Former Countdown champion John Cowen has been arrested following an alleged attack at a tournament in Blackpool (Image: Channel 4)Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inboxMore Newsletters SubscribePlease enter a valid emailSomething went wrong, please try again later.More NewslettersWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More infoThank you for subscribing!We have more newslettersShow me See OurPrivacy Notice See OurPrivacy Notice×Group 28 Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inboxInvalid emailSomething went wrong, please try again later.Sign UpNo thanks, closeWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info×Group 28Thank you for subscribing!We have more newslettersShow MeNo thanks, closeSee our
Privacy NoticeJohn Cowen, a former Countdown champion, has been charged with stabbing a fellow contestant at an event in Blackpool last month. The 30 year old maths graduate was arrested following the alleged attack at the Countdown in Blackpool 2024 tournament on September 14. The annual event, held at the Wainwright Club, sees previous winners from the Channel 4 gameshow compete for the highest score. According to the Blackpool Gazette, police were called to the scene and a man in his 20s was taken to hospital for treatment. John, who scored the third highest total in the 2017 series of Countdown and spotted the nine-letter word ‘Spreading’, is facing charges of section 18 – wounding with intent and possession of a bladed article. After his initial success, he appeared in 11 more episodes, winning eight consecutive contests before being defeated, reports the Express.
John scored the third highest total in the 2017 series of Countdown
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Sign up to OK!’s daily newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free Despite missing out on joining the 800 club by just one point, he managed to achieve four centuries and won all eight of his heat games. He later appeared in the series finals as the third seed in December 2017, where he beat Michael Pfeffer in the quarter-finals but lost to Bradley Horrocks after giving an incorrect solution to his final selection. Two years later, he returned for the Championship of Champions XV series, losing once again to Bradley in the quarter-final. John, from Morecambe, Lancashire, was remanded in custody and is due to have his trial at Preston Crown Court.Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnIn the News
