Due to persistent vandalism, account creation has been suspended. If you would like an account, please contact Charlie Reams on Apterous.
Difference between revisions of "Template:Featuredarticle"
(16:9 screengrabs - hoorah!) |
(Changed to feature Stewart Holden - I promise this will only last one month!) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Stewart Holden.jpg|thumb|right|130px]] |
| − | ''' | + | '''Stewart Holden''' (born 5 September 1979) was the [[champion]] of [[Series 51]]. He won eight consecutive heat games to secure [[octochamp]] status, amassing an total score of 870 points to rank as #1 seed for the series. In the finals, he defeated [[Nicole Hutchings]] and [[Richard Pay]] on his way to a grand final appearance alongside [[Steve Graston]], who he beat by 104 points to 81. Following his success Holden had hoped to appear in the [[Championship of Champions XII|twelfth Championship of Champions]]. However, following a temporary postponement on its recording Holden opted not to commit any further time to studying the [[Oxford Dictionary of English|ODE]], instead posting on the [[c4countdown]] message board to announce his intention to retire from Countdown undefeated, in order to concentrate on his preferred game of [[Scrabble]]. |
| − | [[ | ||
| − | |||
| − | + | Holden, who holds the position of Publicity Officer for the [[Association of British Scrabble Players]], launched Scrabble accessory business ''Tilefish'' in October 2005, which he owned until July 2008. In 2007, Holden was named runner-up at the National Scrabble Championship held in London. More recently, Holden has been the compiler of the weekly Scrabble puzzle which features in The Guardian newspaper. In spite of officially having retired Holden maintains strong links with Countdown, participating in the unofficial [[Countdown in Lincoln|COLIN]] tournaments and writing content for the desktop Countdown puzzle calendar. | |
Revision as of 00:32, 3 October 2009
Stewart Holden (born 5 September 1979) was the champion of Series 51. He won eight consecutive heat games to secure octochamp status, amassing an total score of 870 points to rank as #1 seed for the series. In the finals, he defeated Nicole Hutchings and Richard Pay on his way to a grand final appearance alongside Steve Graston, who he beat by 104 points to 81. Following his success Holden had hoped to appear in the twelfth Championship of Champions. However, following a temporary postponement on its recording Holden opted not to commit any further time to studying the ODE, instead posting on the c4countdown message board to announce his intention to retire from Countdown undefeated, in order to concentrate on his preferred game of Scrabble.
Holden, who holds the position of Publicity Officer for the Association of British Scrabble Players, launched Scrabble accessory business Tilefish in October 2005, which he owned until July 2008. In 2007, Holden was named runner-up at the National Scrabble Championship held in London. More recently, Holden has been the compiler of the weekly Scrabble puzzle which features in The Guardian newspaper. In spite of officially having retired Holden maintains strong links with Countdown, participating in the unofficial COLIN tournaments and writing content for the desktop Countdown puzzle calendar.
