Ricky Cohen - Revision history

GTh: /* Finals */

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DaaniyalAli at 21:18, 15 December 2025

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Liamholton1: /* Finals */

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GTh at 20:07, 15 December 2025

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GTh at 18:05, 15 December 2025

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RLSJ1997 at 14:02, 10 December 2025

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GTh: /* Series 92 */

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‎Series 92

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‎Series 92

DaaniyalAli at 22:39, 2 December 2025

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 ====Finals====
-Cohen, having qualified for the end-of-series finals for the second time, saw himself drawn into combat against No. 3 seed [[Ben Hocking]]. Unfortunately, the latter played a relative blinder thanks to spots like {{word|MELODICA}} and {{word|HEROISED}}, as well as Cohen making some crucial mis-declarations to end the game before the final [[numbers]] round. With neither of them solving the [[conundrum]] of {{word|PLUMBSEAS}}, "'''The Silencer'''" was the one silenced this time with a final score of 61 and 862 points racked up across his [[Series 92]] run. Coincidentally, he finished at the exact same stage that he did nearly 27 years prior in [[Series 40]]. With his earlier run, his overall total of points is 1,317 points.
+Cohen, having qualified for the end-of-series finals for the second time, saw himself drawn into combat against No. 3 seed [[Ben Hocking]]. Unfortunately, the latter played a relative blinder thanks to spots like {{word|MELODICA}} and {{word|HEROISED}}, as well as Cohen making some crucial mis-declarations to end the game before the final [[numbers]] round. With neither of them solving the [[conundrum]] of {{word|PLUMBSEAS}}, "'''The Silencer'''" was the one silenced this time with a final score of 61 and 862 points racked up across his [[Series 92]] run. Coincidentally, he finished at the exact same stage that he did nearly 27 years prior in [[Series 40]]. With his earlier run, his overall tally is 1,317 points.
 ==Episodes==

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 ====Finals====
-Cohen, having qualified for the end-of-series finals for the second time, saw himself drawn into combat against No. 3 seed [[Ben Hocking]]. Unfortunately, the latter played a relative blinder thanks to spots like {{word|MELODICA}} and {{word|HEROISED}}, as well as Cohen making some crucial mis-declarations to end the game before the final [[numbers]] round. With neither of them solved the [[conundrum]] {{word|PLUMBSEAS}}, "'''The Silencer'''" was the one silenced this time with a final score of 61 and 862 points racked up across his [[Series 92]] run. Coincidentally, he finished at the exact same stage that he did nearly 27 years prior in [[Series 40]]. With his earlier run, his overall total of points is 1,317 points.
+Cohen, having qualified for the end-of-series finals for the second time, saw himself drawn into combat against No. 3 seed [[Ben Hocking]]. Unfortunately, the latter played a relative blinder thanks to spots like {{word|MELODICA}} and {{word|HEROISED}}, as well as Cohen making some crucial mis-declarations to end the game before the final [[numbers]] round. With neither of them solving the [[conundrum]] of {{word|PLUMBSEAS}}, "'''The Silencer'''" was the one silenced this time with a final score of 61 and 862 points racked up across his [[Series 92]] run. Coincidentally, he finished at the exact same stage that he did nearly 27 years prior in [[Series 40]]. With his earlier run, his overall total of points is 1,317 points.
 ==Episodes==

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 ====Finals====
-Cohen, having qualified for the end-of-series finals for the second time, saw himself drawn into combat against No. 3 seed [[Ben Hocking]]. Unfortunately, the latter played a relative blinder thanks to spots like {{word|MELODICA}} and {{word|HEROISED}}, as well as Cohen making some crucial mis-declarations to end the game before the final [[numbers]] round. With neither of them solved the [[conundrum]] {{word|PLUMBSEAS}}, "'''The Silencer'''" was the one silenced this time with a final score of 61 and 862 points racked up across his [[Series 92]] run. Coincidentally, he finished at the exact same stage that he did nearly 27 years prior in [[Series 40]].
+Cohen, having qualified for the end-of-series finals for the second time, saw himself drawn into combat against No. 3 seed [[Ben Hocking]]. Unfortunately, the latter played a relative blinder thanks to spots like {{word|MELODICA}} and {{word|HEROISED}}, as well as Cohen making some crucial mis-declarations to end the game before the final [[numbers]] round. With neither of them solved the [[conundrum]] {{word|PLUMBSEAS}}, "'''The Silencer'''" was the one silenced this time with a final score of 61 and 862 points racked up across his [[Series 92]] run. Coincidentally, he finished at the exact same stage that he did nearly 27 years prior in [[Series 40]]. With his earlier run, his overall total of points is 1,317 points.
 ==Episodes==

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 ====Finals====
-Cohen, having qualified for the end-of-series finals for the second time, saw himself drawn into combat against No. 3 seed [[Ben Hocking]]. Unfortunately, the latter played a relative blinder thanks to spots like {{word|MELODICA}} and {{word|HEROISED}}, as well as Cohen making some crucial mis-declarations to end the game before the final [[numbers]] round. With neither of them solved the [[conundrum]] {{word|PLUMBSEAS}}, "'''The Silencer'''" was the one silenced this time with a final score of 61 and 862 points racked up across his [[Series 92]] run. Coincidentally, he finished in the exact same stage that he did nearly 27 years prior in [[Series 40]].
+Cohen, having qualified for the end-of-series finals for the second time, saw himself drawn into combat against No. 3 seed [[Ben Hocking]]. Unfortunately, the latter played a relative blinder thanks to spots like {{word|MELODICA}} and {{word|HEROISED}}, as well as Cohen making some crucial mis-declarations to end the game before the final [[numbers]] round. With neither of them solved the [[conundrum]] {{word|PLUMBSEAS}}, "'''The Silencer'''" was the one silenced this time with a final score of 61 and 862 points racked up across his [[Series 92]] run. Coincidentally, he finished at the exact same stage that he did nearly 27 years prior in [[Series 40]].
 ==Episodes==

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-{{octostats|TBC|6|801|4}}
+{{octostats|Quarter-finalist|6|801|4}}
 [[File:Ricky Cohen.png|thumb|200px|right|Ricky Cohen in [[Series 40]]...]]
 [[File:Ricky Cohen1.png|thumb|200px|right|...and 26 years later in [[Series 92]]!]]
-'''Ricky Cohen''' was a quarter-finalist in [[Series 40]] and an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 92]]. At the time of his first run, he was a bookkeeper from Stanmore, Middlesex but he was retired as of his return nearly 27 years later. His father, [[Cyril Cohen|Cyril]], was a one-time winner in [[Series 47]].
+'''Ricky Cohen''' was a quarter-finalist in [[Series 40]] and [[Series 92|92]], also achieving the status of [[octochamp]] in the latter. At the time of his first run, he was a bookkeeper from Stanmore, Middlesex but he was retired as of his return nearly 27 years later. His father, [[Cyril Cohen|Cyril]], was a one-time winner in [[Series 47]].
 ==Appearances==
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 ===[[Series 92]]===
 Nearly 27 years later, Cohen came back for another go and started with a [[century]] against [[Wayne Benson]], which also included the nine-letter-word spot of {{word|MANTICORE}}. And this time though, he could not be stopped as he racked up seven more victories including a high score of 112; coincidentally this was achieved in his [[Episode 8654|next game]]. Rather unusually, he actually had at least one nine-letter-word available in every one of his heats, though the only other one he spotted was in his [[Episode 8657|fifth heat]] in {{word|DAINTIEST}}; that game actually saw his lowest score across all of his second run.
 He also survived a crucial [[conundrum]] in his [[Episode 8655|third game]] after a valiant effort from [[Ian Matthews]] and after recording a fourth [[century]] in his [[Episode 8660|last heat]] against [[Steph Whitehead]], it meant Cohen secured [[octochamp]]dom with a final tally of 801. This also squeezed him into the [[800 club]], but it was only enough to secure the sixth seed owing to the large number of high-scoring [[octochamp]]s across the series. {{w|Rachel Riley|Rachel}} then declared him "'''The Silencer'''", as a final nod to his achievements to date.
 ==Episodes==
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 {{ep | 8659 | 01/12/2025 | P |Ricky Cohen|95 – 63|[[Rita Mullen]]|[[Harry Aikines-Aryeetey]]|Susie Dent|131}}
 {{ep | 8660 | 02/12/2025 | P |Ricky Cohen|111 – 60|[[Steph Whitehead]]|Harry Aikines-Aryeetey|Susie Dent|134}}
 {{episode table end}}

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		+	[[File:Ricky Cohen.png\|thumb\|200px\|right\|Ricky Cohen in [[Series 40]]...]]
		+	[[File:Ricky Cohen1.png\|thumb\|200px\|right\|...and 26 years later in [[Series 92]]!]]
	{{octostats\|TBC\|6\|801\|4}}		{{octostats\|TBC\|6\|801\|4}}
	'''Ricky Cohen''' was a quarter-finalist in [[Series 40]] and an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 92]]. At the time of his first run, he was a bookkeeper from Stanmore, Middlesex but he was retired as of his return nearly 27 years later. His father, [[Cyril Cohen\|Cyril]], was a one-time winner in [[Series 47]].		'''Ricky Cohen''' was a quarter-finalist in [[Series 40]] and an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 92]]. At the time of his first run, he was a bookkeeper from Stanmore, Middlesex but he was retired as of his return nearly 27 years later. His father, [[Cyril Cohen\|Cyril]], was a one-time winner in [[Series 47]].

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 Nearly 27 years later, Cohen came back for another go and started with a [[century]] against [[Wayne Benson]], which also included the nine-letter-word spot of {{word|MANTICORE}}. And this time though, he could not be stopped as he racked up seven more victories including a high score of 112; coincidentally this was achieved in his [[Episode 8654|next game]]. Rather unusually, he actually had at least one nine-letter-word available in every one of his heats, though the only other one he spotted was in his [[Episode 8657|fifth heat]] in {{word|DAINTIEST}}; that game actually saw his lowest score across all of his second run.
-He also survived a crucial [[conundrum]] in his [[Episode 8655|third game]] after a valiant effort from [[Ian Matthews]] and after recording a fourth [[century]] in his [[Episode 8660|last heat]] against [[Steph Whitehead]], it meant Cohen secured [[octochamp]]dom with a final tally of 801. This also squeezed him into the [[800 club]], but it was only enough to secure the sixth seed owing to the large number of high-scoring [[octochamp]]s across the series. {{w|Rachel Riley|Rachel}} then anointed him "'''The Silencer'''" as a final nod to his achievements to date.
+He also survived a crucial [[conundrum]] in his [[Episode 8655|third game]] after a valiant effort from [[Ian Matthews]] and after recording a fourth [[century]] in his [[Episode 8660|last heat]] against [[Steph Whitehead]], it meant Cohen secured [[octochamp]]dom with a final tally of 801. This also squeezed him into the [[800 club]], but it was only enough to secure the sixth seed owing to the large number of high-scoring [[octochamp]]s across the series. {{w|Rachel Riley|Rachel}} then declared him as "'''The Silencer'''", as a final nod to his achievements to date.
 ==Episodes==