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[[Image:Ben Bazzard.png|200px|right|thumb|Ben Bazzard in [[Series 88]].]] | [[Image:Ben Bazzard.png|200px|right|thumb|Ben Bazzard in [[Series 88]].]] | ||
− | '''Ben Bazzard''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 88]]. He was Head of Maths at a preparatory school near Bristol, teaching Year 7 and 8, and is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who joined after the recording of his heat games | + | '''Ben Bazzard''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 88]]. He was Head of Maths at a preparatory school near Bristol, teaching Year 7 and 8, and is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who joined after the recording of his heat games. |
− | Bazzard began his run immediately after [[Paul O'Brien]] became an octochamp himself the day before. Depositing former [[Series 28]] contestant [[Richard Hendron]] to start his run, Bazzard completed his run with 5 centuries to his tally and a | + | Bazzard began his run immediately after [[Paul O'Brien]] became an octochamp himself the day before. Depositing former [[Series 28]] contestant [[Richard Hendron]] to start his run, Bazzard completed his run with 8 solid performances, and with 5 centuries to his tally. Of particular note, in his third game, despite scoring his lowest total and getting an unfortunate miss with {{word|endtimes {{x}}}}, he did well to recover from a 17-point deficit to confirm victory after the final [[numbers]] round. |
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+ | Bazzard's personal best of 119 points in his seventh victory was helped by spotting his first 9-letter word in a letters game in {{word|GROWLIEST}}. He added a second 9 to his run with {{word|PARENTING}} in the following match to wrap up with a final octotal of 822, which made him the second member of the [[800 club]] member in Series 88 after [[Harry Savage]], and the 109th member in the [[15 round format]]. He established himself as the provisional No. 2 seed for the end-of-series finals, which he is almost guaranteed to return for. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== |
Revision as of 18:42, 4 October 2023
Ben Bazzard Octochamp Statistics | |
Final position | TBC |
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Seeding | TBC |
Points total | 822 |
Conundrums solved | 5 |
Ben Bazzard was an octochamp in Series 88. He was Head of Maths at a preparatory school near Bristol, teaching Year 7 and 8, and is also an Apterite who joined after the recording of his heat games.
Bazzard began his run immediately after Paul O'Brien became an octochamp himself the day before. Depositing former Series 28 contestant Richard Hendron to start his run, Bazzard completed his run with 8 solid performances, and with 5 centuries to his tally. Of particular note, in his third game, despite scoring his lowest total and getting an unfortunate miss with endtimes ☓, he did well to recover from a 17-point deficit to confirm victory after the final numbers round.
Bazzard's personal best of 119 points in his seventh victory was helped by spotting his first 9-letter word in a letters game in GROWLIEST. He added a second 9 to his run with PARENTING in the following match to wrap up with a final octotal of 822, which made him the second member of the 800 club member in Series 88 after Harry Savage, and the 109th member in the 15 round format. He established himself as the provisional No. 2 seed for the end-of-series finals, which he is almost guaranteed to return for.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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8112 | 25/09/2023 | P | Richard Hendron | 72 – 93 | Ben Bazzard | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Grace Dent | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
8113 | 26/09/2023 | P | Ben Bazzard | 110 – 55 | Alex Gordon | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Grace Dent | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
8114 | 27/09/2023 | P | Ben Bazzard | 83 – 69 | Jenny Best | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Grace Dent | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
8115 | 28/09/2023 | P | Ben Bazzard | 100 – 55 | Karl Niklas | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Grace Dent | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
8116 | 29/09/2023 | P | Ben Bazzard | 99 – 70 | Pat Arnold | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Grace Dent | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
8117 | 02/10/2023 | P | Ben Bazzard | 107 – 38 | David Ashton | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
8118 | 03/10/2023 | P | Ben Bazzard | 119 – 73 | Joanna Neville | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
8119 | 04/10/2023 | P | Ben Bazzard | 111 – 54 | David Whittington-Bradley | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 132 |