Nicki Sellars
Nicki Sellars was the runner-up of Series 62 and a participant in the 30th Birthday Championship. She was the first woman to make a grand final since Anita Freeland in Series 56, and the first non-octochamp in a grand final since Richard Priest in Series 58.
On-screen
Heat games
Sellars debuted on 22 April 2010 against Chris Jones and beat him with STRIPIER, OUTGREW and all three numbers games to win by 81 – 63.
Sellars won five more games, mostly on crucial conundrums but her run never really looked in doubt until her seventh game against Lee Graham. Graham's word spots of PALLID, OVERSET and Sellars' unhem ☓ meant that she went into the crucial conundrum. After neither player were able to unscramble LATINZETA in the time, Graham won by three points.
Finals
Sellars returned for the series finals as the No. 7 seed.
In her quarter-final, she won by 100 – 60 against Danny Pledger.
In her semi-final, she coincidentally faced a rematch against Lee Graham – the player who had beaten her in the heats. She took revenge on her defeat, winning by 38 points that included the tough conundrum of URULAGAIN.
In the grand final, she faced Oliver Garner. The prodigy started strong with MAESTRO when Nicki only had a six, and never looked back. Sellars did beat the No. 1 seed with TAMPONED, but he stayed at the top and won by 107 – 62.
Special episode
Sellars returned in March 2011 for a special grudge match with Lee Graham and despite having a 21-point lead with three rounds to go, she succumbed to Graham's conundrum solve of SUNTRIVIA to lose by 101 – 94.
30th Birthday Championship
Sellars returned in 2013, as one of 41 contestants that took part in the 30th Birthday Championship. She lost the first match against Tom Hargreaves by 117 – 57.
Of the sixteen participants from Series 60 to 66, she was the only non-octochamp.
Off-screen
Co-events
Sellars made her co-event debut at Co:Reading 2024.
| Preceded by Andrew Hulme |
Series runner-up Series 62 |
Followed by Eoin Monaghan |
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5022 | 22/04/2010 | P | Chris Jones | 63 – 81 | Nicki Sellars | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
| 5023 | 23/04/2010 | P | Nicki Sellars | 90 – 78 | Phil Reynolds | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
| 5024 | 26/04/2010 | P | Nicki Sellars | 85 – 60 | Brian McAulay | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | John Parrott | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
| 5025 | 27/04/2010 | P | Nicki Sellars | 83 – 75 | Annette Sutton | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | John Parrott | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
| 5026 | 28/04/2010 | P | Nicki Sellars | 76 – 52 | David Tidd | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | John Parrott | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
| 5027 | 29/04/2010 | P | Nicki Sellars | 68 – 64 | Alan Hibbert | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | John Parrott | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
| 5028 | 30/04/2010 | P | Nicki Sellars | 73 – 76 | Lee Graham | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | John Parrott | Susie Dent | 129 | ||
| 5058 | 11/06/2010 | QF | Danny Pledger | 60 – 100 | Nicki Sellars | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
| 5062 | 17/06/2010 | SF | Lee Graham | 51 – 89 | Nicki Sellars | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
| 5063 | 18/06/2010 | GF | Nicki Sellars | 62 – 107 | Oliver Garner | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
| S30 | 14/03/2011 | S | Nicki Sellars | 94 – 101 | Lee Graham | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | John Parrott | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
| 5615 | 7/01/2013 | 30BP | Tom Hargreaves | 117 – 57 | Nicki Sellars | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dave Myers | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
