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'''Moose Rosser''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 76]]. | '''Moose Rosser''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 76]]. | ||
| − | Despite not topping the seed table, he achieved the highest score of the series by amassing 132 points in his seventh heat game, beating [[Stephen Read|Stephen Read's]] high by one point. "The Moose", as he was popularly known, garnered a total of 828 points and qualified to return to the show in June for the series finals as #3 seed | + | Despite not topping the seed table, he achieved the highest score of the series by amassing 132 points in his seventh heat game, beating [[Stephen Read|Stephen Read's]] high by one point. "The Moose", as he was popularly known, garnered a total of 828 points and qualified to return to the show in June for the series finals as #3 seed. |
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| + | In the quarter-finals, Rosser prevailed over [[Wesley Jardine]] in a very close match, picking out the [[letters game|nine-letter word]] {{word|ETHNICIST}} and sneaking through on the unsolved crucial conundrum {{word|POLICECAR}}. He then achieved an upset in the semi-finals, knocking out #2 seed [[Jeff Clayton]] {{score|88|84}} by spotting that {{word|LOSTMYCAP}} became {{word|CYTOPLASM}}. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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{{ep | 6593 | 31/05/2017 | P |Moose Rosser| 93 - 71 |[[Michael Metcalf]]|Dan Walker|Susie Dent|158}} | {{ep | 6593 | 31/05/2017 | P |Moose Rosser| 93 - 71 |[[Michael Metcalf]]|Dan Walker|Susie Dent|158}} | ||
{{ep | 6610 | 26/06/2017 | QF |Moose Rosser| 81 - 71 |[[Wesley Jardine]]|[[Colin Murray]]|Susie Dent|136}} | {{ep | 6610 | 26/06/2017 | QF |Moose Rosser| 81 - 71 |[[Wesley Jardine]]|[[Colin Murray]]|Susie Dent|136}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 6613 | 29/06/2017 | SF |[[Jeff Clayton]]| 84 - 88 |Moose Rosser|Colin Murray|Susie Dent|121}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
<center><nowiki>*</nowiki> includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum</center> | <center><nowiki>*</nowiki> includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum</center> | ||
Revision as of 13:59, 29 June 2017
Moose Rosser in Series 76.
Moose Rosser was an octochamp in Series 76.
Despite not topping the seed table, he achieved the highest score of the series by amassing 132 points in his seventh heat game, beating Stephen Read's high by one point. "The Moose", as he was popularly known, garnered a total of 828 points and qualified to return to the show in June for the series finals as #3 seed.
In the quarter-finals, Rosser prevailed over Wesley Jardine in a very close match, picking out the nine-letter word ETHNICIST and sneaking through on the unsolved crucial conundrum POLICECAR. He then achieved an upset in the semi-finals, knocking out #2 seed Jeff Clayton 88 – 84 by spotting that LOSTMYCAP became CYTOPLASM.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6586 | 19/05/2017 | P | Amber Cotton | 36 – 83 | Moose Rosser | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Hollins | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
| 6587 | 22/05/2017 | P | Moose Rosser | 90* – 80 | Michael Hooker | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Hollins | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
| 6588 | 23/05/2017 | P | Moose Rosser | 104 – 35 | Bob Saunders | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Hollins | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
| 6589 | 24/05/2017 | P | Moose Rosser | 106 – 44 | Ellie Foster | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
| 6590 | 26/05/2017 | P | Moose Rosser | 111 – 76 | Peter Sheridan | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 147 | ||
| 6591 | 29/05/2017 | P | Moose Rosser | 119 – 33 | Sam Green | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
| 6592 | 30/05/2017 | P | Moose Rosser | 132 – 30 | Gareth Davies | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
| 6593 | 31/05/2017 | P | Moose Rosser | 93 – 71 | Michael Metcalf | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dan Walker | Susie Dent | 158 | ||
| 6610 | 26/06/2017 | QF | Moose Rosser | 81 – 71 | Wesley Jardine | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
| 6613 | 29/06/2017 | SF | Jeff Clayton | 84 – 88 | Moose Rosser | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
