James Hurrell

James Hurrell octochamp statistics
Final position	Quarter-finalist
Seeding	2
Points total	838
Conundrums solved	7

James in his Champion of Champions episode against David O'Donnell.

James Hurrell was an octochamp in Series 57, and a participant in Championship of Champions XIII. He has also been an Apterite since 2008.

Hurrell started his run in Series 56, winning five games before he was stopped by the Series quarter-finals. When he returned as champion at the start of Series 57, he racked up three more wins to become an octochamp, with a total score of 838 points. All but one of his victories involved a century or higher. He returned for the finals as No. 2 seed behind Craig Beevers. There he lost to seven-time winner Steve Baines on a crucial conundrum, as Baines unravelled BOULEVARD after nine seconds to amass exactly 100 points.

Hurrell returned for the Championship of Champions XIII where he faced the unbeaten David O'Donnell in the first round. Notably, this was the first game overseen by Jeff Stelling and Rachel Riley. In the game itself, both contestants performed well in a nip and tuck game that had to be decided by a crucial conundrum. However, it was O'Donnell who spotted that NICEROOTS became CORTISONE in less than a second, winning the game by 19 points.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
4371	7/06/2007	P	John Holland	67 – 121	James Hurrell	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Dr Phil Hammond	Susie Dent	141
4372	8/06/2007	P	James Hurrell	100 – 75	Kathleen McAulay	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Dr Phil Hammond	Susie Dent	129
4373	11/06/2007	P	James Hurrell	113 – 48	Phil Robertshaw	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Susie Dent	120
4374	12/06/2007	P	James Hurrell	88 – 34	Eileen Blackburn	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Susie Dent	121
4375	13/06/2007	P	James Hurrell	101 – 60	Peter Palfrey	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Susie Dent	131
4383	25/06/2007	P	James Hurrell	107 – 60	Stella McKenzie	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Dennis Taylor	Susie Dent	139
4384	26/06/2007	P	James Hurrell	93 – 54	Philip Makepeace	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Dennis Taylor	Susie Dent	116
4385	27/06/2007	P	James Hurrell	115 – 47	Avis Lockwood	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Dennis Taylor	Susie Dent	141
4503	14/12/2007	QF	Steve Baines	100 – 83	James Hurrell	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Henry Blofeld	Alison Heard	129
4733	12/01/2009	CP	David O'Donnell	101 – 82	James Hurrell	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Andrew Sachs	Susie Dent	119