How I Got The Highest Ever Countdown Score | The Human Podcast #27

Tom Stevenson achieved the highest ever score (154) and a number of other records on the British TV show Countdown. The Human Podcast is a new show that explores the lives and stories of a wide range of individuals.New episodes are released every week - Subscribe to be notified.Many apologies for the mistake in the introduction, where I referred to Tom as Tom Wilkinson, instead of Tom Stevenson.WATCH (FILMED IN PERSON):https://youtu.be/3KGWEFOC5sgDONATE:Donate to Tom's Charity Running Challenge for Mind - https://givepenny.com/tomstevenson_27_27GUEST:Tom's Twitter - https://twitter.com/motnosnevetsTom's Countdown Wiki - https://wiki.apterous.org/Tom_StevensonTom's BBC Article - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-63158937Tom Breaking The Record - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDdcJ76XKQI&t=3sSOCIAL:Twitter - https://twitter.com/heyhumanpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/heythehumanpodcastTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Intro0:42 - Getting The Highest Ever Score5:50 - News Coverage & Fame7:22 - Winning 120 Rounds In a Row Without A Loss8:45 - Breaking Other Records11:45 - Suffering From Agoraphobia13:33 - Meditation14:41 - Why Did You Want To Go On Countdown?19:01 - Did You Read Lots When Younger?20:12 - Unhappy With A-Level Grades21:34 - Maths Ability At School24:42 - Training25:55 - Thinking & Dreaming About Countdown26:40 - Technique: Letters Round29:43 - Technique: Numbers Round33:08 - Technique: Conundrum34:40 - Is Competing Stressful?35:30 - Your Most & Least Favourite Rounds?36:19 - Tips For Improving Countdown36:57 - Being Diagnosed With Asperger's38:49 - Do You Have A Bust Mind?39:41 - Being Considered A Genius40:25 - Parents41:00 - Behind The Scenes Stories42:21 - Most Difficult Challenges On Show43:45 - DEMO: Numbers Round46:33 - 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown47:14 - DEMO: Conundrums (8 Out of 10 Cats)48:25 - DEMO: Conundrums (Tricky Spreadsheet)50:55 - Hobbies51:54 - Plans For Other Gameshows52:33 - University53:02 - Career Plans54:15 - GCHQ / Codebreaking54:56 - OutroMUSIC:Blue Wednesday, Shopan - Murmuration: https://chll.to/c987ffe5Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hartzmann/space-...License code: 4Y9SSRT4HAKSYWPFGUEST SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK:Know anyone who might like to speak about their life? Or have any feedback? Contact Joe at [email protected]