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[[Image:JenSteadman.jpg|right|140px]]'''FOCAL''' is an organisation which has organised most unofficial [[Countdown tournament]]s since 2016. The organisation's name is an acronym for ''Finals Of the Co-event Annual League''. "Focal" also means "word" in Irish!
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'''[[Susie Dent]]''' (born September 1967) is a [[lexicographer]] on ''[[Countdown]]''. Her first appearance in [[Dictionary Corner]] was on [[Episode 1263|29 June 1992]], aged 24. At the time, the role of lexicographer rotated regularly between a group of members of the Oxford University Press (OUP) – most commonly [[Richard Samson]] and later [[Alison Heard]] – and occasionally members of the ''Countdown'' production team, [[Mark Nyman]] and [[Damian Eadie]]. For [[Series 50]], Dent became a recurring member of the on-screen team, appearing in all but 15 episodes, and in total she has appeared on [[:Category:Episodes with Susie Dent as lexicographer|over 2000 episodes]] of ''Countdown''.
 
  
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Dent adjudicated every episode from [[episode 3758|24 August 2004]] until [[episode 4350|9 May 2007]], when the late [[Michael Wylie]] stepped in under the pseudonym "Susie Gent" to cover a bout of illness. Later in 2007, she took three months' maternity leave, allowing Heard to return for the last two months of [[Series 57]], including the [[episode 4508|series final]]. She returned to the programme in February 2008, and has performed all lexicography work since. She oversaw the final episodes presented by [[Richard Whiteley]], [[Des Lynam]], [[Des O'Connor]], [[Jeff Stelling]] and [[Carol Vorderman]].
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Players play in events across the British Isles throughout the year. All events are open to everyone, regardless of experience, level of play or age, and can be set up anywhere and by anyone. Events typically lasts between 6 and 8 hours, followed by a trip to the pub. Tournament entrance costs between £10 and £16 dependent on event. At the end of the year, the eight highest-ranked players receive free entry into a final event to crown the annual champion, which runs alongside a normal tournament open to everyone.
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Tournaments for the rest of 2016 are scheduled in [[Countdown in Dublin 2016|Dublin]] (10 September), [[Countdown in Huddersfield 2016|Huddersfield]] (8 October), and [[Countdown in Glasgow 2016|Glasgow]] (12-13 November), followed by the annual finals in [[Countdown in Birmingham 2016|Birmingham]]. Current standings for the year and many other details can be found at the '''[http://http://focalcountdown.co.uk/ FOCAL website]''' .
  
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Dent's close association with ''Countdown'' has been acknowledged through variations of her name twice featuring as [[conundrum]]s: the [[Series 31]] [[episode 1782|final]] used the scramble {{word|SUSISDENT}}, and on [[Episode 3892|22 March 2005]] the conundrum was {{word|SUSIEDANT}}. Since [[Series 57]], Dent has been given a regular slot prior to the second [[numbers round]] called [[Origins of Words]], in which she explains the derivations of well-known words or phrases. Away from ''Countdown'', Dent authored a series of annual Language Reports for the OUP between 2003 and 2007, and continues to write about the ongoing evolution of the English language. As well as her native English, she is fluent in French and German. ('''[[Susie Dent|more...]]''')
 
 
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Revision as of 17:37, 28 August 2016

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FOCAL is an organisation which has organised most unofficial Countdown tournaments since 2016. The organisation's name is an acronym for Finals Of the Co-event Annual League. "Focal" also means "word" in Irish!

Players play in events across the British Isles throughout the year. All events are open to everyone, regardless of experience, level of play or age, and can be set up anywhere and by anyone. Events typically lasts between 6 and 8 hours, followed by a trip to the pub. Tournament entrance costs between £10 and £16 dependent on event. At the end of the year, the eight highest-ranked players receive free entry into a final event to crown the annual champion, which runs alongside a normal tournament open to everyone.

Tournaments for the rest of 2016 are scheduled in Dublin (10 September), Huddersfield (8 October), and Glasgow (12-13 November), followed by the annual finals in Birmingham. Current standings for the year and many other details can be found at the FOCAL website .

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