Alan Young

Alan Young Octochamp Statistics
Final position	Quarter-finalist
Seeding	4
Points total	806
Conundrums solved	6

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. As of his second appearance, 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 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, whilst suffering from a migraine.

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 which included four centuries. He achieved a high score of 117 in his fifth game, which also saw him spot 2 nines; MOLESTING and REPUTTING.

Young wrapped up with a score of 90 in his eighth game, which was broadcast on a Saturday due to the Queen's State Funeral causing his last five heats to be delayed by one day. This secured octochampdom and membership of the 800 club with a final total of 806, which ultimately placed him as the 4th seed for the finals between Quinn Bartlett and Joe Dobinson.

Young returned for the series finals on 20 December 2022, playing against Dobinson. In a close game, Young took an early lead after successfully gambling on a six-small selection in the first numbers round. However, Dobinson spotted LANGOUSTE for a crucial nine, after trailing 2 points behind, to take a 16-point lead. This proved to be the fatal blow, as Young bowed out with 83 points to Dobinson's 99 points. Young amassed an overall total of 889 points in his Series 86 run. With his earlier appearances, his overall total is 1,234 points.

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				Lucy Summers	Mark Foster	Susie Dent	121
5804	1/11/2013	P	Alan Young	78 – 42	Michael Dunne	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Mark Foster	Susie Dent	132
5805	4/11/2013	P	Alan Young	106 – 63	Ian Kenny	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Mark Foster	Susie Dent	132
5806	5/11/2013	P	Alan Young	78 – 80	Michael McLaughlin	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Mark Foster	Susie Dent	123
7849	14/09/2022	P	Joseph Bartram	69 – 95	Alan Young	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Rick Edwards	Susie Dent	136
7850	15/09/2022	P	Alan Young	114 – 43	Avnee Chouhan	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Rick Edwards	Susie Dent	133
7851	16/09/2022	P	Alan Young	114 – 36	Nigel Deans	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Rick Edwards	Susie Dent	133
7852	20/09/2022	P	Alan Young	84 – 67	Alex Ayling	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Noreen Khan	Susie Dent	122
7853	21/09/2022	P	Alan Young	117 – 82	Dawn MacPhie	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Noreen Khan	Susie Dent	144
7854	22/09/2022	P	Alan Young	108 – 53	Ian Gough	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Noreen Khan	Susie Dent	146
7855	23/09/2022	P	Alan Young	84 – 72	Natalie Curran	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Noreen Khan	Susie Dent	143
7856	24/09/2022	P	Alan Young	90 – 45	Calvin Jones	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Noreen Khan	Susie Dent	127
7918	20/12/2022	QF	Alan Young	83 – 99	Joe Dobinson	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Neil Delamere	Susie Dent	151