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September's Featured Article Template:FA September 1 More Featured Articles... Did you know... ...that en route to posting the then lowest ever 15 round score on 16 May 2011, Christine Buffrey had areolaes ☓ disallowed for being invalid, using phantom letters, and being misdeclared as a six-letter word? ...that three Countdown contestants – Charlie Reams, Dave Dyer and Mark Murphy – have been bleeped for scoring with the word WANKER or WANKERS? ...that on 2 November 2011, Dictionary Corner guest Mark Durden-Smith was bleeped after stating that the longest word in round 3 was SHITFACE? ...that the target in round 5 on 05/05/05 was 505? ...that Countdown was almost hosted by Michael Jackson? Nominate an article Today in Countdown History edit  2024: Alex Call beat Sean Lincoln with scores of 90 – 61. 2022: Alan Young beat Nigel Deans with a score of 114 – 36. 2021: Ryan Sutton beat Mike Lee, with the game finishing 95 – 71. 2020: Shaun Finch beat Chris Ryan, scoring 59 – 57. 2019: Matt Sykes beat Sarah Delap with scores of 84 – 74. 2015: Colin White beat Wayne McSorley, scoring 79 – 62. 2014: Paul Worsley beat Farhan Ahmed, by a score of 103 – 70. 2013: Alex Fish beat Michael Douglas with a score of 98 – 80. 2011: Peter Metcalfe beat Nick Theobald in a 94 – 33 game. 2010: Eoin Monaghan beat John Shaw in a game that ended 105 – 66. 2009: Jeffrey Burgin beat Bob De Caux with final score 91 – 79. 2008: Denise McHale beat Tony Welby with scores of 83 – 44. 2004: Mike Hannam beat Diana Evans, scoring 79 – 54. 2003: Jim Bentley beat Diana Smith, by a score of 82 – 66. 2002: Tony Bearn beat Karen Tolfrey with a score of 85 – 61. 1999: Simon Cooper beat Niall Spooner-Harvey in a 69 – 55 game. 1998: Kate Ogilvie beat John Saunders in a game that ended 44 – 43. 1997: Bhavin Manek beat Nick Jenkins with scores of 55 – 19. 1996: Dennis Fearon beat Joan Boardman with final score 58 – 30. 1994: Isabelle Heward beat Stewart Ivins, scoring 58 – 17. 1993: Kathryn Barratt beat Chris Mundell, by a score of 50 – 37. 1992: Fiona Davies beat Maureen Grabham in the Series 24 qualifying preliminary. 1991: Philip Griffiths beat David Stevens in a 56 – 44 game.

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