Noel McIlvenny

Noel McIlvenny in Series 77.

Noel McIlvenny was an octochamp in Series 77, the fourth to be crowned in that series in fewer than two months. He is also an Apterite. He has qualified to return in December for the series finals.

He debuted on 15th August 2017, outrunning Sarah Capperauld 83 – 30. He achieved a further seven clear victories with an octototal of 793 points and a high score of 120, showing exceptional skill on the numbers rounds, where, when solving his preferred four-large selections, he frequently ascended into intermediate totals in the thousands or tens of thousands before dividing down again. During his heat run he thrashed previous Series 26 semi-finalist Chris Feetenby, winning 96 – 21.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
6645	15/08/2017	P	Sarah Capperauld	30 – 83	Noel McIlvenny	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Barry McGuigan	Susie Dent	134
6646	16/08/2017	P	Noel McIlvenny	100 – 53	Andrew Smithies	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Barry McGuigan	Susie Dent	155
6647	17/08/2017	P	Noel McIlvenny	96 – 21	Chris Feetenby	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Barry McGuigan	Susie Dent	134
6648	18/08/2017	P	Noel McIlvenny	109 – 54	Paul Collins	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Barry McGuigan	Susie Dent	132
6649	21/08/2017	P	Noel McIlvenny	100 – 61	Mike Browning	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Barry McGuigan	Susie Dent	144
6650	22/08/2017	P	Noel McIlvenny	93 – 16	Ben Parker	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Martin Lewis	Susie Dent	140
6651	23/08/2017	P	Noel McIlvenny	120 – 36	Neil Harvey	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Martin Lewis	Susie Dent	146
6652	24/08/2017	P	Noel McIlvenny	92 – 44	Gary Shacklady	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Martin Lewis	Susie Dent	127