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| − | '''Ronan Higginson''' is an [[Apterite]] who has reached No. 1 on the Apterous pro rank leaderboard. He firstly participated in episodes [[Episode ZD81|eighty-one]] and [[Episode ZD82|eighty-two]] of [[ZoomDown]], triumphing against [[Philip Aston]] but losing to [[Tom Cappleman]]. He later appeared in [[ZoomDown Series 4]], winning two games before losing on a crucial [[conundrum]] to [[Ahmed Mohamed]], but after tetrachamp [[Adam Beach]] was unable to participate in the series finals, he qualified for the finals as the number 8 seed. | + | '''Ronan Higginson''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 87]]. |
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| + | Higginson is an [[Apterite]] who has reached No. 1 on the Apterous pro rank leaderboard. He firstly participated in episodes [[Episode ZD81|eighty-one]] and [[Episode ZD82|eighty-two]] of [[ZoomDown]], triumphing against [[Philip Aston]] but losing to [[Tom Cappleman]]. He later appeared in [[ZoomDown Series 4]], winning two games before losing on a crucial [[conundrum]] to [[Ahmed Mohamed]], but after tetrachamp [[Adam Beach]] was unable to participate in the series finals, he qualified for the finals as the number 8 seed. | ||
In the quarter-finals of [[ZoomDown Series 4]], he caused an upset when he defeated number one seed [[Brendan Whitehurst]] on a crucial conundrum to win with 99 points to Whitehurst's 88 points. He then went on to beat number 5 seed [[Adam Dexter]] with {{score|112|81}}, thus making a spot in the grand final against [[Rachael Montgomery]]. However, Rachael gained the lead when Ronan had {{word|coatage {{x}}}} disallowed and also got one away on the numbers round after, when Rachael had gotten it spot on. He did eventually claw back with {{word|COWRIES}}, forcing a crucial conundrum, but Ronan had buzzed incorrectly with {{word|scramload {{x}}}} with only 0.8 seconds left, thus relegating him to the runner-up spot. | In the quarter-finals of [[ZoomDown Series 4]], he caused an upset when he defeated number one seed [[Brendan Whitehurst]] on a crucial conundrum to win with 99 points to Whitehurst's 88 points. He then went on to beat number 5 seed [[Adam Dexter]] with {{score|112|81}}, thus making a spot in the grand final against [[Rachael Montgomery]]. However, Rachael gained the lead when Ronan had {{word|coatage {{x}}}} disallowed and also got one away on the numbers round after, when Rachael had gotten it spot on. He did eventually claw back with {{word|COWRIES}}, forcing a crucial conundrum, but Ronan had buzzed incorrectly with {{word|scramload {{x}}}} with only 0.8 seconds left, thus relegating him to the runner-up spot. | ||
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| + | {{episode table}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 8019 | 17/05/2023 | P |[[Jonathan Seal]]|98 – 132|Ronan Higginson|[[Annie MacManus]]|[[Susie Dent]]|143}} | ||
| + | {{episode table end}} | ||
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| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Higginson, Ronan}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Contestants in Series 87]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Teapot owners]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Unbeaten contestants]] | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Higginson, Ronan}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Higginson, Ronan}} | ||
[[Category:People who have not appeared on Countdown]] | [[Category:People who have not appeared on Countdown]] | ||
[[Category:Contestants on ZoomDown]] | [[Category:Contestants on ZoomDown]] | ||
Revision as of 17:24, 17 May 2023
Ronan Higginson was a contestant in Series 87.
Higginson is an Apterite who has reached No. 1 on the Apterous pro rank leaderboard. He firstly participated in episodes eighty-one and eighty-two of ZoomDown, triumphing against Philip Aston but losing to Tom Cappleman. He later appeared in ZoomDown Series 4, winning two games before losing on a crucial conundrum to Ahmed Mohamed, but after tetrachamp Adam Beach was unable to participate in the series finals, he qualified for the finals as the number 8 seed.
In the quarter-finals of ZoomDown Series 4, he caused an upset when he defeated number one seed Brendan Whitehurst on a crucial conundrum to win with 99 points to Whitehurst's 88 points. He then went on to beat number 5 seed Adam Dexter with 112 – 81, thus making a spot in the grand final against Rachael Montgomery. However, Rachael gained the lead when Ronan had coatage ☓ disallowed and also got one away on the numbers round after, when Rachael had gotten it spot on. He did eventually claw back with COWRIES, forcing a crucial conundrum, but Ronan had buzzed incorrectly with scramload ☓ with only 0.8 seconds left, thus relegating him to the runner-up spot.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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| 8019 | 17/05/2023 | P | Jonathan Seal | 98 – 132 | Ronan Higginson | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Annie MacManus | Susie Dent | 143 | ||
