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[[Image:Craig Beevers.jpg|thumb|right|Craig Beevers playing [[Scrabble]].]]
 
[[Image:Craig Beevers.jpg|thumb|right|Craig Beevers playing [[Scrabble]].]]
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'''Craig Beevers''' is champion of [[Series 57]]. He is the second contestant ever to score eight centuries in heat games, the first being [[Julian Fell]] in [[Series 48]]. He scored 907 points, which works out as 113 points a game. He beat [[Mikey Lear]] in the quarter-final and [[David Edwards]] in the semi-final. The final was a close game, but turned out not to be a classic. Craif beat Jeffrey with {{word|AMMONITE}} and {{word|SNIFTER}} which gave him a 15-point lead after 5 rounds. He only beat Jeffrey in one other letters game, {{word|OUTRANGE}} from {{word|ANOGRETPU}} where Jeffrey only had a seven. In round 14, the final number game Jeffrey declared nothing and Craig took the ten points for himself. Up to this point, Craig had scored 105 from a possible 108 points with all maximums on the letters. The [[conundrum]] {{word|RULEAGAIN}} revealed itself but it was Jeffrey who buzzed in straight away to score 10 points, and narrow the winning margin to [[episode 4508|105-82]]. Craig dropped 13 points - three from the first numbers game and ten from the conundrum. His total points score in 11 games was 1236, which works out as 112.4 points per game. This compares with 1307 points for Julian Fell.
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'''Craig Beevers''' is the champion of [[Series 57]]. He is only the second contestant to score centuries in all eight heat games, and also the second to score over 900 points. He scored three further centuries in his three appearances in the finals. He is known for his composed demeanour and incredible consistency, especially in the [[letters round]]s.
  
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Away from Countdown, Craig is a member of the [[Association of British Scrabble Players]], and has been the Cleveland club [[Scrabble]] champion on three occasions.
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Beevers' appearances began with a crushing victory over [[Baz Hunt]], including impressive finds like {{word|TOEHOLD}} and {{word|EXTREMA}}. He continued to a seven further victories in an [[octochamp]] run that never looked in doubt, with further flourishes like {{word|ICEBOATS}}, {{word|TANDOORI}}, {{word|DOPAMINE}} and {{word|RUMINATED}} and a top score of 128. Solid performances on the numbers and seven solved conundrums saw Beevers' cruise to eight centuries and approach [[Julian Fell]]'s long-standing points record of 924. However an unfortunate shortage of available nines left a maximum total of 985, one of the lowest ever, and Beevers did well to make 907 -- percentage wise, the best octochamp run on record.
  
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Inevitably, Beevers returned for finals as top seed, beating [[Mikey Lear]] and fellow octochamp [[David Edwards]] without ever looking under serious pressure. The final, against [[Jeffrey Hansford]], was a closer game -- {{word|AMMONITE}} and {{word|SNIFTER}} handed Beevers a 15-point advantage going into the first break, and maximums in the next eight rounds left him  with an unassailable lead of 23 with two to play. Hansford declared nothing on the final numbers game, but adopted his favoured tactic for the conundrum, buzzing as soon as {{word|RULEAGAIN}} was revealed and answering correctly to leave a final score of 105-82. Beevers had dropped just thirteen points in the whole game, taking his all-games total to 1236 -- still some way short of Julian Fell's 1307.
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Beevers is expected to return as favourite for [[Championship of Champions XIII]].
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Away from Countdown, Craig is a member of the [[Association of British Scrabble Players]], and has been the Cleveland club [[Scrabble]] champion on three occasions. In the preamble chat with [[Des O'Conor]], he stated his intention to be a future world champion.
  
 
{{series winner|preceded_by=Nick Wainwright|series=57}}
 
{{series winner|preceded_by=Nick Wainwright|series=57}}

Revision as of 23:18, 23 April 2008

Craig Beevers playing Scrabble.

Craig Beevers is the champion of Series 57. He is only the second contestant to score centuries in all eight heat games, and also the second to score over 900 points. He scored three further centuries in his three appearances in the finals. He is known for his composed demeanour and incredible consistency, especially in the letters rounds.

Beevers' appearances began with a crushing victory over Baz Hunt, including impressive finds like TOEHOLD and EXTREMA. He continued to a seven further victories in an octochamp run that never looked in doubt, with further flourishes like ICEBOATS, TANDOORI, DOPAMINE and RUMINATED and a top score of 128. Solid performances on the numbers and seven solved conundrums saw Beevers' cruise to eight centuries and approach Julian Fell's long-standing points record of 924. However an unfortunate shortage of available nines left a maximum total of 985, one of the lowest ever, and Beevers did well to make 907 -- percentage wise, the best octochamp run on record.

Inevitably, Beevers returned for finals as top seed, beating Mikey Lear and fellow octochamp David Edwards without ever looking under serious pressure. The final, against Jeffrey Hansford, was a closer game -- AMMONITE and SNIFTER handed Beevers a 15-point advantage going into the first break, and maximums in the next eight rounds left him with an unassailable lead of 23 with two to play. Hansford declared nothing on the final numbers game, but adopted his favoured tactic for the conundrum, buzzing as soon as RULEAGAIN was revealed and answering correctly to leave a final score of 105-82. Beevers had dropped just thirteen points in the whole game, taking his all-games total to 1236 -- still some way short of Julian Fell's 1307.

Beevers is expected to return as favourite for Championship of Champions XIII.

Away from Countdown, Craig is a member of the Association of British Scrabble Players, and has been the Cleveland club Scrabble champion on three occasions. In the preamble chat with Des O'Conor, he stated his intention to be a future world champion.

Preceded by
Nick Wainwright		 Series winner
Series 57

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
4465 23/10/2007 P Baz Hunt 48 – 108 Craig Beevers Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Barry Norman Susie Dent
4466 24/10/2007 P Craig Beevers 109 – 24 Thomas Baldwin Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Barry Norman Susie Dent
4467 25/10/2007 P Craig Beevers 103 – 33 Chris Bibby Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Barry Norman Susie Dent
4468 26/10/2007 P Craig Beevers 128 – 36 Peter Watts Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Barry Norman Susie Dent
4469 29/10/2007 P Craig Beevers 104 – 70 Martin Larter Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent
4470 30/10/2007 P Craig Beevers 118 – 71 Stuart Hamilton Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent
4471 31/10/2007 P Craig Beevers 120 – 57 Allan Millington Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent
4472 1/11/2007 P Craig Beevers 117 – 40 Shemina Kirby Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent
4502 13/12/2007 QF Mikey Lear 69 – 106 Craig Beevers Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Henry Blofeld Alison Heard
4506 19/12/2007 SF David Edwards 60 – 118 Craig Beevers Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Pam Ayres Alison Heard
4508 21/12/2007 F Craig Beevers 105 – 82 Jeffrey Hansford Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Pam Ayres Alison Heard
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