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[[File:Tom Stevenson.png|thumb|200px|right|Tom Stevenson in [[Series 86]].]] | [[File:Tom Stevenson.png|thumb|200px|right|Tom Stevenson in [[Series 86]].]] | ||
− | '''Tom Stevenson''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 86]], from {{w|Burford, Shropshire}}. At the time of his appearance, he was a media, culture and English literature student at the {{w|University of Worcester}}. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who was formerly under the names Spike Guthrie and Spike Nard, and participated in [[ZoomDown Series 1|Series 1]] and [[ZoomDown Series 2|2]] of [[ZoomDown]] prior to his appearances on ''[[Countdown]]''. | + | '''Tom Stevenson''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 86]], from {{w|Burford, Shropshire}}. At the time of his appearance, he was a media, culture and English literature student at the {{w|University of Worcester}}. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who was formerly under the names Spike Guthrie and Spike Nard, and has reached the top 25 in the Apterous pro rank leaderboard. He also participated in [[ZoomDown Series 1|Series 1]] and [[ZoomDown Series 2|2]] of [[ZoomDown]] prior to his appearances on ''[[Countdown]]''. |
Stevenson made his TV debut on the episode after [[Alan Young]] become an octochamp himself, kicking off with a hefty 120 points against [[Mike Oliver]], which he repeated in his second episode. In his fourth episode, he scored a [[max game]], and broke the record for the highest ever score on the show with 154, surpassing [[Elliott Mellor]]'s three-year-old record by two points. In his eighth appearance, Stevenson won with 124 points, bringing his total score to a very round 1,000, and also became only the thirteenth person to solve all eight [[conundrum]]s in their preliminary matches on the show. | Stevenson made his TV debut on the episode after [[Alan Young]] become an octochamp himself, kicking off with a hefty 120 points against [[Mike Oliver]], which he repeated in his second episode. In his fourth episode, he scored a [[max game]], and broke the record for the highest ever score on the show with 154, surpassing [[Elliott Mellor]]'s three-year-old record by two points. In his eighth appearance, Stevenson won with 124 points, bringing his total score to a very round 1,000, and also became only the thirteenth person to solve all eight [[conundrum]]s in their preliminary matches on the show. |
Revision as of 18:24, 16 December 2022
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Seeding | 1 |
Points total | 1,000 |
Conundrums solved | 8 |
Tom Stevenson was an octochamp in Series 86, from Burford, Shropshire. At the time of his appearance, he was a media, culture and English literature student at the University of Worcester. He is also an Apterite who was formerly under the names Spike Guthrie and Spike Nard, and has reached the top 25 in the Apterous pro rank leaderboard. He also participated in Series 1 and 2 of ZoomDown prior to his appearances on Countdown.
Stevenson made his TV debut on the episode after Alan Young become an octochamp himself, kicking off with a hefty 120 points against Mike Oliver, which he repeated in his second episode. In his fourth episode, he scored a max game, and broke the record for the highest ever score on the show with 154, surpassing Elliott Mellor's three-year-old record by two points. In his eighth appearance, Stevenson won with 124 points, bringing his total score to a very round 1,000, and also became only the thirteenth person to solve all eight conundrums in their preliminary matches on the show.
Amazingly, he became the first contestant to never lose a single round in the heat matches, as well as the first to never score zero points in a single round in the heats. For those reasons, his octorun is considered to be one of the most consistent in Countdown history. He is also the fourth member of the 1,000 club, after Mellor, Luke Johnson-Davies and Luke Boynton.
Stevenson returned for the series finals on 15 December 2022. He started out in the first quarter-final against the eighth seed, Lewis Castling-Morey. Stevenson started off strongly, kicking off the finals with an impressive 121 points to qualify for the semi-finals and continuing to score in every round.
In 2020, Stevenson was a contestant on the BBC Radio 2 music quiz PopMaster, winning a Bluetooth speaker.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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7857 | 26/09/2022 | P | Mike Oliver | 58 – 120 | Tom Stevenson | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Eve Muirhead | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
7858 | 27/09/2022 | P | Tom Stevenson | 120 – 61 | Sean Mowat | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Eve Muirhead | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
7859 | 28/09/2022 | P | Tom Stevenson | 119 – 10 | Sara Woolridge | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Eve Muirhead | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
7860 | 29/09/2022 | P | Tom Stevenson | 154 – 28 | Lauren Bowley | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Eve Muirhead | Susie Dent | 154 | ||
7861 | 30/09/2022 | P | Tom Stevenson | 117 – 39 | Andy Keeble | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Eve Muirhead | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
7862 | 03/10/2022 | P | Tom Stevenson | 117 – 37 | Steve Robinson | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Pat Nevin | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
7863 | 04/10/2022 | P | Tom Stevenson | 129 – 57 | David Clerkin | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Pat Nevin | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
7864 | 05/10/2022 | P | Tom Stevenson | 124 – 41 | Ben Timi Nuga | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Pat Nevin | Susie Dent | 139 | ||
7915 | 15/12/2022 | QF | Tom Stevenson | 121 – 44 | Lewis Castling-Morey | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Vick Hope | Susie Dent | 125 |