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'''Tom Stevenson''' was a contestant in [[Series 86]] from Burford in Shropshire. He is also an [[Apterite]], and participated in [[Episode ZD10|Series 1]] and [[ZoomDown Series 2|Series 2]] of [[ZoomDown]].
 
'''Tom Stevenson''' was a contestant in [[Series 86]] from Burford in Shropshire. He is also an [[Apterite]], and participated in [[Episode ZD10|Series 1]] and [[ZoomDown Series 2|Series 2]] of [[ZoomDown]].
  
He started his run with a hefty 120 points against Mike Oliver, and in his 4th game, he scored 154 out of 154 points to record only the 12th ever [[max game]] in the history of ''Countdown''. He also broke [[Elliott Mellor]]'s three-year-old record for the highest ever score on ''Countdown'' which saw him spot three 9-letter words; {{word|BRIMSTONE}}, {{word|MAINLINER}}  and {{word|OVERSIGHT}}.  
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In 2020, he appeared on the Radio 2 quiz ''Popmaster'', winning a Bluetooth speaker.
  
In 2020, he appeared on the Radio 2 quiz ''Popmaster'', winning a Bluetooth speaker.
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He started his run with a hefty 120 points against [[Mike Oliver]]. But, much more notably, in his 4th game he spotted three 9-letter words; {{word|BRIMSTONE}}, {{word|MAINLINER}}  and {{word|OVERSIGHT}}, scored 154 out of 154 points to break [[Elliott Mellor]]'s three-year-old record for the highest ever score on the show, and achieved only the 12th ever [[max game]] in the history of ''Countdown''.
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==

Revision as of 14:15, 29 September 2022

Tom Stevenson was a contestant in Series 86 from Burford in Shropshire. He is also an Apterite, and participated in Series 1 and Series 2 of ZoomDown.

In 2020, he appeared on the Radio 2 quiz Popmaster, winning a Bluetooth speaker.

He started his run with a hefty 120 points against Mike Oliver. But, much more notably, in his 4th game he spotted three 9-letter words; BRIMSTONE, MAINLINER and OVERSIGHT, scored 154 out of 154 points to break Elliott Mellor's three-year-old record for the highest ever score on the show, and achieved only the 12th ever max game in the history of Countdown.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
7857 26/09/2022 P Mike Oliver 58 – 120 Tom Stevenson Colin Murray Rachel Riley Eve Muirhead Susie Dent 136
7858 27/09/2022 P Tom Stevenson 120 – 61 Sean Mowat Colin Murray Rachel Riley Eve Muirhead Susie Dent 135
7859 28/09/2022 P Tom Stevenson 119 – 10 Sara Woolridge Colin Murray Rachel Riley Eve Muirhead Susie Dent 124
7860 29/09/2022 P Tom Stevenson 154 – 28 Lauren Bowley Colin Murray Rachel Riley Eve Muirhead Susie Dent 154