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[[File:Steven Turnbull.png|thumb|200px|right|Steven Turnbull in [[Series 80]].]] | [[File:Steven Turnbull.png|thumb|200px|right|Steven Turnbull in [[Series 80]].]] | ||
'''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 | + | Turnbull debuted on 21 March 2019 against [[Jane Basford]], and outran Basford with a {{score|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 No. 6 seed. Here he was drawn against the No. 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}}. |
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:02, 21 September 2021
| Steven Turnbull Octochamp Statistics | |
| Final position | Quarter-finalist |
|---|---|
| Seeding | 6 |
| Points total | 619 |
| Conundrums solved | 2 (+1 tiebreak) |
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 No. 6 seed. Here he was drawn against the No. 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 | ||
