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Having so far failed to find a [[nine-letter word]] in his heats, Davies found two in the first four rounds against [[Ross Mackenzie]]. However, Mackenzie found them both as well and was on Davies' tail throughout the game. The pressure helped Davies who secured victory through the words {{word|MALAPERT}} and the [[Darren]]ic {{word|PUPATED}}. After solving the conundrum {{word|CIRCUSHEN}}, Davies had amassed a score of 139, the second highest of all time. Further Darrens including {{word|RIBCAGE}} and {{word|RIVULETS}}, along with the nine-letter word {{word|SCLEROTIA}}, gave Davies victory in his sixth game against Jonathan Seal. Of note, in round two of this game Seal beat Davies, the first time he had failed to score in 51 consecutive rounds. Two further centuries helped Davies win his last two heat games against [[Marcus Bearpark]] and [[John Smoker]] respectively. | Having so far failed to find a [[nine-letter word]] in his heats, Davies found two in the first four rounds against [[Ross Mackenzie]]. However, Mackenzie found them both as well and was on Davies' tail throughout the game. The pressure helped Davies who secured victory through the words {{word|MALAPERT}} and the [[Darren]]ic {{word|PUPATED}}. After solving the conundrum {{word|CIRCUSHEN}}, Davies had amassed a score of 139, the second highest of all time. Further Darrens including {{word|RIBCAGE}} and {{word|RIVULETS}}, along with the nine-letter word {{word|SCLEROTIA}}, gave Davies victory in his sixth game against Jonathan Seal. Of note, in round two of this game Seal beat Davies, the first time he had failed to score in 51 consecutive rounds. Two further centuries helped Davies win his last two heat games against [[Marcus Bearpark]] and [[John Smoker]] respectively. | ||
| − | Davies returned for the finals as number two seed. Against fellow [[octochamp]] [[Steve Wood]], the words {{word|RELLINOS}} and {{word|RANDOMISE}} assisted Davies in building a 43-point lead after just five rounds. He ran out the winner, setting up a semi-final against [[Innis Carson]]. After twelve rounds of this game only seven points separated the two players. In round 13, Carson beat Davies with {{word|SOLENOID}}, opening up a fifteen point lead with just two rounds to go. Carson missed the numbers target in round 14 whereas Davies found a perfect solution, but he still needed to solve the crucial conundrum {{word|EPITUSSLE}} to win. After 25.5 seconds he doubtfully offered {{word|SLEEPSUIT}} — and exclaimed "Oh my God!" as this was revealed to be correct. In the grand final Davies faced #1 seed [[Andrew Hulme]], who often equalled but never bettered him. The words {{word|TETRODE}}, {{word|DIARISES}} and the conundrum {{word|ARTLEPOOL}} gave Davies the series by 117 points to 86. He remains an active member of the [[:Category:Online community|online Countdown community]] and is often seen on [[Apterous]]. | + | Davies returned for the finals as number two seed. Against fellow [[octochamp]] [[Steve Wood]], the words {{word|RELLINOS}} and {{word|RANDOMISE}} assisted Davies in building a 43-point lead after just five rounds. He ran out the winner, setting up a semi-final against [[Innis Carson]]. After twelve rounds of this game only seven points separated the two players. In round 13, Carson beat Davies with {{word|SOLENOID}}, opening up a fifteen point lead with just two rounds to go. Carson missed the numbers target in round 14 whereas Davies found a perfect solution, but he still needed to solve the crucial conundrum {{word|EPITUSSLE}} to win. After 25.5 seconds he doubtfully offered {{word|SLEEPSUIT}} — and exclaimed "Oh my God!" as this was revealed to be correct. In the grand final Davies faced #1 seed [[Andrew Hulme]], who often equalled but never bettered him. The words {{word|TETRODE}}, {{word|DIARISES}} and the conundrum {{word|ARTLEPOOL}} gave Davies the series by 117 points to 86. He remains an active member of the [[:Category:Online community|online Countdown community]] and is often seen on [[Apterous]]. ('''[[Chris Davies (Series 61)|more...]]''') |
Revision as of 11:40, 1 January 2010
Chris Davies was the champion of Series 61. He was a musician and charity shop volunteer from Greasby in Merseyside, who on his first show impressed not only with his defeat of Scrabble player Ed Rossiter but also with his exceptionally fast Rubik's cube solutions. In his second game against Matt Shepherd he failed to secure a century, but words including PUEBLOS and TANDOORI gave him victory by 95 points to 46. This points difference was eclipsed the following day as Davies ran out the winner by a margin of 75 points, and just one day later Michael Jocelyn suffered an even worse fate as SEPTUPLE, ISOMERS and the conundrum IMISSBOYS saw Davies win with a scoreline of 113 – 37 in his favour - an even greater margin than the day before.
Having so far failed to find a nine-letter word in his heats, Davies found two in the first four rounds against Ross Mackenzie. However, Mackenzie found them both as well and was on Davies' tail throughout the game. The pressure helped Davies who secured victory through the words MALAPERT and the Darrenic PUPATED. After solving the conundrum CIRCUSHEN, Davies had amassed a score of 139, the second highest of all time. Further Darrens including RIBCAGE and RIVULETS, along with the nine-letter word SCLEROTIA, gave Davies victory in his sixth game against Jonathan Seal. Of note, in round two of this game Seal beat Davies, the first time he had failed to score in 51 consecutive rounds. Two further centuries helped Davies win his last two heat games against Marcus Bearpark and John Smoker respectively.
Davies returned for the finals as number two seed. Against fellow octochamp Steve Wood, the words RELLINOS and RANDOMISE assisted Davies in building a 43-point lead after just five rounds. He ran out the winner, setting up a semi-final against Innis Carson. After twelve rounds of this game only seven points separated the two players. In round 13, Carson beat Davies with SOLENOID, opening up a fifteen point lead with just two rounds to go. Carson missed the numbers target in round 14 whereas Davies found a perfect solution, but he still needed to solve the crucial conundrum EPITUSSLE to win. After 25.5 seconds he doubtfully offered SLEEPSUIT — and exclaimed "Oh my God!" as this was revealed to be correct. In the grand final Davies faced #1 seed Andrew Hulme, who often equalled but never bettered him. The words TETRODE, DIARISES and the conundrum ARTLEPOOL gave Davies the series by 117 points to 86. He remains an active member of the online Countdown community and is often seen on Apterous. (more...)
