Stephen Briggs

Stephen Briggs Octochamp Statistics
Final position	Semi-finalist
Seeding	3
Points total	883
Conundrums solved	5

Stephen Briggs in Series 73.

Stephen Briggs was a contestant in Series 43 and an octochamp in Series 73.

Having won three games (and only losing the fourth on a tie-break conundrum) in his original run, Briggs returned in 2015 with a victory over fellow series finalist Liam Moloney. Seven more wins, including six centuries, followed to which was enough for Briggs to qualify for the finals as 3rd seed. He defeated Judy Bursford in the quarter-final but was unable to overcome eventual series champion Jonathan Wynn in the semi-final, losing in a high scoring encounter.

With 883 points, Briggs has the highest octotal for a non-apterite in the Apterous era.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
2899	7/12/2000	P	Sid Sears	41 – 51	Stephen Briggs	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Fern Britton	Catherine Clarke	75
2900	8/12/2000	P	Stephen Briggs	66 – 36	Elsie Metcalfe	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Fern Britton	Catherine Clarke	73
2901	11/12/2000	P	Stephen Briggs	69 – 45	Donald Lyons	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Anya Sitaram	Richard Samson	73
2902	12/12/2000	P	Stephen Briggs	45 – 55*	James Aukett	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Anya Sitaram	Richard Samson	73
6179	23/07/2015	P	Liam Moloney	77 – 98	Stephen Briggs	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Michael Buerk	Susie Dent	124
6180	24/07/2015	P	Stephen Briggs	103 – 44	Sam Fuller	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Michael Buerk	Susie Dent	131
6181	27/07/2015	P	Stephen Briggs	127 – 51	Tom Pitt-Brooke	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Michael Buerk	Susie Dent	144
6182	3/08/2015	P	Stephen Briggs	98 – 67	Chris Wreaves	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Gethin Jones	Susie Dent	132
6183	4/08/2015	P	Stephen Briggs	116 – 55	Euan Crabb	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Gethin Jones	Susie Dent	134
6184	5/08/2015	P	Stephen Briggs	106 – 51	Kadi Batra	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Gethin Jones	Susie Dent	122
6185	6/08/2015	P	Stephen Briggs	110 – 48	Grant Weaver	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Gethin Jones	Susie Dent	119
6186	7/08/2015	P	Stephen Briggs	125 – 56	Nigel Bridge	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Gethin Jones	Susie Dent	129
6273	17/12/2015	QF	Stephen Briggs	110 – 48	Judy Bursford	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent	122
6276	22/12/2015	SF	Jonathan Wynn	134 – 100	Stephen Briggs	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Susie Dent	157

* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum