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The Tom Rocks Maths Appeal team are back together to co-host a remake of Channel 4's Countdown as they pitch two of the game's most famous players against one another - who will come out on top?

*Filmed in November 2019.

After the show, the Tom Rocks Maths Appeal team sat down with James and Kai to get their top tips for improving at Countdown, and maths in general - watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=2rn_9ZmYei8

James Martin is a former 'Octochamp' and the person behind the infamous '952 - the most extraordinary numbers game ever played'. You can watch the original scene here: youtube.com/watch?v=pfa3MHLLSWI

Kai Laddiman is the youngest ever 'Octochamp' after winning 8 straight games at the age of 11. You can watch Kai talk about his experience on the show here: youtube.com/watch?v=LGn1rA_1Feg

The Maths Appeal team consists of secondary school teacher Susan Okereke and BBC television personality Bobby Seagull. The Maths Appeal podcast features discussions about key maths topics, maths puzzles and interviews with maths champions from the worlds of tech, entertainment, comedy and education. Available on all platforms here: chartable.com/podcasts/maths-appeal

Produced by Dr Tom Crawford at the University of Oxford. Tom is an Early-Career Teaching and Outreach Fellow at St Edmund Hall: seh.ox.ac.uk/people/tom-crawford

For more maths content check out Tom's website tomrocksmaths.com

You can also follow Tom on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @tomrocksmaths.

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Get your own Tom Rocks Maths merchandise here:
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With thanks to:
James Martin
Kai Laddiman
Bobby Seagull
Susan Okereke
Spiritman Productions

All Countdown footage copyright Channel 4.