Conor Travers is a former contestant from the British television game show ''

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''. 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

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s at

Cardinal Newman Catholic School, Luton Cardinal Newman Catholic School is a Roman Catholic Academy that caters for pupils aged between 11 and 18, located in the Warden Hills area of Bedfordshire, England. Opened in September 1968, the current head is Andrew Bull, with the deputy head ...

and he did his

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s at Luton Sixth Form College. 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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