Bradley Horrocks - Revision history

DaaniyalAli at 10:38, 12 July 2025

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GTh at 21:29, 19 April 2024

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GTh: /* Co-events */

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RLSJ1997: Forgot to add this category last week

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Forgot to add this category last week

RLSJ1997 at 05:29, 13 August 2022

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Mclarenguy22 at 21:39, 12 August 2022

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Brahag16 at 10:20, 2 February 2022

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TheWikiMan at 11:08, 21 September 2021

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TobyMcDonald at 13:50, 15 August 2021

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-[[File:Bradley Horrocks.png|thumb|200px|right|Bradley Horrocks in [[Series 77]].]]
+[[File:Bradley Horrocks.png|thumb|200px|right|Bradley Horrocks in [[Series 77]]…]]
 [[File:Bradley Horrocks Audience.png|thumb|200px|right|Bradley Horrocks solving the conundrum in [[Episode 6526]].]]
 '''Bradley Horrocks''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the runner-up of [[Series 77]], and the runner-up of [[Championship of Champions XV]]. He was a mathematics undergraduate student at the {{w|University of Manchester}} from Bolton at the time of his [[Series 77]] games, and he had graduated by the time of his [[Championship of Champions XV|CoC]] appearances. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who has held the No. 1 position in the Pro Ranks. [https://www.apterous.org/proranks.php?period=105427]
-Prior to his début as a contestant, Horrocks had appeared on ''[[Countdown]]'' during the [[Series 76|previous series]] as the audience member who unscrambled the [[conundrum]] {{word|COOLCIDER}} on [[Episode 6526|23 February 2017]].
+Prior to his début as a contestant, Horrocks had appeared on ''[[Countdown]]'' during the [[Series 76|previous series]] as the audience member who unscrambled the [[conundrum]], {{word|COOLCIDER}}, on [[Episode 6526|23 February 2017]].
 ==Appearances on the programme==
 ===Heat games===

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 [[File:Bradley Horrocks.png|thumb|200px|right|Bradley Horrocks in [[Series 77]].]]
 [[File:Bradley Horrocks Audience.png|thumb|200px|right|Bradley Horrocks solving the conundrum in [[Episode 6526]].]]
-'''Bradley Horrocks''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the runner-up of [[Series 77]], and the runner-up of [[Championship of Champions XV]]. He was a maths student from Bolton. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who has held the No. 1 position in the Pro Ranks. [https://www.apterous.org/proranks.php?period=105427]
+'''Bradley Horrocks''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the runner-up of [[Series 77]], and the runner-up of [[Championship of Champions XV]]. He was a mathematics undergraduate student at the {{w|University of Manchester}} from Bolton at the time of his [[Series 77]] games, and he had graduated by the time of his [[Championship of Champions XV|CoC]] appearances. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who has held the No. 1 position in the Pro Ranks. [https://www.apterous.org/proranks.php?period=105427]
 Prior to his début as a contestant, Horrocks had appeared on ''[[Countdown]]'' during the [[Series 76|previous series]] as the audience member who unscrambled the [[conundrum]] {{word|COOLCIDER}} on [[Episode 6526|23 February 2017]].

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 {{series runner-up|preceded_by=Moose Rosser|followed_by=Philip Aston|series=77}}
-{{Champion of Champions runner-up|preceded_by=Dan McColm|coc=XV}}
+{{Champion of Champions runner-up|preceded_by=Dan McColm|coc=XV|followed_by=James Haughton}}
 ==Episodes==

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 ==Catsdown==
-On 12 August 2022, Horrocks appeared on [[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown|Series 23]] of [[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]], helping out [[Jamali Maddix]] and [[Joe Wilkinson]].
+On 12 August 2022, Horrocks appeared on [[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown|Series 23]] of [[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown]], helping out [[Jamali Maddix]] and [[Joe Wilkinson]]. He also became the first non-celebrity contestant since [[Mark Murray]] in more than 5.5 years to appear on that version of the show.
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 {{ep | 6993 | 21/01/2019 | CSF |Bradley Horrocks| 111 - 110 |[[Tom Chafer-Cook]]|[[Jon Culshaw]]|Susie Dent|128}}
 {{ep | 6994 | 22/01/2019 | CGF |[[Zarte Siempre]]| 116 - 83 |Bradley Horrocks|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|123}}
 {{episode table end}}
 {{CofC Runnerup}}

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 ===Championship of Champions XV===
 Horrocks returned to Countdown over a year later in January 2019 to participate in the [[Championship of Champions XV]]. In the seventh match of the preliminary round, he took on fellow series runner-up [[Andrew Macleod]]. A high-scoring contest saw Horrocks take the game {{score|128|104}} to set up a quarter-final [[rematch]] with John Cowen. In the quarter-final match, they played a close run game, but Horrocks ran 3 points ahead and finished with 99 points to Cowen's 96 after both players gave incorrect answers to the crucial conundrum {{word|MIHIBALLS}}. In the semi-finals, he played a rematch of his grand final in [[Series 77]] against [[Tom Chafer-Cook]]. After falling 7 points behind in round 1, he turned it around with victory in the third [[numbers game|numbers round]] and won the final letters round with {{word|ATHEROMA}}. Both solved the final numbers round, giving victory to Horrocks despite Chafer-Cook solving the conundrum (to lose by 1 point!). He played [[Zarte Siempre]] in the grand final, but his opponent lead all the way, spotting {{word|HEDARIM}} in round 1 and extending his lead with a 3 large selection and {{word|DIADEM}} in round 13 to build an unassailable lead. Horrocks did get one last consolation, solving a 6 small with use of the 13 times table.
 ==Co-events==

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 [[File:Bradley Horrocks.png|thumb|200px|right|Bradley Horrocks in [[Series 77]].]]
 [[File:Bradley Horrocks Audience.png|thumb|200px|right|Bradley Horrocks solving the conundrum in [[Episode 6526]].]]
-'''Bradley Horrocks''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the runner-up of [[Series 77]], and the runner-up of [[Championship of Champions XV]]. He was a maths student from Bolton. He is also an [[Apterite]] who has held the No. 1 position in the Pro Ranks. [https://www.apterous.org/proranks.php?period=105427]
+'''Bradley Horrocks''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the runner-up of [[Series 77]], and the runner-up of [[Championship of Champions XV]]. He was a maths student from Bolton. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] who has held the No. 1 position in the Pro Ranks. [https://www.apterous.org/proranks.php?period=105427]
-Prior to his début as a contestant, Horrocks had appeared on ''Countdown'' during the [[Series 76|previous series]] as the audience member who unscrambled the conundrum {{word|COOLCIDER}} on [[Episode 6526|23 February 2017]].
+Prior to his début as a contestant, Horrocks had appeared on ''[[Countdown]]'' during the [[Series 76|previous series]] as the audience member who unscrambled the [[conundrum]] {{word|COOLCIDER}} on [[Episode 6526|23 February 2017]].
 ==Appearances on the programme==
 ===Heat games===
-'''Bra''', as he is also known on [[Apterous]], made his début on 22 November 2017 in the champion's chair, where he comfortably outran [[Liam Dwek]] with a century. Another seven wins followed, including six centuries and a score in the 80s. He amassed 864 points during his run, finishing his unbeaten streak during the penultimate week of preliminaries in Series 77 to qualify as the #2 seed for the finals as well as the eighth and final octochamp of the series.
+'''Bra''', as he is also known on [[Apterous]], made his début on 22 November 2017 in the champion's chair, where he comfortably outran [[Liam Dwek]] with a [[century]]. Another seven wins followed, including six centuries and a score in the 80s. He amassed 864 points during his run, finishing his unbeaten streak during the penultimate week of preliminaries in Series 77 to qualify as the No. 2 seed for the finals as well as the eighth and final octochamp of the series.
 ===Finals===
-Eleven days later, Horrocks returned for the finals stage, where he first prevailed over #7-ranked [[James Kennedy]] in a very close quarter-final, sealing victory on a crucial [[conundrum]]. Barely a week after that, he returned for the semi-finals where he faced the "strong 6 small" man [[John Cowen]]. In spite of this, he managed to defeat him through several letters round by spotting words such as {{word|OVERFIT}}, {{word|RETINOID}} and {{word|SIDEWAY}}. Finally, the day after his semi-final, he reached the [[Episode 6736|grand final]] of Series 77, where he took on #1 seed [[Tom Chafer-Cook]]. In the first round, he beat Chafer-Cook with the five-letter {{word|GREED}} after the latter had a word disallowed, and he kept up tenaciously with the top seed in all numbers and most letters rounds thereafter to force a crucial [[conundrum]] with the score standing {{score|100|91}} in Chafer-Cook's favour. However, neither contestant was able to spot that {{word|RILEYISMS}} unscrambled to {{word|MISSILERY}} within the allotted time, meaning that Horrocks finally fell at the final hurdle but still finished as runner-up of a very strong series.
+Eleven days later, Horrocks returned for the finals stage, where he first prevailed over No. 7-ranked [[James Kennedy]] in a very close quarter-final, sealing victory on a crucial [[conundrum]]. Barely a week after that, he returned for the semi-finals where he faced the "strong 6 small" man [[John Cowen]]. In spite of this, he managed to defeat him through several [[letters game|letters round]]s by spotting words such as {{word|OVERFIT}}, {{word|RETINOID}} and {{word|SIDEWAY}}. Finally, the day after his semi-final, he reached the [[Episode 6736|grand final]] of Series 77, where he took on No. 1 seed [[Tom Chafer-Cook]]. In the first round, he beat Chafer-Cook with the five-letter {{word|GREED}} after the latter had a word disallowed, and he kept up tenaciously with the top seed in all numbers and most letters rounds thereafter to force a crucial [[conundrum]] with the score standing {{score|100|91}} in Chafer-Cook's favour. However, neither [[contestant]] was able to spot that {{word|RILEYISMS}} unscrambled to {{word|MISSILERY}} within the allotted time, meaning that Horrocks finally fell at the final hurdle but still finished as runner-up of a very strong series.
 ===Championship of Champions XV===
-Horrocks returned to Countdown over a year later in January 2019 to participate in the [[Championship of Champions XV]]. In the seventh match of the preliminary round, he took on fellow series runner-up [[Andrew Macleod]]. A high-scoring contest saw Horrocks take the game {{score|128|104}} to set up a quarter-final [[rematch]] with John Cowen. Horrocks then faced Cowen in the quarter-final where they played a close run game, but Horrocks ran 3 points ahead and finished with 99 points to Cowen's 96 after both players gave incorrect answers to the crucial conundrum {{word|MIHIBALLS}}. In the semi-finals, he played a rematch of his grand final in [[Series 77]] against [[Tom Chafer-Cook]]. After falling 7 points behind in round 1, he turned it around with victory in the third numbers round and won the final letters round with {{word|ATHEROMA}}. Both solved the final numbers round, giving victory to Horrocks despite Chafer-Cook solving the conundrum (to lose by 1 point!). He played [[Zarte Siempre]] in the grand final, but his opponent lead all the way, spotting {{word|HEDARIM}} in round 1 and extending his lead with a 3 large selection and {{word|DIADEM}} in round 13 to build an unassailable lead. Horrocks did get one last consolation, solving a 6 small with use of the 13 times table.
+Horrocks returned to Countdown over a year later in January 2019 to participate in the [[Championship of Champions XV]]. In the seventh match of the preliminary round, he took on fellow series runner-up [[Andrew Macleod]]. A high-scoring contest saw Horrocks take the game {{score|128|104}} to set up a quarter-final [[rematch]] with John Cowen. In the quarter-final match, they played a close run game, but Horrocks ran 3 points ahead and finished with 99 points to Cowen's 96 after both players gave incorrect answers to the crucial conundrum {{word|MIHIBALLS}}. In the semi-finals, he played a rematch of his grand final in [[Series 77]] against [[Tom Chafer-Cook]]. After falling 7 points behind in round 1, he turned it around with victory in the third [[numbers game|numbers round]] and won the final letters round with {{word|ATHEROMA}}. Both solved the final numbers round, giving victory to Horrocks despite Chafer-Cook solving the conundrum (to lose by 1 point!). He played [[Zarte Siempre]] in the grand final, but his opponent lead all the way, spotting {{word|HEDARIM}} in round 1 and extending his lead with a 3 large selection and {{word|DIADEM}} in round 13 to build an unassailable lead. Horrocks did get one last consolation, solving a 6 small with use of the 13 times table.
 ==Co-events==
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 ==See Also==
-[[User:Brahag16|Bradley's profile here.]]
+*[[User:Brahag16|Bradley's profile here.]]
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 [[Category:Finalists]]