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Bedford word wizard could be first deaf Countdown Octochamp

Bedford's, Ciaran McCarthy reached the quarter-finals of Series 92 of Countdown, winning eight straight heat games, meaning he will forever be heralded as a Countdown 'Octochamp'...

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