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'''Ben Bazzard''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 88]]. He was Head of Maths at a preparatory school near Bristol, teaching Years 7 and 8, and is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who joined after the recording of his heat games. He has now qualified to return for the end-of-series finals in December.
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'''Ben Bazzard''' was an [[octochamp]] and semi-finalist in [[Series 88]]. He was Head of Maths at a preparatory school near Bristol, teaching Years 7 and 8, and is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who joined after the recording of his heat games.
  
 
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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 with {{word|GROWLIEST}}. He added a second 9 to his run via the spot of {{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]].
 
Bazzard's personal best of 119 points in his seventh victory was helped by spotting his first 9-letter word in a letters game with {{word|GROWLIEST}}. He added a second 9 to his run via the spot of {{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]].
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===Finals===
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Entering the finals as the No. 3 seed, Bazzard faced off against fellow maths teacher and octochamp [[Caroline McManus]]. Although the game was close early on, and a couple of semi-easy [[numbers]] targets were missed, Ben was on excellent form. He scored points in every round, and eventually zoomed off to finish on an impressive personal best of 124 points; in the process, he spotted {{word|QUESTIONS}} for 9 and unravelled {{word|GETMEDUNG}} into {{word|NUTMEGGED}}. This set up an intriguing semi-final against fellow unbeaten player [[Viraj Seelam]].
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The aforementioned match was a tightly fought contest; only two points separated both of them by the time the game reached the [[Origins of Words]] slot. Unfortunately for Bazzard, an unfortunate misfire with the gamble of {{word|snowday {{x}} }}, and Viraj getting closer on the last [[numbers]] round meant he succumbed to his first defeat, which Seelam compounded by spotting {{word|SEDITIOUS}} from {{word|SUSIEDOIT}} to certify the end of Ben's run. He finished with his lowest score of 74 points in that game, and a final tally of 1,020 from 10 appearances.
  
 
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{{ep | 8118 | 03/10/2023 | P |Ben Bazzard|119 – 73|[[Joanna Neville]]|Gloria Hunniford|Susie Dent|145}}
 
{{ep | 8118 | 03/10/2023 | P |Ben Bazzard|119 – 73|[[Joanna Neville]]|Gloria Hunniford|Susie Dent|145}}
 
{{ep | 8119 | 04/10/2023 | P |Ben Bazzard|111 – 54|[[David Whittington-Bradley]]|Gloria Hunniford|Susie Dent|132}}
 
{{ep | 8119 | 04/10/2023 | P |Ben Bazzard|111 – 54|[[David Whittington-Bradley]]|Gloria Hunniford|Susie Dent|132}}
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{{ep | 8172 | 18/12/2023 | QF |Ben Bazzard|124 – 61|[[Caroline McManus]]|[[Christopher Biggins]]|Susie Dent|143}}
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{{ep | 8175 | 21/12/2023 | SF |[[Viraj Seelam]]|98 – 74|Ben Bazzard|Christopher Biggins|Susie Dent|114}}
 
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Latest revision as of 18:40, 21 December 2023

Ben Bazzard
Octochamp Statistics
Final positionSemi-finalist
Seeding3
Points total822
Conundrums solved5
Ben Bazzard in Series 88.

Ben Bazzard was an octochamp and semi-finalist in Series 88. He was Head of Maths at a preparatory school near Bristol, teaching Years 7 and 8, and is also an Apterite who joined after the recording of his heat games.

Appearances

Heat games

Bazzard began his heat run the very next show after fellow teacher Paul O'Brien became an octochamp himself. Dispatching former Series 28 contestant Richard Hendron to start his run, Bazzard completed his run with 7 further winning performances, which included 5 centuries in 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 with GROWLIEST. He added a second 9 to his run via the spot of 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.

Finals

Entering the finals as the No. 3 seed, Bazzard faced off against fellow maths teacher and octochamp Caroline McManus. Although the game was close early on, and a couple of semi-easy numbers targets were missed, Ben was on excellent form. He scored points in every round, and eventually zoomed off to finish on an impressive personal best of 124 points; in the process, he spotted QUESTIONS for 9 and unravelled GETMEDUNG into NUTMEGGED. This set up an intriguing semi-final against fellow unbeaten player Viraj Seelam.

The aforementioned match was a tightly fought contest; only two points separated both of them by the time the game reached the Origins of Words slot. Unfortunately for Bazzard, an unfortunate misfire with the gamble of snowday ☓ , and Viraj getting closer on the last numbers round meant he succumbed to his first defeat, which Seelam compounded by spotting SEDITIOUS from SUSIEDOIT to certify the end of Ben's run. He finished with his lowest score of 74 points in that game, and a final tally of 1,020 from 10 appearances.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
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
8172 18/12/2023 QF Ben Bazzard 124 – 61 Caroline McManus Colin Murray Rachel Riley Christopher Biggins Susie Dent 143
8175 21/12/2023 SF Viraj Seelam 98 – 74 Ben Bazzard Colin Murray Rachel Riley Christopher Biggins Susie Dent 114
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