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[[Image:Nick Wainwright.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''Nick Wainwright''' in his final game, against [[Steven Briers]].]]'''Nick Wainwright''' first appeared in May 2007 ([[Series 56]]), beating [[Rob Waters]] and seven others on his way to becoming an [[Octochamp]]. He reached the grand final, coming from behind to beat [[Anita Freeland]] on a [[crucial conundrum]] and become the champion of series 56. Surprisingly, Nick did not get a century until his 9th game, after his Octochamp run had finished, although he scored 99 twice in a row. 726 is the lowest total for an Octochamp who went on to win the [[Series]]. Overall in 11 games he averaged 93.3 points per game.
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[[File:Nick Wainwright.png|thumb|200px|right|Nick Wainwright in the [[30th Birthday Championship]].]]
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'''Nick Wainwright''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[series winners|champion]] of [[Series 56]], as well as a semi-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XIII]] and a participant in the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. He has also been an [[Apterite]] since 2008.
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He first appeared in May 2007, beating [[Rob Waters]] and seven others on his way to becoming an [[octochamp]]. He reached the grand final, coming from behind to beat [[Anita Freeland]] on a [[crucial conundrum]] and become the champion of series 56. Surprisingly, Wainwright did not get a century until his 9th game, after his octochamp run had finished, although he scored 99 twice in a row. 726 is the lowest total for an octochamp who went on to win the [[Series]]. Overall in 11 games, he averaged 93.3 points per game.
  
 
Wainwright returned for the [[Championship of Champions XIII]] as one of the favourites, beating [[Steve Baines]] by 20 points on a crucial conundrum, and then beating [[Kai Laddiman]] in a close, tense game. The game was always close, even when Wainwright got {{word|DEUTERONS}} for nine Laddiman could still win. However, when both players scored on the final numbers game, Wainwright avoided a crucial conundrum, which was just as well for him as Laddiman buzzed in in less than two seconds with {{word|TRACKSUIT}}.
 
Wainwright returned for the [[Championship of Champions XIII]] as one of the favourites, beating [[Steve Baines]] by 20 points on a crucial conundrum, and then beating [[Kai Laddiman]] in a close, tense game. The game was always close, even when Wainwright got {{word|DEUTERONS}} for nine Laddiman could still win. However, when both players scored on the final numbers game, Wainwright avoided a crucial conundrum, which was just as well for him as Laddiman buzzed in in less than two seconds with {{word|TRACKSUIT}}.
  
In the semi-final, Wainwright faced the impressive [[Steven Briers]] who'd scored 121 and 118 in his two previous games. This was also a close game, with neither player taking a commanding lead at any point. Wainwright took the points on the 6-small numbers game, but still went into the last numbers game trailing by 5 points. He elected not to choose six-small ones again and when both players got ten points, it was a crucial conundrum. However neither player could solve it, and Wainwright lost by just 5 points. He won 13 games in a row before his only defeat; the longest winning streak of any player in the tournament, noting that [[Junaid Mubeen]] and [[David O'Donnell]] both lost after 12 consecutive winning games.
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In the semi-final, Wainwright faced the impressive [[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]] who'd scored 121 and 118 in his two previous games. This was also a close game, with neither player taking a commanding lead at any point. Wainwright took the points on the 6-small numbers game, but still went into the last numbers game trailing by 5 points. He elected not to choose six-small ones again and when both players got ten points, it was a crucial conundrum. However neither player could solve it, and Wainwright lost by just 5 points. He won 13 games in a row before his only defeat; the longest winning streak of any player in the tournament, noting that [[Junaid Mubeen]] and [[David O'Donnell (Series 58)|David O'Donnell]] both lost after 12 consecutive winning games.
  
Nick also competed in the unofficial [[CORED 2007]], [[CoBris 2007]], [[COLIN 2008]], [[COLIN 2009]] and [[COLIN 2010]], [[CoNot 2008]] and [[Co:Lon]] tournaments, and was the winner of the online [[Apterous Winter Closed 2009 Flight A]] tournament.
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He returned to Countdown in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the [[30th Birthday Championship]]. He lost his only match against [[Series 28]] runner-up [[Wayne Kelly]] by a score of {{score|105|68}}.
  
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Wainwright also competed in the unofficial [[CORED 2007]], [[CoBris 2007]], [[COLIN 2008]], [[COLIN 2009]] and [[COLIN 2010]], [[CoNot 2008]], [[Co:Lon 2010]] and [[Co:Lon 2011]] tournaments, and was the winner of the online [[Apterous Winter Closed 2009 Flight A]] tournament.
  
 
{{series winner|preceded_by=Richard Brittain|series=56|followed_by=Craig Beevers}}
 
{{series winner|preceded_by=Richard Brittain|series=56|followed_by=Craig Beevers}}
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==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
 
{{episode table}}
 
{{episode table}}
{{ep | 4348 | 7/05/2007 | P | [[Rob Waters]] | 94 - 99 | Nick Wainwright | [[Richard Digance]] | [[Susie Dent]] }}
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{{ep | 4348 | 7/05/2007 | P |[[Rob Waters]]| 94 - 99 |Nick Wainwright|[[Richard Digance]]|[[Susie Dent]]|124}}
{{ep | 4349 | 8/05/2007 | P | Nick Wainwright | 90 - 64 | [[Sue Faulkner]] | Richard Digance | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4349 | 8/05/2007 | P |Nick Wainwright| 90 - 64 |[[Sue Faulkner]]|Richard Digance|Susie Dent|131}}
{{ep | 4350 | 9/05/2007 | P | Nick Wainwright | 91 - 65 | [[Matthew Dixon]] | Richard Digance | [[Michael Wylie]] }}
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{{ep | 4350 | 9/05/2007 | P |Nick Wainwright| 91 - 65 |[[Matthew Dixon]]|Richard Digance|[[Michael Wylie]]|140}}
{{ep | 4351 | 10/05/2007 | P | Nick Wainwright | 76 - 33 | [[David Senior]] | Richard Digance | Michael Wylie }}
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{{ep | 4351 | 10/05/2007 | P |Nick Wainwright| 76 - 33 |[[David Senior]]|Richard Digance|Michael Wylie|122}}
{{ep | 4352 | 11/05/2007 | P | Nick Wainwright | 99 - 83 | [[Eileen Organ]] | Richard Digance | Michael Wylie }}
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{{ep | 4352 | 11/05/2007 | P |Nick Wainwright| 99 - 83 |[[Eileen Organ]]|Richard Digance|Michael Wylie|118}}
{{ep | 4353 | 14/05/2007 | P | Nick Wainwright | 99 - 46 | [[Michala Stabbins]] | [[Ricky Tomlinson]] | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4353 | 14/05/2007 | P |Nick Wainwright| 99 - 46 |[[Michala Stabbins]]|[[Ricky Tomlinson]]|Susie Dent|136}}
{{ep | 4354 | 15/05/2007 | P | Nick Wainwright | 91 - 88 | [[Michael Lord]] | Ricky Tomlinson | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4354 | 15/05/2007 | P |Nick Wainwright| 91 - 88 |[[Michael Lord]]|Ricky Tomlinson|Susie Dent|133}}
{{ep | 4355 | 16/05/2007 | P | Nick Wainwright | 81 - 58 | [[Helen Miller]] | Ricky Tomlinson | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4355 | 16/05/2007 | P |Nick Wainwright| 81 - 58 |[[Helen Miller]]|Ricky Tomlinson|Susie Dent|141}}
{{ep | 4378 | 18/06/2007 | QF | Nick Wainwright | 104 - 74 | [[Vivienne Mead]] | [[Jo Brand]] | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4378 | 18/06/2007 | QF |Nick Wainwright| 104 - 74 |[[Vivienne Mead]]|[[Jo Brand]]|Susie Dent|124}}
{{ep | 4381 | 21/06/2007 | SF | [[Jean Webby]] | 74 - 107 | Nick Wainwright | Jo Brand | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4381 | 21/06/2007 | SF |[[Jean Webby]]| 74 - 107 |Nick Wainwright|Jo Brand|Susie Dent|134}}
{{ep | 4382 | 22/06/2007 | GF | Nick Wainwright | 89 - 85 | [[Anita Freeland]] | Jo Brand | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4382 | 22/06/2007 | GF |Nick Wainwright| 89 - 85 |[[Anita Freeland]]|Jo Brand|Susie Dent|116}}
{{ep | 4737 | 16/01/2009 | CP | Nick Wainwright | 105 - 85 | [[Steve Baines]] | [[Andrew Sachs]] | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4737 | 16/01/2009 | CP |Nick Wainwright| 105 - 85 |[[Steve Baines]]|[[Andrew Sachs]]|Susie Dent|118}}
{{ep | 4744 | 27/01/2009 | CQF | [[Kai Laddiman]] | 91 - 94 | Nick Wainwright | [[Paul Zenon]] | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4744 | 27/01/2009 | CQF |[[Kai Laddiman]]| 91 - 94 |Nick Wainwright|[[Paul Zenon]]|Susie Dent|128}}
{{ep | 4745 | 28/01/2009 | CSF | [[Steven Briers]] | 87 - 82 | Nick Wainwright | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 4745 | 28/01/2009 | CSF |[[Steven Briers|Steve Briers]]| 87 - 82 |Nick Wainwright|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|119}}
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{{ep | 5616 | 8/01/2013 | 30BP |[[Wayne Kelly]]| 105 - 68 |Nick Wainwright|[[Dave Myers]]|Susie Dent|120}}
 
{{episode table end}}
 
{{episode table end}}
  
[[Category:Series winners|Wainwright, Nick]]
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[[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era|Wainwright, Nick]]
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[[Category:Finalists]]
[[Category:Contestants in Series 56|Wainwright, Nick]]
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[[Category:Series winners]]
[[Category:Teapot owners|Wainwright, Nick]]
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[[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era]]
[[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions XIII|Wainwright, Nick]]
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[[Category:Contestants in Series 56]]
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[[Category:Contestants in 30th Birthday Championship]]
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[[Category:Teapot owners]]
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[[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions XIII]]

Revision as of 15:19, 3 June 2021

Nick Wainwright
Octochamp Statistics
Final positionChampion
Seeding3
Points total726
Conundrums solved3
Nick Wainwright in the 30th Birthday Championship.

Nick Wainwright was an octochamp in and the champion of Series 56, as well as a semi-finalist in Championship of Champions XIII and a participant in the 30th Birthday Championship. He has also been an Apterite since 2008.

He first appeared in May 2007, beating Rob Waters and seven others on his way to becoming an octochamp. He reached the grand final, coming from behind to beat Anita Freeland on a crucial conundrum and become the champion of series 56. Surprisingly, Wainwright did not get a century until his 9th game, after his octochamp run had finished, although he scored 99 twice in a row. 726 is the lowest total for an octochamp who went on to win the Series. Overall in 11 games, he averaged 93.3 points per game.

Wainwright returned for the Championship of Champions XIII as one of the favourites, beating Steve Baines by 20 points on a crucial conundrum, and then beating Kai Laddiman in a close, tense game. The game was always close, even when Wainwright got DEUTERONS for nine Laddiman could still win. However, when both players scored on the final numbers game, Wainwright avoided a crucial conundrum, which was just as well for him as Laddiman buzzed in in less than two seconds with TRACKSUIT.

In the semi-final, Wainwright faced the impressive Steve Briers who'd scored 121 and 118 in his two previous games. This was also a close game, with neither player taking a commanding lead at any point. Wainwright took the points on the 6-small numbers game, but still went into the last numbers game trailing by 5 points. He elected not to choose six-small ones again and when both players got ten points, it was a crucial conundrum. However neither player could solve it, and Wainwright lost by just 5 points. He won 13 games in a row before his only defeat; the longest winning streak of any player in the tournament, noting that Junaid Mubeen and David O'Donnell both lost after 12 consecutive winning games.

He returned to Countdown in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the 30th Birthday Championship. He lost his only match against Series 28 runner-up Wayne Kelly by a score of 105 – 68.

Wainwright also competed in the unofficial CORED 2007, CoBris 2007, COLIN 2008, COLIN 2009 and COLIN 2010, CoNot 2008, Co:Lon 2010 and Co:Lon 2011 tournaments, and was the winner of the online Apterous Winter Closed 2009 Flight A tournament.

Preceded by
Richard Brittain
Series winner
Series 56
Followed by
Craig Beevers

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
4348 7/05/2007 P Rob Waters 94 – 99 Nick Wainwright Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Susie Dent 124
4349 8/05/2007 P Nick Wainwright 90 – 64 Sue Faulkner Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Susie Dent 131
4350 9/05/2007 P Nick Wainwright 91 – 65 Matthew Dixon Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Michael Wylie 140
4351 10/05/2007 P Nick Wainwright 76 – 33 David Senior Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Michael Wylie 122
4352 11/05/2007 P Nick Wainwright 99 – 83 Eileen Organ Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Michael Wylie 118
4353 14/05/2007 P Nick Wainwright 99 – 46 Michala Stabbins Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Ricky Tomlinson Susie Dent 136
4354 15/05/2007 P Nick Wainwright 91 – 88 Michael Lord Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Ricky Tomlinson Susie Dent 133
4355 16/05/2007 P Nick Wainwright 81 – 58 Helen Miller Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Ricky Tomlinson Susie Dent 141
4378 18/06/2007 QF Nick Wainwright 104 – 74 Vivienne Mead Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Jo Brand Susie Dent 124
4381 21/06/2007 SF Jean Webby 74 – 107 Nick Wainwright Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Jo Brand Susie Dent 134
4382 22/06/2007 GF Nick Wainwright 89 – 85 Anita Freeland Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Jo Brand Susie Dent 116
4737 16/01/2009 CP Nick Wainwright 105 – 85 Steve Baines Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Andrew Sachs Susie Dent 118
4744 27/01/2009 CQF Kai Laddiman 91 – 94 Nick Wainwright Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 128
4745 28/01/2009 CSF Steve Briers 87 – 82 Nick Wainwright Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 119
5616 8/01/2013 30BP Wayne Kelly 105 – 68 Nick Wainwright Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dave Myers Susie Dent 120