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[[File:Noel McIlvenny.png|thumb|200px|right|Noel McIlvenny in [[Series 77]]...]]
 
[[File:Noel McIlvenny.png|thumb|200px|right|Noel McIlvenny in [[Series 77]]...]]
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[[File:Noel Mcllvenny2.jpeg|thumb|200px|right|…and again in the [[Championship of Champions XV]].]]
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[[File:Noel Mcllvenny2.jpeg|thumb|200px|right|…and again in [[Championship of Champions XV]].]]
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'''Noel McIlvenny''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 77]], the fourth to be crowned in that series in fewer than two months, and a participant in [[Championship of Champions XV]]. He is a Maths teacher from Belfast. He is also an [[Apterite]].  
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'''Noel McIlvenny''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 77]], and a participant in [[Championship of Champions XV]]. He is a Maths teacher from Belfast. He is also an [[Apterite]].  
  
 
==Appearances on the programme==
 
==Appearances on the programme==
 
===Heat games===
 
===Heat games===
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McIlvenny debuted on 15th August 2017, outrunning [[Sarah Capperauld]] {{score|83|30}}. He achieved a further seven clear victories with an octototal of 793 points and a high score of 120, showing exceptional skill on the [[numbers round]]s, where, when solving his preferred four-large selections, he frequently ascended into intermediate totals in the thousands or tens of thousands before dividing down again. During his heat run he thrashed previous [[Series 26]] semi-finalist [[Chris Feetenby]], winning {{score|96|21}}.
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McIlvenny debuted on 15 August 2017, outrunning Sarah Capperauld with a score of {{score|83|30}}. He then achieved a further seven victories with an octototal of 793 points and a high score of 120. He showed exceptional skill on the [[numbers round]]s that when solving his preferred four-large selections, he frequently ascended into intermediate totals in the thousands or tens of thousands before dividing down again. During his heat run, he thrashed [[Series 26]] semi-finalist Chris Feetenby.
  
 
===Finals===
 
===Finals===
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He eventually returned for the Series 77 finals in December as the #4 Seed. There, he faced by coincidence, another Apterite, Irishman and teacher, [[Eoin Jackson]] who was the #5 Seed. The quarter-final game he played was a very close one, with both of them managing to spot two niners, {{word|LOCALISES}} and {{word|MONRADITE}} in the process. However, it was him who just won by two points with a score of {{score|111|109}} after the crucial conundrum, {{word|SUSIFENNT}} was left unsolved. McIlvenny then appeared in the immediately following game, his semi-final against #1 prospect [[Tom Chafer-Cook]], and while he made a strong score of 83 here, it proved to simply not be enough against Chafer-Cook as the latter achieved the highest score of the series and ultimately came in just one point short of a max game. However, he showed off his numbers skill again on the final numbers round, making a complex solution to a rather easy numbers round, before bowing out in his first defeat.
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He returned for the Series 77 finals in December as the #4 seed. He faced by coincidence another Apterite, Irishman and teacher, Eoin Jackson. The quarter-final game he played was a very close one with both of them managing to spot the two niners that were {{word|LOCALISES}} and {{word|MONRADITE}} in the process. However, it was him who won by just two points with a score of {{score|111|109}} after the crucial [[conundrum]] of {{word|SUSIFENNT}} was left unsolved. McIlvenny then appeared [[Episode 6734|in the following game]] to face Tom Chafer-Cook and while he made a strong score of 83 here, it proved to simply not be enough against Chafer-Cook as the latter achieved the highest score of the [[series]] and ultimately came in just one point short of a [[max game]]. However, he showed off his numbers skill again on the final numbers round by making a complex solution to a rather easy numbers round before bowing out in his first defeat.
  
 
===Championship of Champions XV===
 
===Championship of Champions XV===
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McIlvenny returned to Countdown in 2019 for the [[Championship of Champions XV]], where he played fellow Apterite [[Philip Aston]] in the last first round match of the tournament. He was eliminated by a score of {{score|103|89}}, mainly due to Aston pulling away early on with his findings of {{word|TOLUENE}} and {{word|ROTAMER}}. Nonetheless, he maxed all the numbers rounds, including his use of the '937.5 trick' in the final numbers round. Aston praised McIlvenny as "the best 4-large player ever."
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McIlvenny returned to ''[[Countdown]]'' in 2019 for [[Championship of Champions XV]] where he played fellow Apterite, [[Philip Aston]], in the last first round match of the tournament. He was eliminated by a score of {{score|103|89}}, mainly due to Aston pulling away early on with his findings of {{word|TOLUENE}} and {{word|ROTAMER}}. Nonetheless, he maxed all the numbers rounds with including his use of the "937.5 trick" in the final numbers round. Aston praised McIlvenny as "the best 4-large player ever".
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==

Latest revision as of 18:36, 15 May 2026

Noel McIlvenny
octochamp statistics
Final position Semi-finalist
Seeding 4
Points total 793
Conundrums solved 4
Noel McIlvenny in Series 77...
…and again in Championship of Champions XV.

Noel McIlvenny was an octochamp in Series 77, and a participant in Championship of Champions XV. He is a Maths teacher from Belfast. He is also an Apterite.

Appearances on the programme

Heat games

McIlvenny debuted on 15 August 2017, outrunning Sarah Capperauld with a score of 83 – 30. He then achieved a further seven victories with an octototal of 793 points and a high score of 120. He showed exceptional skill on the numbers rounds that when solving his preferred four-large selections, he frequently ascended into intermediate totals in the thousands or tens of thousands before dividing down again. During his heat run, he thrashed Series 26 semi-finalist Chris Feetenby.

Finals

He returned for the Series 77 finals in December as the #4 seed. He faced by coincidence another Apterite, Irishman and teacher, Eoin Jackson. The quarter-final game he played was a very close one with both of them managing to spot the two niners that were LOCALISES and MONRADITE in the process. However, it was him who won by just two points with a score of 111 – 109 after the crucial conundrum of SUSIFENNT was left unsolved. McIlvenny then appeared in the following game to face Tom Chafer-Cook and while he made a strong score of 83 here, it proved to simply not be enough against Chafer-Cook as the latter achieved the highest score of the series and ultimately came in just one point short of a max game. However, he showed off his numbers skill again on the final numbers round by making a complex solution to a rather easy numbers round before bowing out in his first defeat.

Championship of Champions XV

McIlvenny returned to Countdown in 2019 for Championship of Champions XV where he played fellow Apterite, Philip Aston, in the last first round match of the tournament. He was eliminated by a score of 103 – 89, mainly due to Aston pulling away early on with his findings of TOLUENE and ROTAMER. Nonetheless, he maxed all the numbers rounds with including his use of the "937.5 trick" in the final numbers round. Aston praised McIlvenny as "the best 4-large player ever".

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
6645 15/08/2017 P Sarah Capperauld 30 – 83 Noel McIlvenny Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Barry McGuigan Susie Dent 134
6646 16/08/2017 P Noel McIlvenny 100 – 53 Andrew Smithies Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Barry McGuigan Susie Dent 155
6647 17/08/2017 P Noel McIlvenny 96 – 21 Chris Feetenby Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Barry McGuigan Susie Dent 134
6648 18/08/2017 P Noel McIlvenny 109 – 54 Paul Collins Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Barry McGuigan Susie Dent 132
6649 21/08/2017 P Noel McIlvenny 100 – 61 Mike Browning Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Barry McGuigan Susie Dent 144
6650 22/08/2017 P Noel McIlvenny 93 – 16 Ben Parker Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Martin Lewis Susie Dent 140
6651 23/08/2017 P Noel McIlvenny 120 – 36 Neil Harvey Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Martin Lewis Susie Dent 146
6652 24/08/2017 P Noel McIlvenny 92 – 44 Gary Shacklady Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Martin Lewis Susie Dent 127
6733 19/12/2017 QF Noel McIlvenny 111 – 109 Eoin Jackson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Rufus Hound Susie Dent 142
6734 20/12/2017 SF Tom Chafer-Cook 134 – 83 Noel McIlvenny Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Rufus Hound Susie Dent 135
6987 11/01/2019 CP Philip Aston 103 – 89 Noel McIlvenny Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 122
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