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| − | '''Graeme Staples''' was | + | {{octostats|Quarter-finalist|8|678|6}} |
| + | [[File:Graeme Staples.png|thumb|200px|right|Graeme Staples in Series 77.]] | ||
| + | '''Graeme Staples''' was an [[octochamp]] and quarter-finalist in [[Series 77]]. He was a housing executive from Ballymena, County Antrim. | ||
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| + | He made his début on [[Episode 6707|10 November 2017]] against [[James Riddell]] – despite the six wins Riddell already had under his belt, Staples overcame him comfortably, scoring his only [[century]] in the process. He went on to amass 678 total points and seven more wins, including a controversial high-scoring crucial [[conundrum]] victory over [[Beth Walker]], meaning that he entered the finals leaderboard at the number seven spot and remained unbeaten to this point. | ||
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| + | Staples returned for the series finals in December as number eight seed. Here, he was finally outclassed by the letters and numbers prowess of the number one-ranked [[Apterous|Apterite]], [[Tom Chafer-Cook]], suffering his only ever defeat, though he did manage to overcome Chafer-Cook in the final round by unscrambling the conundrum {{word|ONMYCHIPS}}. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
{{ep | 6707 | 10/11/2017 | P |[[James Riddell]]| 58 - 102 |Graeme Staples|[[Margaret Mountford]]|[[Susie Dent]]|133}} | {{ep | 6707 | 10/11/2017 | P |[[James Riddell]]| 58 - 102 |Graeme Staples|[[Margaret Mountford]]|[[Susie Dent]]|133}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 6708 | 13/11/2017 | P |Graeme Staples| 85 - 60 |[[Mike Brain]]|Margaret Mountford|Susie Dent|124}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 6709 | 14/11/2017 | P |Graeme Staples| 95 - 64 |[[Elaine Horton]]|Margaret Mountford|Susie Dent|122}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 6710 | 15/11/2017 | P |Graeme Staples| 83 - 54 |[[Ben Smith (Series 77)|Ben Smith]]|Margaret Mountford|Susie Dent|145}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 6711 | 16/11/2017 | P |Graeme Staples| 77 - 54 |[[Colm Kelly (Series 77)|Colm Kelly]]|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|Susie Dent|121}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 6712 | 17/11/2017 | P |Graeme Staples| 64 - 51 |[[Lucy Cooper]]|Gyles Brandreth|Susie Dent|135}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 6713 | 20/11/2017 | P |Graeme Staples| 90 - 85 |[[Beth Walker]]|Gyles Brandreth|Susie Dent|155}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 6714 | 21/11/2017 | P |Graeme Staples| 82 - 76 |[[Mike Smith (Series 77)|Mike Smith]]|Gyles Brandreth|Susie Dent|137}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 6730 | 14/12/2017 | QF |[[Tom Chafer-Cook]]| 105 - 60 |Graeme Staples|[[Paul Zenon]]|Susie Dent|121}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
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[[Category:Contestants in Series 77]] | [[Category:Contestants in Series 77]] | ||
[[Category:Teapot owners]] | [[Category:Teapot owners]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Finalists]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:31, 3 August 2024
| Graeme Staples octochamp statistics | |
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| Final position | Quarter-finalist |
| Seeding | 8 |
| Points total | 678 |
| Conundrums solved | 6 |
Graeme Staples was an octochamp and quarter-finalist in Series 77. He was a housing executive from Ballymena, County Antrim.
He made his début on 10 November 2017 against James Riddell – despite the six wins Riddell already had under his belt, Staples overcame him comfortably, scoring his only century in the process. He went on to amass 678 total points and seven more wins, including a controversial high-scoring crucial conundrum victory over Beth Walker, meaning that he entered the finals leaderboard at the number seven spot and remained unbeaten to this point.
Staples returned for the series finals in December as number eight seed. Here, he was finally outclassed by the letters and numbers prowess of the number one-ranked Apterite, Tom Chafer-Cook, suffering his only ever defeat, though he did manage to overcome Chafer-Cook in the final round by unscrambling the conundrum ONMYCHIPS.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6707 | 10/11/2017 | P | James Riddell | 58 – 102 | Graeme Staples | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
| 6708 | 13/11/2017 | P | Graeme Staples | 85 – 60 | Mike Brain | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
| 6709 | 14/11/2017 | P | Graeme Staples | 95 – 64 | Elaine Horton | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
| 6710 | 15/11/2017 | P | Graeme Staples | 83 – 54 | Ben Smith | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Margaret Mountford | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
| 6711 | 16/11/2017 | P | Graeme Staples | 77 – 54 | Colm Kelly | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
| 6712 | 17/11/2017 | P | Graeme Staples | 64 – 51 | Lucy Cooper | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
| 6713 | 20/11/2017 | P | Graeme Staples | 90 – 85 | Beth Walker | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 155 | ||
| 6714 | 21/11/2017 | P | Graeme Staples | 82 – 76 | Mike Smith | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gyles Brandreth | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
| 6730 | 14/12/2017 | QF | Tom Chafer-Cook | 105 – 60 | Graeme Staples | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
