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James Martin

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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

A video of the round can be found [here].