Ben Bazzard - Revision history

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 Entering the finals as the No. 3 seed, Bazzard faced off against fellow maths teacher and octochamp [[Caroline McManus]]. Although the game was close early on, and a couple of semi-easy [[numbers]] targets were missed, Ben was on excellent form. He scored points in every round, and eventually zoomed off to finish on an impressive personal best of 124 points; in the process, he spotted {{word|QUESTIONS}} for 9 and unravelled {{word|GETMEDUNG}} into {{word|NUTMEGGED}}. This set up an intriguing semi-final against fellow unbeaten player [[Viraj Seelam]].
-The aforementioned match was a tightly fought contest; only two points separated both of them by the time the match reached the [[Origins of Words]] slot. Unfortunately for Bazzard, an unfortunate misfire with the gamble of {{word|snowday {{x}} }}, and Viraj getting closer on the last [[numbers]] round meant he succumbed to his first defeat, which Seelam compounded by spotting {{word|SEDITIOUS}} from {{word|SUSIEDOIT}} to certify the end of Ben's run. He finished with his lowest score of 74 points in that game, and a final tally of 1,020 from 10 appearances.
+The aforementioned match was a tightly fought contest; only two points separated both of them by the time the game reached the [[Origins of Words]] slot. Unfortunately for Bazzard, an unfortunate misfire with the gamble of {{word|snowday {{x}} }}, and Viraj getting closer on the last [[numbers]] round meant he succumbed to his first defeat, which Seelam compounded by spotting {{word|SEDITIOUS}} from {{word|SUSIEDOIT}} to certify the end of Ben's run. He finished with his lowest score of 74 points in that game, and a final tally of 1,020 from 10 appearances.
 ==Episodes==

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 Entering the finals as the No. 3 seed, Bazzard faced off against fellow maths teacher and octochamp [[Caroline McManus]]. Although the game was close early on, and a couple of semi-easy [[numbers]] targets were missed, Ben was on excellent form. He scored points in every round, and eventually zoomed off to finish on an impressive personal best of 124 points; in the process, he spotted {{word|QUESTIONS}} for 9 and unravelled {{word|GETMEDUNG}} into {{word|NUTMEGGED}}. This set up an intriguing semi-final against fellow unbeaten player [[Viraj Seelam]].
-The aforementioned affair was a tightly fought contest; only two points separated both of them by the time the match reached the [[Origins of Words]] slot. Unfortunately for Bazzard, an unfortunate misfire with the gamble of {{word|snowday {{x}} }}, and Viraj getting closer on the last [[numbers]] round meant he succumbed to his first defeat, which Seelam compounded by spotting {{word|SEDITIOUS}} from {{word|SUSIEDOIT}} to certify the end of Ben's run. He finished with his lowest score of 74 points in that game, and a final tally of 1,020 from 10 appearances.
+The aforementioned match was a tightly fought contest; only two points separated both of them by the time the match reached the [[Origins of Words]] slot. Unfortunately for Bazzard, an unfortunate misfire with the gamble of {{word|snowday {{x}} }}, and Viraj getting closer on the last [[numbers]] round meant he succumbed to his first defeat, which Seelam compounded by spotting {{word|SEDITIOUS}} from {{word|SUSIEDOIT}} to certify the end of Ben's run. He finished with his lowest score of 74 points in that game, and a final tally of 1,020 from 10 appearances.
 ==Episodes==

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+{{octostats|Semi-finalist|3|822|5}}
 [[Image:Ben Bazzard.png|200px|right|thumb|Ben Bazzard in [[Series 88]].]]
 '''Ben Bazzard''' was an [[octochamp]] and semi-finalist in [[Series 88]]. He was Head of Maths at a preparatory school near Bristol, teaching Years 7 and 8, and is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who joined after the recording of his heat games.

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 Entering the finals as the No. 3 seed, Bazzard faced off against fellow maths teacher and octochamp [[Caroline McManus]]. Although the game was close early on, and a couple of semi-easy [[numbers]] targets were missed, Ben was on excellent form. He scored points in every round, and eventually zoomed off to finish on an impressive personal best of 124 points; in the process, he spotted {{word|QUESTIONS}} for 9 and unravelled {{word|GETMEDUNG}} into {{word|NUTMEGGED}}. This set up an intriguing semi-final against fellow unbeaten player [[Viraj Seelam]].
-The aforementioned affair was a tightly fought contest; only two points separated both of them by the time the match reached the [[Origins of Words]] slot. Unfortunately for Bazzard, an unfortunate misfire with the gamble of {{word|snowday {{x}} }}, and Viraj getting closer on the last [[numbers]] round meant he succumbed to his first defeat, which Seelam compounded by spotting {{word|SEDITIOUS}} from {{word|SUSIEDOIT}} to rubber-stamp the end of Ben's run. He ended with his lowest score of 74 points in that game, and a final tally of 1,020 from 10 appearances.
+The aforementioned affair was a tightly fought contest; only two points separated both of them by the time the match reached the [[Origins of Words]] slot. Unfortunately for Bazzard, an unfortunate misfire with the gamble of {{word|snowday {{x}} }}, and Viraj getting closer on the last [[numbers]] round meant he succumbed to his first defeat, which Seelam compounded by spotting {{word|SEDITIOUS}} from {{word|SUSIEDOIT}} to certify the end of Ben's run. He finished with his lowest score of 74 points in that game, and a final tally of 1,020 from 10 appearances.
 ==Episodes==

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 {{octostats| TBC |3|822|5}}
 [[Image:Ben Bazzard.png|200px|right|thumb|Ben Bazzard in [[Series 88]].]]
-'''Ben Bazzard''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 88]]. He was Head of Maths at a preparatory school near Bristol, teaching Years 7 and 8, and is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who joined after the recording of his heat games.
+'''Ben Bazzard''' was an [[octochamp]] and semi-finalist in [[Series 88]]. He was Head of Maths at a preparatory school near Bristol, teaching Years 7 and 8, and is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who joined after the recording of his heat games.
 ==Appearances==
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 ===Finals===
 Entering the finals as the No. 3 seed, Bazzard faced off against fellow maths teacher and octochamp [[Caroline McManus]]. Although the game was close early on, and a couple of semi-easy [[numbers]] targets were missed, Ben was on excellent form. He scored points in every round, and eventually zoomed off to finish on an impressive personal best of 124 points; in the process, he spotted {{word|QUESTIONS}} for 9 and unravelled {{word|GETMEDUNG}} into {{word|NUTMEGGED}}. This set up an intriguing semi-final against fellow unbeaten player [[Viraj Seelam]].
 ==Episodes==
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 {{ep | 8119 | 04/10/2023 | P |Ben Bazzard|111 – 54|[[David Whittington-Bradley]]|Gloria Hunniford|Susie Dent|132}}
 {{ep | 8172 | 18/12/2023 | QF |Ben Bazzard|124 – 61|[[Caroline McManus]]|[[Christopher Biggins]]|Susie Dent|143}}
 {{episode table end}}
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 [[Category:Contestants in Series 88]]
 [[Category:Teapot owners]]
 [[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era]]
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 ===Finals===
-Entering the finals as the No. 3 seed, Bazzard faced off against fellow maths teacher and octochamp [[Caroline McManus]]. Although the game was close early on, and a couple of semi-easy [[numbers]] targets were missed, Ben was on excellent form, scoring points in every round, and eventually accelerating off to finish on an impressive personal best of 124 points, thanks to spotting {{word|QUESTIONS}} for 9 and unraveling {{word|GETMEDUNG}} into {{word|NUTMEGGED}}. This set up an intriguing semi-final against fellow unbeaten player [[Viraj Seelam]].
+Entering the finals as the No. 3 seed, Bazzard faced off against fellow maths teacher and octochamp [[Caroline McManus]]. Although the game was close early on, and a couple of semi-easy [[numbers]] targets were missed, Ben was on excellent form, scoring points in every round, and eventually accelerating off to finish on an impressive personal best of 124 points; in the process, he spotted {{word|QUESTIONS}} for 9 and unravelled {{word|GETMEDUNG}} into {{word|NUTMEGGED}}. This set up an intriguing semi-final against fellow unbeaten player [[Viraj Seelam]].
 ==Episodes==

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 Bazzard's personal best of 119 points in his seventh victory was helped by spotting his first 9-letter word in a letters game with {{word|GROWLIEST}}. He added a second 9 to his run via the spot of {{word|PARENTING}} in the following match to wrap up with a final octotal of 822, which made him the second member of the [[800 club]] member in Series 88 after [[Harry Savage]], and the 109th member in the [[15 round format]].
-==Finals==
+===Finals===
-Entering the finals as the No. 3 seed, Bazzard faced off fellow maths teacher and octochamp [[Caroline McManus]]. Although the game was close early on, and a couple of numbers targets were missed, Bazzard was on excellent form, scoring points in every round, and eventually accelerating off to finish on an impressive personal best of 124 points, thanks to spotting {{word|QUESTIONS}} for 9 and unraveling {{word|GETMEDUNG}} into {{word|NUTMEGGED}}. This setup an intriguing semi-final against fellow unbeaten player and [[octochamp]] [[Viraj Seelam]].
+Entering the finals as the No. 3 seed, Bazzard faced off fellow maths teacher and octochamp [[Caroline McManus]]. Although the game was close early on, and a couple of numbers targets were missed, Bazzard was on excellent form, scoring points in every round, and eventually accelerating off to finish on an impressive personal best of 124 points, thanks to spotting {{word|QUESTIONS}} for 9 and unraveling {{word|GETMEDUNG}} into {{word|NUTMEGGED}}. This setup an intriguing semi-final against fellow unbeaten player [[Viraj Seelam]].
 ==Episodes==