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Ben also visited the [[Edinburgh Countdown Club]] in late 2003, and was the winner of the first ever [[CoRed]] tournament in March 2007. | Ben also visited the [[Edinburgh Countdown Club]] in late 2003, and was the winner of the first ever [[CoRed]] tournament in March 2007. | ||
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+ | {{ep | 3117 | 6/11/2001 | P | Peter Wilson | 70 - 101 | [[Ben Wilson]] | Vanessa Feltz | Clare Pemberton }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 3118 | 7/11/2001 | P | Ben Wilson | 102 - 49 | [[Jeanette Littlejohn]] | Vanessa Feltz | Clare Pemberton }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 3119 | 8/11/2001 | P | Ben Wilson | 98 - 60 | [[Bob Bride]] | Vanessa Feltz | Clare Pemberton }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 3120 | 9/11/2001 | P | Ben Wilson | 90 - 80 | [[Mike Nicholson]] | Vanessa Feltz | Clare Pemberton }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 3121 | 12/11/2001 | P | Ben Wilson | 86 - 72 | [[Pearl Norman]] | [[Nigel Rees]] | Phiona Stanley }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 3122 | 13/11/2001 | P | Ben Wilson | 93 - 76 | [[John Hadley]] | Nigel Rees | Phiona Stanley }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 3146 | 17/12/2001 | QF | [[Ben Wilson]] | 83 - 68 | [[Simon Cartwright]] | [[Denis Norden]] | Tania Styles }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 3150 | 21/12/2001 | SF | [[Paul Ryan]] | 80 - 101 | [[Ben Wilson]] | Denis Norden | Tania Styles }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 3152 | 25/12/2001 | GF | [[Steve Sandalls]] | 75 - 84 | [[Ben Wilson]] | Geoffrey Durham | Clare Pemberton }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 3394 | 10/01/2003 | CP | [[Ben Wilson]] | 94 - 91 | [[Geraldine Hylands]] | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 3400 | 20/01/2003 | CQF | [[Tom Hargreaves]] | 131 - 98 | [[Ben Wilson]] | [[Eric Knowles]] | Susie Dent }} | ||
+ | {{episode table end}} | ||
{{series winner|preceded_by=John Rawnsley|series=46|followed_by=Chris Wills}} | {{series winner|preceded_by=John Rawnsley|series=46|followed_by=Chris Wills}} |
Revision as of 13:48, 7 September 2007
Ben Wilson (22 March 1983-) first appeared on Countdown in Series 46, his first programme being broadcast on 6 November 2001. He defeated namesake Peter Wilson 101-70 in his first show, before winning 5 more games and becoming one of only five viscounts in Countdown history.
He returned for the series finals as number 1 seed, beating fellow Lincoln resident Simon Cartwright 83-68 in the quarter-finals, and Scotland's Paul Ryan 101-80 in the semi-finals after a close and tense game. In the grand final on Christmas Day against Steve Sandalls, the scores were level until round 9, but Ben built up a lead of 17 points over the next two rounds. A series of poor rounds put Ben 1 point behind going into the conundrum, but, he was able to solve the conundrum in 5 seconds to become champion of the 46th series.
Ben was invited back for Championship of Champions XI in January 2003, where he was paired against Northern Ireland's Geraldine Hylands in the first round. Ben scraped through, winning 94-91, but was ultimately beaten in the quarter-finals of the tournament by Tom Hargreaves, by a score of 131-98. At the time, this game set the record for highest aggregate score in a 15-round game, and 98 still remains one of the highest losing score of all time.
Since his appearances on Countdown, Ben has gone on to become deeply involved in the world of online Countdown, being amongst the first to play Countdown over MSN Messenger, one of the original moderators of c4countdown, and organiser of COLIN, the first Countdown tournament.
Ben also visited the Edinburgh Countdown Club in late 2003, and was the winner of the first ever CoRed tournament in March 2007.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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3117 | 6/11/2001 | P | Peter Wilson | 70 – 101 | Ben Wilson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Vanessa Feltz | Clare Pemberton | |||
3118 | 7/11/2001 | P | Ben Wilson | 102 – 49 | Jeanette Littlejohn | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Vanessa Feltz | Clare Pemberton | |||
3119 | 8/11/2001 | P | Ben Wilson | 98 – 60 | Bob Bride | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Vanessa Feltz | Clare Pemberton | |||
3120 | 9/11/2001 | P | Ben Wilson | 90 – 80 | Mike Nicholson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Vanessa Feltz | Clare Pemberton | |||
3121 | 12/11/2001 | P | Ben Wilson | 86 – 72 | Pearl Norman | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Phiona Stanley | |||
3122 | 13/11/2001 | P | Ben Wilson | 93 – 76 | John Hadley | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Phiona Stanley | |||
3146 | 17/12/2001 | QF | Ben Wilson | 83 – 68 | Simon Cartwright | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Denis Norden | Tania Styles | |||
3150 | 21/12/2001 | SF | Paul Ryan | 80 – 101 | Ben Wilson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Denis Norden | Tania Styles | |||
3152 | 25/12/2001 | GF | Steve Sandalls | 75 – 84 | Ben Wilson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Clare Pemberton | |||
3394 | 10/01/2003 | CP | Ben Wilson | 94 – 91 | Geraldine Hylands | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent | |||
3400 | 20/01/2003 | CQF | Tom Hargreaves | 131 – 98 | Ben Wilson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Eric Knowles | Susie Dent |
Preceded by John Rawnsley |
Series winner Series 46 |
Followed by Chris Wills |