A MAN from Ardara is a huge hit on TV’s word challenge game Countdown and today made it through to a very special episode.
Austen Allen, who works at Letterkenny University Hospital, has won seven episodes in a row of Channel 4’s long-running show.
Austen Allen, from Ardara, will be entered into the Countdown history books as one its highest ever scorers.
Champion Austen now enters his eighth episode on Tuesday and if he wins that, he will be crowned an Octo-champ and entered into Countdown’s finals.
He has clocked up a staggering 740 points in his seven games – a phenomenal average of 105 points per game.
Hospital worker Austen Allen, from Ardara, has been a true champion on TV show Countdown.
Before today’s episode, show host Colin Murray, from Belfast, joked that Austen was so excited that he had “hardly slept”.
Austen said: “I’m so excited to be here.”
Countdown host Colin Murray. Credit: Channel 4.
After another 15 rounds of letters and numbers, he won his seventh successive match on a score of 102 to 38.
Austen said ahead of tomorrow’s Octo-champ game: “I won’t sleep a wink.”
Show co-host Rachel Riley told him: “It’s a big day.”
Countdown co-host Rachel Riley. Credit: Channel 4.