Paul O'Brien - Revision history

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-{{octostats|TBC|4|781|4}}
+{{octostats|Semi-finalist|4|781|4}}
 [[Image:Paul O'Brien.png|200px|right|thumb|Paul O'Brien in [[Series 88]].]]
-'''Paul O'Brien''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 88]]. He was a High School Teacher, originally from Leeds at the time of his appearances.
+'''Paul O'Brien''' was an [[octochamp]] and semi-finalist in [[Series 88]]. He was a High School Teacher, originally from Leeds at the time of his appearances.
 ==Appearances==
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 ===Finals===
 Having qualified for the finals in 4th place, O'Brien was up against No. 5 seed and fellow octochamp [[George Baker]]. In a very close and nail-biting match, both players traded blows mid-way through the game, with O'Brien behind by just one point by Round 9. However, thanks to the spots of {{word|AMUSEDLY}} and {{word|MOLARS}}, he carved out a 13-point margin by the final [[numbers]] game. He then survived the final 6-small attempt from Baker, who did solve the [[conundrum]] as consolation, to advance to a semi-final matchup against [[Harry Savage]].
 ==Episodes==
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 {{ep | 8111 | 22/09/2023 | P |Paul O'Brien|100 - 74|[[John Blaker]]|Chris McCausland|Susie Dent|127}}
 {{ep | 8173 | 19/12/2023 | QF |Paul O'Brien|100 – 97|[[George Baker]]|[[Christopher Biggins]]|Susie Dent|139}}
 {{episode table end}}
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 [[Category:Contestants in Series 88]]
 [[Category:Teapot owners]]
 [[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era]]
 [[Category:Finalists]]

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 In his final preliminary match, after a very nip-and-tuck affair against third-time returning challenger [[John Blaker]], he solved the final numbers game, and then quickly turned {{word|PETEINDEX}} into {{word|EXPEDIENT}} to become the third octochamp of the series, with a total of 781 points and 5 centuries in 6 matches.
-==Finals==
+===Finals===
-Having qualified for the finals in 4th place, O'Brien was up against the No. 5 seed and fellow octochamp, [[George Baker]]. In a very close and nail-biting match, both players traded blows mid-way through the game, with O'Brien behind by just one point by Round 9. However, thanks to the spots of {{word|AMUSEDLY}} and {{word|MOLARS}}, he carved out a 13-point margin by the final [[numbers]] game. He then survived the final 6-small attempt from Baker, who did solve the [[conundrum]] as consolation, to advance to a semi-final matchup against [[Harry Savage]].
+Having qualified for the finals in 4th place, O'Brien was up against No. 5 seed and fellow octochamp [[George Baker]]. In a very close and nail-biting match, both players traded blows mid-way through the game, with O'Brien behind by just one point by Round 9. However, thanks to the spots of {{word|AMUSEDLY}} and {{word|MOLARS}}, he carved out a 13-point margin by the final [[numbers]] game. He then survived the final 6-small attempt from Baker, who did solve the [[conundrum]] as consolation, to advance to a semi-final matchup against [[Harry Savage]].
 ==Episodes==

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 ==Finals==
-Having qualified for the finals in 4th place, O'Brien was up against the No. 5 seed and fellow octochamp, [[George Baker]]. In a very close and nail-biting match, O'Brien finally escaped the 10-point margin in the final [[letters game]]. He then survived one last 6-small attempt from the opposition to advance to the semi-finals against [[Harry Savage]].
+Having qualified for the finals in 4th place, O'Brien was up against the No. 5 seed and fellow octochamp, [[George Baker]]. In a very close and nail-biting match, both players traded blows mid-way through the game, with O'Brien behind by just one point by Round 9. However, thanks to the spots of {{word|AMUSEDLY}} and {{word|MOLARS}}, he carved out a 13-point margin by the final [[numbers]] game. He then survived the final 6-small attempt from Baker, who did solve the [[conundrum]] as consolation, to advance to a semi-final matchup against [[Harry Savage]].
 ==Episodes==
 {{episode table}}
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 {{ep | 8110 | 21/09/2023 | P |Paul O'Brien|103 – 16|[[Ravi Jay]]|Chris McCausland|Susie Dent|136}}
 {{ep | 8111 | 22/09/2023 | P |Paul O'Brien|100 - 74|[[John Blaker]]|Chris McCausland|Susie Dent|127}}
 {{episode table end}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:OBrien, Paul}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:O'Brien, Paul}}
 [[Category:Contestants in Series 88]]
 [[Category:Teapot owners]]

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 ===Heat games===
 On his debut appearance, O'Brien unseated one-time winner [[Sunil Parmar]], whose error in the last [[numbers game]] allowed the challenger to prevail by 19 points. After solving a [[conundrum|crucial conundrum]] in his second game, O'Brien followed this with his first [[century]] score. Two more crucial conundrums followed; the second of which was the culmination of a nail-biting affair where both he and [[Apterous|Apterite]] challenger [[Niall Cusack]] scored in all letters and numbers games (that being the first occurrence of this in a 15-round preliminary).
 In his final preliminary match, after a very nip-and-tuck affair against third-time returning challenger [[John Blaker]], he solved the final numbers game, and then quickly turned {{word|PETEINDEX}} into {{word|EXPEDIENT}} to become the third octochamp of the series, with a total of 781 points and 5 centuries in 6 matches.
 ==Episodes==
 {{episode table}}

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 {{octostats|TBC|TBC|781|4}}
 [[Image:Paul O'Brien.png|200px|right|thumb|Paul O'Brien in [[Series 88]].]]
-'''Paul O'Brien''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 88]]. He was a High School Teacher, originally from Leeds.
+'''Paul O'Brien''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 88]]. He was a High School Teacher, originally from Leeds, and has now qualified for the end-of-series finals.
 On his debut appearance, O'Brien unseated one-time winner [[Sunil Parmar]], whose error in the last [[numbers game]] allowed the challenger to prevail by 19 points. After solving a [[conundrum|crucial conundrum]] in his second game, O'Brien followed this with his first [[century]] score. Two more crucial conundrums followed; the second of which was the culmination of a nail-biting affair where both he and [[Apterous|Apterite]] challenger [[Niall Cusack]] scored in all letters and numbers games (that being the first occurrence of this in a 15-round preliminary).
-In his final preliminary match, after a very nip-and-tuck affair against third-time returning challenger [[John Blaker]], he solved the final numbers game, and then quickly turned {{word|PETEINDEX}} into {{word|EXPEDIENT}} to become the third octochamp of the series, with a total of 781 points and 5 centuries in 6 matches. He is almost certain to return for the end-of-series finals and had set himself up as the No. 2 seed at the end of his run.
+In his final preliminary match, after a very nip-and-tuck affair against third-time returning challenger [[John Blaker]], he solved the final numbers game, and then quickly turned {{word|PETEINDEX}} into {{word|EXPEDIENT}} to become the third octochamp of the series, with a total of 781 points and 5 centuries in 6 matches, having ultimately set himself up as the No. 2 seed at the end of his run.
 ==Episodes==