Chris Kirby - Revision history

GTh at 17:34, 27 June 2025

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TobyMcDonald at 16:40, 31 December 2024

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GTh: /* Finals */

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‎Finals

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‎Finals

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‎Finals

DaaniyalAli at 18:52, 20 December 2024

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GTh at 18:13, 20 December 2024

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GTh: /* Series 90 */

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‎Series 90

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‎Episodes

GTh at 18:52, 19 December 2024

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 [[Fiona Wood]] turned out to be Kirby's toughest opponent to date – even though she immediately fell behind thanks to the backfire on {{word|waspier {{x}}}}, Kirby produced two ultimately crucial misfires in {{word|cuttie {{x}}}} and {{word|promotee {{x}}}} respectively, despite following both of those up with [[darren]]ic {{word|ROUTEING}} to establish a three-point lead. That was preserved until the crucial and championship-deciding [[conundrum]] {{word|ITSSADUEL}}. Unfortunately for Kirby, and for the first time at all in these series finals, it was Wood who buzzed in after 18.5 seconds with the very much right {{word|LASSITUDE}} to make history as only the sixth female [[series winners|series champion]] in over 40 years, the first ever in the history of the [[15-round format]], snatch the title from Kirby and condemn him to his second defeat. He finished with a final points tally of 1,166 and an average of exactly 106 points per game in [[Series 90]], to add to the 271 points scored in his [[Series 60]] appearances.
-{{series runner-up|preceded_by=Michael Calder (Series 60){{!}}Michael Calder|series=90}}
+{{series runner-up|preceded_by=Michael Calder (Series 60){{!}}Michael Calder|series=90|followed_by=Tim James}}
 ==Episodes==

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 Upon his return, he faced [[Neil Holland]], who entered the quarter-finals as a stand-in due to [[James Swinnerton]] being unable to attend the finals. Kirby faced another tough challenge, but managed to win a spot in the semis with a 96 point win to Holland's 68 points.
-His semi-final against fellow returnee [[David Roe]] was again a tough proposition for Kirby, but Chris eventually broke free thanks to the spots of {{word|TENSILE}}, {{word|TRAITORS}}, {{word|MUCOID}} and {{word|PERSONAL}} to secure a Grand-Final berth before the final [[numbers]] round while scoring another [[century]] in the process.
+His [[Episode 8421|semi-final]] against fellow [[returning contestants|returnee]], [[David Roe]], was again a tough proposition for Kirby, but he eventually broke free thanks to the spots of {{word|TENSILE}}, {{word|TRAITORS}}, {{word|MUCOID}} and {{word|PERSONAL}} to secure a [[Episode 8423|grand final]] berth before the final [[numbers round]] while scoring another [[century]] in the process.
-[[Fiona Wood]] turned out to be Kirby's toughest opponent to date; even though she immediately fell behind thanks to the backfire on {{word| {{x}} waspier}}, Chris produced two ultimately crucial misfires in {{word|{{x}} cuttie}} and {{word| {{x}} promotee}} respectively, despite following both of those up with [[darren]]ic {{word|ROUTEING}} to establish a three-point lead. That was preserved until the crucial and championship-deciding [[conundrum]] {{word|ITSSADUEL}}. Unfortunately for Chris, and for the first time at all in these series-finals, it was Fiona who buzzed in after 18.5 seconds with the very much right {{word|LASSITUDE}} to make history as only the sixth female series champion in over 40 years and the first ever in the history of the [[15 round format]], snatch the title from Kirby and condemn him to his second defeat. He finished with a final points tally of 1,166 and an average of exactly 106 points per game in [[Series 90]], to add to the 271 points scored in his [[Series 60]] appearances.
+[[Fiona Wood]] turned out to be Kirby's toughest opponent to date – even though she immediately fell behind thanks to the backfire on {{word|waspier {{x}}}}, Kirby produced two ultimately crucial misfires in {{word|cuttie {{x}}}} and {{word|promotee {{x}}}} respectively, despite following both of those up with [[darren]]ic {{word|ROUTEING}} to establish a three-point lead. That was preserved until the crucial and championship-deciding [[conundrum]] {{word|ITSSADUEL}}. Unfortunately for Kirby, and for the first time at all in these series finals, it was Wood who buzzed in after 18.5 seconds with the very much right {{word|LASSITUDE}} to make history as only the sixth female [[series winners|series champion]] in over 40 years, the first ever in the history of the [[15-round format]], snatch the title from Kirby and condemn him to his second defeat. He finished with a final points tally of 1,166 and an average of exactly 106 points per game in [[Series 90]], to add to the 271 points scored in his [[Series 60]] appearances.
-{{series runner-up|preceded_by=Michael Calder|series=90}}
+{{series runner-up|preceded_by=Michael Calder (Series 60){{!}}Michael Calder|series=90}}
 ==Episodes==
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 {{ep | 8413 | 06/12/2024 | P |Chris Kirby|94 – 77|[[Bethan Phillips]]|Justin Moorhouse|Susie Dent|124}}
 {{ep | 8417 | 12/12/2024 | QF |Chris Kirby|96 – 68|[[Neil Holland]]|[[Rory Bremner]]|Susie Dent|133}}
-{{ep | 8421 | 18/12/2024 | SF |Chris Kirby|101 – 82|[[David Roe]]|Christopher Biggins|Susie Dent|132}}
+{{ep | 8421 | 18/12/2024 | SF |Chris Kirby|101 – 82|[[David Roe]]|[[Christopher Biggins]]|Susie Dent|132}}
 {{ep | 8423 | 20/12/2024 | GF |Chris Kirby|89 – 96|[[Fiona Wood]]|Christopher Biggins|Susie Dent|120}}
 {{episode table end}}

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 His semi-final against fellow returnee [[David Roe]] was again a tough proposition for Kirby, but Chris eventually broke free thanks to the spots of {{word|TENSILE}}, {{word|TRAITORS}}, {{word|MUCOID}} and {{word|PERSONAL}} to secure a Grand-Final berth before the final [[numbers]] round while scoring another [[century]] in the process.
-[[Fiona Wood]] turned out to be Kirby's toughest opponent to date; even though she immediately fell behind thanks to the backfire on {{word| {{x}} waspier}}, Chris has what ultimately two crucial misfires in {{word|{{x}} cuttie}} and {{word| {{x}} promotee}} respectively, despite following both of those up with [[darren]]ic {{word|ROUTEING}} to establish a three-point lead. That was preserved until the crucial and championship-deciding [[conundrum]] {{word|ITSSADUEL}}. Unfortunately for Chris, and for the first time at all in these series-finals, it was Fiona who buzzed in after 18.5 seconds with the very much right {{word|LASSITUDE}} to make history as only the sixth female series champion in over 40 years and the first ever in the history of the [[15 round format]], snatch the title from Kirby and condemn him to his second defeat. He finished with a final points tally of 1,166 and an average of exactly 106 points per game in [[Series 90]], to add to the 271 points scored in his [[Series 60]] appearances.
+[[Fiona Wood]] turned out to be Kirby's toughest opponent to date; even though she immediately fell behind thanks to the backfire on {{word| {{x}} waspier}}, Chris produced two ultimately crucial misfires in {{word|{{x}} cuttie}} and {{word| {{x}} promotee}} respectively, despite following both of those up with [[darren]]ic {{word|ROUTEING}} to establish a three-point lead. That was preserved until the crucial and championship-deciding [[conundrum]] {{word|ITSSADUEL}}. Unfortunately for Chris, and for the first time at all in these series-finals, it was Fiona who buzzed in after 18.5 seconds with the very much right {{word|LASSITUDE}} to make history as only the sixth female series champion in over 40 years and the first ever in the history of the [[15 round format]], snatch the title from Kirby and condemn him to his second defeat. He finished with a final points tally of 1,166 and an average of exactly 106 points per game in [[Series 90]], to add to the 271 points scored in his [[Series 60]] appearances.
 {{series runner-up|preceded_by=Michael Calder|series=90}}

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 His semi-final against fellow returnee [[David Roe]] was again a tough proposition for Kirby, but Chris eventually broke free thanks to the spots of {{word|TENSILE}}, {{word|TRAITORS}}, {{word|MUCOID}} and {{word|PERSONAL}} to secure a Grand-Final berth before the final [[numbers]] round while scoring another [[century]] in the process.
-Wood turned out to be Kirby's toughest opponent to date; even though she immediately fell behind thanks to the backfire on {{word| {{x}} waspier}}, Chris has what ultimately two crucial misfires in {{word|{{x}} cuttie}} and {{word| {{x}} promotee}} respectively, despite following both of those up with [[darren]]ic {{word|ROUTEING}} to establish a three-point lead. That was preserved until the crucial and championship-deciding [[conundrum]] {{word|ITSSADUEL}}. Unfortunately for Chris, and for the first time at all in these series-finals, it was Fiona who buzzed in after 18.5 seconds with the very much right {{word|LASSITUDE}} to make history as only the sixth female series champion in over 40 years and the first ever in the history of the [[15 round format]], snatch the title from Kirby and condemn him to his second defeat. He finished with a final points tally of 1,166 and an average of exactly 106 points per game in [[Series 90]], to add to the 271 points scored in his [[Series 60]] appearances.
+[[Fiona Wood]] turned out to be Kirby's toughest opponent to date; even though she immediately fell behind thanks to the backfire on {{word| {{x}} waspier}}, Chris has what ultimately two crucial misfires in {{word|{{x}} cuttie}} and {{word| {{x}} promotee}} respectively, despite following both of those up with [[darren]]ic {{word|ROUTEING}} to establish a three-point lead. That was preserved until the crucial and championship-deciding [[conundrum]] {{word|ITSSADUEL}}. Unfortunately for Chris, and for the first time at all in these series-finals, it was Fiona who buzzed in after 18.5 seconds with the very much right {{word|LASSITUDE}} to make history as only the sixth female series champion in over 40 years and the first ever in the history of the [[15 round format]], snatch the title from Kirby and condemn him to his second defeat. He finished with a final points tally of 1,166 and an average of exactly 106 points per game in [[Series 90]], to add to the 271 points scored in his [[Series 60]] appearances.
 {{series runner-up|preceded_by=Michael Calder|series=90}}

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 His semi-final against fellow returnee [[David Roe]] was again a tough proposition for Kirby, but Chris eventually broke free thanks to the spots of {{word|TENSILE}}, {{word|TRAITORS}}, {{word|MUCOID}} and {{word|PERSONAL}} to secure a Grand-Final berth before the final [[numbers]] round while scoring another [[century]] in the process.
-Wood turned out to be Kirby's toughest opponent to date; even though she immediately fell behind thanks to the backfire on {{word| {{x}} waspier}}, Chris has what ultimately two crucial misfires in {{word|{{x}} cuttie}} and {{word| {{x}} promotee}} respectively, despite following both of those up with [[darren]]ic {{word|ROUTEING}} to establish a three-point lead. That was preserved until the crucial and championship-deciding [[conundrum]] {{word|ITSSADUEL}}. Unfortunately for Chris, and for the first time at all in these series-finals, it was Fiona who buzzed in after 18.5 seconds with the very much right {{word|LASSITUDE}} to make history as only the sixth female series champion in over 40 years and the first ever in the history of the [[15 round format]], snatch the title from Kirby and condemn him to his second defeat. He finished with a final points tally of 1,166 and an average of exactly 106 points per game in [[Series 90]], to add to the 272 points scored in his [[Series 60]] appearances.
+Wood turned out to be Kirby's toughest opponent to date; even though she immediately fell behind thanks to the backfire on {{word| {{x}} waspier}}, Chris has what ultimately two crucial misfires in {{word|{{x}} cuttie}} and {{word| {{x}} promotee}} respectively, despite following both of those up with [[darren]]ic {{word|ROUTEING}} to establish a three-point lead. That was preserved until the crucial and championship-deciding [[conundrum]] {{word|ITSSADUEL}}. Unfortunately for Chris, and for the first time at all in these series-finals, it was Fiona who buzzed in after 18.5 seconds with the very much right {{word|LASSITUDE}} to make history as only the sixth female series champion in over 40 years and the first ever in the history of the [[15 round format]], snatch the title from Kirby and condemn him to his second defeat. He finished with a final points tally of 1,166 and an average of exactly 106 points per game in [[Series 90]], to add to the 271 points scored in his [[Series 60]] appearances.
 {{series runner-up|preceded_by=Michael Calder|series=90}}

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 [[Image:Chris Kirby.JPG|right|thumb|200px|Chris Kirby in Series 60...]]
 [[File:Chris Kirby.png|thumb|200px|right|...and 15 years later in Series 90!]]
-'''Chris Kirby''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 60]], and an [[octochamp]] in and Runner-Up of [[Series 90]]. At the time of his 2009 appearances, he was finishing his A-levels and about to start a degree in history and English at {{w|Liverpool John Moores University}}. As of his 2024 appearances, he was from Widnes, Cheshire working as a key account manager for the UK/Nordics division of the US construction equipment supplier {{w|Illinois Tool Works}}. He has also been an [[Apterous|Apterite]] since 2009.
+'''Chris Kirby''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 60]], and an [[octochamp]] in and runner-up of [[Series 90]]. At the time of his 2009 appearances, he was finishing his A-levels and about to start a degree in history and English at {{w|Liverpool John Moores University}}. As of his 2024 appearances, he was from Widnes, Cheshire working as a key account manager for the UK/Nordics division of the US construction equipment supplier {{w|Illinois Tool Works}}. He has also been an [[Apterous|Apterite]] since 2009.
 ==Appearances==

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 ===[[Series 90]]===
 Virtually 15-and-a-half years later and with a considerable amount of time on [[Apterous]] now under his belt, Kirby returned and kicked off with a [[century]] in a very convincing [[Episode 8406|second debut]] against fellow [[returning contestants|returnee]], [[Jane Bates]], whom he held to [[List of scores under 10|under 10 points]] despite not gambling on the very much valid {{word|OUTSTARES}} in the final [[letters round]]. He then followed that up with seven more strong victories to become, coincidentally, the seventh and final [[octochamp]] of the series to certify his progression to the series finals.
 His final octotal of 880 was the highest ever achieved without spotting a nine-letter word – the only other one actually available to him in addition to {{word|OUTSTARES}} was {{word|ELICITORS}} in [[Episode 8413|his final heat game]] against valiant challenger, [[Bethan Phillips]], who he didn't wholly shake off until the [[darren]]ic spot of {{word|MUTATED}} in the final letters round. This achievement knocked the-then long-standing number one seed, [[Fiona Wood]], into the number two position, and Kirby marched into the [[Episode 8417|quarter-finals]].
 Upon his return, he faced [[Neil Holland]], who entered the quarter-finals as a stand-in due to [[James Swinnerton]] being unable to attend the finals. Kirby faced another tough challenge, but managed to win a spot in the semis with a 96 point win to Holland's 68 points.
 His semi-final against fellow returnee [[David Roe]] was again a tough proposition for Kirby, but Chris eventually broke free thanks to the spots of {{word|TENSILE}}, {{word|TRAITORS}}, {{word|MUCOID}} and {{word|PERSONAL}} to secure a Grand-Final berth before the final [[numbers]] round while scoring another [[century]] in the process.
 ==Episodes==