Series 68 - Revision history

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 {{Seed table end}}
-<center>[[Rachael Moran]], with four wins and 438 points, would have qualified for the finals as #5 seed, but she did not return.</center>
+<center>[[Rachael Moran]] with four wins and 438 points, would have qualified for the finals as #5 seed but she did not return. But [[Glen Webb]] could have qualified for the finals as #5 seed with seven wins and 831 points, but continued his run in [[Series 69]] to become an [[octochamp]] in the [[Episode 5722|first episode of the following series]].</center>
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 |runner-up          = [[Andy Platt]]
 }}
-'''Series 68''' ran from 4 March to 28 June 2013, the third of 18 [[series]] presented by [[Nick Hewer]]. It was won by [[Giles Hutchings]] who in his heats, beat [[Jack Hurst]]'s record for most the points achieved by an [[octochamp]] with 965 points.
+'''Series 68''' ran from 4 March to 28 June 2013, the third of 18 [[series]] presented by [[Nick Hewer]]. It was won by [[Giles Hutchings]] who in his heats, beat [[Jack Hurst]]'s record for the most points achieved by an [[octochamp]] with 965 points.
-This series notably only lasted for 67 episodes, the joint-lowest in a [[15 round format|15 round]] series (along with [[Series 46]]), largely due to the [[30th Birthday Championship]] occupying what would have ordinarily been its first eight weeks. As a result, Series 68 also had the lowest finals threshold in 15-round history, with only two wins being sufficient to qualify for the finals.
+This series notably only lasted for 67 episodes - the joint-lowest in a [[15 round format|15 round]] series (along with [[Series 46]]) largely due to the [[30th Birthday Championship]] occupying what would have ordinarily been its first eight weeks. As a result, Series 68 also had the lowest finals threshold in 15-round history with only two wins being sufficient to qualify for the finals.
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 |runner-up          = [[Andy Platt]]
 }}
-'''Series 68''' ran from 4 March to 28 June 2013. The third of 18 [[series]] presented by [[Nick Hewer]], it was won by [[Giles Hutchings]], who in his heats, beat [[Jack Hurst]]'s record for most points achieved by an [[octochamp]] with 965 points.
+'''Series 68''' ran from 4 March to 28 June 2013, the third of 18 [[series]] presented by [[Nick Hewer]]. It was won by [[Giles Hutchings]] who in his heats, beat [[Jack Hurst]]'s record for most the points achieved by an [[octochamp]] with 965 points.
-Notably, this series only lasted for 67 episodes, the joint-lowest in a [[15 round format|15 round]] series (along with [[Series 46]]), largely due to the [[30th Birthday Championship]] occupying what would have ordinarily been its first eight weeks. As a result, Series 68 also had the lowest finals threshold in 15-round history, with only two wins being sufficient to qualify for the finals.
+This series notably only lasted for 67 episodes, the joint-lowest in a [[15 round format|15 round]] series (along with [[Series 46]]), largely due to the [[30th Birthday Championship]] occupying what would have ordinarily been its first eight weeks. As a result, Series 68 also had the lowest finals threshold in 15-round history, with only two wins being sufficient to qualify for the finals.
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 {{Seed table end}}
-<center>[[Rachael Moran]], with four wins and 438 points, would have qualified for the finals as #5 seed, but she withdrew for personal reasons.</center>
+<center>[[Rachael Moran]], with four wins and 438 points, would have qualified for the finals as #5 seed, but she did not return.</center>
 {{Seeding S60-present}}

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 |runner-up          = [[Andy Platt]]
 }}
-'''Series 68''' ran from 4 March to 28 June 2013. The third of 18 [[series]] presented by [[Nick Hewer]], it was won by [[Giles Hutchings]], who in his heats, beat [[Jack Hurst]]'s record for most points achieved by an [[octochamp]] with 965 points. Notably, this series only lasted for 67 episodes, the joint-lowest in a [[15 round format|15 round]] series (along with [[Series 46]]), largely due to the [[30th Birthday Championship]] occupying what would have ordinarily been its first eight weeks. As a result, Series 68 also had the lowest finals threshold in 15-round history, with only two wins being sufficient to qualify for the finals.
+'''Series 68''' ran from 4 March to 28 June 2013. The third of 18 [[series]] presented by [[Nick Hewer]], it was won by [[Giles Hutchings]], who in his heats, beat [[Jack Hurst]]'s record for most points achieved by an [[octochamp]] with 965 points.
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 :''Series 68 is separate to the [[30th Birthday Championship]].''
-[[File:GilesHutchingsTrophy.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Giles Hutchings]] holding the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] after winning Series 68.]]
+{{series infobox
-'''Series 68''' ran from 4 March 2013 to 28 June 2013. The third of 18 [[series]] presented by [[Nick Hewer]]. Notably, this series only lasted for 67 episodes, the joint-lowest in a [[15 round format|15 round]] series (along with [[Series 46]]), largely due to the [[30th Birthday Championship]] occupying what would have ordinarily been its first eight weeks. As a result, Series 68 also had the lowest finals threshold in 15-round history, with only two wins being sufficient to qualify for the finals.
+|previous           = 30th Birthday Championship
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 {{ep | 5717 | 24/06/2013 | QF |[[Eileen Taylor]]| 86 - 81 |[[Jill Hayward]]|Myleene Klass|Susie Dent|134}}
 {{ep | 5718 | 25/06/2013 | QF |[[Joe McGonigle]]| 108 - 83 |[[Sam McElhinney]]|Myleene Klass|Susie Dent|124}}
-{{ep | 5719 | 26/06/2013 | SF |[[Giles Hutchings]]| 106 - 38 |[[Joe McGonigle]]|Myleene Klass|Susie Dent|124}}
+{{ep | 5719 | 26/06/2013 | SF |Giles Hutchings| 106 - 38 |Joe McGonigle|Myleene Klass|Susie Dent|124}}
-{{ep | 5720 | 27/06/2013 | SF |[[Andy Platt]]| 120 - 65 |[[Eileen Taylor]]|Myleene Klass|Susie Dent|126}}
+{{ep | 5720 | 27/06/2013 | SF |Andy Platt| 120 - 65 |Eileen Taylor|Myleene Klass|Susie Dent|126}}
-{{ep | 5721 | 28/06/2013 | GF |[[Giles Hutchings]]| 95 - 86 |[[Andy Platt]]|Myleene Klass|Susie Dent|115}}
+{{ep | 5721 | 28/06/2013 | GF |Giles Hutchings| 95 - 86 |Andy Platt|Myleene Klass|Susie Dent|115}}
 {{episode table end}}
 ==External Links==
 {{Series links new|68|Series 68}}
 [[Category:Series|68]]

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 '''Series 68''' ran from 4 March 2013 to 28 June 2013. The third of 18 [[series]] presented by [[Nick Hewer]]. Notably, this series only lasted for 67 episodes, the joint-lowest in a [[15 round format|15 round]] series (along with [[Series 46]]), largely due to the [[30th Birthday Championship]] occupying what would have ordinarily been its first eight weeks. As a result, Series 68 also had the lowest finals threshold in 15-round history, with only two wins being sufficient to qualify for the finals.
-The series champion was [[Giles Hutchings]], who in his heats, beat [[Jack Hurst]]'s record for most points achieved by an [[octochamp]] with 965 points, defeating [[Andy Platt]] in the final.
+The series champion was [[Giles Hutchings]]; who in his heats, beat [[Jack Hurst]]'s record for most points achieved by an [[octochamp]] with 965 points.
 {{True to form}}