Daren Barnes

Daren Barnes octochamp statistics
Final position
Seeding
Points total	719
Conundrums solved	6

Daren Barnes in Series 86.

Daren Barnes was an octochamp in Series 86. He was a Supermarket Duty Manager from East Wittering in Sussex. He will almost certainly return for the series finals in December 2022.

Debuting in the second show of the series, Barnes edged Steven Etherington to end Etherington's run in his eighth game. After surviving a very good comeback by June Knott and close competition set by Apterite Graham Harrison, Barnes achieved a personal best of 103 in his seventh game, before seeing off his eighth opponent to become the first octochamp of the series. He averaged just under 90 points per game and correctly solved 6 conundrums, all between 1 and 5 seconds, three of which were crucial.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
7788	21/06/2022	P	Steven Etherington	78 – 84	Daren Barnes	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Robert Rinder		none	125
7789	22/06/2022	P	Daren Barnes	85 – 50	Laurence Freeman	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Robert Rinder		none	135
7790	23/06/2022	P	Daren Barnes	94 – 68	Paul Moore	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Phil Spencer	Susie Dent	125
7791	24/06/2022	P	Daren Barnes	85 – 77	June Knott	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Phil Spencer	Susie Dent	134
7792	27/06/2022	P	Daren Barnes	99 – 94	Graham Harrison	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Phil Spencer	Susie Dent	132
7793	28/06/2022	P	Daren Barnes	103 – 57	Martin Colbert	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Phil Spencer	Susie Dent	121
7794	29/06/2022	P	Daren Barnes	82 – 67	Richard Wagler	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Phil Spencer	Susie Dent	121
7795	30/06/2022	P	Daren Barnes	87 – 64	Chris Canham	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Christopher Biggins	Susie Dent	137