Alex Call - Revision history

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DaaniyalAli at 19:40, 19 December 2024

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GTh at 19:03, 19 December 2024

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Mclarenguy22 at 18:58, 13 December 2024

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GTh at 17:35, 6 December 2024

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GTh at 21:37, 31 October 2024

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DaaniyalAli at 22:00, 30 October 2024

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RLSJ1997 at 04:03, 21 September 2024

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GTh at 21:17, 16 September 2024

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 ===Finals===
-Call returned for his Quarter-final against returnee [[David Roe]], who ultimately powered past Call and marked the latter's first defeat on the show, although he did manage to spot the [[Darren]]ic {{word|QUILTERS}} to claw back some pride towards the end of the game. With his lowest score to date of 67 points, it meant Alex finished with 822 points from his nine appearances, and with his unbeaten record broken.
+Call returned for his Quarter-final against returnee [[David Roe]]; while Call actually drew first blood with {{word|BROMINE}}, it was Roe who ultimately powered past Call and marked the latter's first defeat on the show, although he did manage to spot the [[Darren]]ic {{word|QUILTERS}} to claw back some pride towards the end of the game. With his lowest score to date of 67 points, it meant Alex finished with 822 points from his nine appearances, and with his unbeaten record broken.
 ==Episodes==

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 {{octostats|Quarter-Finalist|5|755|1}}
 [[File:Alex Call.png|thumb|200px|right|Alex Call in Series 90.]]
-'''Alex Call''' was an [[octochamp]] and Quarter-finalist in [[Series 90]]. At the time of his appearances, he was a self-employed book distributor from Swindon. He has also been a contestant on ''{{w|Pointless}}'', appearing on 7 September 2020 with his mother [[Elaine Call|Elaine]], who appeared earlier in the same series of ''[[Countdown]]''.
+'''Alex Call''' was an [[octochamp]] and quarter-finalist in [[Series 90]]. At the time of his appearances, he was a self-employed book distributor from Swindon. He has also been a contestant on ''{{w|Pointless}}'', appearing on 7 September 2020 with his mother [[Elaine Call|Elaine]], who appeared earlier in the same series of ''[[Countdown]]''.
 He previously spent over fifteen years working for {{w|WHSmith}}, going on to become head of promotions and eventually head of book marketing. Following his departure to go on a year-long sabbatical, he went on to found and operate his own book distribution company, 'Bert's Books'. This was initially online only, but due to the success of the business, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic era, a physical shop opened in Swindon in 2022.

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-{{octostats|TBC|5|755|1}}
+{{octostats|Quarter-Finalist|5|755|1}}
 [[File:Alex Call.png|thumb|200px|right|Alex Call in Series 90.]]
-'''Alex Call''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 90]]. At the time of his appearances, he was a self-employed book distributor from Swindon. He has also been a contestant on ''{{w|Pointless}}'', appearing on 7 September 2020 with his mother [[Elaine Call|Elaine]], who appeared earlier in the same series of ''[[Countdown]]''.
+'''Alex Call''' was an [[octochamp]] and Quarter-finalist in [[Series 90]]. At the time of his appearances, he was a self-employed book distributor from Swindon. He has also been a contestant on ''{{w|Pointless}}'', appearing on 7 September 2020 with his mother [[Elaine Call|Elaine]], who appeared earlier in the same series of ''[[Countdown]]''.
 He previously spent over fifteen years working for {{w|WHSmith}}, going on to become head of promotions and eventually head of book marketing. Following his departure to go on a year-long sabbatical, he went on to found and operate his own book distribution company, 'Bert's Books'. This was initially online only, but due to the success of the business, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic era, a physical shop opened in Swindon in 2022.
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 Alex made his debut on the 27th August where he dispatched 2-time winner [[Jill Taylor]]. He went on to record seven more victories, which included a high-score of 116 in his [[Episode 8351|fifth game]] and also the only 9-letter-word spot of his heats in {{word|ENCOURAGE}}. He notably managed to avoid any crucial [[conundrums]] despite actually only solving the single one through all of his heats, and wrapped up after his [[Episode 8354|eighth game]] with a final total of 755 to become the third [[octochamp]] of the series, with that game also marking the point where the major dictionary cull of July 2024 took effect on-screen. He thus qualified for the finals, ranked No. 5 seed.
 ==Episodes==
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 {{ep | 8353 | 13/09/2024 | P |Alex Call|82 – 80|[[Paul Devine]]|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|129}}
 {{ep | 8354 | 16/09/2024 | P |Alex Call|90 – 61|[[Sean Lincoln]]|[[Richard Osman]]|Susie Dent|125}}
 {{episode table end}}
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 [[Category:Teapot owners]]
 [[Category:Contestants on other game shows]]
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 {{octostats|TBC|5|755|1}}
 [[File:Alex Call.png|thumb|200px|right|Alex Call in Series 90.]]
-'''Alex Call''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 90]]. At the time of his appearances, he was a self-employed book distributor from Swindon, and he has now qualified for the end-of-series finals in December.
+'''Alex Call''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 90]]. At the time of his appearances, he was a self-employed book distributor from Swindon. He has also been a contestant on ''{{w|Pointless}}'', appearing on 7 September 2020 with his mother [[Elaine Call|Elaine]], who appeared earlier in the same series of ''[[Countdown]]''.
 He previously spent over fifteen years working for {{w|WHSmith}}, going on to become head of promotions and eventually head of book marketing. Following his departure to go on a year-long sabbatical, he went on to found and operate his own book distribution company, 'Bert's Books'. This was initially online only, but due to the success of the business, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic era, a physical shop opened in Swindon in 2022.
 ===Heat Games===
-Alex made his debut on the 27th August where he dispatched 2-time winner [[Jill Taylor]]. He went on to record seven more victories, which included a high-score of 116 in his [[Episode 8351|fifth game]] and also the only 9-letter-word spot of his heats in {{word|ENCOURAGE}}. He notably managed to avoid any crucial [[conundrums]] despite actually only solving the single one through all of his heats, and wrapped up after his [[Episode 8354|eighth game]] with a final total of 755 to become the third [[octochamp]] of the series, with that game also marking the point where the major dictionary cull of July 2024 took effect on-screen. Call thus became the third seed for the finals in December with just under half the series still to go.
+Alex made his debut on the 27th August where he dispatched 2-time winner [[Jill Taylor]]. He went on to record seven more victories, which included a high-score of 116 in his [[Episode 8351|fifth game]] and also the only 9-letter-word spot of his heats in {{word|ENCOURAGE}}. He notably managed to avoid any crucial [[conundrums]] despite actually only solving the single one through all of his heats, and wrapped up after his [[Episode 8354|eighth game]] with a final total of 755 to become the third [[octochamp]] of the series, with that game also marking the point where the major dictionary cull of July 2024 took effect on-screen. He thus qualified for the finals, ranked No. 5 seed.
 ==Episodes==

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 [[File:Alex Call.png|thumb|200px|right|Alex Call in Series 90.]]
 '''Alex Call''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 90]]. At the time of his appearances, he was a self-employed book distributor from Swindon, and he has now qualified for the end-of-series finals in December.

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	'''Alex Call''' was an [[Octochamp]] in [[Series 90]]. At the time of his appearances, he was a self-employed book distributor from Swindon, and he will almost certainly return for the end-of-series finals in December.		'''Alex Call''' was an [[Octochamp]] in [[Series 90]]. At the time of his appearances, he was a self-employed book distributor from Swindon, and he will almost certainly return for the end-of-series finals in December.

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 {{ep | 8349 | 09/09/2024 | P |Alex Call|77 – 75|[[Margaret Long]]|[[Jon Culshaw]]|Susie Dent|133}}
 {{ep | 8350 | 10/09/2024 | P |Alex Call|104 – 85|[[Chris Butterly]]|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|124}}
-{{ep | 8351 | 11/09/2024 | P |Alex Call|116 – 45|[[Mark Summersmith]]|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|135}}
+{{ep | 8351 | 11/09/2024 | P |Alex Call|116 – 45|[[Mark Summersmith]]|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|136}}
 {{ep | 8352 | 12/09/2024 | P |Alex Call|93 – 35|[[Clare Harris]]|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|135}}
 {{ep | 8353 | 13/09/2024 | P |Alex Call|82 – 80|[[Paul Devine]]|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|129}}