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Mark Allen
| Mark Allen octochamp statistics | |
|---|---|
| Final position | TBC |
| Seeding | 7 |
| Points total | 722 |
| Conundrums solved | 3 |
Mark Allen was an octochamp in Series 92. He was a retiree from Upper Dean, Bedfordshire, which was incorrectly stated by Colin Murray as being in neighbouring Cambridgeshire. He has now qualified for the end-of-series finals in December.
Appearances
Series 92
Mark made his debut on 3 November, kicking off with a victory via a crucial conundrum and the teapot against incumbent champion and Apterite, Joel Lane-Smith. He then followed that up with seven further triumphs but only the singular centuries, which also was a high score of 106 achieved in his fourth game; he notably managed to steer clear of further crucial conundrums in the remainder of his heats.
He also managed to spot two nine-letter-words; those being PEACHIEST during his fifth game and COUNTABLE in his eighth; said-game challenger, Tony Mahoney, had kept right with him until Mark struck the prior mentioned killer blow. The game was ultimately over before the last numbers round, despite Mark missing it. He was anointed as "The Captain" by Colin due to his very calm demeanor throughout all his heats, secured octochampdom with 722 points and ultimately qualified as the seventh seed. He is also notably the only finalist in the series to have not had a previous run on the show.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8639 | 03/11/2025 | P | Joel Lane-Smith | 77 – 90 | Mark Allen | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rebecca Front | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
| 8640 | 04/11/2025 | P | Mark Allen | 59 – 37 | Linda Hardwick | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rebecca Front | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
| 8641 | 05/11/2025 | P | Mark Allen | 99 – 43 | Imran Bashiruddin | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rebecca Front | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
| 8642 | 06/11/2025 | P | Mark Allen | 106 – 60 | Aidan Whiley | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rebecca Front | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
| 8643 | 07/11/2025 | P | Mark Allen | 92 – 67 | Andrew Kirkham | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Rebecca Front | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
| 8644 | 10/11/2025 | P | Mark Allen | 86 – 55 | Gill Baker | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Katharine Merry | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
| 8645 | 11/11/2025 | P | Mark Allen | 97 – 54 | Josh McKenna | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Katharine Merry | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
| 8646 | 12/11/2025 | P | Mark Allen | 93 – 75 | Tony Mahoney | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Katharine Merry | Susie Dent | 154 | ||
