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− | '''James Martin''' was a finalist in [[ | + | '''James Martin''' was a semi-finalist from [[series 34]]. He won the final eight heat games of the series to become the series's only [[octochamp]] and #1 seed for the final stages. He beat [[Norman Metcalfe]] in the quarter-finals before losing to [[Harshan L'Suriya]] in the semis. james played in [[Championship of Champions IX]], beating the tournament's only undefeated player, [[Ray McPhie]] in the first round, before losing to eventual winner [[Natascha Kearsey]] in the quarter-finals. |
+ | James is probably best remembered for [[episode 1962|his fifth heat game]] against [[Gerald Foster]], specifically the first numbers game. The numbers were 25, 50, 75, 100, 3 and 6, and the target was 952. His method was: | ||
+ | * 100+6=106 | ||
+ | * 106*3=318 | ||
+ | * 318*75=23 850 | ||
+ | * 23 850-50=23 800 | ||
+ | * 23 800/25=952 | ||
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+ | A video of the round can be found [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hesdj-DGBdg here]. | ||
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+ | [[category:Finalists|Martin, James]] | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Contestants in Series 34|Martin, James]] |
+ | [[category:Contestants in Championship of Champions IX|Martin, James]] | ||
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Revision as of 01:23, 10 January 2008
James Martin was a semi-finalist from series 34. He won the final eight heat games of the series to become the series's only octochamp and #1 seed for the final stages. He beat Norman Metcalfe in the quarter-finals before losing to Harshan L'Suriya in the semis. james played in Championship of Champions IX, beating the tournament's only undefeated player, Ray McPhie in the first round, before losing to eventual winner Natascha Kearsey in the quarter-finals.
James is probably best remembered for his fifth heat game against Gerald Foster, specifically the first numbers game. The numbers were 25, 50, 75, 100, 3 and 6, and the target was 952. His method was:
- 100+6=106
- 106*3=318
- 318*75=23 850
- 23 850-50=23 800
- 23 800/25=952
A video of the round can be found here.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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1958 | 10/03/1997 | P | Paul Morgan | 16 – 67 | James Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Denis Norden | Susie Dent | |||
1959 | 11/03/1997 | P | James Martin | 59 – 55 | Raymond Tate | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Denis Norden | Susie Dent | |||
1960 | 12/03/1997 | P | James Martin | 52 – 18 | Avril Goodall | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Denis Norden | Susie Dent | |||
1961 | 13/03/1997 | P | James Martin | 52 – 41 | Jon Barlow | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Denis Norden | Susie Dent | |||
1962 | 14/03/1997 | P | James Martin | 68 – 20 | Gerald Foster | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Suzi Quatro | Susie Dent | |||
1963 | 17/03/1997 | P | James Martin | 53 – 39 | Andrew Gait | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Suzi Quatro | Susie Dent | |||
1964 | 18/03/1997 | P | James Martin | 67 – 6 | Bea Rae | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Suzi Quatro | Susie Dent | |||
1965 | 19/03/1997 | P | James Martin | 44 – 43 | Mike Stamps | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Suzi Quatro | Susie Dent | |||
1966 | 20/03/1997 | QF | Norman Metcalfe | 16 – 54 | James Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Suzi Quatro | Susie Dent | |||
1970 | 26/03/1997 | SF | Harshan L'Suriya | 48 – 31 | James Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Rob Scriven | |||
2167 | 2/01/1998 | CP | Ray McPhie | 42 – 60 | James Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Denis Norden | Mark Nyman | |||
2173 | 12/01/1998 | CQF | James Martin | 51 – 52 | Natascha Kearsey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gloria Hunniford | Mark Nyman |