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Martyn Simpson
Martyn Simpson was a contestant in Series 61 and Series 82. As of his second appearance, he was an Area Sales Manager in the Mobility Sector from Kingswinford in the West Midlands. He has also been an Apterite since 2009.
On Simpson's original début appearance on 12 November 2009, he lost by a score of 68 to Ryan Taylor's personal best of 123. 11 years and 1 day later, Simpson made his "second début" on 13 November 2020. On his return, he outscored previous Series 1 contestant Andy Bruno to end Bruno's second run in his sixth game, scoring a maximum of 37 points out of 37 across the four numbers games in the process. In his fifth game on his second stint, Simpson won with a score of 132, the highest score on the show in more than 10 months.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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4927 | 12/11/2009 | P | Ryan Taylor | 123 – 68 | Martyn Simpson | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Tim Vine | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
7388 | 13/11/2020 | P | Andy Bruno | 57 – 102 | Martyn Simpson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Rufus Hound | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
7389 | 16/11/2020 | P | Martyn Simpson | 106 – 42 | Jonathan Partlin | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Rufus Hound | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
7390 | 17/11/2020 | P | Martyn Simpson | 110 – 69 | Kevin Hackett | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Rufus Hound | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
7391 | 18/11/2020 | P | Martyn Simpson | 118 – 46 | Michael Grahamslaw | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
7392 | 19/11/2020 | P | Martyn Simpson | 132 – 63 | Gaz Lang | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 156 | ||
7393 | 20/11/2020 | P | Martyn Simpson | 131 – 60 | Craig Thomas | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 152 |