Mark Allen - Revision history

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‎Series 92

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‎Series 92

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‎Appearances

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‎Appearances

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 He also managed to spot two nine-letter-words; those being {{word|PEACHIEST}} during his [[Episode 8643|fifth game]] and {{word|COUNTABLE}} in his [[Episode 8646|eighth]]; said-game challenger, [[Tony Mahoney]], had kept right with him until Mark struck the prior mentioned killer blow. The game was ultimately over before the last [[numbers]] round, despite Mark missing it. He was anointed as "'''The Captain'''" by Colin due to his very calm demeanor throughout his heat game run, and secured [[octochamp]]dom with 722 points. He was also notably the only finalist in the series to have not had a previous run on the show.
-''The Captain'' was thus drawn into battle against ''The Winking Goliath'' (Dr. [[Brett Davids]]) and Allen kept pace with Davids throughout the match, while maxing an impressive 11 rounds in the process. Unfortunately, he had two [[letters round]] misfires with {{word| {{x}} invents}} and {{word| {{x}} poshest}} relying on letters that weren't in the selection. This meant that after an easy final [[numbers]] round, Allen's unbeaten run and time in the series was over. Regardless, he still finished with a very impressive final score of 91 points and 813 points earned across nine appearances.
+''The Captain'' was thus drawn into battle against ''The Winking Goliath'' (Dr. [[Brett Davids]]) and Allen kept pace with Davids throughout the match, while maxing an impressive 11 rounds in the process. Unfortunately, he had two [[letters round]] misfires, with {{word| {{x}} invents}} and {{word| {{x}} poshest}} relying on letters that weren't in the selection. This meant that after an easy final [[numbers]] round, Allen's unbeaten run and time in the series was over. Regardless, he still finished with a very impressive final score of 91, and 813 points earned across nine appearances.
 ==Episodes==

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 He also managed to spot two nine-letter-words; those being {{word|PEACHIEST}} during his [[Episode 8643|fifth game]] and {{word|COUNTABLE}} in his [[Episode 8646|eighth]]; said-game challenger, [[Tony Mahoney]], had kept right with him until Mark struck the prior mentioned killer blow. The game was ultimately over before the last [[numbers]] round, despite Mark missing it. He was anointed as "'''The Captain'''" by Colin due to his very calm demeanor throughout his heat game run, and secured [[octochamp]]dom with 722 points. He was also notably the only finalist in the series to have not had a previous run on the show.
-''The Captain'' was thus drawn into battle against ''The Winking Goliath'' (Dr. [[Brett Davids]]) and Allen kept pace with Davids throughout the match, while maxing an impressive 11 rounds in the process. Unfortunately, two [[letters round]] misfires with {{word| {{x}} invents}} and {{word| {{x}} poshest}} relying on letters that weren't in the selection which meant that after an easy final [[numbers]] round, Allen's unbeaten run and time in the series was over. Regardless, he still finished with a very impressive final score of 91 points and 813 points earned across nine appearances.
+''The Captain'' was thus drawn into battle against ''The Winking Goliath'' (Dr. [[Brett Davids]]) and Allen kept pace with Davids throughout the match, while maxing an impressive 11 rounds in the process. Unfortunately, he had two [[letters round]] misfires with {{word| {{x}} invents}} and {{word| {{x}} poshest}} relying on letters that weren't in the selection. This meant that after an easy final [[numbers]] round, Allen's unbeaten run and time in the series was over. Regardless, he still finished with a very impressive final score of 91 points and 813 points earned across nine appearances.
 ==Episodes==

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 He also managed to spot two nine-letter-words; those being {{word|PEACHIEST}} during his [[Episode 8643|fifth game]] and {{word|COUNTABLE}} in his [[Episode 8646|eighth]]; said-game challenger, [[Tony Mahoney]], had kept right with him until Mark struck the prior mentioned killer blow. The game was ultimately over before the last [[numbers]] round, despite Mark missing it. He was anointed as "'''The Captain'''" by Colin due to his very calm demeanor throughout his heat game run, and secured [[octochamp]]dom with 722 points. He was also notably the only finalist in the series to have not had a previous run on the show.
-''The Captain'' was thus drawn into battle against ''The Winking Goliath'' (Dr. [[Brett Davids]]) and Allen kept pace with Davids throughout the match, while maxing an impressive 11 rounds in the process. Unfortunately, two [[letters round]] misfires with {{word| {{x}} invents}} and {{word| {{x}} poshest}} relying on letters that weren't in the selection which meant that after an easy final [[numbers]] round, that Allen's unbeaten run and time in the series was over. Regardless, he still finished with a very impressive final score of 91 points and 813 points earned across nine appearances.
+''The Captain'' was thus drawn into battle against ''The Winking Goliath'' (Dr. [[Brett Davids]]) and Allen kept pace with Davids throughout the match, while maxing an impressive 11 rounds in the process. Unfortunately, two [[letters round]] misfires with {{word| {{x}} invents}} and {{word| {{x}} poshest}} relying on letters that weren't in the selection which meant that after an easy final [[numbers]] round, Allen's unbeaten run and time in the series was over. Regardless, he still finished with a very impressive final score of 91 points and 813 points earned across nine appearances.
 ==Episodes==

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 ===[[Series 92]]===
-Mark made his debut on 3 November, kicking off with a victory via a crucial [[conundrum]] and the teapot against incumbent champion and [[Apterous|Apterite]], [[Joel Lane-Smith]]. He then followed that up with seven further triumphs but only the singular [[century|centuries]], which also was a high score of 106 achieved in his fourth game; he notably managed to steer clear of further crucial [[conundrum]]s in the remainder of his heats.
+Mark made his debut on 3 November, kicking off with a victory via a crucial [[conundrum]] and the teapot against incumbent champion and [[Apterous|Apterite]], [[Joel Lane-Smith]]. He then followed that up with seven further triumphs but only the singular [[century]], which was a high score of 106 achieved in his fourth game; he notably managed to steer clear of further crucial [[conundrum]]s in the remainder of his heats.
 He also managed to spot two nine-letter-words; those being {{word|PEACHIEST}} during his [[Episode 8643|fifth game]] and {{word|COUNTABLE}} in his [[Episode 8646|eighth]]; said-game challenger, [[Tony Mahoney]], had kept right with him until Mark struck the prior mentioned killer blow. The game was ultimately over before the last [[numbers]] round, despite Mark missing it. He was anointed as "'''The Captain'''" by Colin due to his very calm demeanor throughout his heat game run, and secured [[octochamp]]dom with 722 points. He was also notably the only finalist in the series to have not had a previous run on the show.

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 {{octostats|Quarter-finalist|7|722|3}}
 [[File:Mark Allen.png|thumb|200px|right|Mark Allen in Series 92.]]
-'''Mark Allen''' was an [[octochamp]] and Quarter-finalist in [[Series 92]]. He was a retiree from Upper Dean, Bedfordshire, which was incorrectly stated by [[Colin Murray]] as being in neighbouring Cambridgeshire. He has now qualified for the end-of-series finals in December.
+'''Mark Allen''' was an [[octochamp]] and quarter-finalist in [[Series 92]]. He was a retiree from Upper Dean, Bedfordshire, which was incorrectly stated by [[Colin Murray]] as being in neighbouring Cambridgeshire.
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 Mark made his debut on 3 November, kicking off with a victory via a crucial [[conundrum]] and the teapot against incumbent champion and [[Apterous|Apterite]], [[Joel Lane-Smith]]. He then followed that up with seven further triumphs but only the singular [[century|centuries]], which also was a high score of 106 achieved in his fourth game; he notably managed to steer clear of further crucial [[conundrum]]s in the remainder of his heats.
-He also managed to spot two nine-letter-words; those being {{word|PEACHIEST}} during his [[Episode 8643|fifth game]] and {{word|COUNTABLE}} in his [[Episode 8646|eighth]]; said-game challenger, [[Tony Mahoney]], had kept right with him until Mark struck the prior mentioned killer blow. The game was ultimately over before the last [[numbers]] round, despite Mark missing it. He was anointed as "'''The Captain'''" by Colin due to his very calm demeanor throughout all his heats, secured [[octochamp]]dom with 722 points and ultimately qualified as the seventh seed. He was also notably the only finalist in the series to have not had a previous run on the show.
+He also managed to spot two nine-letter-words; those being {{word|PEACHIEST}} during his [[Episode 8643|fifth game]] and {{word|COUNTABLE}} in his [[Episode 8646|eighth]]; said-game challenger, [[Tony Mahoney]], had kept right with him until Mark struck the prior mentioned killer blow. The game was ultimately over before the last [[numbers]] round, despite Mark missing it. He was anointed as "'''The Captain'''" by Colin due to his very calm demeanor throughout his heat game run, and secured [[octochamp]]dom with 722 points. He was also notably the only finalist in the series to have not had a previous run on the show.
-''The Captain'' was thus drawn into battle against ''The Winking Goliath'' Dr.[[Brett Davids]], and Allen kept pace with Davids throughout the match, while maxing an impressive 11 rounds in the process. Unfortunately, two [[letters round]] misfires with {{word| {{x}} invents}} and {{word| {{x}} poshest}} relying on letters that weren't in the selection, meant that after an easy final [[numbers]] round that ''The Captain'''s unbeaten run and time in the series was over was over. Regardless, he still finished with a very impressive final score of 91 points, and 813 points earned across nine appearances.
+''The Captain'' was thus drawn into battle against ''The Winking Goliath'' (Dr. [[Brett Davids]]) and Allen kept pace with Davids throughout the match, while maxing an impressive 11 rounds in the process. Unfortunately, two [[letters round]] misfires with {{word| {{x}} invents}} and {{word| {{x}} poshest}} relying on letters that weren't in the selection which meant that after an easy final [[numbers]] round, that Allen's unbeaten run and time in the series was over. Regardless, he still finished with a very impressive final score of 91 points and 813 points earned across nine appearances.
 ==Episodes==

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 {{ep | 8645 | 11/11/2025 | P |Mark Allen|97 – 54|[[Josh McKenna]]|Katharine Merry|Susie Dent|124}}
 {{ep | 8646 | 12/11/2025 | P |Mark Allen|93 – 75|[[Tony Mahoney]]|Katharine Merry|Susie Dent|154}}
-{{ep | 8668 | 12/12/2025 | QF |Brett Davids|116 – 91|[[Mark Allen]]|[[Nisha Katona]]|Susie Dent|126}}
+{{ep | 8668 | 12/12/2025 | QF |[[Brett Davids]]|116 – 91|Mark Allen|[[Nisha Katona]]|Susie Dent|126}}
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