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'''Nic Brown''' is widely considered to be among the greatest Countdowners of all time. He made his debut on 22 October 1987, beating 6-time winner [[Alan Steel]] in the 14th heat of [[series 14]]. He quickly rattled off another 7 wins to become an [[octochamp]] and #1 seed for the series. In the quarter-finals, he defeated [[Derek Rutter]] 46-35, before facing and defeating Alan Steel for a second time. In the [[episode 707|grand-final]], he crushed his opponent, [[Joel Salkin]], 108-36- only the fourth time a century had been achieved in a [[14 round game]], and the biggest winning margin achieved under such a format.
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'''Nic Brown''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[Series Winners|champion]] of [[Series 14]], as well as the winner of [[Championship of Champions IV]]. He is currently the only [[contestant]] to have achieved the [[Grand slam winner|grand slam]] of octochamp, series winner and champion of champions, finish as No. 1 seed in the heats '''and''' never lose any televised game. This makes him one of the most successful contestants in the history of ''[[Countdown]]''.
  
Nic returned in 1989 for [[Championship of Champions IV]], beating [[Stephen Deakin]] and [[Nita Marr]] on his way to the [[episode 819|final]] against series 16 champion [[Tony Vick]]. Nic was able to hold off Tony's challenge for the duration of the game and ran out the 78-68 winner, becoming only the second person after [[Harvey Freeman]] to achieve the 'grand slam' of becoming an octochamp, winning a series and a [[Championship of Champions]]. Nic did not return for the [[supreme championship]], and therefore maintains his unbeaten record to this day.
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Originally from Nottingham, Brown was a student at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University. He made his debut on 22 October 1987, beating 6-time winner [[Alan Steel]] on a crucial [[conundrum]] in the 14th heat of Series 14. He quickly rattled off another 7 wins to become an octochamp and the No. 1 seed for the finals. In his quarter-final match, he defeated [[Derek Rutter]] {{score|46|35}}, before defeating Steel for a second time in the semi-final. In the [[Episode 707|Grand Final]], he crushed his opponent, [[Joel Salkin]], by a score of {{score|108|36}} — only the fourth time a century had been achieved in a [[14 round format|14 round game]], and the biggest winning margin achieved under that format.
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Brown returned in 1989 for Championship of Champions IV, beating [[Stephen Deakin]] and [[Nita Marr]] on his way to the [[Episode 819|Grand Final]] against [[Series 16]] champion [[Tony Vick]]. Brown was able to hold off Vick's challenge for the duration of the game and won by a score of {{score|78|68}}, becoming only the second person after [[Harvey Freeman]] to achieve the 'grand slam' of becoming an octochamp, winning a series and a [[Championship of Champions]]. Brown did not return for the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]], and therefore maintains his unbeaten record of 14 wins out of 14 to this day.
  
 
{{series winner|preceded_by=Hilary Hopper|series=14|followed_by=Dick Green}}
 
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{{Champion of Champions|preceded_by=Harvey Freeman|coc=IV|followed_by=Tim Morrissey}}
 
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==Episodes==
 
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{{ep | 658 | 22/10/1987 | P | [[Alan Steel]] | 48 - 58 | Nic Brown | [[Ned Sherrin]] | [[Catherine Clarke]] }}
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{{ep | 658 | 22/10/1987 | P |[[Alan Steel]]| 48 - 58 |Nic Brown|[[Ned Sherrin]]|[[Catherine Clarke]]|70}}
{{ep | 659 | 23/10/1987 | P | Nic Brown | 48 - 20 | [[Kevin Glover]] | [[Nigel Rees]] | [[Freda Thornton]] }}
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{{ep | 659 | 23/10/1987 | P |[[Kevin Glover]]| 20 - 48 |Nic Brown|[[Nigel Rees]]|[[Freda Thornton]]|81}}
{{ep | 660 | 26/10/1987 | P | Nic Brown | 60 - 40 | [[John Bellamy]] | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton }}
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{{ep | 660 | 26/10/1987 | P |[[John Bellamy]]| 40 - 60 |Nic Brown|Nigel Rees|Freda Thornton|73}}
{{ep | 661 | 27/10/1987 | P | Nic Brown | 59 - 48 | [[Gus Angus]] | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton }}
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{{ep | 661 | 27/10/1987 | P |[[Gus Angus]]| 48 - 59 |Nic Brown|Nigel Rees|Freda Thornton|85}}
{{ep | 662 | 28/10/1987 | P | Nic Brown | 65 - 29 | [[Roy Dean]] | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton }}
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{{ep | 662 | 28/10/1987 | P |[[Roy Dean]]| 29 - 65 |Nic Brown|Nigel Rees|Freda Thornton|75}}
{{ep | 663 | 29/10/1987 | P | Nic Brown | 61 - 46 | [[Judy Tilley]] | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton }}
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{{ep | 663 | 29/10/1987 | P |[[Judy Tilley]]| 46 - 61 |Nic Brown|Nigel Rees|Freda Thornton|80}}
{{ep | 664 | 30/10/1987 | P | Nic Brown | 62 - 32 | [[Felicity Amery]] | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton }}
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{{ep | 664 | 30/10/1987 | P |[[Felicity Amery]]| 32 - 62 |Nic Brown|Nigel Rees|Freda Thornton|73}}
{{ep | 665 | 2/11/1987 | P | Nic Brown | 43 - 39 | [[Martin Baker]] | Nigel Rees | Freda Thornton }}
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{{ep | 665 | 2/11/1987 | P |[[Martin Baker]]| 39 - 43 |Nic Brown|Nigel Rees|Freda Thornton|69}}
{{ep | 701 | 18/12/1987 | QF | [[Derek Rutter]] | 35 - 46 | Nic Brown | [[Carol Thatcher]] | [[Julia Swannel]] }}
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{{ep | 701 | 18/12/1987 | QF |[[Derek Rutter]]| 35 - 46 |Nic Brown|[[Carol Thatcher]]|[[Julia Swannell]]|86}}
{{ep | 705 | 23/12/1987 | SF | Nic Brown | 64 - 48 | [[Alan Steel]] | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | Julia Swannel }}
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{{ep | 705 | 23/12/1987 | SF |Nic Brown| 64 - 48 |Alan Steel|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|Julia Swannell|74}}
{{ep | 707 | 25/12/1987 | GF | Nic Brown | 108 - 36 | [[Joel Salkin]] | Gyles Brandreth, [[Carol Thatcher]] | Julia Swannel }}
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{{ep | 707 | 25/12/1987 | GF |Nic Brown| 108 - 36 |[[Joel Salkin]]|Gyles Brandreth, Carol Thatcher|Julia Swannell|131}}
{{ep | 814 | 3/01/1989 | CQF | [[Stephen Deakin]] | 32 - 46 | Nic Brown | [[Tim Rice]] | Catherine Clarke }}
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{{ep | 814 | 3/01/1989 | CQF |[[Stephen Deakin]]| 32 - 46 |Nic Brown|[[Tim Rice]]|Catherine Clarke|72}}
{{ep | 818 | 9/01/1989 | CSF | [[Nita Marr]] | 51 - 58 | Nic Brown | Tim Rice | Catherine Clarke }}
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{{ep | 818 | 9/01/1989 | CSF |[[Nita Marr]]| 51 - 58 |Nic Brown|Tim Rice|Catherine Clarke|70}}
{{ep | 819 | 10/01/1989 | CGF | [[Tony Vick]] | 68 - 78 | Nic Brown | Tim Rice | Catherine Clarke }}
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{{ep | 819 | 10/01/1989 | CGF |[[Tony Vick]]| 68 - 78 |Nic Brown|Tim Rice|Catherine Clarke|113}}
 
{{episode table end}}
 
{{episode table end}}
  
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Latest revision as of 15:44, 16 August 2021

Nic Brown
Octochamp Statistics
Final positionChampion
Seeding1
Points total456
Conundrums solved6
Nic Brown on Countdown.

Nic Brown was an octochamp in and the champion of Series 14, as well as the winner of Championship of Champions IV. He is currently the only contestant to have achieved the grand slam of octochamp, series winner and champion of champions, finish as No. 1 seed in the heats and never lose any televised game. This makes him one of the most successful contestants in the history of Countdown.

Originally from Nottingham, Brown was a student at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University. He made his debut on 22 October 1987, beating 6-time winner Alan Steel on a crucial conundrum in the 14th heat of Series 14. He quickly rattled off another 7 wins to become an octochamp and the No. 1 seed for the finals. In his quarter-final match, he defeated Derek Rutter 46 – 35, before defeating Steel for a second time in the semi-final. In the Grand Final, he crushed his opponent, Joel Salkin, by a score of 108 – 36 — only the fourth time a century had been achieved in a 14 round game, and the biggest winning margin achieved under that format.

Brown returned in 1989 for Championship of Champions IV, beating Stephen Deakin and Nita Marr on his way to the Grand Final against Series 16 champion Tony Vick. Brown was able to hold off Vick's challenge for the duration of the game and won by a score of 78 – 68, becoming only the second person after Harvey Freeman to achieve the 'grand slam' of becoming an octochamp, winning a series and a Championship of Champions. Brown did not return for the Supreme Championship, and therefore maintains his unbeaten record of 14 wins out of 14 to this day.

Preceded by
Hilary Hopper
Series winner
Series 14
Followed by
Dick Green
Preceded by
Harvey Freeman
Champion of Champions
Championship of Champions IV
Followed by
Tim Morrissey

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
658 22/10/1987 P Alan Steel 48 – 58 Nic Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Ned Sherrin Catherine Clarke 70
659 23/10/1987 P Kevin Glover 20 – 48 Nic Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Nigel Rees Freda Thornton 81
660 26/10/1987 P John Bellamy 40 – 60 Nic Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Nigel Rees Freda Thornton 73
661 27/10/1987 P Gus Angus 48 – 59 Nic Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Nigel Rees Freda Thornton 85
662 28/10/1987 P Roy Dean 29 – 65 Nic Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Nigel Rees Freda Thornton 75
663 29/10/1987 P Judy Tilley 46 – 61 Nic Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Nigel Rees Freda Thornton 80
664 30/10/1987 P Felicity Amery 32 – 62 Nic Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Nigel Rees Freda Thornton 73
665 2/11/1987 P Martin Baker 39 – 43 Nic Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Nigel Rees Freda Thornton 69
701 18/12/1987 QF Derek Rutter 35 – 46 Nic Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Carol Thatcher Julia Swannell 86
705 23/12/1987 SF Nic Brown 64 – 48 Alan Steel Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Gyles Brandreth Julia Swannell 74
707 25/12/1987 GF Nic Brown 108 – 36 Joel Salkin Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Karen Loughlin Gyles Brandreth, Carol Thatcher Julia Swannell 131
814 3/01/1989 CQF Stephen Deakin 32 – 46 Nic Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Tim Rice Catherine Clarke 72
818 9/01/1989 CSF Nita Marr 51 – 58 Nic Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Tim Rice Catherine Clarke 70
819 10/01/1989 CGF Tony Vick 68 – 78 Nic Brown Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Lucy Summers Tim Rice Catherine Clarke 113


Championship of Champions Winners

I : Mark Nyman | II : Clive Freedman | III : Harvey Freeman | IV : Nic Brown | V : Tim Morrissey | VI : Wayne Summers | VII : Don Reid | VIII : Chris Rogers | IX : Natascha Kearsey | X : Scott Mearns | XI : Graham Nash | XII : Paul Gallen | XIII : Steve Briers | XIV : Dylan Taylor | XV : Zarte Siempre | XVI : Ahmed Mohamed