Cameron Lovatt
Cameron 'Cammy' Lovatt was a contestant in Series 75 and 94. As of his first set of appearances, he was a secondary school student from South Lanarkshire. As of his return, having since moved to Northern Ireland, he was a supermarket retail specialist. He is also an experienced Apterite who joined the site in 2018 after his first round of games, and a keen marathon runner/general fitness fanatic.
Appearances
Series 75
In his first round of games (going by Cammy), he managed to notch up two victories. But in his third game, Lovatt faced and was defeated by Annie Humphries who went on to become an octochamp and return for the Series 76 finals in June 2017. When Humphries returned for the quarter-finals, Lovatt accompanied her to the studios and was thanked by Nick Hewer in the show's opening.
Series 94
As a result of that unfortunate pairing, Cameron came back for another go just over a decade later. He was given yet again a very tough opponent in two-time winner, century scorer and fellow Scot Matthew McGregor. In spite of that and after falling behind in the first numbers round, Lovatt eventually hit the bullseye with the crucial spot of DOSIMETER to lead for a well-deserved century on his debut. His triumphant return was topped off by the impressive spotting of the conundrum IRREGULAR to land the best debut score of the series with 114; by coincidence in his first set of games, he hadn't spotted any of the conundrums.
His third game against fellow returnee Lee Nixon proved to be even tougher. After both players chalked up centuries with Nixon spotting the conundrum of PURPOSING, Lovatt was drawn into a tiebreak of JINGORICE that he turned into REJOICING within 0.25 seconds to barely stay in the champion's chair.
ZoomDown
Lovatt has also participated in multiple series of ZoomDown: losing in Series 1 to Hazel Drury, in Series 3 to Graeme Cole, and in Series 4 to the eventual winner Rachael Montgomery.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6406 | 3/08/2016 | P | Stephen Bloom | 73 – 80 | Cammy Lovatt | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
| 6407 | 4/08/2016 | P | Cammy Lovatt | 94 – 89 | Robin Bott | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
| 6408 | 5/08/2016 | P | Cammy Lovatt | 73 – 97 | Annie Humphries | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
| 8836 | 19/08/2026 | P | Matthew McGregor | 76 – 114 | Cameron Lovatt | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Debbie McGee | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
| 8837 | 20/08/2026 | P | Cameron Lovatt | 119 – 26 | Lawrence Abram | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Debbie McGee | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
| 8838 | 21/08/2026 | P | Cameron Lovatt | 116* – 106 | Lee Nixon | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Debbie McGee | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
