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[[File:Alan Young.png|thumb|200px|right|Alan Young, nine years after his first appearance, in [[Series 86]].]]
 
[[File:Alan Young.png|thumb|200px|right|Alan Young, nine years after his first appearance, in [[Series 86]].]]
'''Alan Young''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 69]] and an [[Octochamp]] in [[Series 86]]. He is a Business Studies Teacher from Paisley and is also an [[Apterite]]. He has participated in a number of Co events, including [[COLIN XI]] and [[COLIN XII]], and ran [[Co:Glasgow 2015]] in May 2015.
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'''Alan Young''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 69]] and an [[Octochamp]] in [[Series 86]]. He is a Business Studies Teacher from Paisley and is also an [[Apterite]]. He has participated in a number of Co events, including [[COLIN XI]] and [[COLIN XII]], and ran [[Co:Glasgow 2015]] in May 2015, and will almost certainly return for the series finals in December 2022.
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Young made his debut in October 2013 where, after a three-game win streak, he was unseated in his fourth by [[Michael McLaughlin]] on a crucial conundrum.
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Young returned to the show just under 9 years after his first appearance, kicking off his second stint with a victory over fellow Apterite [[Joseph Bartram]]. But this time, Young's octochamp pursuit could not be stopped, as he added a further seven wins to his tally, including four centuries with a high score of 117 in his fifth game which saw him spot 2 nines; MOLESTING and REPUTTING.
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Young wrapped up with a score of 90 in his eighth game to become an Octochamp with a final total of 806, provisionally placing him as the 3rd seed for the finals between [[Quinn Bartlett]] and [[Daren Barnes]].  
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==

Revision as of 14:35, 24 September 2022

Alan Young
Octochamp Statistics
Final position -
Seeding-
Points total806
Conundrums solved6
Alan Young, nine years after his first appearance, in Series 86.

Alan Young was a contestant in Series 69 and an Octochamp in Series 86. He is a Business Studies Teacher from Paisley and is also an Apterite. He has participated in a number of Co events, including COLIN XI and COLIN XII, and ran Co:Glasgow 2015 in May 2015, and will almost certainly return for the series finals in December 2022.

Young made his debut in October 2013 where, after a three-game win streak, he was unseated in his fourth by Michael McLaughlin on a crucial conundrum.

Young returned to the show just under 9 years after his first appearance, kicking off his second stint with a victory over fellow Apterite Joseph Bartram. But this time, Young's octochamp pursuit could not be stopped, as he added a further seven wins to his tally, including four centuries with a high score of 117 in his fifth game which saw him spot 2 nines; MOLESTING and REPUTTING.

Young wrapped up with a score of 90 in his eighth game to become an Octochamp with a final total of 806, provisionally placing him as the 3rd seed for the finals between Quinn Bartlett and Daren Barnes.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
5803 31/10/2013 P Joe Branker 56 – 83 Alan Young Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Foster Susie Dent 121
5804 1/11/2013 P Alan Young 78 – 42 Michael Dunne Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Foster Susie Dent 132
5805 4/11/2013 P Alan Young 106 – 63 Ian Kenny Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Foster Susie Dent 132
5806 5/11/2013 P Alan Young 78 – 80 Michael McLaughlin Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Foster Susie Dent 123
7849 14/09/2022 P Joseph Bartram 69 – 95 Alan Young Colin Murray Rachel Riley Rick Edwards Susie Dent 136
7850 15/09/2022 P Alan Young 114 – 43 Avnee Chouhan Colin Murray Rachel Riley Rick Edwards Susie Dent 133
7851 16/09/2022 P Alan Young 114 – 36 Nigel Deans Colin Murray Rachel Riley Rick Edwards Susie Dent 133
7852 20/09/2022 P Alan Young 84 – 67 Alex Ayling Colin Murray Rachel Riley Noreen Khan Susie Dent 122
7853 21/09/2022 P Alan Young 117 – 82 Dawn MacPhie Colin Murray Rachel Riley Noreen Khan Susie Dent 144
7854 22/09/2022 P Alan Young 108 – 53 Ian Gough Colin Murray Rachel Riley Noreen Khan Susie Dent 146
7855 23/09/2022 P Alan Young 84 – 72 Natalie Curran Colin Murray Rachel Riley Noreen Khan Susie Dent 143