Nick Wainwright
| Nick Wainwright octochamp statistics | |
|---|---|
| Final position | Champion |
| Seeding | 3 |
| Points total | 726 |
| Conundrums solved | 3 |
Nick Wainwright was an octochamp in and the champion of Series 56, a semi-finalist in Championship of Champions XIII and a participant in the 30th Birthday Championship. He has also been an Apterite since 2008.
On-screen
Series 56
Nick first appeared in May 2007, beating Rob Waters and seven others on his way to becoming an octochamp.
He reached the grand final, coming from behind to beat Anita Freeland on a crucial conundrum and become the champion of Series 56.
Surprisingly, Wainwright did not get a century until his ninth game although he scored 99 twice in a row.
726 is the lowest octotal for an octochamp who went on to win the series in the original 15-round era.
Championship of Champions XIII
Nick returned for Championship of Champions XIII.
He beat Steve Baines by twenty points on a crucial conundrum.
He then beat Kai Laddiman in a close, tense game. Even when Wainwright got DEUTERONS, Laddiman could still win. But when both players scored on the final numbers game, Wainwright avoided a crucial conundrum.
In his semi-final, Wainwright faced Steve Briers who'd scored 121 and 118 in his two previous games. This was also a close game, with neither player taking a commanding lead at any point. Wainwright took the points on the numbers game of six small but still went into the last numbers game, trailing by five points. He elected not to choose six-small ones again and when both players got ten points, it was a crucial conundrum. But neither player could solve it, and Wainwright lost by five points. He won thirteen games in a row before his only defeat; the longest winning streak of any player in the tournament, noting that Junaid Mubeen and David O'Donnell both lost after thirteen consecutive winning games.
30th Birthday Championship
Nick returned in 2013, as one of 41 contestants that took part in the 30th Birthday Championship.
He lost his only match against Wayne Kelly by 105 – 68.
Off-screen
Co-events
Wainwright competed in these unofficial tournaments: CORED 2007, CoBris 2007, COLIN 2008, COLIN 2009, COLIN 2010, CoNot 2008, Co:Lon 2010 and Co:Lon 2011. He was the winner of the online Apterous Winter Closed 2009 Flight A tournament.
| Preceded by Richard Brittain |
Series winner Series 56 |
Followed by Craig Beevers |
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4348 | 7/05/2007 | P | Rob Waters | 94 – 99 | Nick Wainwright | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
| 4349 | 8/05/2007 | P | Nick Wainwright | 90 – 64 | Sue Faulkner | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
| 4350 | 9/05/2007 | P | Nick Wainwright | 91 – 65 | Matthew Dixon | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Michael Wylie | 140 | ||
| 4351 | 10/05/2007 | P | Nick Wainwright | 76 – 33 | David Senior | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Michael Wylie | 122 | ||
| 4352 | 11/05/2007 | P | Nick Wainwright | 99 – 83 | Eileen Organ | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Michael Wylie | 118 | ||
| 4353 | 14/05/2007 | P | Nick Wainwright | 99 – 46 | Michala Stabbins | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Ricky Tomlinson | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
| 4354 | 15/05/2007 | P | Nick Wainwright | 91 – 88 | Michael Lord | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Ricky Tomlinson | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
| 4355 | 16/05/2007 | P | Nick Wainwright | 81 – 58 | Helen Miller | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Ricky Tomlinson | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
| 4378 | 18/06/2007 | QF | Nick Wainwright | 104 – 74 | Vivienne Mead | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Jo Brand | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
| 4381 | 21/06/2007 | SF | Jean Webby | 74 – 107 | Nick Wainwright | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Jo Brand | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
| 4382 | 22/06/2007 | GF | Nick Wainwright | 89 – 85 | Anita Freeland | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Jo Brand | Susie Dent | 116 | ||
| 4737 | 16/01/2009 | CP | Nick Wainwright | 105 – 85 | Steve Baines | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Andrew Sachs | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
| 4744 | 27/01/2009 | CQF | Kai Laddiman | 91 – 94 | Nick Wainwright | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
| 4745 | 28/01/2009 | CSF | Steve Briers | 87 – 82 | Nick Wainwright | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
| 5616 | 8/01/2013 | 30BP | Wayne Kelly | 105 – 68 | Nick Wainwright | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
