Octochamp - Revision history

TobyMcDonald: Removed lists category as its been moved, and duplicate 'list of octochamps' link

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Removed lists category as its been moved, and duplicate 'list of octochamps' link

The Doctor at 14:35, 2 March 2021

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The Doctor: moving list as it's now too big for other page

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The Doctor at 14:58, 2 December 2020

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2020-11-20T13:21:36Z

The Doctor: do we need to redo this page?

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The Doctor at 21:36, 7 October 2020

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The Doctor at 22:46, 19 September 2020

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-An '''octochamp''' is a contestant who wins all eight of their heat games. The concept has existed since the show began, but no one achieved it until [[William Bradford]]'s run in [[Series 3]]. The choice of 8 as the maximum number of preliminaries in a champion's run appears to be based on the fact that ''[[Countdown]]'' was originally transmitted four days per week, meaning that after two weeks of dominance, a contestant would retire unbeaten. Eight wins has been adequate to qualify for the finals in all series in history up until [[Series 81]], where, for the first time, the presence of nine octochamps meant that the lowest-scoring one did not make the finals.
+An '''octochamp''' is a [[contestant]] who wins all eight of their heat games. The concept has existed since the show began, but no one achieved it until [[William Bradford]]'s run in [[Series 3]]. The choice of 8 as the maximum number of preliminaries in a champion's run appears to be based on the fact that ''[[Countdown]]'' was originally transmitted four days per week, meaning that after two weeks of dominance, a contestant would retire unbeaten. Eight wins has been adequate to qualify for the finals in all [[Series Winners|series]] in history up until [[Series 81]], where, for the first time, the presence of nine octochamps meant that the lowest-scoring one did not make the finals.
 An octochamp's total score is known as their ''octotal'' or ''octototal'', and based on these total point counts, octochamps can be classified into categories according to quality, the most well-known of these being the [[800 club]].
-With the introduction of the [[15 round format]] in [[Series 46]], the threshold was changed to six wins, and such players were known as '''''viscounts''''', a play on the Roman numeral VI for six. Only five viscounts exist, however, because this reduction did not sit well with fans, and the original rules were reintroduced in [[Series 47]]. [[Tom Hargreaves]], whose run began in the very first episode of this series, became the first 15-round octochamp. Note that octochamps are more frequent in the 15-round era, as the extra rounds give a better player more time to assert his or her quality. The highest number of octochamps in any series to date was in Series 81, where 9 players were octochamps. The highest number in any [[9 round game|9 round]] series was in [[Series 41]], with 6 octochamps, where Whiteley coined the word.
+With the introduction of the [[15 round format]] in [[Series 46]], the threshold was changed to six wins, and such players were known as '''''viscounts''''', a play on the Roman numeral VI for six. Only five viscounts exist, however, because this reduction did not sit well with fans, and the original rules were reintroduced in [[Series 47]]. [[Tom Hargreaves]], whose run began in the very first episode of this series, became the first 15-round octochamp. Note that octochamps are more frequent in the 15-round era, as the extra rounds give a better player more time to assert his or her quality. The highest number of octochamps in any series to date was in Series 81, where nine players were octochamps. The highest number in any [[9 round format|9 round]] series was in [[Series 41]], with six octochamps, where Whiteley coined the word.
 In later series, [[Richard Whiteley]] began to use the alternative (and less popular) term '''''octavian'''''. However, [[Des Lynam]] resurrected the original term and it has been used exclusively ever since.
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 *[[480 club]]
 *[[800 club]]
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Octochamp}}
 [[Category:Terminology]]
 [[Category:Octochamps of the 9 round era|*]]
 [[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era|*]]
 [[Category:Viscounts|*]]

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 ==List of Octochamps==
 :''Main article: [[List of Octochamps]]''
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 * [[Jonathan Wynn]] (Series 73)
 * [[Tom Carey|Thomas Carey]] (Series 73)
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 * [[Leo Smith]] (Series 82)
 * [[James Burley]] ([[Series 83]])
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 * [[Kirk Bevins]] (Series 60)
 * [[Cate Henderson]] (Series 60)
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 * [[Gerry Tynan]] (Series 72)
 * [[Steve Redfern]] (Series 72)
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 * [[Charlie Reams]] (Series 59)
 * [[Martin Bishop]] (Series 59)
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 * [[Damien Doughty]] (Series 82)
 * [[Leo Smith]] (Series 82)
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 * [[Stephen Briggs]] ([[Series 73]])
 * [[Jonathan Wynn]] (Series 73)
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 * [[Sam Cappleman-Lynes]] (Series 82)
 * [[Damien Doughty]] (Series 82)
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 * [[Tom Cappleman]] (Series 72)
 * [[Gerry Tynan]] (Series 72)
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 * [[Stephen Briggs]] ([[Series 73]])
 * [[Jonathan Wynn]] (Series 73)
-* [[Thomas Carey]] (Series 73)
+* [[Tom Carey|Thomas Carey]] (Series 73)
 * [[John Hardie]] (Series 73)
 * [[Matthew Tassier]] (Series 73)

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 * [[James Roberts]] (Series 57)
 * [[Michael Macdonald-Cooper]] ([[Series 58]])
-* [[David O'Donnell]] (Series 58)
+* [[David O'Donnell (Series 58)|David O'Donnell]] (Series 58)
 * [[Tim Reypert]] (Series 58)
 * [[Jonathan Coles]] (Series 58)

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