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− | '''James Squires''' was a contestant in [[Series 24]] and | + | '''James Squires''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 24]] and [[Series 40|40]]. |
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+ | He first appeared as an eight year old and, after a narrow defeat, the production team allowed him to appear again seven years later. He scored better on his second attempt than in his previous but unfortunately he lost on a crucial conundrum. Squires is the only contestant known to have been admitted to the show a second time while still under 16. | ||
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+ | Despite this, he has since become a competitive [[Scrabble]] player and finished 7th in the 2017 UK Open. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
− | {{ep | 1281 | 23/07/1992 | P | [[Tony Hodson]] | + | {{ep | 1281 | 23/07/1992 | P |James Squires| 39 - 44 |[[Tony Hodson]]|[[Sheridan Morley]]|[[Richard Samson]]|73}} |
− | {{ep | 2531 | 27/05/1999 | P | [[Malcolm Seddons]] | 55 - 46 | James Squires | [[Helen Lederer]] | [[Damian Eadie]] }} | + | {{ep | 2531 | 27/05/1999 | P |[[Malcolm Seddons]]| 55 - 46 |James Squires|[[Helen Lederer]]|[[Damian Eadie]]|71}} |
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Squires, James}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Squires, James}} | ||
+ | [[Category:Returning contestants]] | ||
[[Category:Contestants in Series 24]] | [[Category:Contestants in Series 24]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Prodigies]] | ||
[[Category:Contestants in Series 40]] | [[Category:Contestants in Series 40]] |
Latest revision as of 23:58, 17 January 2024
James Squires was a contestant in Series 24 and 40.
He first appeared as an eight year old and, after a narrow defeat, the production team allowed him to appear again seven years later. He scored better on his second attempt than in his previous but unfortunately he lost on a crucial conundrum. Squires is the only contestant known to have been admitted to the show a second time while still under 16.
Despite this, he has since become a competitive Scrabble player and finished 7th in the 2017 UK Open.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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1281 | 23/07/1992 | P | James Squires | 39 – 44 | Tony Hodson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sheridan Morley | Richard Samson | 73 | ||
2531 | 27/05/1999 | P | Malcolm Seddons | 55 – 46 | James Squires | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Helen Lederer | Damian Eadie | 71 |