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===[[Series 89]] Heat Games===
 
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He made a shaky debut, albeit with a [[century]] against 2-time winner [[Jan Scowcroft]], only maxing three [[numbers]] rounds in the process. After that, he then racked up seven further consistent performances; those remaining heat wins all ended with [[century]] scores and with an average of 9 rounds maxed per game.  
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He made a shaky debut, albeit with a [[century]] against 2-time winner [[Jan Scowcroft]], only maxing out in three of the [[numbers]] rounds in the process. After that, he then racked up seven more consistent performances; those remaining heat wins also ended with [[century]] scores and with an average of 9 rounds maxed per game.  
  
With a high of 128 points and a low of 102, Finnerty has one of the most consistent runs of preliminary scores among non-[[Apterous]] subscribers; in fact the second-highest octotal for a non-apterite in the [[Apterous|Apterite]] era after [[Stephen Briggs]]. His final tally of 876 points made his average score 109.5 points per match and set him as the provision No.1 seed; as a final note, those points were also the lowest total where all the scores were [[centuries]].
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With a high of 128 points and a low of 102, Finnerty has one of the most consistent runs of preliminary scores among non-[[Apterous]] subscribers; in fact it was the second-highest octotal during the [[Apterous|Apterite]] era, with only [[Stephen Briggs]] having a higher score. His final tally of 876 points gave him an average of 109.5 per game, and set him as the provision No.1 seed; as a final note, those points were also the lowest total where all the scores were [[centuries]].
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==

Revision as of 21:39, 25 January 2024

Mark Finnerty
Octochamp Statistics
Final positionTBC
SeedingTBC
Points total876
Conundrums solved5

Dr Mark Finnerty was an octochamp in Series 89. He was a consultant psychiatrist from Newry in County Down, and his son has been a contestant on Junior Mastermind in Ireland.

Appearances

Series 89 Heat Games

He made a shaky debut, albeit with a century against 2-time winner Jan Scowcroft, only maxing out in three of the numbers rounds in the process. After that, he then racked up seven more consistent performances; those remaining heat wins also ended with century scores and with an average of 9 rounds maxed per game.

With a high of 128 points and a low of 102, Finnerty has one of the most consistent runs of preliminary scores among non-Apterous subscribers; in fact it was the second-highest octotal during the Apterite era, with only Stephen Briggs having a higher score. His final tally of 876 points gave him an average of 109.5 per game, and set him as the provision No.1 seed; as a final note, those points were also the lowest total where all the scores were centuries.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
8187 16/01/2024 P Jan Scowcroft 72 – 102 Mark Finnerty Colin Murray Rachel Riley Prue Leith Susie Dent 137
8188 17/01/2024 P Mark Finnerty 108 – 12 Georgina Heath Colin Murray Rachel Riley Prue Leith Susie Dent 133
8189 18/01/2024 P Mark Finnerty 128 – 45 Alison Fairclough Colin Murray Rachel Riley Prue Leith Susie Dent 155
8190 19/01/2024 P Mark Finnerty 105 – 53 Kevin Cornell Colin Murray Rachel Riley Prue Leith Susie Dent 142
8191 22/01/2024 P Mark Finnerty 113 – 81 Mike Courtney Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 138
8192 23/01/2024 P Mark Finnerty 113 – 32 David Finch Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 121
8193 24/01/2024 P Mark Finnerty 102 – 20 Sharon Redrobe Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 131
8194 25/01/2024 P Mark Finnerty 105 – 36 Matthew Cox Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 119