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'''Robin Johnson''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 79]]. He's a retiree from Wimborne, Dorset.
 
'''Robin Johnson''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 79]]. He's a retiree from Wimborne, Dorset.
  
He debuted on 20 September 2018 against [[Greg Purling]]. He won with a 10 point lead and then produced 7 more victories including two [[century|centuries]] and 4 scores in the 90s. In his last game, he played a close run contest but retained the lead by spotting the nine letter word {{word|TERMINATE}} and getting his first conundrum. Despite qualifying for the finals; for reasons unknown, he was not present. Whether he appears in the next series' finals like [[Annie Humphries]] did when she was unable to make her finals is yet to be confirmed.
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He debuted on 20 September 2018 against [[Greg Purling]]. He won with a 10 point lead and then produced 7 more victories including two [[century|centuries]] and 4 scores in the 90s. In his last game, he played a close run contest but retained the lead by spotting the nine letter word {{word|TERMINATE}} and getting his first conundrum. Despite qualifying for the finals; for reasons unknown, he was not present, nor did he play in the finals stage of [[Series 80]]. He is the first octochamp to date to have never contested the quarter-finals.
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==

Revision as of 22:04, 6 June 2019

Robin Johnson in Series 79.

Robin Johnson was an octochamp in Series 79. He's a retiree from Wimborne, Dorset.

He debuted on 20 September 2018 against Greg Purling. He won with a 10 point lead and then produced 7 more victories including two centuries and 4 scores in the 90s. In his last game, he played a close run contest but retained the lead by spotting the nine letter word TERMINATE and getting his first conundrum. Despite qualifying for the finals; for reasons unknown, he was not present, nor did he play in the finals stage of Series 80. He is the first octochamp to date to have never contested the quarter-finals.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
6913 20/09/2018 P Greg Purling 47 – 57 Robin Johnson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent 132
6914 21/09/2018 P Robin Johnson 86 – 66 Chris Hague Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent 125
6915 24/09/2018 P Robin Johnson 96 – 61 Jack Healy Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent 126
6916 25/09/2018 P Robin Johnson 99 – 24 Danielle Watson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Janet Street-Porter Susie Dent 123
6917 26/09/2018 P Robin Johnson 110 – 27 Shannon Pocock Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Madeley Susie Dent 136
6918 27/09/2018 P Robin Johnson 91 – 50 Molly Huxley Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Madeley Susie Dent 131
6919 28/09/2018 P Robin Johnson 94 – 82 Colm Griffin Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Madeley Susie Dent 132
6920 1/10/2018 P Robin Johnson 112 – 67 Matt Rynn Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Madeley Susie Dent 144