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[[Image:Caroline McManus.png|200px|right|thumb|Caroline McManus in [[Series 88]].]] | [[Image:Caroline McManus.png|200px|right|thumb|Caroline McManus in [[Series 88]].]] | ||
− | '''Caroline McManus''' was | + | '''Caroline McManus''' was an [[octochamp]] and finalist in [[Series 88]]. She was a retired Maths Teacher from Guernsey. |
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+ | In 2016, McManus appeared on Only Connect as part of the Channel Islanders. | ||
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+ | ==Appearances== | ||
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+ | ===Heat games=== | ||
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+ | McManus debuted on 25 October 2023 against [[Lor Brookfield]], winning by 7 points with a score of 78 to Brookfield's 71 points. From here, McManus continued her gameplay, with a personal best of 101 in her fifth game. She ultimately secured her octochampdon with a total of 668 points, with her last game also seeing her spot the only nine of her run {{word|ORDINATES}} to become the first female octochamp since [[Florence Cappleman-Lynes]] in [[Series 84]], at the time as the fifth seed for the end-of-series-finals. | ||
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+ | ===Finals=== | ||
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+ | McManus ultimately returned for a quarter-final against fellow mathematics teacher [[Ben Bazzard]]; the two remained evenly matched early on and both surprisingly missed relatively easy [[numbers]] round targets, but Bazzard eventually roared off into the distance to wrap up victory before the [[conundrum]], which he solved to add to Caroline's defeat and end her unbeaten record. She ultimately finished with 61 points, and a final points tally of 729 from nine appearances. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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{{ep | 8137 | 30/10/2023 | P |Caroline McManus|74 – 35|[[Anne Hughes (Series 88)|Anne Hughes]]|[[Ben Hanlin]]|Susie Dent|137}} | {{ep | 8137 | 30/10/2023 | P |Caroline McManus|74 – 35|[[Anne Hughes (Series 88)|Anne Hughes]]|[[Ben Hanlin]]|Susie Dent|137}} | ||
{{ep | 8138 | 31/10/2023 | P |Caroline McManus|101 – 37|[[Mark Roberts]]|Ben Hanlin|Susie Dent|125}} | {{ep | 8138 | 31/10/2023 | P |Caroline McManus|101 – 37|[[Mark Roberts]]|Ben Hanlin|Susie Dent|125}} | ||
− | {{ep | 8139 | 01/11/2023 | P |Caroline McManus|87 – 60|[[Andrew Newman]]|[[Ben Hanlin]]|[[Susie Dent | + | {{ep | 8139 | 01/11/2023 | P |Caroline McManus|87 – 60|[[Andrew Newman]]|Ben Hanlin|Susie Dent|127}} |
+ | {{ep | 8140 | 02/11/2023 | P |Caroline McManus|67 – 63|[[Dean Whearty]]|Ben Hanlin|Susie Dent|135}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 8141 | 03/11/2023 | P |Caroline McManus|91 – 71|[[Heather Telfer]]|Ben Hanlin|Susie Dent|139}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 8172 | 18/12/2023 | QF |[[Ben Bazzard]]|124 – 61|Caroline McManus|[[Christopher Biggins]]|Susie Dent|143}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
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[[Category:Teapot owners]] | [[Category:Teapot owners]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:05, 22 December 2023
Caroline McManus octochamp statistics | |
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Final position | Quarter-finalist |
Seeding | 6 |
Points total | 668 |
Conundrums solved | 2 |
Caroline McManus was an octochamp and finalist in Series 88. She was a retired Maths Teacher from Guernsey.
In 2016, McManus appeared on Only Connect as part of the Channel Islanders.
Contents
Appearances
Heat games
McManus debuted on 25 October 2023 against Lor Brookfield, winning by 7 points with a score of 78 to Brookfield's 71 points. From here, McManus continued her gameplay, with a personal best of 101 in her fifth game. She ultimately secured her octochampdon with a total of 668 points, with her last game also seeing her spot the only nine of her run ORDINATES to become the first female octochamp since Florence Cappleman-Lynes in Series 84, at the time as the fifth seed for the end-of-series-finals.
Finals
McManus ultimately returned for a quarter-final against fellow mathematics teacher Ben Bazzard; the two remained evenly matched early on and both surprisingly missed relatively easy numbers round targets, but Bazzard eventually roared off into the distance to wrap up victory before the conundrum, which he solved to add to Caroline's defeat and end her unbeaten record. She ultimately finished with 61 points, and a final points tally of 729 from nine appearances.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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8134 | 25/10/2023 | P | Lor Brookfield | 71 – 78 | Caroline McManus | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Mark Watson | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
8135 | 26/10/2023 | P | Caroline McManus | 73 – 68 | Gary McDonald | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Mark Watson | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
8136 | 27/10/2023 | P | Caroline McManus | 97 – 67 | Luke Billington | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Mark Watson | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
8137 | 30/10/2023 | P | Caroline McManus | 74 – 35 | Anne Hughes | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Ben Hanlin | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
8138 | 31/10/2023 | P | Caroline McManus | 101 – 37 | Mark Roberts | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Ben Hanlin | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
8139 | 01/11/2023 | P | Caroline McManus | 87 – 60 | Andrew Newman | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Ben Hanlin | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
8140 | 02/11/2023 | P | Caroline McManus | 67 – 63 | Dean Whearty | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Ben Hanlin | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
8141 | 03/11/2023 | P | Caroline McManus | 91 – 71 | Heather Telfer | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Ben Hanlin | Susie Dent | 139 | ||
8172 | 18/12/2023 | QF | Ben Bazzard | 124 – 61 | Caroline McManus | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Christopher Biggins | Susie Dent | 143 |