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James Kennedy
James Kennedy was an octochamp in Series 77 who débuted in Series 43.
A retired teacher from Scotland, Kennedy first appeared in 2000 where he blundered on a crucial conundrum and lost by 18 points. He returned 17 years later in another close game. He got a crucial conundrum wrong again, but this time wasn’t costly as he was 7 ahead and Alex Smith comically drew a blank. Kennedy followed with his only century of his run and scored no lower than 83 in his remaining six wins, including a 1-point win over Rania Abdul-Wahab.
As a result of his octochampdom, Kennedy returned for the series finals in December, but in a long and strong series, his total of 736 points was only enough to make him the #7 seed. Despite this, he ran #2-ranked Apterite Bradley Horrocks very close in his quarter-final match, leading him by four points going into the crucial conundrum. However, Horrocks came through with a solution to GYRATIONS, and the game's result would ultimately remain true to the seed table.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2843 | 20/09/2000 | P | Iain Macdonald | 58 – 40 | James Kennedy | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Damian Eadie | 74 | ||
| 6690 | 18/10/2017 | P | Alex Smith | 73 – 80 | James Kennedy | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
| 6691 | 19/10/2017 | P | James Kennedy | 105 – 39 | Krishna Shukla | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
| 6692 | 20/10/2017 | P | James Kennedy | 88 – 41 | Dylan Henderson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
| 6693 | 23/10/2017 | P | James Kennedy | 83 – 82 | Rania Abdul-Wahab | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
| 6694 | 24/10/2017 | P | James Kennedy | 99 – 46 | Ian Currie | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
| 6695 | 25/10/2017 | P | James Kennedy | 95 – 80 | John Oxley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Challis | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
| 6696 | 26/10/2017 | P | James Kennedy | 94 – 61 | Mary Anderson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Challis | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
| 6697 | 27/10/2017 | P | James Kennedy | 92 – 52 | Charlie Turner | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Challis | Susie Dent | 113 | ||
| 6731 | 15/12/2017 | QF | Bradley Horrocks | 86 – 80 | James Kennedy | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
