Conor Travers is a former contestant from the British television game show '' Countdown''. In May 2006 he became a series champion at the age of 14 years, and remains the show's youngest ever champion. He later qualified for the 12th Championship of Champions tournament, making the semi-final in the process. He also won the Countdown 30th Birthday Championship in March 2013, where in the final he scored a then-record equalling 146 points. Travers studied for his

GCSE The General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) is an academic qualification in a range of subjects taken in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, having been introduced in September 1986 and its first exams taken in 1988. State schools ...

s at Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Luton and he did his

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s at

Luton Sixth Form College Luton Sixth Form College is a sixth form college in the Barnfield, Luton, Barnfield area of Luton, Bedfordshire, England. History In 1904 Luton Council acquired the Modern School, which was a mixed-sex secondary school. This school moved into ...

. He went on to study mathematics at St John’s College, University of Cambridge. His hobbies include cricket, chess, and computers.

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