Samir Pilica

Samir Pilica octochamp statistics
Final position	Semi-finalist
Seeding	2
Points total	801
Conundrums solved	5

Samir Pilica in Series 70...

...and in Championship of Champions XIV.

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

Appearances on the show

Heat games

Pilica started his run with a century over Sean Fletcher, as part of going on to achieve a cumulative octotal of 801 and the No. 2 seed position.

Finals

After defeating Priscilla Munday with eleven maxes in his quarter-final, Pilica lost to Andy Naylor in a close semi-final battle.

Championship of Champions XIV

Pilica returned in January 2016 for Championship of Champions XIV. He lost by 127 – 88 in the first round to Callum Todd.

Episodes

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