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[[Image:StevenTew2009.JPG|thumb|right|Steven, the ''Apterous'' player in 2009]]
 
[[Image:StevenTew2009.JPG|thumb|right|Steven, the ''Apterous'' player in 2009]]
  
'''Steven Tew''' was a contestant in [[Series 6]].  Although it was not mentioned on the show, he was originally from Maesteg in South Wales.  Having moved to Wakefield, he became a standby contestant for a while, due to his close proximity to Leeds.  He eventually appeared in 1985, when he was 25.  After winning one game, he was unfortunate enough to lose his second - against the eventual series winner [[Darryl Francis]] - by just one point on the crucial conundrum {{word|BISHOPRIC}}.
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'''Steven Tew''' was a contestant in [[Series 6]].  Although it was not mentioned on the show, he was originally from Maesteg in South Wales.  Having moved to Wakefield, he became a standby contestant for a while, due to his close proximity to Leeds.  He eventually appeared in 1985, when he was 25.  After winning one game, he was unfortunate enough to lose his second - against the eventual series winner [[Darryl Francis]] - by just one point on the crucial conundrum {{word|PREACHING}}.
  
 
He's notable for being by far the earliest countdown contestant to currently play on the [[Apterous]] website. There is almost a 10 year gap between Steven and any other contestant who plays on Apterous.
 
He's notable for being by far the earliest countdown contestant to currently play on the [[Apterous]] website. There is almost a 10 year gap between Steven and any other contestant who plays on Apterous.

Revision as of 21:50, 23 January 2011

Steven Tew (front) in 1985 with the then Countdown presenting team.
Steven, the Apterous player in 2009

Steven Tew was a contestant in Series 6. Although it was not mentioned on the show, he was originally from Maesteg in South Wales. Having moved to Wakefield, he became a standby contestant for a while, due to his close proximity to Leeds. He eventually appeared in 1985, when he was 25. After winning one game, he was unfortunate enough to lose his second - against the eventual series winner Darryl Francis - by just one point on the crucial conundrum PREACHING.

He's notable for being by far the earliest countdown contestant to currently play on the Apterous website. There is almost a 10 year gap between Steven and any other contestant who plays on Apterous.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
244 18/01/1985 P Ian Lowe 33 – 38 Steven Tew Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Yvonne Warburton
245 21/01/1985 P Darryl Francis 47 – 46 Steven Tew Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Yvonne Warburton