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[[File:James Slater.png|thumb|350px|right|James Slater in [[Series 76]].]]
 
[[File:James Slater.png|thumb|350px|right|James Slater in [[Series 76]].]]
'''James Slater''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 76]]. He is also an [[Apterite]].
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'''James Slater''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 76]]. He is also an [[Apterite]].
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Despite not scoring a century, he qualified to return at the end of June for the Series 76 finals, becoming the first #8 seed to be an octochamp since [[Brenda Jolley]] in [[Series 47]]. Here, he was bested by #1-ranked [[Stephen Read]], though he did manage to take Read to a crucial margin during the second "[[half]]" with his letters spots of {{word|CATHOUSE}} and {{word|CUISINE}}.
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
 
{{episode table}}
 
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{{ep | 6595 | 2/06/2017 | P |[[Chloe Hutton]]| 80 - 95 |James Slater|[[Jimmy Osmond]]|[[Susie Dent]]|123}}
 
{{ep | 6595 | 2/06/2017 | P |[[Chloe Hutton]]| 80 - 95 |James Slater|[[Jimmy Osmond]]|[[Susie Dent]]|123}}
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{{ep | 6596 | 5/06/2017 | P |James Slater| 78 - 71 |[[Ellen Guy]]|Jimmy Osmond|Susie Dent|134}}
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{{ep | 6597 | 6/06/2017 | P |James Slater| 86 - 53 |[[Pete Grange]]|Jimmy Osmond|Susie Dent|131}}
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{{ep | 6598 | 7/06/2017 | P |James Slater| 92 - 54 |[[Caroline Cassinelli]]|Jimmy Osmond|Susie Dent|125}}
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{{ep | 6599 | 8/06/2017 | P |James Slater| 86 - 78 |[[Uzoma Isichei]]|Jimmy Osmond|Susie Dent|132}}
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{{ep | 6600 | 9/06/2017 | P |James Slater| 72 - 59 |[[Ben Elliott]]|[[June Sarpong]]|Susie Dent|126}}
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{{ep | 6601 | 12/06/2017 | P |James Slater| 79 - 64 |[[Daniel Brothers]]|June Sarpong|Susie Dent|123}}
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{{ep | 6602 | 13/06/2017 | P |James Slater| 84 - 64 |[[Michael George]]|June Sarpong|Susie Dent|122}}
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{{ep | 6608 | 21/06/2017 | QF |[[Stephen Read]]| 92 - 60 |James Slater|[[Suzi Perry]]|Susie Dent|135}}
 
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Latest revision as of 15:25, 31 May 2020

James Slater
octochamp statistics
Final position Quarter-finalist
Seeding 8
Points total 672
Conundrums solved 4
James Slater in Series 76.

James Slater was an octochamp in Series 76. He is also an Apterite.

Despite not scoring a century, he qualified to return at the end of June for the Series 76 finals, becoming the first #8 seed to be an octochamp since Brenda Jolley in Series 47. Here, he was bested by #1-ranked Stephen Read, though he did manage to take Read to a crucial margin during the second "half" with his letters spots of CATHOUSE and CUISINE.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
6595 2/06/2017 P Chloe Hutton 80 – 95 James Slater Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jimmy Osmond Susie Dent 123
6596 5/06/2017 P James Slater 78 – 71 Ellen Guy Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jimmy Osmond Susie Dent 134
6597 6/06/2017 P James Slater 86 – 53 Pete Grange Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jimmy Osmond Susie Dent 131
6598 7/06/2017 P James Slater 92 – 54 Caroline Cassinelli Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jimmy Osmond Susie Dent 125
6599 8/06/2017 P James Slater 86 – 78 Uzoma Isichei Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jimmy Osmond Susie Dent 132
6600 9/06/2017 P James Slater 72 – 59 Ben Elliott Nick Hewer Rachel Riley June Sarpong Susie Dent 126
6601 12/06/2017 P James Slater 79 – 64 Daniel Brothers Nick Hewer Rachel Riley June Sarpong Susie Dent 123
6602 13/06/2017 P James Slater 84 – 64 Michael George Nick Hewer Rachel Riley June Sarpong Susie Dent 122
6608 21/06/2017 QF Stephen Read 92 – 60 James Slater Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Suzi Perry Susie Dent 135