Toby Byfield - Revision history

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‎Episodes

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‎Series 89 Heat games

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 {{octostats|Quarter-finalist|3|830|5}}
 [[File:Toby Byfield.png|thumb|200px|right|Toby Byfield in Series 89.]]
-'''Toby Byfield''' was an [[octochamp]] and Quarter-finalist in [[Series 89]]. He was a political statistician and not-for-profit company director from Guildford, Surrey. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] and has spent time in different countries as an elections observer.
+'''Toby Byfield''' was an [[octochamp]] and quarter-finalist in [[Series 89]]. He was a political statistician and not-for-profit company director from Guildford, Surrey. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] and has spent time in different countries as an elections observer.
 ==Appearances==
-===[[Series 89]] Heat games===
+===[[Series 89]] heat games===
-Toby made a very confident [[Episode 8233|debut]] against six-time winner and fellow [[Apterous|Apterite]] [[Lucas Glanville]]; he achieved a [[century]] and maxed 10 rounds to finish with 111 while restricting Lucas to his lowest score of 44. After that, he then racked up seven more winning performances which included three further [[century|centuries]] to his name.
+Byfield made a very confident [[Episode 8233|debut]] against six-time winner and fellow [[Apterous|Apterite]], [[Lucas Glanville]] – Byfield achieved a [[century]] and maxed 10 rounds to finish with 111 while restricting Glanville to his lowest score of 44. After that, he then racked up seven more winning performances which included three further centuries to his name.
-He stood out by his frequent choosing of 4L [[numbers]] games, and spotted the nine-letter-words {{word|MATERIALS}} and {{word|OPERATING}}. He also achieved a personal best of 117 points in his fourth [[Episode 8236|game]], with the latter being made more impressive in that it was gained despite missing both of the available nine's {{word|RIVALISED}} and {{word|OUTSMILES}} in that [[Episode 8236|heat]].
+He stood out by his frequent choosing of four large [[numbers game]]s, and spotted the nine-letter words {{word|MATERIALS}} and {{word|OPERATING}}. He also achieved a personal best of 117 points in his [[Episode 8236|fourth game]], with the latter being made more impressive in that it was gained despite missing both of the available nines {{word|RIVALISED}} and {{word|OUTSMILES}} in that heat.
-It wasn't wholly smooth sailing though; in fact, he had to overcome two particularly stern tests against challengers [[Bernard Greep]] and [[Jonno Smith]] in his [[Episode 8235|third]] and [[Episode 8240|eighth]] games respectively to secure [[octochamp]] status and membership of the [[800 club]], which he did in his last [[Episode 8240|heat]] after Smith blanked on a 6S [[numbers]] gamble. This left Byfield with a final total of 830 points, provisionally set him as the No. 2 seed for the finals, and also made him the sixth [[octochamp]] of the series in a little under three months.
+It wasn't wholly smooth sailing though – in fact, he had to overcome two particularly stern tests against challengers [[Bernard Greep]] and [[Jonno Smith]] in his [[Episode 8235|third]] and [[Episode 8240|eighth]] games respectively to secure [[octochamp]] status and membership of the [[800 club]], which he did in his last heat after Smith blanked on a six small numbers gamble. This left Byfield with a final total of 830 points, provisionally set him as the number two seed for the finals, and also made him the sixth octochamp of the series in a little under three months.
-After recording his heat games, he made his co-event debut at [[Co:Reading 2024]].
+After recording his heat games, he made his [[Co-event]] debut at [[Co:Reading 2024]].
-===[[Series 89]] Finals===
+===[[Series 89]] finals===
-Byfield returned for his quarter-final against No. 6 seed [[Michael Calder]]. Despite initially racing off to an 18-point lead, Calder crept his way back with the match turning out to be a very testy affair with neither player maxing many rounds. Consequently, they stayed within range of each other right up to the crucial [[conundrum]] {{word|SATINCLOG}}. After just under 17 seconds, Michael buzzed in with {{word|NOSTALGIC}}, which was correct, and that broke Byfield's unbeaten record and saw him exit the competition with his lowest score to date. His final points tally across 9 games came to 912, giving him an average of roughly 101 points a game.
+Byfield returned for his [[Episode 8301|quarter-final]] against number six seed [[Michael Calder (Series 60)|Michael Calder]]. Despite initially racing off to an 18-point lead, Calder crept his way back, with the match turning out to be a very testy affair with neither player maxing many rounds. Consequently, they stayed within range of each other right up to the crucial [[conundrum]] {{word|SATINCLOG}}. After just under 17 seconds, Calder buzzed in with {{word|NOSTALGIC}}, which was correct, and that broke Byfield's unbeaten record and saw him exit the competition with his lowest score to date. His final points tally across nine games came to 912, giving him an average of roughly 101 points a game.
 ==Episodes==

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 {{ep | 8239 | 28/03/2024 | P |Toby Byfield|95 – 65|[[Sonia Dari]]|Paul Sinha|Susie Dent|129}}
 {{ep | 8240 | 29/03/2024 | P |Toby Byfield|96 – 84|[[Jonno Smith]]|Paul Sinha|Susie Dent|119}}
-{{ep | 8301 | 24/06/2024 | QF |[[Toby Byfield]]|82 – 84|[[Michael Calder (Series 60)|Michael Calder]]|[[Marcus Brigstocke]]|Susie Dent|131}}
+{{ep | 8301 | 24/06/2024 | QF |Toby Byfield|82 – 84|[[Michael Calder (Series 60)|Michael Calder]]|[[Marcus Brigstocke]]|Susie Dent|131}}
 {{episode table end}}

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-{{octostats|TBC|3|830|5}}
+{{octostats|Quarter-finalist|3|830|5}}
 [[File:Toby Byfield.png|thumb|200px|right|Toby Byfield in Series 89.]]
-'''Toby Byfield''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 89]]. He was a political statistician and not-for-profit company director from Guildford, Surrey. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]], has spent time in different countries as an elections observer, and has qualified to return for the end-of-series finals in June.
+'''Toby Byfield''' was an [[octochamp]] and Quarter-finalist in [[Series 89]]. He was a political statistician and not-for-profit company director from Guildford, Surrey. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] and has spent time in different countries as an elections observer.
 ==Appearances==
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 It wasn't wholly smooth sailing though; in fact, he had to overcome two particularly stern tests against challengers [[Bernard Greep]] and [[Jonno Smith]] in his [[Episode 8235|third]] and [[Episode 8240|eighth]] games respectively to secure [[octochamp]] status and membership of the [[800 club]], which he did in his last [[Episode 8240|heat]] after Smith blanked on a 6S [[numbers]] gamble. This left Byfield with a final total of 830 points, provisionally set him as the No. 2 seed for the finals, and also made him the sixth [[octochamp]] of the series in a little under three months.
-He made his co-event debut at [[Co:Reading 2024]].
+After recording his heat games, he made his co-event debut at [[Co:Reading 2024]].
 ==Episodes==
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 {{ep | 8239 | 28/03/2024 | P |Toby Byfield|95 – 65|[[Sonia Dari]]|Paul Sinha|Susie Dent|129}}
 {{ep | 8240 | 29/03/2024 | P |Toby Byfield|96 – 84|[[Jonno Smith]]|Paul Sinha|Susie Dent|119}}
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 [[Category:Contestants in Series 89]]
 [[Category:Teapot owners]]
 [[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era]]

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-{{octostats|TBC|TBC|830|5}}
+{{octostats|TBC|3|830|5}}
 [[File:Toby Byfield.png|thumb|200px|right|Toby Byfield in Series 89.]]
 '''Toby Byfield''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 89]]. He was a political statistician and not-for-profit company director from Guildford, Surrey. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]], has spent time in different countries as an elections observer, and has qualified to return for the end-of-series finals in June.

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 {{octostats|TBC|TBC|830|5}}
 [[File:Toby Byfield.png|thumb|200px|right|Toby Byfield in Series 89.]]
-'''Toby Byfield''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 89]]. He was a political statistician and not-for-profit company director from Guildford, Surrey. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]], has spent time in different countries as an elections observer, and will almost certainly return for the end-of-series finals in June.
+'''Toby Byfield''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 89]]. He was a political statistician and not-for-profit company director from Guildford, Surrey. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]], has spent time in different countries as an elections observer, and has qualified to return for the end-of-series finals in June.
 ==Appearances==

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	It wasn't wholly smooth sailing though; in fact, he had to overcome two particularly stern tests against challengers [[Bernard Greep]] and [[Jonno Smith]] in his [[Episode 8235\|third]] and [[Episode 8240\|eighth]] games respectively to secure [[octochamp]] status and membership of the [[800 club]], which he did in his last [[Episode 8240\|heat]] after Smith blanked on a 6S [[numbers]] gamble. This left Byfield with a final total of 830 points, provisionally set him as the No. 2 seed for the finals, and also made him the sixth [[octochamp]] of the series in a little under three months.		It wasn't wholly smooth sailing though; in fact, he had to overcome two particularly stern tests against challengers [[Bernard Greep]] and [[Jonno Smith]] in his [[Episode 8235\|third]] and [[Episode 8240\|eighth]] games respectively to secure [[octochamp]] status and membership of the [[800 club]], which he did in his last [[Episode 8240\|heat]] after Smith blanked on a 6S [[numbers]] gamble. This left Byfield with a final total of 830 points, provisionally set him as the No. 2 seed for the finals, and also made him the sixth [[octochamp]] of the series in a little under three months.
		+
		+	He made his co-event debut at [[Co:Reading 2024]].

	==Episodes==		==Episodes==

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 ===[[Series 89]] Heat games===
-Toby made a very confident [[Episode 8233|debut]] against six-time winner and fellow [[Apterite|Apterous]] [[Lucas Glanville]]; he achieved a [[century]] and maxed 10 rounds to finish with 111 while restricting Lucas to his lowest score of 44. After that, he then racked up seven more winning performances which included three further [[century|centuries]] to his name.
+Toby made a very confident [[Episode 8233|debut]] against six-time winner and fellow [[Apterous|Apterite]] [[Lucas Glanville]]; he achieved a [[century]] and maxed 10 rounds to finish with 111 while restricting Lucas to his lowest score of 44. After that, he then racked up seven more winning performances which included three further [[century|centuries]] to his name.
 He stood out by his frequent choosing of 4L [[numbers]] games, and also spotted two nine-letter-words in his run; those being {{word|MATERIALS}} and {{word|OPERATING}}. He, as well, achieved a personal best of 117 points in his fourth [[Episode 8236|game]], with the latter being made more impressive in that it was gained despite missing both of the available nine's {{word|RIVALISED}} and {{word|OUTSMILES}} in that [[Episode 8236|heat]].