Adam Rolston

Adam Rolston Octochamp Statistics
Final position	Quarter-finalist
Seeding	7
Points total	650
Conundrums solved	3

Adam Rolston in Series 79.

Adam Rolston was an octochamp in Series 79.

Rolston started his run against Apterite Steve Rush and won the game with 9 points ahead of Rush with 75 points. He then won a further 7 games to become the first octochamp of the series.

Rolston returned for the series finals as number 7 seed pitted against number 2 seed Mike Daysley. The pair were level for the first half of the game but Daysley later picked up speed. Rolston fought back hard but the game eventually finished 104 to 58, leaving Rolston to bow out to his first defeat.

He is a screenwriter and director from Twickenham, who produced, among others, the 2016 film A Street Cat Named Bob. His parents are the actors Mark Rolston and Sally Hughes.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
6888	14/08/2018	P	Steve Rush	66 – 75	Adam Rolston	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Julia Bradbury	Susie Dent	153
6889	15/08/2018	P	Adam Rolston	76 – 59	Leonora Fleming	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Julia Bradbury	Susie Dent	121
6890	16/08/2018	P	Adam Rolston	94 – 60	Jimmy Donnelly	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Julia Bradbury	Susie Dent	144
6891	17/08/2018	P	Adam Rolston	73 – 43	Peter Dooley	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Julia Bradbury	Susie Dent	144
6892	20/08/2018	P	Adam Rolston	99 – 71	Mike Grundy	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Raj Bisram	Susie Dent	122
6893	21/08/2018	P	Adam Rolston	68 – 40	Fiona O'Reilly	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Raj Bisram	Susie Dent	135
6894	22/08/2018	P	Adam Rolston	76 – 75	Paul Watkins	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Raj Bisram	Susie Dent	124
6895	23/08/2018	P	Adam Rolston	89 – 39	Craig Lumsden	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Raj Bisram	Susie Dent	143
6974	14/12/2018	QF	Mike Daysley	104 – 58	Adam Rolston	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dan Walker	Susie Dent	125