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A challenger by definition is a player that has never appeared on the show before, except a few exceptional cases where a player has retired for personal reasons and come back. This player gets two choices of numbers but only 5 choices of letters, one less than the champion. Sometimes if a player retires, almost always because he or she has become an [[Octochamp]] there are two challengers and no champion. These players debatably have an advantage over other challengers because they do not have to face a player that's already played and won other games. | A challenger by definition is a player that has never appeared on the show before, except a few exceptional cases where a player has retired for personal reasons and come back. This player gets two choices of numbers but only 5 choices of letters, one less than the champion. Sometimes if a player retires, almost always because he or she has become an [[Octochamp]] there are two challengers and no champion. These players debatably have an advantage over other challengers because they do not have to face a player that's already played and won other games. | ||
| − | Contestants in special games are not counted as champions or challengers, because they have both played games before and neither of them is the current champion, just a player who's been invited back by the production team. Finalists are not usually regarded as champions or challengers either, because they have both won games. Who gets which seat is determined by a coin toss done by the production team. | + | Contestants in special games are not counted as champions or challengers, because they have both played games before (with [[Tony Brooks|one exception]]) and neither of them is the current champion, just a player who's been invited back by the production team. Finalists are not usually regarded as champions or challengers either, because they have both won games. Who gets which seat is determined by a coin toss done by the production team. |
==Records== | ==Records== | ||
===9 rounds=== | ===9 rounds=== | ||
| − | + | *Highest score: | |
| − | *Highest score : | + | **by a champion – 82 by [[Harvey Freeman]] and [[Lucy Roberts]] |
| − | **by a champion | + | **by a challenger – 83 by [[Stephen Balment]] |
| − | **by a challenger | + | **by a finalist – 83 by [[Allan Saldanha]] |
| − | **by a finalist | ||
===15 rounds=== | ===15 rounds=== | ||
| − | *Highest score : | + | *Highest score: |
| − | **by a champion | + | **by a champion – 139 by [[Chris Davies (Series 61)|Chris Davies]] |
| − | **by a challenger | + | **by a challenger – 134 by [[Hamish Williamson]] |
| − | **by a finalist | + | **by a finalist – 146 by [[Julian Fell]] |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[List of Countdown records]] | *[[List of Countdown records]] | ||
[[Category:Terminology]] | [[Category:Terminology]] | ||
Revision as of 23:13, 19 October 2010
A contestant is someone who a appears on the show as a player, rather than as a presenter or a guest. They are broadly divided into two categories, champions and challengers.
A champion is a player that's already won a game and sits in the seat to the left of the screen. This player only gets one choice of numbers under the current 15-round system but gets an extra choice of letters. Champions are also entitled to a teapot which has the words Countdown winner written on it, to show that the teapot is only ever given to players who win at least one game. The term Series champion is often used to distinguish between players that have won an entire Series and players that have just won one or more games.
A challenger by definition is a player that has never appeared on the show before, except a few exceptional cases where a player has retired for personal reasons and come back. This player gets two choices of numbers but only 5 choices of letters, one less than the champion. Sometimes if a player retires, almost always because he or she has become an Octochamp there are two challengers and no champion. These players debatably have an advantage over other challengers because they do not have to face a player that's already played and won other games.
Contestants in special games are not counted as champions or challengers, because they have both played games before (with one exception) and neither of them is the current champion, just a player who's been invited back by the production team. Finalists are not usually regarded as champions or challengers either, because they have both won games. Who gets which seat is determined by a coin toss done by the production team.
Contents
Records
9 rounds
- Highest score:
- by a champion – 82 by Harvey Freeman and Lucy Roberts
- by a challenger – 83 by Stephen Balment
- by a finalist – 83 by Allan Saldanha
15 rounds
- Highest score:
- by a champion – 139 by Chris Davies
- by a challenger – 134 by Hamish Williamson
- by a finalist – 146 by Julian Fell
