Steven Briers

Steve Briers first appeared in series 55 on 3rd November 2006, beating Richard Woodward 76-62. In his second game, he beat his opponent, Dean Rowley, 136-41, setting the fifth highest ever score and the second highest ever winning margin in Countdown history. He won six more games to become an octochamp and #1 seed of series 55, amassing a total of 843 points. However, he was defeated in the quarter-finals by Phil Watson. He is most renowned for his bizarre style of solving numbers rounds.

He is a student at Taunton's College in Southampton, where he studies A level Law, English Language, Accountancy and Economics.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
4227	3/11/2006	P	Richard Woodward	62 – 76	Steven Briers	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jo Brand	Susie Dent
4228	6/11/2006	P	Steven Briers	136 – 41	Dean Rowley	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tony Christie	Susie Dent
4229	7/11/2006	P	Steven Briers	106 – 56	Vicky Hubble	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tony Christie	Susie Dent
4230	8/11/2006	P	Steven Briers	116 – 68	Carl Gregory	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tony Christie	Susie Dent
4231	9/11/2006	P	Steven Briers	108 – 59	Glenda Fullard	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tony Christie	Susie Dent
4232	10/11/2006	P	Steven Briers	110 – 93	Dan Ward	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tony Christie	Susie Dent
4233	13/11/2006	P	Steven Briers	92 – 53	Jennifer Brown	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Keith Barron	Susie Dent
4234	14/11/2006	P	Steven Briers	99 – 55	Sue Pascoe	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Keith Barron	Susie Dent
4256	14/12/2006	QF	Steven Briers	72 – 82	Phil Watson	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ken Bruce	Susie Dent