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+ | '''Mark Finnerty''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 89]]. He was a consultant psychiatrist from Newry in County Down, and his son Owen has been a contestant on Junior Mastermind in Ireland. He will almost certainly return for the end-of-series finals in June. | ||
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+ | ==Appearances== | ||
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+ | ===[[Series 89]] Heat games=== | ||
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+ | He made a shaky debut, albeit with a [[century]] against two-time winner [[Jan Scowcroft]], only maxing out in three of the [[numbers]] rounds in the process. After that, he then racked up seven more consistent performances; those remaining heat wins also ended with [[century]] scores and with an average of 9 rounds maxed per game. | ||
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+ | With a high of 128 points, which also included the only 9-letter spot of his heats in {{word|PREDATION}}, and a low of 102 which was achieved twice, Finnerty has one of the most consistent runs of preliminary scores among non-[[Apterous]] subscribers. In fact, it was the second-highest non-Apto octotal during the [[Apterous|Apterite]] era, with only [[Stephen Briggs]] having a higher score. | ||
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+ | After wrapping up with 10-maxes in his last game and an eighth [[century]] to his name, Mark racked up a final tally of 876 points. This gave him an average of 109.5 per game, and set him up as the provision No.1 seed; as a final note, those points were also the lowest total where all the scores were [[centuries]], tallying just under the 882 that [[Toby McDonald]] achieved roughly 6 years prior. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
{{ep | 8187 | 16/01/2024 | P |[[Jan Scowcroft]]|72 - 102|Mark Finnerty|[[Prue Leith]]|[[Susie Dent]]|137}} | {{ep | 8187 | 16/01/2024 | P |[[Jan Scowcroft]]|72 - 102|Mark Finnerty|[[Prue Leith]]|[[Susie Dent]]|137}} | ||
− | {{ep | 8188 | 17/01/2024 | P |Mark Finnerty|108 - 12|[[Georgina Heath]]|Prue Leith|Susie Dent| | + | {{ep | 8188 | 17/01/2024 | P |Mark Finnerty|108 - 12|[[Georgina Heath]]|Prue Leith|Susie Dent|133}} |
{{ep | 8189 | 18/01/2024 | P |Mark Finnerty|128 - 45|[[Alison Fairclough]]|Prue Leith|Susie Dent|155}} | {{ep | 8189 | 18/01/2024 | P |Mark Finnerty|128 - 45|[[Alison Fairclough]]|Prue Leith|Susie Dent|155}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 8190 | 19/01/2024 | P |Mark Finnerty|105 – 53|[[Kevin Cornell]]|Prue Leith|Susie Dent|142}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 8191 | 22/01/2024 | P |Mark Finnerty|113 – 81|[[Mike Courtney]]|[[Jon Culshaw]]|Susie Dent|138}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 8192 | 23/01/2024 | P |Mark Finnerty|113 – 32|[[David Finch]]|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|121}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 8193 | 24/01/2024 | P |Mark Finnerty|102 – 20|[[Sharon Redrobe]]|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|131}} | ||
+ | {{ep | 8194 | 25/01/2024 | P |Mark Finnerty|105 – 36|[[Matthew Cox]]|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|119}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Finnerty, Mark}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Finnerty, Mark}} | ||
[[Category:Contestants in Series 89]] | [[Category:Contestants in Series 89]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era]] | ||
[[Category:Teapot owners]] | [[Category:Teapot owners]] | ||
[[Category:Unbeaten contestants]] | [[Category:Unbeaten contestants]] |
Revision as of 21:18, 6 February 2024
Mark Finnerty octochamp statistics | |
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Final position | TBC |
Seeding | TBC |
Points total | 876 |
Conundrums solved | 5 |
Mark Finnerty was an octochamp in Series 89. He was a consultant psychiatrist from Newry in County Down, and his son Owen has been a contestant on Junior Mastermind in Ireland. He will almost certainly return for the end-of-series finals in June.
Appearances
Series 89 Heat games
He made a shaky debut, albeit with a century against two-time winner Jan Scowcroft, only maxing out in three of the numbers rounds in the process. After that, he then racked up seven more consistent performances; those remaining heat wins also ended with century scores and with an average of 9 rounds maxed per game.
With a high of 128 points, which also included the only 9-letter spot of his heats in PREDATION, and a low of 102 which was achieved twice, Finnerty has one of the most consistent runs of preliminary scores among non-Apterous subscribers. In fact, it was the second-highest non-Apto octotal during the Apterite era, with only Stephen Briggs having a higher score.
After wrapping up with 10-maxes in his last game and an eighth century to his name, Mark racked up a final tally of 876 points. This gave him an average of 109.5 per game, and set him up as the provision No.1 seed; as a final note, those points were also the lowest total where all the scores were centuries, tallying just under the 882 that Toby McDonald achieved roughly 6 years prior.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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8187 | 16/01/2024 | P | Jan Scowcroft | 72 – 102 | Mark Finnerty | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Prue Leith | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
8188 | 17/01/2024 | P | Mark Finnerty | 108 – 12 | Georgina Heath | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Prue Leith | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
8189 | 18/01/2024 | P | Mark Finnerty | 128 – 45 | Alison Fairclough | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Prue Leith | Susie Dent | 155 | ||
8190 | 19/01/2024 | P | Mark Finnerty | 105 – 53 | Kevin Cornell | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Prue Leith | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
8191 | 22/01/2024 | P | Mark Finnerty | 113 – 81 | Mike Courtney | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 138 | ||
8192 | 23/01/2024 | P | Mark Finnerty | 113 – 32 | David Finch | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
8193 | 24/01/2024 | P | Mark Finnerty | 102 – 20 | Sharon Redrobe | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
8194 | 25/01/2024 | P | Mark Finnerty | 105 – 36 | Matthew Cox | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 119 |