David Roe

David Roe octochamp statistics
Final position	Semi-Finalist
Seeding	4
Points total	809
Conundrums solved	4

David Roe, 23 years after his first apperance, in Series 90.

David Roe was a quarter-finalist in Series 44, and a octochamp and semi-finalist in Series 90. He was a Chartered Accountant from Colne in Lancashire.

Appearances

Series 44

David first appeared in June 2001, in the tail-end of the show's 44th series, first winning against John Hedges, following up with four additional wins before ultimately losing to Bruno Murray in a close 49-41 contest, after failing to crack the crucial conundrum IFUSECOAT. His performance was enough to warrant a place in the quarter-finals as the #6 seed, in which he was matched up against #3 seed, Stuart Wood, but was defeated 60-36, and Wood ultimately went on to win the series.

Heat Games

More than two decades later, Roe returned to the show, facing Nigel Hutchinson, where he achieved a comfortable 22-point victory to take home a second teapot, despite being beaten to the buzzer in the conundrum. He then worked his way through seven more victories to reach his Octochamp tally of eight, with four centuries along the way, and guaranteed his return for the December finals through a dispatch of Hiral Varia in a very closely fought seventh game. He showed his skill and willingness to take risks in the numbers rounds; always picking 6S, 3L or 4L, and finished with a points tally of 809 as the provisional 3rd seed for the finals.

Finals

Ultimately returning as the fourth seed, his challenger was bookstore owner Alex Call, whom he eventually overpowered and triumphed over by a comfortable 30-point margin, despite Alex gaining some ground back by spotting the Darrenic QUILTERS near the end of the game. This meant David marched onto the semi-finals where No.1 seed Chris Kirby lay in wait for him.

Unfortunately, Chris's wordplay proved to be too powerful for David to overcome and the contest was over before the final numbers round; one of the unfortunate mistakes being a declaration of ☓ plankers in Round 10. David did finish with a flourish by cracking a trademark 6S numbers solution, and after neither player cracked the conundrum for the fifth time in a row in the finals, it meant David's second run on the show ended albeit at one stage higher than his Series 44 run, with 988 points from his Series 90 appearances.

Co-events

In 2010, he attended his first Co-event, COLIN 2010.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
3025	06/06/2001	P	John Hedges	35 – 67	David Roe	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Alastair Stewart	Catherine Clarke	89
3026	07/06/2001	P	David Roe	51 – 20	Susan Kavanagh	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Alastair Stewart	Catherine Clarke	73
3027	08/06/2001	P	David Roe	67 – 41	Brian Gentle	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Alastair Stewart	Catherine Clarke	82
3028	11/06/2001	P	David Roe	57 – 47	Mike O'Rourke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Alastair Stewart	Catherine Clarke	74
3029	12/06/2001	P	David Roe	54 – 39	Jackie Wilcock	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Alastair Stewart	Catherine Clarke	73
3030	13/06/2001	P	David Roe	41 – 49	Bruno Murray	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Magnus Magnusson	Catherine Clarke	84
3038	25/06/2001	QF	Stuart Wood	60 – 36	David Roe	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Damian Eadie	73
8384	28/10/2024	P	Nigel Hutchinson	76 – 98	David Roe	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Neil Delamere	Susie Dent	122
8385	29/10/2024	P	David Roe	92 – 84	Anna Seemayer	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Neil Delamere	Susie Dent	123
8386	30/10/2024	P	David Roe	95 – 60	Olivia Bryan	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Neil Delamere	Susie Dent	117
8387	31/10/2024	P	David Roe	95 – 53	Will Rogers	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Neil Delamere	Susie Dent	121
8388	01/11/2024	P	David Roe	103 – 33	Charlotte Dunsterville	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Neil Delamere	Susie Dent	131
8389	04/11/2024	P	David Roe	110 – 55	Barrie Jones	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Carl Frampton	Susie Dent	133
8390	05/11/2024	P	David Roe	109 – 82	Hiral Varia	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Carl Frampton	Susie Dent	124
8391	06/11/2024	P	David Roe	107 – 64	Tyler Selby	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Carl Frampton	Susie Dent	136
8420	17/12/2024	QF	David Roe	97 – 67	Alex Call	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Christopher Biggins	Susie Dent	135
8421	18/12/2024	SF	Chris Kirby	101 – 82	David Roe	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Christopher Biggins	Susie Dent	132

External links

• Article quoting Roe's first appearances in the Lancashire Telegraph