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Since losing to Paul Gallen, he appeared on [[Countdown]]'s 25th anniversary [[Episode 4473|special]] against [[Chris Wills]] and won the game {{score|69|58}}. He then started playing Countdown online again and spent some time in the #1 position on [[Apterous]], and until recently had the highest ever score of 161. | Since losing to Paul Gallen, he appeared on [[Countdown]]'s 25th anniversary [[Episode 4473|special]] against [[Chris Wills]] and won the game {{score|69|58}}. He then started playing Countdown online again and spent some time in the #1 position on [[Apterous]], and until recently had the highest ever score of 161. | ||
− | He returned to Countdown in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the [[Series 68|30th Birthday Championship]]. He won his first match against [[Series 46]] champion [[Ben Wilson]], then beat [[Series 52]] champion [[Mark Tournoff]], just missing one maximum in the whole game. His next match saw him go one better, as he scored a perfect 119 against [[Series 28]] quarter-finalist [[Chris Hawkins]]. | + | He returned to Countdown in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the [[Series 68|30th Birthday Championship]]. He won his first match against [[Series 46]] champion [[Ben Wilson]], then beat [[Series 52]] champion [[Mark Tournoff]], just missing one maximum in the whole game. His next match saw him go one better, as he scored a perfect 119 against [[Series 28]] quarter-finalist [[Chris Hawkins]]. He then defeated the [[Series 60]] champion [[Kirk Bevins]] in the quarter-final, again scoring a perfect 119 points. |
Travers has also competed in several tournaments, including [[COLIN 2005]], [[COLIN 2006]], [[CoBris 2006]] and [[CoLei3]], was the winner of [[COLIN 2008]] and [[CoBris 2005]], and came 2nd in [[CoBris 2007]]. | Travers has also competed in several tournaments, including [[COLIN 2005]], [[COLIN 2006]], [[CoBris 2006]] and [[CoLei3]], was the winner of [[COLIN 2008]] and [[CoBris 2005]], and came 2nd in [[CoBris 2007]]. | ||
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{{ep | 5637 | 6/02/2013 | 30B1 |Conor Travers| 112 - 62 |[[Mark Tournoff]]|[[Kate Adie]]|Susie Dent|119}} | {{ep | 5637 | 6/02/2013 | 30B1 |Conor Travers| 112 - 62 |[[Mark Tournoff]]|[[Kate Adie]]|Susie Dent|119}} | ||
{{ep | 5642 | 13/02/2013 | 30B2 |[[Chris Hawkins]]| 85 - '''119''' |'''Conor Travers'''|[[Ken Bruce]]|Susie Dent|'''119'''}} | {{ep | 5642 | 13/02/2013 | 30B2 |[[Chris Hawkins]]| 85 - '''119''' |'''Conor Travers'''|[[Ken Bruce]]|Susie Dent|'''119'''}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 5650 | 25/02/2013 | 30BQF |'''Conor Travers'''| '''119''' - 94 |[[Kirk Bevins]]|[[Jenny Eclair]]|Susie Dent|'''119'''}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
Revision as of 20:18, 25 February 2013
Conor Travers became the youngest ever series champion by winning Series 54 in 2006, at the age of fourteen.
He won his first game with a score of 99, followed by 111 against John Archer and 99 against Geoff Alderman. His remaining 5 games were all centuries, with a top score of 124 and a low score of 111. Out of the 8 games of his Octochamp run, only two were less than 110. He beat Daniel Peake by 69 points in the quarter-final, Paul Howe by 24 points in the semi-final before meeting Matthew Shore in the series final. There he won narrowly 98 – 83 to become the youngest ever series champion, at 14 years old. He also holds the record for winning the longest series, as the series started the previous year due to the death of Richard Whiteley, which delayed the start of the series being filmed. In total, 153 episodes were filmed, the most ever for one series.
One week later, he returned for CofC XII beating John Hunt and John Brackstone in the first two rounds. Considered one of the favourites after his 890 aggregate as an octochamp (the sixth highest ever), he lost 118 – 102 to the eventual winner Paul Gallen in the semi-final (on a crucial conundrum). In 14 games, Travers' lowest score was 98 and his average was 110.4 points per game.
Since losing to Paul Gallen, he appeared on Countdown's 25th anniversary special against Chris Wills and won the game 69 – 58. He then started playing Countdown online again and spent some time in the #1 position on Apterous, and until recently had the highest ever score of 161.
He returned to Countdown in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the 30th Birthday Championship. He won his first match against Series 46 champion Ben Wilson, then beat Series 52 champion Mark Tournoff, just missing one maximum in the whole game. His next match saw him go one better, as he scored a perfect 119 against Series 28 quarter-finalist Chris Hawkins. He then defeated the Series 60 champion Kirk Bevins in the quarter-final, again scoring a perfect 119 points.
Travers has also competed in several tournaments, including COLIN 2005, COLIN 2006, CoBris 2006 and CoLei3, was the winner of COLIN 2008 and CoBris 2005, and came 2nd in CoBris 2007.
Travers was the first octochamp to be crowned with Des Lynam as a presenter.
Preceded by John Mayhew |
Series winner Series 54 |
Followed by Richard Brittain |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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3977 | 23/11/2005 | P | Ray Oakley | 58 – 99 | Conor Travers | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Jan Ravens | Susie Dent | 114 | ||
3978 | 24/11/2005 | P | Conor Travers | 111 – 35 | John Archer | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Jan Ravens | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
3979 | 25/11/2005 | P | Conor Travers | 99 – 58 | Geoff Alderman | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Jan Ravens | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
3980 | 28/11/2005 | P | Conor Travers | 114 – 57 | Jane Capie | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Jan Ravens | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
3981 | 29/11/2005 | P | Conor Travers | 111 – 53 | Steven Whitaker | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 129 | ||
3982 | 30/11/2005 | P | Conor Travers | 124 – 69 | Andrew Christley | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 139 | ||
3983 | 1/12/2005 | P | Conor Travers | 115 – 53 | Judy Bursford | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
3984 | 2/12/2005 | P | Conor Travers | 117 – 61 | Vicky Prime | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Rick Wakeman | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
4106 | 18/05/2006 | QF | Daniel Peake | 38 – 107 | Conor Travers | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
4110 | 24/05/2006 | SF | Conor Travers | 124 – 100 | Paul Howe | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
4112 | 26/05/2006 | GF | Conor Travers | 98 – 83 | Matthew Shore | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
4115 | 31/05/2006 | CP | Conor Travers | 124 – 91 | John Hunt | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Ron Atkinson | Susie Dent | 138 | ||
4123 | 12/06/2006 | CQF | Conor Travers | 101 – 80 | John Brackstone | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Kim Woodburn | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
4126 | 15/06/2006 | CSF | Paul Gallen | 118 – 102 | Conor Travers | Des Lynam | Carol Vorderman | Kim Woodburn | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
4473 | 2/11/2007 | S | Chris Wills | 58 – 69 | Conor Travers | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | none | Alison Heard | 110 | ||
5618 | 10/01/2013 | 30BP | Ben Wilson | 91 – 117 | Conor Travers | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
5637 | 6/02/2013 | 30B1 | Conor Travers | 112 – 62 | Mark Tournoff | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Kate Adie | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
5642 | 13/02/2013 | 30B2 | Chris Hawkins | 85 – 119 | Conor Travers | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
5650 | 25/02/2013 | 30BQF | Conor Travers | 119 – 94 | Kirk Bevins | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jenny Eclair | Susie Dent | 119 |