Tom Rowell

Tom Rowell octochamp statistics
Final position	Quarter-finalist
Seeding	6
Points total	774
Conundrums solved	3

Tom Rowell in Series 63...

...and about three years later in the 30th Birthday Championship.

Tom Rowell was an octochamp in Series 63, and a participant in the 30th Birthday Championship. He was a prison worker from Husbands Bosworth, South Leicestershire, but born in Solihull in the West Midlands.

Countdown appearances

Series 63 (Heat games)

Rowell first appeared in 2010, beating David O'Flanagan with a score of 65 – 90. He then scored further in his games with solid numbers games and with words like TORSADES, RARITIES, NASALISE, and even the nine INLANDERS. He scored with three centuries and even made a pass-by with a controversial win in his fifth game. Rowell finished his run with 774 points, landing him in the number two seed at the time, as well as becoming the second octochamp of the series.

Series 63 (Finals)

Rowell very much returned for the quarter-finals, this time as the number six seed going up against Daniel Pati, the number three seed. Unfortunately for Rowell, he had three words disallowed and couldn't match Pati in the numbers department. However, he did solve the final numbers game and unravelled ENGLANDFA into FANDANGLE which gave him a very respectable score of 67 versus Pati's 92.

Rowell's final point tally through his full run was 841 points.

30th Birthday Championship

He returned to Countdown in 2013, as one of 41 contestants taking part in the 30th Birthday Championship. After receiving a bye to the first round, he won his first match against Series 66 semi-finalist Peter Lee by a score of 92 – 84, before he lost to the runner-up of Series 66, Jonathan Rawlinson in the second round.

Co-events

Before his televised run in 2010, he attended the unofficial Co:Lon 2010 tournament, and during the time his shows were being televised, he attended the CoLei Summer Special. He has also attended COLIN 2011, CobliviLon in 2012, CobliviLon II in 2013, and COLIN XI and COLIN XI: The Hangover in 2015.

Appearances on quiz shows

On 30 June, 1 and 4 July 2016, Rowell appeared on Fifteen to One, notably in the same episodes as Series 44 and 70 contestant Julie Devine, winning in his final appearance to appear in the grand final on 11 August 2016. Rowell was also part of the victorious Escapologists team on Series 13 of Only Connect in 2017/18.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
5087	22/07/2010	P	David O'Flanagan	65 – 90	Tom Rowell	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Sharron Davies	Susie Dent	116
5088	23/07/2010	P	Tom Rowell	97 – 63	Dave Gawthrope	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Sharron Davies	Susie Dent	120
5089	09/08/2010	P	Tom Rowell	91 – 64	Paddy O'Connor	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	William Roache	Susie Dent	119
5090	10/08/2010	P	Tom Rowell	104 – 58	Margaret Alldritt	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	William Roache	Susie Dent	119
5091	11/08/2010	P	Tom Rowell	92 – 88	Andrew Mossford	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	William Roache	Susie Dent	128
5092	12/08/2010	P	Tom Rowell	104 – 52	Matt Thorpe	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	William Roache	Susie Dent	115
5093	13/08/2010	P	Tom Rowell	109 – 57	Joan Wright	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	William Roache	Susie Dent	120
5094	23/08/2010	P	Tom Rowell	87 – 74	Jean Miles	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Gary Wilmot	Susie Dent	128
5174	13/12/2010	QF	Daniel Pati	92 – 67	Tom Rowell	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Paul Zenon	Susie Dent	123
5624	18/01/2013	30B1	Peter Lee	84 – 92	Tom Rowell	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Martin Lewis	Susie Dent	131
5640	11/02/2013	30B2	Tom Rowell	65 – 94	Jonathan Rawlinson	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Ken Bruce	Susie Dent	128