
Hurst first appeared as a 17-year-old in 1997, losing to quarter-finalist Robert Jones. He didn't watch the show again regularly for over 18 years and after a few months of casual viewing, he re-applied as a contestant in March 2016.
Hurst returned on the Countdown TV screens in August 2016. On his second début, he recovered from a disastrous start after scoring zero points in his first three letters rounds to beat Natalie Matale by a score of 54 - 102, including getting the niner OLEANDERS. In his third heat game of his octochamp run, he reduced Arnold Solomon to the second-lowest recorded score in the 15-round era of 7 - as well as joining a select club of Countdowners to have won a televised game by more than 100 points - before scoring the series high of 130 in his fourth game. In his fifth game, he was level with Simon Cookson before the conundrum, but it was Hurst who unravelled VILASINGH first to win by a score of 83 - 73 in a game with only 110 points available. He ran off three more victories to become an octochamp with 830 points, five centuries and the number 1 seed position for the finals.
In the finals, Hurst achieved two more centuries to comfortably defeat both Tom Stephens in the quarter-final and Andrew Fenton in the semi-final. In the grand final, he and his opponent Andrew Macleod matched each other in the first eight rounds until Hurst won the third numbers game, where he chose his specialist 6 small. Macleod then played two back-to-back invalid words and, after the 13th round, Hurst had an unassailable lead and became the 75th champion of Countdown.
Prior to his 2016 TV appearance, Hurst made his Co-event debut at Countdown in St Albans 2016. He also attended COLON 2017, finishing in 8th.
Martin is no relation to other Hursts who have been on the show to date.
Preceded by Paul Erdunast |
Series winner Series 75 |
Followed by Stephen Read |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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2022 | 6/06/1997 | P | Robert Jones | 57 – 46 | Martin Hurst | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Rob Scriven | 83 | ||
6419 | 25/08/2016 | P | Natalie Matale | 54 – 102 | Martin Hurst | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
6420 | 26/08/2016 | P | Martin Hurst | 95 – 80 | Alan Gillies | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
6421 | 29/08/2016 | P | Martin Hurst | 111 – 7 | Arnold Solomon | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
6422 | 30/08/2016 | P | Martin Hurst | 130 – 36 | Tom Law | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 156 | ||
6423 | 31/08/2016 | P | Martin Hurst | 83 – 73 | Simon Cookson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 110 | ||
6424 | 1/09/2016 | P | Martin Hurst | 107 – 59 | Yvonne Endacott | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6425 | 2/09/2016 | P | Martin Hurst | 98 – 48 | Damon Wingfield | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6426 | 5/09/2016 | P | Martin Hurst | 104 – 48 | Owen Polley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 147 | ||
6487 | 15/12/2016 | QF | Martin Hurst | 102 – 52 | Tom Stephens | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
6491 | 21/12/2016 | SF | Martin Hurst | 100 – 64 | Andrew Fenton | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Carol Kirkwood | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6493 | 23/12/2016 | GF | Martin Hurst | 96 – 85 | Andrew Macleod | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Carol Kirkwood | Susie Dent | 134 |