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'''Joe McGonigle''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 68]].
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'''Joe McGonigle''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 68]].
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Despite never scoring a century during his run, McGonigle returned for the finals as number 4 seed and achieved his maiden 100+ score in the quarter-final when he defeated [[Sam McElhinney]] in a game best remembered for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Giggs a special guest] surprising [[Rachel Riley]] on her 1,000th show. McGonigle's run ended when he was defeated by [[Giles Hutchings]] in the semi-final.
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
 
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{{ep | 5695 | 13/05/2013 | P |[[Ian Burn]]| 57 - 83 |Joe McGonigle|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|[[Susie Dent]]|125}}
 
{{ep | 5695 | 13/05/2013 | P |[[Ian Burn]]| 57 - 83 |Joe McGonigle|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|[[Susie Dent]]|125}}
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{{ep | 5696 | 14/05/2013 | P |Joe McGonigle| 91 - 40 |[[Lynne Banks]]|[[Janet Street-Porter]]|Susie Dent|124}}
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{{ep | 5697 | 20/05/2013 | P |Joe McGonigle| 93 - 67 |[[Mark Goldsmith]]|Janet Street-Porter|Susie Dent|145}}
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{{ep | 5698 | 21/05/2013 | P |Joe McGonigle| 95 - 56 |[[Jonny Walker]]|Janet Street-Porter|Susie Dent|125}}
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{{ep | 5699 | 22/05/2013 | P |Joe McGonigle| 78 - 49 |[[Mark Ivey]]|Janet Street-Porter|Susie Dent|134}}
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{{ep | 5700 | 23/05/2013 | P |Joe McGonigle| 88 - 65 |[[Adam Beardwell]]|Janet Street-Porter|Susie Dent|134}}
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{{ep | 5701 | 24/05/2013 | P |Joe McGonigle| 94 - 76 |[[Greg Pearce]]|[[Jo Brand]]|Susie Dent|123}}
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{{ep | 5702 | 27/05/2013 | P |Joe McGonigle| 94 - 40 |[[Rachael Bagot]]|Jo Brand|Susie Dent|123}}
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{{ep | 5718 | 25/06/2013 | QF |Joe McGonigle| 108 - 83 |[[Sam McElhinney]]|[[Myleene Klass]]|Susie Dent|124}}
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{{ep | 5719 | 26/06/2013 | SF |[[Giles Hutchings]]| 106 - 38 |Joe McGonigle|Myleene Klass|Susie Dent|124}}
 
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{{episode table end}}
  
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Latest revision as of 18:51, 24 October 2020

Joe McGonigle
Octochamp Statistics
Final positionSemi-finalist
Seeding4
Points total716
Conundrums solved6
Joe McGonigle

Joe McGonigle was an octochamp in Series 68.

Despite never scoring a century during his run, McGonigle returned for the finals as number 4 seed and achieved his maiden 100+ score in the quarter-final when he defeated Sam McElhinney in a game best remembered for a special guest surprising Rachel Riley on her 1,000th show. McGonigle's run ended when he was defeated by Giles Hutchings in the semi-final.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
5695 13/05/2013 P Ian Burn 57 – 83 Joe McGonigle Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Gyles Brandreth Susie Dent 125
5696 14/05/2013 P Joe McGonigle 91 – 40 Lynne Banks Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent 124
5697 20/05/2013 P Joe McGonigle 93 – 67 Mark Goldsmith Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent 145
5698 21/05/2013 P Joe McGonigle 95 – 56 Jonny Walker Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent 125
5699 22/05/2013 P Joe McGonigle 78 – 49 Mark Ivey Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent 134
5700 23/05/2013 P Joe McGonigle 88 – 65 Adam Beardwell Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent 134
5701 24/05/2013 P Joe McGonigle 94 – 76 Greg Pearce Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jo Brand Susie Dent 123
5702 27/05/2013 P Joe McGonigle 94 – 40 Rachael Bagot Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jo Brand Susie Dent 123
5718 25/06/2013 QF Joe McGonigle 108 – 83 Sam McElhinney Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Myleene Klass Susie Dent 124
5719 26/06/2013 SF Giles Hutchings 106 – 38 Joe McGonigle Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Myleene Klass Susie Dent 124