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− | Seelam made his debut on 8 November 2023 against returning contestant [[Jill Leatherbarrow]], where the sole nine-letter word spot of his | + | Seelam made his debut on 8 November 2023 against returning contestant [[Jill Leatherbarrow]], where the sole nine-letter word spot of his heats in {{word|REPLAITED}} helped him race off the blocks with a debut score of 113 points to Leatherbarrow's 67, and this was despite his discounting of another valid nine in {{word|RECLOSING}}. From here, he rattled off seven more victories, which included only one non-[[century]] across them all. |
Of particular note, in his [[Episode 8150|seventh game]], Viraj's score of 125 was the second-highest of all time without spotting a nine, with only Elliott Mellor's 126 from his [[Episode 7081|sixth heat game]] being higher. He also carved out a valuable niche by picking 6 small in all of his numbers rounds, following in the steps of [[George Baker]] earlier in the [[Series 88|series]], as well as fellow [[octochamp]] and [[Apterous|apterite]] [[John Cowen]] in [[Series 77]]. | Of particular note, in his [[Episode 8150|seventh game]], Viraj's score of 125 was the second-highest of all time without spotting a nine, with only Elliott Mellor's 126 from his [[Episode 7081|sixth heat game]] being higher. He also carved out a valuable niche by picking 6 small in all of his numbers rounds, following in the steps of [[George Baker]] earlier in the [[Series 88|series]], as well as fellow [[octochamp]] and [[Apterous|apterite]] [[John Cowen]] in [[Series 77]]. |
Revision as of 18:45, 17 November 2023
Viraj Seelam Octochamp Statistics | |
Final position | TBC |
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Seeding | TBC |
Points total | 867 |
Conundrums solved | 6 |
Viraj Seelam was an octochamp in Series 88. He was a Film and Television Production undergraduate at the University of East Anglia, originally from Orpington in the London Borough of Bromley. He is also an Apterite and has qualified for the end-of-series finals in December.
Appearances
Heat games
Seelam made his debut on 8 November 2023 against returning contestant Jill Leatherbarrow, where the sole nine-letter word spot of his heats in REPLAITED helped him race off the blocks with a debut score of 113 points to Leatherbarrow's 67, and this was despite his discounting of another valid nine in RECLOSING. From here, he rattled off seven more victories, which included only one non-century across them all.
Of particular note, in his seventh game, Viraj's score of 125 was the second-highest of all time without spotting a nine, with only Elliott Mellor's 126 from his sixth heat game being higher. He also carved out a valuable niche by picking 6 small in all of his numbers rounds, following in the steps of George Baker earlier in the series, as well as fellow octochamp and apterite John Cowen in Series 77.
He wrapped up his run on the 16th of November by holding off a spirited effort from returning contestant Daniel Green to lock in his seventh century and become an octochamp with 867 points; the same as Gerry Tynan from Series 72. This also confirmed his qualification for the end-of-series finals with roughly four weeks to go; at the time as the provisional No. 2 seed. He finally signed off with Colin then christening Seelam with his nickname 'The Font' owing to his interest in typography and his performances on the show.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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8144 | 08/11/2023 | P | Jill Leatherbarrow | 63 – 113 | Viraj Seelam | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
8145 | 09/11/2023 | P | Viraj Seelam | 92 – 46 | Rachel Broadbridge | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
8146 | 10/11/2023 | P | Viraj Seelam | 109 – 46 | Stephen Morris | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 157 | ||
8147 | 13/11/2023 | P | Viraj Seelam | 103 – 78 | Norman Dalgleish | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Claire Richards | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
8148 | 14/11/2023 | P | Viraj Seelam | 110 – 34 | Lynda Fenton | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Claire Richards | Susie Dent | 129 | ||
8149 | 15/11/2023 | P | Viraj Seelam | 109 – 26 | Dave Coot | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Claire Richards | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
8150 | 15/11/2023 | P | Viraj Seelam | 125 – 48 | Annemaire Gayle | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Claire Richards | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
8151 | 16/11/2023 | P | Viraj Seelam | 106 – 68 | Daniel Green | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Claire Richards | Susie Dent | 125 |