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'''Steven Turnbull''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 80]]. He's a Learning Support Assistant from Iver, Buckinghamshire.
 
'''Steven Turnbull''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 80]]. He's a Learning Support Assistant from Iver, Buckinghamshire.
  
Turnbull debuted on 21 March 2019 against [[Jane Basford]], and outran Basford with a 96-34 win. Turnbull then put in 7 more decent performances including a tie break conundrum in his sixth heat game. He ultimately rounded off his heat run with 619 points - the smallest ever for an [[Octochamp]] in the [[15 round format]] - and will return for the series finals in June 2019 as the number 6 seed.
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Turnbull debuted on 21 March 2019 against [[Jane Basford]], and outran Basford with a 96-34 win. Turnbull then put in 7 more decent performances including a tie break conundrum in his sixth heat game. He ultimately rounded off his heat run with 619 points - the smallest ever for an [[Octochamp]] in the [[15 round format]] - and returned for the series finals in June 2019 as the number 6 seed. Here he was drawn against the #3 seed, fellow [[octochamp]] [[Brendan Whitehurst]], and outplayed the latter with [[darrenic]] spots of {{word|EARWIGS}} and {{word|HOOLIGAN}} early on, holding a 20-point lead at one stage of the game. However, Whitehurst then mounted a comeback in the third "[[half]]" to regain a 1-point lead, which proved to win him the game after neither player unscrambled the crucial conundrum {{word|RINGACHED}}.
  
 
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{{ep | 7042 | 29/03/2019 | P |Steven Turnbull| 72 - 68 |[[Graeme Francis]]|Jenny Eclair|Susie Dent|134}}
 
{{ep | 7042 | 29/03/2019 | P |Steven Turnbull| 72 - 68 |[[Graeme Francis]]|Jenny Eclair|Susie Dent|134}}
 
{{ep | 7043 | 1/04/2019 | P |Steven Turnbull| 83 - 46 |[[Les Edwards]]|Jenny Eclair|Susie Dent|123}}
 
{{ep | 7043 | 1/04/2019 | P |Steven Turnbull| 83 - 46 |[[Les Edwards]]|Jenny Eclair|Susie Dent|123}}
{{ep | 7103 | 24/06/2019 | QF |[[Brendan Whitehurst]]| 58 - 57 |Steven Turnbull|Rufus Hound|Susie Dent|146}}
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{{ep | 7103 | 24/06/2019 | QF |Brendan Whitehurst| 58 - 57 |[[Steven Turnbull]]|[[Rufus Hound]]|Susie Dent|146}}
 
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{{episode table end}}
 
<center>* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum</center>
 
<center>* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum</center>

Revision as of 14:44, 24 June 2019

Steven Turnbull in Series 80.

Steven Turnbull was an octochamp in Series 80. He's a Learning Support Assistant from Iver, Buckinghamshire.

Turnbull debuted on 21 March 2019 against Jane Basford, and outran Basford with a 96-34 win. Turnbull then put in 7 more decent performances including a tie break conundrum in his sixth heat game. He ultimately rounded off his heat run with 619 points - the smallest ever for an Octochamp in the 15 round format - and returned for the series finals in June 2019 as the number 6 seed. Here he was drawn against the #3 seed, fellow octochamp Brendan Whitehurst, and outplayed the latter with darrenic spots of EARWIGS and HOOLIGAN early on, holding a 20-point lead at one stage of the game. However, Whitehurst then mounted a comeback in the third "half" to regain a 1-point lead, which proved to win him the game after neither player unscrambled the crucial conundrum RINGACHED.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
7036 21/03/2019 P Jane Basford 34 – 96 Steven Turnbull Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Pougatch Susie Dent 125
7037 22/03/2019 P Steven Turnbull 71 – 65 Alistair Thomas Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Pougatch Susie Dent 131
7038 25/03/2019 P Steven Turnbull 64 – 47 Alison Guirey Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Pougatch Susie Dent 132
7039 26/03/2019 P Steven Turnbull 77 – 36 David Elliott Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Pougatch Susie Dent 124
7040 27/03/2019 P Steven Turnbull 86 – 47 Carmel Richmond Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 124
7041 28/03/2019 P Steven Turnbull 80* – 70 Alexander Stevenson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 142
7042 29/03/2019 P Steven Turnbull 72 – 68 Graeme Francis Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 134
7043 1/04/2019 P Steven Turnbull 83 – 46 Les Edwards Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 123
7103 24/06/2019 QF Brendan Whitehurst 58 – 57 Steven Turnbull Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Rufus Hound Susie Dent 146
* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum