Adam Dexter - Revision history

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‎ZoomDown

TobyMcDonald at 23:24, 17 January 2024

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Liamholton1: /* Series 87 */

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‎Series 87

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‎Appearances on the programme

GTh: /* Series 87 */

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‎Series 87

GTh at 21:22, 27 June 2023

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GTh: /* Series 87 */

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‎Series 87

GTh at 21:21, 27 June 2023

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‎Episodes

GTh at 18:17, 26 June 2023

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 ==ZoomDown==
-He also appeared in [[ZoomDown Series 4]] where despite narrowly missing out on being a tetrachamp to fellow Apterite [[Martin Thomas]], he made it to the finals, winning against Apterite [[Andres Sanchez]] but losing against Apterite [[Ronan Higginson]]. This performance also allowed him to qualify for the [[ZoomDown Championship of Champions]] where he was overpowered by [[Elliott Mellor]], although Dexter got the last word by unscrambling {{word|SPARECOCK}} to {{word|ROCKSCAPE}} after Elliott initially provided an incorrect guess.
+He also appeared in [[ZoomDown Series 4]] where despite narrowly missing out on being a tetrachamp to fellow Apterite [[Martin Thomas]], he made it to the finals, winning against Apterite [[Andres Sanchez]] but losing against Apterite [[Ronan Higginson]]. This performance also allowed him to qualify for the [[ZoomDown Championship of Champions]] where he was overpowered by [[Elliott Mellor]], although Dexter got the last word by unscrambling {{word|SPARECOCK}} to {{word|ROCKSCAPE}} after Elliott initially provided an incorrect guess. He returned for [[ZoomDown Series 5]] which unfortunately was not quite as successful; he matched [[Steven Grady]] in the first 14 rounds, before losing when Steven spotted the [[conundrum]] {{word|HEIGHTIST}}.
 ==Other Tournament Highlights==

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 [[Category:Contestants in Series 69]]
 [[Category:Contestants in Series 87]]
-[[Category:Returning Contestants]]
+[[Category:Returning contestants]]
 [[Category:Finalists]]
 [[Category:Teapot owners]]
 [[Category:Contestants on ZoomDown]]

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 His Quarter-Final led him straight back to [[Graham Moonie-Dalton|Moonie-Dalton]], but, unlike the last time they played, Dexter very much had the better of Graham racking up 10 maxes and his second-highest score of 117, which also included a spot of the 9-letter word {{word|TRIANGLES}}. Neither player solved the conundrum, and with the match over, Adam progressed to the semi-finals and into battle with [[Ronan Higginson]], which coincidentally meant that [[Episode 8048|episode]] was a rematch of their [[ZoomDown Series 4]] [[Episode ZD125|semi-final]] as well.
-That [[Episode 8048|episode]] turned out to be a titanic encounter, with Adam recording a personal best 12-maxes. Unfortunately, that also came attached with the unfortunate gambles of {{word|wolfman {{x}}}} and {{word|epistema {{x}}}}; those being the crucial misses that gave Ronan enough daylight after the final [[numbers]] round, although both players did find {{word|ROGATIONS}} for 9 to boost their scores. After Higginson solved the [[conundrum]] quickly turning {{word|SITONSAND}} to {{word|DISSONANT}}, it meant Dexter bowed out with his third defeat, with a still excellent final score of 98 from his semi-final. This also left him with a total of 913 points from his [[Series 87]] games, and a final points tally of 979 including his [[Series 69]] appearance.
+That [[Episode 8048|episode]] turned out to be a titanic encounter, with Adam recording a personal best 12-maxes. Unfortunately, that also came attached with the unfortunate gambles of {{word|wolfman {{x}}}} and {{word|epistema {{x}}}}; those being the crucial misses that gave Ronan enough daylight after the final [[numbers]] round, although both players did find {{word|ROGATIONS}} for 9 to boost their scores. After Higginson solved the [[conundrum]] quickly turning {{word|SITONSAND}} to {{word|DISSONANT}}, it meant Dexter bowed out with his third defeat, with a still excellent final score of 98 from his semi-final. This also left him with a total of 913 points from his [[Series 87]] games, and a final points tally of 979 including his [[Series 69]] appearance. Higginson went onto win the series, meaning that Dexter suffered two defeats to eventual series champions.
 ==ZoomDown==

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 His Quarter-Final led him straight back to [[Graham Moonie-Dalton|Moonie-Dalton]], but, unlike the last time they played, Dexter very much had the better of Graham racking up 10 maxes and his second-highest score of 117, which also included a spot of the 9-letter word {{word|TRIANGLES}}. Neither player solved the conundrum, and with the match over, Adam progressed to the semi-finals and into battle with [[Ronan Higginson]], which coincidentally meant that [[Episode 8048|episode]] was a rematch of their [[ZoomDown Series 4]] [[Episode ZD125|semi-final]] as well.
-That [[Episode 8048|episode]] turned out to be a titanic encounter, with Adam recording a personal best 12-maxes. Unfortunately, that also came attached with the unfortunate gambles of {{word|wolfman {{x}}}} and {{word|epistema {{x}}}}; those being the crucial misses that gave Ronan enough daylight after the final [[numbers]] round, although both players did find {{word|ROGATIONS}} for 9 to boost their scores. After Higginson solved the [[conundrum]] quickly turning {{word|SITONSAND}} to {{word|DISSONANT}}, it meant Dexter bowed out with his third defeat, with a still excellent final score of 98 from his semi-final. This also left him with a total of 913 points from his [[Series 87]] games, and a final points tally of 979 including his [[Series 67]] appearance.
+That [[Episode 8048|episode]] turned out to be a titanic encounter, with Adam recording a personal best 12-maxes. Unfortunately, that also came attached with the unfortunate gambles of {{word|wolfman {{x}}}} and {{word|epistema {{x}}}}; those being the crucial misses that gave Ronan enough daylight after the final [[numbers]] round, although both players did find {{word|ROGATIONS}} for 9 to boost their scores. After Higginson solved the [[conundrum]] quickly turning {{word|SITONSAND}} to {{word|DISSONANT}}, it meant Dexter bowed out with his third defeat, with a still excellent final score of 98 from his semi-final. This also left him with a total of 913 points from his [[Series 87]] games, and a final points tally of 979 including his [[Series 69]] appearance.
 ==ZoomDown==

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 His Quarter-Final led him straight back to [[Graham Moonie-Dalton|Moonie-Dalton]], but, unlike the last time they played, Dexter very much had the better of Graham racking up 10 maxes and his second-highest score of 117, which also included a spot of the 9-letter word {{word|TRIANGLES}}. Neither player solved the conundrum, and with the match over, Adam progressed to the semi-finals and into battle with [[Ronan Higginson]], which coincidentally meant that [[Episode 8048|episode]] was a rematch of their [[ZoomDown Series 4]] [[Episode ZD125|semi-final]] as well.
-That [[Episode 8048|episode]] turned out to be a titanic encounter, with Adam recording a personal best 12-maxes. Unfortunately, that also came attached with the unfortunate gambles of {{word|wolfman {{x}}}} and {{word|epistema {{x}}}}; those being the crucial misses that gave Ronan enough daylight after the final [[numbers]] round, although both players did find {{word|ROGATIONS}} for 9 to rack up their scores. After Higginson solved the [[conundrum]] quickly turning {{word|SITONSAND}} to {{word|DISSONANT}}, it meant Dexter bowed out with his third defeat, with a still excellent final score of 98 from his semi-final. This also left him with a total of 913 points from his [[Series 87]] games, and a final points tally of 979 including his [[Series 67]] appearance.
+That [[Episode 8048|episode]] turned out to be a titanic encounter, with Adam recording a personal best 12-maxes. Unfortunately, that also came attached with the unfortunate gambles of {{word|wolfman {{x}}}} and {{word|epistema {{x}}}}; those being the crucial misses that gave Ronan enough daylight after the final [[numbers]] round, although both players did find {{word|ROGATIONS}} for 9 to boost their scores. After Higginson solved the [[conundrum]] quickly turning {{word|SITONSAND}} to {{word|DISSONANT}}, it meant Dexter bowed out with his third defeat, with a still excellent final score of 98 from his semi-final. This also left him with a total of 913 points from his [[Series 87]] games, and a final points tally of 979 including his [[Series 67]] appearance.
 ==ZoomDown==

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 [[Image:AdamDexter.jpg|right|thumb|Adam Dexter in [[Series 69]]...]]
 [[Image:Adam Dexter.png|200px|right|thumb|...and ten years later in [[Series 87]]!]]
-'''Adam Dexter''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 69]] and a semi-finalist [[Series 87]]. At the time of his second appearance, he was an insurance claims handler from Kidderminster in Worcestershire. He has also been an [[Apterous|Apterite]] since 2008 and has achieved a Top-50 rating on the [[Apterous]] Pro-Ranks leaderboard.
+'''Adam Dexter''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 69]] and a semi-finalist in [[Series 87]]. At the time of his second appearance, he was an insurance claims handler from Kidderminster in Worcestershire. He has also been an [[Apterous|Apterite]] since 2008 and has achieved a Top-50 rating on the [[Apterous]] Pro-Ranks leaderboard.
 ==Appearances on the programme==

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 {{ep | 8034 | 07/06/2023 | P |Adam Dexter|71 – 81|[[Graham Moonie-Dalton]]|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|141}}
 {{ep | 8047 | 26/06/2023 | QF |Graham Moonie-Dalton|60 – 117|Adam Dexter|[[Maggie Aderin-Pocock]]|Susie Dent|134}}
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