Samir Pilica

	Samir Pilica; Octochamp Statistics
Final position	Semi-finalist
Seeding	2
Points total	801
Conundrums solved	5

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Samir Pilica in the Championship of Champions XIV.

Samir Pilica was an octochamp and semi-finalist in Series 70, and a participant in Championship of Champions XIV. He is also an Apterite. Born in modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, Pilica was one of, if not the, first ever octochamp to not have English as his first language.

Appearances on the programme

Heat games

Pilica started his run with a century over fellow finalist Sean Fletcher, and went on to achieve a cumulative total of 801 points and become number 2 seed for the finals.

Finals

After resoundingly defeating Priscilla Munday with 12 maxes in his quarter-final, Pilica lost to number 3 seed Andy Naylor in a close semi-final battle.

Championship of Champions XIV

Pilica returned in 2016 for Championship of Champions XIV but lost 127 – 88 in the first round to Series 69 champion Callum Todd.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Host	Arithmetician	Guest	Lex	Max
5924	21/05/2014	P	Sean Fletcher	93 – 100	Samir Pilica	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	David Emanuel	Susie Dent	131
5925	22/05/2014	P	Samir Pilica	92 – 39	Sam Smith	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Julia Bradbury	Susie Dent	132
5926	23/05/2014	P	Samir Pilica	95 – 73	Harold Blythe	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Julia Bradbury	Susie Dent	121
5927	26/05/2014	P	Samir Pilica	120 – 53	Simon Gillam	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Julia Bradbury	Susie Dent	133
5928	27/05/2014	P	Samir Pilica	104 – 37	Andrew Sullivan	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Julia Bradbury	Susie Dent	131
5929	28/05/2014	P	Samir Pilica	104 – 43	Peter Lidstone	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Julia Bradbury	Susie Dent	123
5930	29/05/2014	P	Samir Pilica	78 – 51	Steve Parrett	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Myleene Klass	Susie Dent	134
5931	30/05/2014	P	Samir Pilica	108 – 65	Brian Boonham	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Myleene Klass	Susie Dent	123
5941	16/06/2014	QF	Samir Pilica	119 – 44	Priscilla Munday	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Mark Foster	Susie Dent	143
5945	26/06/2014	SF	Samir Pilica	79 – 96	Andy Naylor	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	Jon Culshaw	Susie Dent	130
6283	11/01/2016	CP	Callum Todd	127 – 88	Samir Pilica	{{{10}}}	{{{11}}}	John Inverdale	Susie Dent	137

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Samir Pilica Octochamp Statistics
Final position	Semi-finalist
Seeding	2
Points total	801
Conundrums solved	5