Daniel Face - Revision history

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 {{octostats|TBC|TBC|854|5}}
 [[File:Daniel Face.png|thumb|200px|right|Daniel Face in Series 93.]]
-'''Daniel Face''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 93]]. He was a senior reporter specialising in digital news from Wokingham, Berkshire and is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]]. He will almost certainly return for the quarter-finals in June 2026.
+'''Daniel Face''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 93]]. He was a senior reporter specialising in digital news from Wokingham, Berkshire and is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]]. He has now qualified for the quarter-finals in June 2026.
 ====Heat games====

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 Daniel unseated [[Sean Haughey]] on his debut, winning by 35 points, and then followed this with seven further victories, which included five [[centuries]] among them. Of particular note, while he fell behind in the opening round of his fifth game, he clawed his way back by winning seven of the rounds after that, to escape a crucial [[conundrum]]. He found excellent form in his 6th game by maxing 11 rounds, and spotted his first nine-letter word of {{word|DETONATES}} during his [[Episode 8688|7th game]].
-He wrapped up with a personal best of 123 in his eighth victory; despite being only nine points ahead after round six, he maxed the remaining nine rounds, of which one of them was his second nine-letter word of {{word|IRRIGATED}}. This made him the second [[octochamp]] in the first 16 episodes of Series 93, and he is also the first non-[[returning contestants|returning contestant]] since [[Rob Barkess]] in August 2024 to average '''over''' 100 points across 8 heat games. His final total of 854 points put him in the provisional No. 1 position in the seed table ahead of [[Megel Barker]], but with nearly five months of heats to still be filmed and broadcast.
+He wrapped up with a personal best of 123 in his eighth victory; despite being only nine points ahead after round six, he maxed the remaining nine rounds, of which one of them was his second nine-letter word {{word|IRRIGATED}}. This made him the second [[octochamp]] in the first 16 episodes of Series 93, and he is also the first non-[[returning contestants|returning contestant]] since [[Rob Barkess]] in August 2024 to average '''over''' 100 points across 8 heat games. His final total of 854 points put him in the provisional No. 1 position in the seed table ahead of [[Megel Barker]], but with nearly five months of heats to still be filmed and broadcast.
 ==Episodes==

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 Daniel unseated [[Sean Haughey]] on his debut, winning by 35 points, and then followed this with seven further victories, which included five [[centuries]] among them. Of particular note, while he fell behind in the opening round of his fifth game, he clawed his way back by winning seven of the rounds after that, to escape a crucial [[conundrum]]. He found excellent form in his 6th game by maxing 11 rounds, and spotted his first nine-letter word of {{word|DETONATES}} during his [[Episode 8688|7th game]].
-He wrapped up with a personal best of 123 in his eighth victory; despite being only nine points ahead after round six, he maxed the remaining nine rounds, of which one of them was his second nine-letter word of {{word|IRRIGATED}}. This made him the second octochamp in the first 16 episodes of Series 93, and he is also the first non-[[returning contestants|returning contestant]] since [[Rob Barkess]] in August 2024 to average '''over''' 100 points across 8 heat games. His final total of 854 points put him in the provisional No. 1 position in the seed table ahead of [[Megel Barker]], but with nearly five months of heats to still be filmed and broadcast.
+He wrapped up with a personal best of 123 in his eighth victory; despite being only nine points ahead after round six, he maxed the remaining nine rounds, of which one of them was his second nine-letter word of {{word|IRRIGATED}}. This made him the second [[octochamp]] in the first 16 episodes of Series 93, and he is also the first non-[[returning contestants|returning contestant]] since [[Rob Barkess]] in August 2024 to average '''over''' 100 points across 8 heat games. His final total of 854 points put him in the provisional No. 1 position in the seed table ahead of [[Megel Barker]], but with nearly five months of heats to still be filmed and broadcast.
 ==Episodes==

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 Daniel unseated [[Sean Haughey]] on his debut, winning by 35 points, and then followed this with seven further victories, which included five [[centuries]] among them. Of particular note, while he fell behind in the opening round of his fifth game, he clawed his way back by winning seven of the rounds after that, to escape a crucial [[conundrum]]. He found excellent form in his 6th game by maxing 11 rounds, and spotted his first nine-letter word of {{word|DETONATES}} during his [[Episode 8688|7th game]].
-He wrapped up with a personal best of 123 in his eighth victory; despite being only nine points ahead after round six, he maxed the remaining nine rounds, which also included his second nine-letter word of {{word|IRRIGATED}}. This made him the second octochamp in the first 16 episodes of Series 93, and he is also the first non-[[returning contestants|returning contestant]] since [[Rob Barkess]] in August 2024 to average '''over''' 100 points across 8 heat games. His final total of 854 points put him in the provisional No. 1 position in the seed table ahead of [[Megel Barker]], but with nearly five months of heats to still be filmed and broadcast.
+He wrapped up with a personal best of 123 in his eighth victory; despite being only nine points ahead after round six, he maxed the remaining nine rounds, of which one of them was his second nine-letter word of {{word|IRRIGATED}}. This made him the second octochamp in the first 16 episodes of Series 93, and he is also the first non-[[returning contestants|returning contestant]] since [[Rob Barkess]] in August 2024 to average '''over''' 100 points across 8 heat games. His final total of 854 points put him in the provisional No. 1 position in the seed table ahead of [[Megel Barker]], but with nearly five months of heats to still be filmed and broadcast.
 ==Episodes==

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 [[File:Daniel Face.png|thumb|200px|right|Daniel Face in Series 93.]]
 '''Daniel Face''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 93]]. He was a senior reporter specialising in digital news from Wokingham, Berkshire and is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]]. He will almost certainly return for the quarter-finals in June 2026.
 Daniel unseated [[Sean Haughey]] on his debut, winning by 35 points, then followed this with back-to-back century scores. While he fell behind in the opening round of his fifth game, he ultimately escaped defeat by winning seven of the rounds. He found good form in his 6th game by maxing 11 rounds and spotted his first 9-letter word of {{word|DETONATES}} during his [[Episode 8688|7th game]]. He wrapped up with a personal best of 123 in his 8th victory which included his second 9-letter word of {{word|IRRIGATED}}, to become the second octochamp in the first 16 episodes of Series 93.
-He is the first non-[[returning contestants|returning contestant]] since [[Rob Barkess]] in August 2024 to average '''over''' 100 points across 8 heat games. His total of 854 points put him in the provisional No. 1 position in the seed table.
+He is the first non-[[returning contestants|returning contestant]] since [[Rob Barkess]] in August 2024 to average '''over''' 100 points across 8 heat games. His final total of 854 points put him in the provisional No. 1 position in the seed table ahead of [[Megel Barker]], but with nearly five months of heats to still be filmed and broadcast.
 ==Episodes==
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 {{ep | 8687 | 22/01/2026 | P |Daniel Face|118 – 48|[[Chris Scragg]]|Jo Good|Susie Dent|124}}
 {{ep | 8688 | 23/01/2026 | P |Daniel Face|111 – 76|[[Steve Barry (Series 93)|Steve Barry]]|Jo Good|Susie Dent|143}}
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 [[File:Daniel Face.png|thumb|200px|right|Daniel Face in Series 93.]]
-'''Daniel Face''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 93]]. He was a senior reporter specialising in digital news from Wokingham, Berkshire, and is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]].
+'''Daniel Face''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 93]]. He was a senior reporter specialising in digital news from Wokingham, Berkshire, and is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]]. He will almost certainly return for the quarter-finals in June 2026.
-Daniel unseated [[Sean Haughey]] on his debut, winning by 35 points. He followed this with back-to-back century scores. While he fell behind in the opening round of his fifth game, he ultimately escaped defeat by winning seven of the rounds. Daniel found good form in his 6th game, maxing 11 rounds, and spotted his first nine-letter-word {{word|DETONATES}} during his [[Episode 8688|seventh game]].
+Daniel unseated [[Sean Haughey]] on his debut, winning by 35 points, then followed this with back-to-back century scores. While he fell behind in the opening round of his fifth game, he ultimately escaped defeat by winning seven of the rounds. Daniel found good form in his 6th game, maxing 11 rounds, and spotted his first 9-letter word {{word|DETONATES}} during his [[Episode 8688|7th game]]. He wrapped up with a personal best of 123 in his 8th victory, which included his second 9-letter word {{word|IRRIGATED}}, to become the second octochamp in the first 16 episodes of Series 93.
 ==Episodes==