Tom Rowell

Tom Rowell octochamp statistics
Final position	Quarter-finalist
Seeding	6
Points total	774
Conundrums solved	3

Tom Rowell in Series 63...

...and in the 30th Birthday Championship.

Tom Rowell was an octochamp in Series 63 and a participant in the 30th Birthday Championship. He was a prison worker from Husbands Bosworth, South Leicestershire but born in Solihull in the West Midlands.

Appearances on the show

Heat games

Rowell debuted on 22 July 2010, beating David O'Flanagan by 90 – 65.

He then won another seven games with solid numbers games solutions along with word spots like TORSADES, RARITIES, NASALISE and INLANDERS. He scored three centuries and even made a pass-by with a controversial win in his fifth game.

Finals

Rowell returned in December as the No. 6 seed. Unfortunately for Rowell, he had three words disallowed and couldn't match Daniel Pati in the numbers department. However, he did solve the final numbers game and the conundrum.

30th Birthday Championship

Rowell returned in 2013, as one of 41 contestants that took part in the 30th Birthday Championship.

After receiving a bye to the first round, he won his first match against Peter Lee by 92 – 84 before he lost to Jonathan Rawlinson in the second round.

Co-events

Before his televised run in 2010 – he attended the unofficial Co:Lon 2010 tournament and during the time his shows were being televised, he attended the CoLei Summer Special. He also attended COLIN 2011, CobliviLon, CobliviLon II, COLIN XI and COLIN XI: The Hangover.

Appearances on other game shows

On 30 June, 1 and 4 July 2016 – Rowell appeared on Fifteen to One, notably in the same episodes as Julie Devine where he won his final appearance to appear in the grand final on 11 August 2016.

Rowell was also part of the victorious "Escapologists" team on Series 13 of Only Connect in 2017/18.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
5087	22/07/2010	P	David O'Flanagan	65 – 90	Tom Rowell	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Sharron Davies	Susie Dent	116
5088	23/07/2010	P	Tom Rowell	97 – 63	Dave Gawthrope	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Sharron Davies	Susie Dent	120
5089	09/08/2010	P	Tom Rowell	91 – 64	Paddy O'Connor	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	William Roache	Susie Dent	119
5090	10/08/2010	P	Tom Rowell	104 – 58	Margaret Alldritt	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	William Roache	Susie Dent	119
5091	11/08/2010	P	Tom Rowell	92 – 88	Andrew Mossford	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	William Roache	Susie Dent	128
5092	12/08/2010	P	Tom Rowell	104 – 52	Matt Thorpe	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	William Roache	Susie Dent	115
5093	13/08/2010	P	Tom Rowell	109 – 57	Joan Wright	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	William Roache	Susie Dent	120
5094	23/08/2010	P	Tom Rowell	87 – 74	Jean Miles	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Gary Wilmot	Susie Dent	128
5174	13/12/2010	QF	Daniel Pati	92 – 67	Tom Rowell	Jeff Stelling	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Paul Zenon	Susie Dent	123
5624	18/01/2013	30B1	Peter Lee	84 – 92	Tom Rowell	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Martin Lewis	Susie Dent	131
5640	11/02/2013	30B2	Tom Rowell	65 – 94	Jonathan Rawlinson	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Ken Bruce	Susie Dent	128