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[[Image:JamesRowan.jpg|thumb|200px|James Rowan as he appeared in [[Series 73]].]]
 
[[Image:JamesRowan.jpg|thumb|200px|James Rowan as he appeared in [[Series 73]].]]
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[[Image:U25'sMeIcon.jpg‎|thumb|James Rowan.]]
 
'''James Rowan''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 73]]. He is also an Apterite, formerly under the name '''James Roper'''.
 
'''James Rowan''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 73]]. He is also an Apterite, formerly under the name '''James Roper'''.
  
Rowan's first tournament was [[COLIN X]] in 2014, pitted against Jeff Clayton, [[Rob Foster]], [[Michelle Nevitt]], [[Mike Brown (debut episode 3328)|Mike Brown]], [[Andy Platt]] and [[Thomas Carey]]. He finished 20th out of 48, on 3/6 wins and 355 points. This was followed up later in the year by 7th/40 in [[CoStAl]].
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Rowan's first tournament was [[COLIN X]] in 2014, pitted against Jeff Clayton, [[Rob Foster]], [[Michelle Nevitt]], [[Mike Brown (debut episode 3328)|Mike Brown]], [[Andy Platt]] and [[Tom Carey|Thomas Carey]]. He finished 20th out of 48, on 3/6 wins and 355 points. This was followed up later in the year by 7th/40 in [[CoStAl]].
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On 12 October 2020, he recorded the first maximum-scoring game on [[Paul Anderson]]'s Countdown-based YouTube show [[ZoomDown]]; in the penultimate round, Rowan made a spectacular solve in a 6-small numbers pick, featuring two 10s, in which he produced a four-digit number before cancelling down to reach the target.  
  
On 5 October 2020, Rowan set the highest ever score in a standard human v human game of Countdown on [[Apterous]], by virtue of the highest ever scoreline of {{score|176|166}} against [[Hazel Drury]]. [https://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=2690761&gotwnom=101065&gotwx=84e8cc69db8d19d8605e604906e70482f36e78ed] A week later, on 12 October, he recorded the first maximum-scoring game on [[Paul Anderson]]'s Countdown-based YouTube show [[ZoomDown]]; in the penultimate round, Rowan made a spectacular solve in a 6-small numbers pick, featuring two 10s, in which he produced a four-digit number before cancelling down to reach the target.
 
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
 
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{{ep | 6224 | 8/10/2015 | P |[[John Hardie]]| 104 - 97 |James Rowan|[[Charlie Stayt]]|[[Susie Dent]]|145}}
 
{{ep | 6224 | 8/10/2015 | P |[[John Hardie]]| 104 - 97 |James Rowan|[[Charlie Stayt]]|[[Susie Dent]]|145}}
 
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{{episode table end}}
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[[Category:Contestants in Series 73]]
 
[[Category:Contestants in Series 73]]

Revision as of 14:22, 1 December 2020

James Rowan as he appeared in Series 73.
James Rowan.

James Rowan was a contestant in Series 73. He is also an Apterite, formerly under the name James Roper.

Rowan's first tournament was COLIN X in 2014, pitted against Jeff Clayton, Rob Foster, Michelle Nevitt, Mike Brown, Andy Platt and Thomas Carey. He finished 20th out of 48, on 3/6 wins and 355 points. This was followed up later in the year by 7th/40 in CoStAl.

On 12 October 2020, he recorded the first maximum-scoring game on Paul Anderson's Countdown-based YouTube show ZoomDown; in the penultimate round, Rowan made a spectacular solve in a 6-small numbers pick, featuring two 10s, in which he produced a four-digit number before cancelling down to reach the target.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
6224 8/10/2015 P John Hardie 104 – 97 James Rowan Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Charlie Stayt Susie Dent 145