Countdown Championship Contestants

Information in this table was sourced from an XML dump of the apterous wiki. Unbroadcast episodes, and episodes for which scores or maximums are not known, are not included. Points from tie-break conundrums are not counted in the points total.

Top score counts only standard 9-round and 15-round games. Conundrum times only counts correctly answered conundrums. Crucials shows the number of games that went to a crucial conundrum.

Name Years appeared Games Wins Draws Losses Points Top score Nines Disallowed Letters maxes Numbers maxes Letters pts/max Numbers pts/max Conundrums Conundrum times (min/avg/max) Crucials
John Ashmore 1998, 1999 P P P P P QF SF GF CQF 7 0 2 513 71 1/3 2/56 (3.6%) 31/56 (55.4%) 10/20 (50.0%) 353/425 (83.1%) 120/191 (62.8%) 5/11 (45.5%) 2.50, 4.10, 6.50 6
Kirk Bevins 2004, 2009, 2010 P P P P P P P P P QF SF GF S 12 0 1 1390 130 5/9 2/143 (1.4%) 97/143 (67.8%) 30/39 (76.9%) 971/1112 (87.3%) 339/380 (89.2%) 8/13 (61.5%) 0.25, 3.47, 17.75 2
Martin Bishop 2008 P P P P P P P P QF SF 9 0 1 977 115 1/3 4/110 (3.6%) 59/110 (53.6%) 22/30 (73.3%) 684/822 (83.2%) 233/282 (82.6%) 6/10 (60.0%) 2.00, 6.04, 17.50 1
Steven Briers 2006, 2009 P P P P P P P P QF CP CQF CSF CGF 12 0 1 1329 136 6/12 8/143 (5.6%) 74/143 (51.7%) 31/39 (79.5%) 923/1159 (79.6%) 336/381 (88.2%) 7/13 (53.8%) 1.75, 9.11, 25.75 3
Jill Bright 1998 P P P P P P P QF 6 0 2 458 81 3/5 3/48 (6.2%) 17/48 (35.4%) 12/16 (75.0%) 306/393 (77.9%) 132/160 (82.5%) 3/9 (33.3%) 2.00, 3.42, 5.25 5
Innis Carson 2009 P P P P P P P P QF SF 9 0 1 1069 115 5/6 3/110 (2.7%) 69/110 (62.7%) 21/30 (70.0%) 746/860 (86.7%) 243/300 (81.0%) 8/10 (80.0%) 0.25, 1.72, 6.50 1
Graeme Cole 2011, 2012 P P P P P P P P QF SF GF S 11 0 1 1188 125 5/6 7/132 (5.3%) 80/132 (60.6%) 28/36 (77.8%) 838/1004 (83.5%) 310/348 (89.1%) 5/13 (38.5%) 2.50, 9.55, 22.25 2
Chris Davies 2009, 2010 P P P P P P P P QF SF GF S 11 0 1 1296 139 6/7 2/132 (1.5%) 93/132 (70.5%) 22/36 (61.1%) 916/1029 (89.0%) 290/360 (80.6%) 9/12 (75.0%) 0.75, 4.86, 25.50 2
Mark Deeks 2011 P P P P P P P P QF SF 9 0 1 1021 126 2/6 3/110 (2.7%) 54/110 (49.1%) 24/30 (80.0%) 682/846 (80.6%) 279/297 (93.9%) 6/10 (60.0%) 0.50, 3.67, 6.50 2
Nick Deller 1994 P P P P 3 0 1 219 62 1/1 1/24 (4.2%) 11/24 (45.8%) 5/8 (62.5%) 140/178 (78.7%) 69/80 (86.2%) 1/4 (25.0%) 3.00, 3.00, 3.00 1
Darryl Francis 1985, 1987, 1989, 1996 P P P P P P P P QF SF GF CQF CSF Masters 1 eQF eSF 13 0 3 891 72 0/1 4/97 (4.1%) 50/97 (51.5%) 14/37 (37.8%) 542/683 (79.4%) 219/367 (59.7%) 13/21 (61.9%) 1.00, 4.88, 28.00 6
Adam Gillard 2011 P P P P P P P P QF SF GF 10 0 1 1222 126 6/12 2/121 (1.7%) 73/121 (60.3%) 27/33 (81.8%) 844/998 (84.6%) 298/325 (91.7%) 8/11 (72.7%) 0.50, 4.47, 11.00 0
Barry Grossman 1991, 1993, 1996 P P P P P P QF SF GF CQF cQF cSF cF 10 0 3 731 69 0/1 9/80 (11.2%) 41/80 (51.2%) 17/28 (60.7%) 425/573 (74.2%) 226/280 (80.7%) 8/14 (57.1%) 1.00, 5.31, 16.75 5
Tom Hargreaves 2001, 2002, 2003 P P P P P P P P QF SF GF CP CQF CSF 12 0 2 1463 131 4/9 4/154 (2.6%) 80/154 (51.9%) 32/42 (76.2%) 1000/1232 (81.2%) 383/420 (91.2%) 8/14 (57.1%) 1.00, 4.22, 21.00 2
Chris Hawkins 1994 P P P P P QF 4 0 2 348 69 1/4 2/36 (5.6%) 15/36 (41.7%) 7/12 (58.3%) 210/307 (68.4%) 98/120 (81.7%) 4/6 (66.7%) 1.00, 2.56, 5.50 2
David Hoskisson 2001 P P P P P P P QF SF 7 0 2 475 70 0/2 0/54 (0.0%) 20/54 (37.0%) 9/18 (50.0%) 304/415 (73.3%) 111/180 (61.7%) 8/11 (72.7%) 1.00, 3.34, 6.25 6
Andrew Hulme 2000, 2002, 2009 P JSF JF P P P P P P P P QF SF GF 12 0 2 1363 133 7/12 7/139 (5.0%) 77/139 (55.4%) 29/39 (74.4%) 934/1129 (82.7%) 339/390 (86.9%) 9/14 (64.3%) 0.75, 2.42, 11.00 2
Christine Hunt 1984, 1989, 1996 P P P P QF SF GF CQF Masters 1 bQF 6 0 4 469 56 0/1 4/61 (6.6%) 18/61 (29.5%) 6/25 (24.0%) 262/432 (60.6%) 147/250 (58.8%) 6/15 (40.0%) 2.00, 10.75, 29.75 6
Jack Hurst 2010 P P P P P P P P QF SF GF 11 0 0 1276 133 6/7 2/121 (1.7%) 86/121 (71.1%) 32/33 (97.0%) 871/949 (91.8%) 315/318 (99.1%) 9/11 (81.8%) 0.10, 3.69, 27.00 0
Paul Keane 2011 P P P P P P P P QF SF 9 0 1 911 104 1/6 5/110 (4.5%) 45/110 (40.9%) 16/30 (53.3%) 628/847 (74.1%) 223/300 (74.3%) 6/10 (60.0%) 0.50, 2.58, 11.25 0
Wayne Kelly 1994, 1995, 1996 P P P P P P QF SF GF CQF gQF 8 0 3 640 71 1/3 4/68 (5.9%) 25/68 (36.8%) 17/24 (70.8%) 365/519 (70.3%) 195/234 (83.3%) 8/12 (66.7%) 2.25, 5.69, 13.25 6
Kai Laddiman 2008, 2009, 2010 P P P P P P P P QF SF CP CQF S 10 0 3 1176 105 3/8 3/143 (2.1%) 56/143 (39.2%) 22/39 (56.4%) 796/1123 (70.9%) 280/387 (72.4%) 10/13 (76.9%) 1.50, 5.30, 14.50 3
Peter Lee 2002, 2012 P P P P P P P P P QF SF S 10 0 2 1194 132 6/7 11/132 (8.3%) 80/132 (60.6%) 21/36 (58.3%) 855/1025 (83.4%) 259/357 (72.5%) 8/12 (66.7%) 1.00, 2.38, 3.50 4
Edward McCullagh 2011, 2012 P P P P P P P P QF SF GF S 12 0 0 1337 121 4/5 4/132 (3.0%) 102/132 (77.3%) 31/36 (86.1%) 921/1003 (91.8%) 326/352 (92.6%) 9/12 (75.0%) 1.00, 3.31, 7.50 0
Jackie McLeod 1991, 1993, 1996 P P P P QF SF GF CQF dQF dSF dF 7 0 4 546 58 0/2 10/68 (14.7%) 39/68 (57.4%) 7/24 (29.2%) 364/488 (74.6%) 112/237 (47.3%) 7/12 (58.3%) 2.00, 8.11, 25.50 5
David O'Donnell 2008, 2009 P P P P P P P P QF SF GF CP CQF 12 0 1 1369 122 1/5 4/143 (2.8%) 93/143 (65.0%) 29/39 (74.4%) 931/1085 (85.8%) 348/384 (90.6%) 9/13 (69.2%) 0.50, 5.47, 17.50 2
Jon O'Neill 2005, 2006 P P P P P P P P QF SF CP 9 0 2 1076 114 2/7 11/121 (9.1%) 51/121 (42.1%) 27/33 (81.8%) 701/965 (72.6%) 305/326 (93.6%) 7/11 (63.6%) 1.25, 5.71, 19.00 1
Jonathan Rawlinson 2012 P P P P P P P P QF SF GF 10 0 1 1129 120 3/5 5/121 (4.1%) 84/121 (69.4%) 22/33 (66.7%) 763/909 (83.9%) 276/330 (83.6%) 9/11 (81.8%) 0.75, 4.22, 7.75 1
Tom Rowell 2010 P P P P P P P P QF 8 0 1 841 109 1/3 7/99 (7.1%) 50/99 (50.5%) 19/27 (70.4%) 579/734 (78.9%) 222/264 (84.1%) 4/9 (44.4%) 1.00, 2.62, 4.00 0
Nicki Sellars 2010, 2011 P P P P P P P QF SF GF S 8 0 3 901 100 0/2 12/121 (9.9%) 45/121 (37.2%) 21/33 (63.6%) 599/898 (66.7%) 262/330 (79.4%) 4/11 (36.4%) 2.50, 6.62, 9.00 5
Sandie Simonis 1986, 1989 P P P Masters 1 1 1 2 222 63 0/1 1/23 (4.3%) 6/23 (26.1%) 7/11 (63.6%) 128/172 (74.4%) 84/110 (76.4%) 1/8 (12.5%) 5.00, 5.00, 5.00 3
Mark Tournoff 2004, 2006 P P P P P P P P QF SF GF CP CQF CSF CGF 14 0 1 1562 138 7/12 8/165 (4.8%) 101/165 (61.2%) 31/45 (68.9%) 1061/1316 (80.6%) 371/441 (84.1%) 13/15 (86.7%) 1.25, 9.12, 28.50 4
Conor Travers 2005, 2006, 2007 P P P P P P P P QF SF GF CP CQF CSF S 14 0 1 1615 124 6/12 1/162 (0.6%) 111/162 (68.5%) 31/45 (68.9%) 1152/1306 (88.2%) 353/441 (80.0%) 11/15 (73.3%) 0.50, 3.93, 15.25 1
Nick Wainwright 2007, 2009 P P P P P P P P QF SF GF CP CQF CSF 13 0 1 1307 107 1/9 12/154 (7.8%) 61/154 (39.6%) 33/42 (78.6%) 882/1224 (72.1%) 365/420 (86.9%) 6/14 (42.9%) 1.75, 7.38, 21.75 5
David Webb 1991 P P P P P P QF SF 6 0 2 421 65 0/3 1/48 (2.1%) 19/48 (39.6%) 11/16 (68.8%) 233/373 (62.5%) 138/160 (86.2%) 5/8 (62.5%) 2.00, 3.85, 7.00 2
Mike Whiteoak 1987, 1990 P P P P P P QF SF Masters 1 6 0 3 518 80 4/7 3/53 (5.7%) 23/53 (43.4%) 13/21 (61.9%) 338/441 (76.6%) 130/207 (62.8%) 5/13 (38.5%) 4.00, 9.20, 17.00 4
David Williams 2000, 2003 P P P P P P P P QF SF CP 9 0 2 748 111 4/4 3/71 (4.2%) 36/71 (50.7%) 16/23 (69.6%) 459/551 (83.3%) 199/227 (87.7%) 9/11 (81.8%) 1.75, 5.72, 22.00 2
Chris Wills 2002, 2003, 2007 P P P P P P P P QF SF GF CP CQF CSF CGF S S 14 0 3 1767 129 6/18 7/184 (3.8%) 113/184 (61.4%) 44/51 (86.3%) 1199/1531 (78.3%) 448/494 (90.7%) 12/17 (70.6%) 0.50, 3.88, 13.50 4
Ben Wilson 2001, 2003 P P P P P P QF SF GF CP CQF 10 0 1 1030 102 1/7 7/121 (5.8%) 44/121 (36.4%) 25/33 (75.8%) 673/961 (70.0%) 287/327 (87.8%) 7/11 (63.6%) 1.25, 2.79, 5.50 3
Jack Worsley 2011, 2012 P P P P P P P P QF SF GF 11 0 0 1064 110 2/7 4/121 (3.3%) 59/121 (48.8%) 29/33 (87.9%) 716/942 (76.0%) 308/327 (94.2%) 4/11 (36.4%) 0.25, 4.69, 7.50 1
Neil Zussman 2009 P P P P P P P P QF SF 9 0 1 928 111 2/4 9/110 (8.2%) 62/110 (56.4%) 16/30 (53.3%) 650/826 (78.7%) 208/291 (71.5%) 8/11 (72.7%) 0.50, 3.59, 14.50 3