https://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Scott_Mearns&feed=atom&action=historyScott Mearns - Revision history2024-03-29T09:33:08ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.31.5https://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Scott_Mearns&diff=159585&oldid=prevDaaniyalA at 17:13, 8 March 20232023-03-08T17:13:33Z<p></p>
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</table>DaaniyalAhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Scott_Mearns&diff=143151&oldid=prevThe Doctor: since he picked 4 large in all 8 of his heats, reducing emphasis on 6 small2021-08-20T01:45:44Z<p>since he picked 4 large in all 8 of his heats, reducing emphasis on 6 small</p>
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</table>The Doctorhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Scott_Mearns&diff=135502&oldid=prevThe Doctor at 21:17, 2 January 20212021-01-02T21:17:32Z<p></p>
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</table>The Doctorhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Scott_Mearns&diff=135281&oldid=prevThe Doctor at 00:18, 23 December 20202020-12-23T00:18:13Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He later returned to play a [[Episode S9|special game]] against [[Championship of Champions IX]] winner [[Natascha Kearsey]], losing the game {{score|109|100}} and surrendering his undefeated streak along with it. While Mearns was in the champions' chair, he could not take full advantage of his 6 small numbers skill. Kearsey took the lead and held it, before Mearns had {{word|douchal}} {{x}} disallowed, meaning that it was not a crucial conundrum. Nonetheless, Mearns solved {{word|SCOTTWHAP}} <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">was pride </del>to score the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">most points </del>by <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">any losing player </del>in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the </del>[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Special episode|Specials</del>]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>He later returned to play a [[Episode S9|special game]] against [[Championship of Champions IX]] winner [[Natascha Kearsey]], losing the game {{score|109|100}} and surrendering his undefeated streak along with it. While Mearns was in the champions' chair, he could not take full advantage of his 6 small numbers skill. Kearsey took the lead and held it, before Mearns had {{word|douchal}} {{x}} disallowed, meaning that it was not a crucial conundrum. Nonetheless, Mearns solved {{word|SCOTTWHAP}} to score <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">a century. His 100 was </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">highest losing score for a [[special episode]], before being beaten </ins>by <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[George Armstrong]]'s record of 110, set </ins>in [[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Episode S47</ins>]].</div></td></tr>
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</table>The Doctorhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Scott_Mearns&diff=131162&oldid=prevThe Doctor: /* Championship of Champions X */2020-10-11T01:35:54Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Championship of Champions X</span></span></p>
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</table>The Doctorhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Scott_Mearns&diff=129164&oldid=prevMclarenguy22 at 13:01, 8 September 20202020-09-08T13:01:22Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:Series 41.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Mearns, alongside fellow finalist [[Simon Cooper]], collecting his dictionaries in [[Series 41]].]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:Series 41.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Mearns, alongside fellow finalist [[Simon Cooper]], collecting his dictionaries in [[Series 41]].]]</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A student at Leeds University when he appeared, Mearns foreshadowed his form on the programme by passing his audition with a 100% score. Famously wanting to "put Montrose on the map", Mearns became an octochamp with an aggregate score of 510, before running out victorious in three relatively tight finals games to win the series. He later returned for the five game [[Championship of Champions X]], wherein he was seeded to automatically reach the semi-final. He defeated [[Series 39]] octochamp [[Terry Knowles]] and champion [[Kate Ogilvie]] to win the mini-series and claim the title of Countdown's tenth Champion of Champions. Along the way, Mearns demonstrated his prowess with the 6 small selection in numbers rounds. He is arguably one of the best players to have not contested the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]] nor the [[30th Birthday Championship]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A student at Leeds University when he appeared, Mearns foreshadowed his form on the programme by passing his audition with a 100% score. Famously wanting to "put Montrose on the map", Mearns became an octochamp with an aggregate score of 510, before running out victorious in three relatively tight finals games to win the series. He later returned for the five game [[Championship of Champions X]], wherein he was seeded to automatically reach the semi-final. He defeated [[Series 39]] octochamp [[Terry Knowles]] and champion [[Kate Ogilvie]] to win the mini-series and claim the title of Countdown's tenth Champion of Champions. Along the way, Mearns demonstrated his prowess with the 6 small selection in numbers rounds. He is arguably one of the best players to have not contested the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]] nor the [[30th Birthday Championship]].</div></td></tr>
</table>Mclarenguy22https://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=Scott_Mearns&diff=128359&oldid=prevMclarenguy22: /* Special Episode */2020-07-13T13:02:14Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Special Episode</span></span></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Mearns' remarkable performances in his main series saw him given a bye into the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>semi finals<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>of the [[Championship of Champions X]]. Therein he played [[Terry Knowles]], beating him by 72 points to 46, before an encounter with [[Kate Ogilvie]] in the [[Episode 2678|final]]. Scott took a 10 point lead after Kate failed to solve her first numbers round, before winning three of the next four rounds outright to build a 34 point lead. This included 10 points from the conundrum {{word|MUDHUTLOO}}, which Mearns unravelled in one second. Thereafter the tables started to turn, as Ogilvie beat Mearns' seven with the eight letter word {{word|SPEAKING}}, before clawing back another seven points with {{word|ROTTERS}} as Mearns had {{word|distorter}} {{x}} disallowed. In spite of this, Scott still led by 53 points to 34 and had amassed an unassailable lead by Round 12. He relaxed for the conundrum, {{word|UGREATONE}}, which went unsolved. Nonetheless, Mearns became Champion of Champions only a week after becoming series champion. He was the fourth [[grand slam winner]] (undefeated in the heats, finals and Championship of Champions) after [[Harvey Freeman]], [[Nic Brown]] and [[Don Reid]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Mearns' remarkable performances in his main series saw him given a bye into the semi<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-</ins>finals of the [[Championship of Champions X]]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, consisting of just 5 episodes and 6 players</ins>. Therein he played [[Terry Knowles]], beating him by 72 points to 46, before an encounter with [[Kate Ogilvie]] in the [[Episode 2678|final]]. Scott took a 10 point lead after Kate failed to solve her first numbers round, before winning three of the next four rounds outright to build a 34 point lead. This included 10 points from the conundrum {{word|MUDHUTLOO}}, which Mearns unravelled in one second. Thereafter the tables started to turn, as Ogilvie beat Mearns' seven with the eight letter word {{word|SPEAKING}}, before clawing back another seven points with {{word|ROTTERS}} as Mearns had {{word|distorter}} {{x}} disallowed. In spite of this, Scott still led by 53 points to 34 and had amassed an unassailable lead by Round 12. He relaxed for the conundrum, {{word|UGREATONE}}, which went unsolved. Nonetheless, Mearns became Champion of Champions only a week after becoming series champion. He was the fourth [[grand slam winner]] (undefeated in the heats, finals and Championship of Champions) after [[Harvey Freeman]], [[Nic Brown]] and [[Don Reid]].</div></td></tr>
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