John Hunt (Series 52)

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John Hunt was the #4 seed in Series 52, amassing a total of 778 points during his octochamp run. His debut on 14th October 2004 saw him overcome Carol Joy with relative ease. 4 centuries came in the following 7 games, the highest of those being a 117-36 deconstruction of Arif Wahla for his 7th win.

John returned for the quarter finals, where he overcame a slight first-part deficit to run out an easy victor over Steven Moir. However, Paul Gallen on irresistible form was waiting in the semifinals, the 108-47 scoreline not reflecting John's ability at all.

John returned for Championship of Champions XII where he drew the short straw of Conor Travers in the first round. Despite putting on an impressive showing, John could not match the scoring power of Conor, resulting in the 124-91 loss.

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#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Guest	Lex
3794	14/10/2004	P	Carol Joy	44 – 90	John Hunt	Victoria Mather	Susie Dent
3795	15/10/2004	P	John Hunt	79 – 69	Graham Brown	Victoria Mather	Susie Dent
3796	18/10/2004	P	John Hunt	108 – 61	Peter Gerosa	Paul Zenon	Susie Dent
3797	19/10/2004	P	John Hunt	106 – 51	Renee Dunbar	Paul Zenon	Susie Dent
3798	20/10/2004	P	John Hunt	80 – 73	John Cox	Paul Zenon	Susie Dent
3799	21/10/2004	P	John Hunt	111 – 56	Jenny Masters	Paul Zenon	Susie Dent
3800	22/10/2004	P	John Hunt	117 – 36	Arif Wahla	Paul Zenon	Susie Dent
3801	25/10/2004	P	John Hunt	97 – 78	Angela Wingrove	Tim Rice	Susie Dent
3837	14/12/2004	QF	John Hunt	85 – 67	Steven Moir	Richard Digance	Susie Dent
3838	15/12/2004	SF	John Hunt	47 – 108	Paul Gallen	Richard Digance	Susie Dent
4115	31/05/2006	CP	Conor Travers	124 – 91	John Hunt	Ron Atkinson	Susie Dent