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'''Crucial - A Champion’s Tale''' often known as '''Crucial''' is a book published by [[Mark Tournoff]] in 2007, published by Mark's own publishing firm ''Forestdale Publications''. The book details Mark's experience on Countdown, including his winning of the [[Series 52]] final on a crucial conundrum against [[Paul Gallen]], and his losing of the [[Championship of Champions XII]] final against the same player, on another crucial conundrum. The title crucial is a reference to the [[conundrum|crucial conundrums]] he played on the show, a crucial conundrum being when the margin between the players is 10 points or less before the final round, and therefore either player can still win.
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[[Image:Crucial - A Champion's Tale cover.gif|thumb|195px|The cover of the book, showing 27 seconds on the clock - the time Tournoff took to solve the crucial conundrum in the [[series 52]] grand final.]]
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'''Crucial - A Champion’s Tale''', often simply called '''Crucial''', is a book published by [[Mark Tournoff]] in 2007 by his own publishing firm ''Forestdale Publications''. The book details Tournoff's experiences on Countdown, including winning the [[Series 52]] final on a crucial conundrum against [[Paul Gallen]], and then losing the [[Championship of Champions XII]] final versus Gallen once more, and again on a crucial conundrum. The title of the book is a reference to the number of [[conundrum|crucial conundrums]] he played on the show, a crucial conundrum being when the margin between the players is 10 points or fewer before the final round and therefore that either player can still win.
  
 
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*[http://www.forestdalepublications.co.uk/page4.html A review of ''Crucial: A Champion's Tale''] on ''Forestdale Publications''.
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*[http://www.forestdalepublications.co.uk/page4.html Review of ''Crucial'' on Forestdale Publications]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 13:33, 24 October 2009

The cover of the book, showing 27 seconds on the clock - the time Tournoff took to solve the crucial conundrum in the series 52 grand final.

Crucial - A Champion’s Tale, often simply called Crucial, is a book published by Mark Tournoff in 2007 by his own publishing firm Forestdale Publications. The book details Tournoff's experiences on Countdown, including winning the Series 52 final on a crucial conundrum against Paul Gallen, and then losing the Championship of Champions XII final versus Gallen once more, and again on a crucial conundrum. The title of the book is a reference to the number of crucial conundrums he played on the show, a crucial conundrum being when the margin between the players is 10 points or fewer before the final round and therefore that either player can still win.

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