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Joe Zubaidi

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Joe Zubaidi
octochamp statistics
Final position Quarter-finalist
Seeding 6
Points total 665
Conundrums solved 4
Joe Zubaidi in his first game.

Joe Zubaidi was a finalist in Series 48.

He scored 665 points during his octochamp run. Zubaidi made his first appearance on 21 November 2002, with a victory over Ian Courcoux. Zubaidi's 665 points were enough to secure the position of #6 seed for the series finals.

It was in his quarter-final against George Greenhough that Zubaidi scored 94, the highest that he achieved out of any of his games. However, Zubaidi couldn't maintain that level of scoring in the semi-final, falling to Grace Page by 104 points to 71.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
3368 21/11/2002 P Ian Courcoux 66 – 80 Joe Zubaidi Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bob Bevan Susie Dent 129
3369 22/11/2002 P Joe Zubaidi 73 – 63 Franki Ayerst Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Bob Bevan Susie Dent 131
3370 25/11/2002 P Joe Zubaidi 93 – 92 Tony Slade Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Brooke-Taylor Susie Dent 145
3371 26/11/2002 P Joe Zubaidi 89 – 74 Michael Duhig Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Brooke-Taylor Susie Dent 119
3372 27/11/2002 P Joe Zubaidi 74 – 64 Brenda Slade Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Brooke-Taylor Susie Dent 122
3373 28/11/2002 P Joe Zubaidi 88 – 72 Damien Byrne Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Brooke-Taylor Susie Dent 117
3374 29/11/2002 P Joe Zubaidi 81 – 56 Jan Macdonald Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tim Brooke-Taylor Susie Dent 122
3375 2/12/2002 P Joe Zubaidi 87 – 58 Andrew Walton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Peter Baldwin Susie Dent 121
3385 16/12/2002 QF George Greenhough 86 – 94 Joe Zubaidi Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Richard Samson 121
3388 19/12/2002 SF Grace Page 104 – 71 Joe Zubaidi Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Richard Samson 132