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| Countdown win for Burnley player | Countdown win for Burnley player |
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| A Premier League footballer has fulfilled a lifelong ambition - by appearing on Channel Four's television show Countdown. | A Premier League footballer has fulfilled a lifelong ambition - by appearing on Channel Four's television show Countdown. |
| Clarke Carlisle, who plays for Burnley Football Club, beat fellow contestant and reigning champion Adam Guest by 89 points to 55. | Clarke Carlisle, who plays for Burnley Football Club, beat fellow contestant and reigning champion Adam Guest by 89 points to 55. |
| The game show tests participants' spelling and mental arithmetic. | The game show tests participants' spelling and mental arithmetic. |
| Carlisle, 30, said: "I can't say it's better than winning a big football game - but it's up there." | Carlisle, 30, said: "I can't say it's better than winning a big football game - but it's up there." |
| He added during the show: "It's a lifelong ambition. I'm just delighted to be here." | He added during the show: "It's a lifelong ambition. I'm just delighted to be here." |
| 'Brainiest footballer' | 'Brainiest footballer' |
| Jeff Stelling, who hosts the Channel 4 show, said: "Your team-mates can't take the mickey out of you too much now." | Jeff Stelling, who hosts the Channel 4 show, said: "Your team-mates can't take the mickey out of you too much now." |
| Carlisle is the first Premier League footballer to appear on the show, although not the first player as Notts County's Neil Mackenzie was on the programme in 2008. | Carlisle is the first Premier League footballer to appear on the show, although not the first player as Notts County's Neil Mackenzie was on the programme in 2008. |
| The Burnley was crowned "Britain's Brainiest Footballer" in an ITV show hosted by former Countdown mathematician Carol Vorderman in January 2002. | |
| He won the title by seeing off a panel of 12 including England's World Cup-winning full-back George Cohen and Newcastle striker Malcolm Macdonald. | He won the title by seeing off a panel of 12 including England's World Cup-winning full-back George Cohen and Newcastle striker Malcolm Macdonald. |
| His success means he will continue to appear on the show - for a maximum eight games - should he keep winning. | His success means he will continue to appear on the show - for a maximum eight games - should he keep winning. |