Bhavin Manek

Bhavin Manek was a semi-finalist from series 36. At the age of just 16, he won the final eight heats of the series to become an octochamp and #1 seed. he beat Roger Green in the quarter-finals the day after his heats run ended, but lost to eventual series champion Tony Baylis in the semis. Bhavin returned for Championship of Champions IX, where he beat Dag Griffiths in the first round before losing to Ruth Collier in the quarter-final.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
2088	8/09/1997	P	Malcolm Fairy	36 – 59	Bhavin Manek	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Alyson McGaw
2089	9/09/1997	P	Bhavin Manek	59 – 22	David Walters	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Alyson McGaw
2090	10/09/1997	P	Bhavin Manek	59 – 17	Ann Mead	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Alyson McGaw
2091	11/09/1997	P	Bhavin Manek	51 – 39	Alf Berry	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Alyson McGaw
2092	12/09/1997	P	Bhavin Manek	58 – 31	Clive Scott	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Hannah Robertson
2093	15/09/1997	P	Bhavin Manek	47 – 31	Gwen Town	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Hannah Robertson
2094	16/09/1997	P	Bhavin Manek	55 – 19	Nick Jenkins	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Hannah Robertson
2095	17/09/1997	P	Bhavin Manek	60 – 21	Ken Hunt	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Hannah Robertson
2096	18/09/1997	QF	Bhavin Manek	37 – 22	Roger Green	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Hannah Robertson
2100	24/09/1997	SF	Tony Baylis	53 – 43	Bhavin Manek	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nicholas Parsons	Hannah Robertson
2170	7/01/1998	CP	Dag Griffiths	44 – 67	Bhavin Manek	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gloria Hunniford	Mark Nyman
2174	13/01/1998	CQF	Ruth Collier	54 – 44	Bhavin Manek	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gloria Hunniford	Mark Nyman