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'''David Roe''' was a quarter-finalist in [[Series 44]], and a [[octochamp]] in [[Series 90]]. He was a Chartered Accountant from Colne, Lancashire, and has now qualified for the end-of-series finals in December for a second time.
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'''David Roe''' was a quarter-finalist in [[Series 44]], and a [[octochamp]] and semi-finalist in [[Series 90]]. He was a Chartered Accountant from Colne in Lancashire.
  
 
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More than two decades later, Roe returned to the show, facing [[Nigel Hutchinson]], where he achieved a comfortable 22-point victory to take home a second teapot, despite being beaten to the buzzer in the conundrum. He then worked his way through seven more victories to reach his [[Octochamp]] tally of eight, with four centuries along the way, and guaranteed his return for the December finals through a dispatch of [[Hiral Varia]] in a very closely fought seventh game. He showed his skill and willingness to take risks in the [[numbers]] rounds; always picking 6S, 3L or 4L, and finished with a points tally of 809 as the provisional 3rd seed for the finals.  
 
More than two decades later, Roe returned to the show, facing [[Nigel Hutchinson]], where he achieved a comfortable 22-point victory to take home a second teapot, despite being beaten to the buzzer in the conundrum. He then worked his way through seven more victories to reach his [[Octochamp]] tally of eight, with four centuries along the way, and guaranteed his return for the December finals through a dispatch of [[Hiral Varia]] in a very closely fought seventh game. He showed his skill and willingness to take risks in the [[numbers]] rounds; always picking 6S, 3L or 4L, and finished with a points tally of 809 as the provisional 3rd seed for the finals.  
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Ultimately returning as the fourth seed, his challenger was bookstore owner [[Alex Call]], whom he eventually overpowered and triumphed over by a comfortable 30-point margin, despite Alex gaining some ground back by spotting the [[Darren]]ic {{word|QUILTERS}} near the end of the game. This meant David marched onto the semi-finals where No.1 seed [[Chris Kirby]] lay in wait for him.
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Unfortunately, Chris's wordplay proved to be too powerful for David to overcome and the contest was over before the final [[numbers]] round; one of the unfortunate mistakes being a declaration of {{word| {{x}} plankers}} in Round 10. David did finish with a flourish by cracking a trademark 6S numbers solution, and after neither player cracked the [[conundrum]] for the fifth time in a row in the finals, it meant David's second run on the show ended albeit at one stage higher than his [[Series 44]] run, with 988 points from his [[Series 90]] appearances.
  
 
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{{ep | 8390 | 05/11/2024 | P |David Roe|109 – 82|[[Hiral Varia]]|Carl Frampton|Susie Dent|124}}
 
{{ep | 8390 | 05/11/2024 | P |David Roe|109 – 82|[[Hiral Varia]]|Carl Frampton|Susie Dent|124}}
 
{{ep | 8391 | 06/11/2024 | P |David Roe|107 – 64|[[Tyler Selby]]|Carl Frampton|Susie Dent|136}}
 
{{ep | 8391 | 06/11/2024 | P |David Roe|107 – 64|[[Tyler Selby]]|Carl Frampton|Susie Dent|136}}
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{{ep | 8420 | 17/12/2024 | QF |David Roe|97 – 67|[[Alex Call]]|[[Christopher Biggins]]|Susie Dent|135}}
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{{ep | 8421 | 18/12/2024 | SF |[[Chris Kirby]]|101 – 82|David Roe|Christopher Biggins|Susie Dent|132}}
 
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Latest revision as of 21:24, 19 December 2024

David Roe
octochamp statistics
Final position Semi-Finalist
Seeding 4
Points total 809
Conundrums solved 4
David Roe, 23 years after his first apperance, in Series 90.

David Roe was a quarter-finalist in Series 44, and a octochamp and semi-finalist in Series 90. He was a Chartered Accountant from Colne in Lancashire.

Appearances

Series 44

David first appeared in June 2001, in the tail-end of the show's 44th series, first winning against John Hedges, following up with four additional wins before ultimately losing to Bruno Murray in a close 49-41 contest, after failing to crack the crucial conundrum IFUSECOAT. His performance was enough to warrant a place in the quarter-finals as the #6 seed, in which he was matched up against #3 seed, Stuart Wood, but was defeated 60-36, and Wood ultimately went on to win the series.

Series 90

Heat Games

More than two decades later, Roe returned to the show, facing Nigel Hutchinson, where he achieved a comfortable 22-point victory to take home a second teapot, despite being beaten to the buzzer in the conundrum. He then worked his way through seven more victories to reach his Octochamp tally of eight, with four centuries along the way, and guaranteed his return for the December finals through a dispatch of Hiral Varia in a very closely fought seventh game. He showed his skill and willingness to take risks in the numbers rounds; always picking 6S, 3L or 4L, and finished with a points tally of 809 as the provisional 3rd seed for the finals.

Finals

Ultimately returning as the fourth seed, his challenger was bookstore owner Alex Call, whom he eventually overpowered and triumphed over by a comfortable 30-point margin, despite Alex gaining some ground back by spotting the Darrenic QUILTERS near the end of the game. This meant David marched onto the semi-finals where No.1 seed Chris Kirby lay in wait for him.

Unfortunately, Chris's wordplay proved to be too powerful for David to overcome and the contest was over before the final numbers round; one of the unfortunate mistakes being a declaration of ☓ plankers in Round 10. David did finish with a flourish by cracking a trademark 6S numbers solution, and after neither player cracked the conundrum for the fifth time in a row in the finals, it meant David's second run on the show ended albeit at one stage higher than his Series 44 run, with 988 points from his Series 90 appearances.

Co-events

In 2010, he attended his first Co-event, COLIN 2010.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
3025 06/06/2001 P John Hedges 35 – 67 David Roe Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Alastair Stewart Catherine Clarke 89
3026 07/06/2001 P David Roe 51 – 20 Susan Kavanagh Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Alastair Stewart Catherine Clarke 73
3027 08/06/2001 P David Roe 67 – 41 Brian Gentle Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Alastair Stewart Catherine Clarke 82
3028 11/06/2001 P David Roe 57 – 47 Mike O'Rourke Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Alastair Stewart Catherine Clarke 74
3029 12/06/2001 P David Roe 54 – 39 Jackie Wilcock Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Alastair Stewart Catherine Clarke 73
3030 13/06/2001 P David Roe 41 – 49 Bruno Murray Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Magnus Magnusson Catherine Clarke 84
3038 25/06/2001 QF Stuart Wood 60 – 36 David Roe Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Damian Eadie 73
8384 28/10/2024 P Nigel Hutchinson 76 – 98 David Roe Colin Murray Rachel Riley Neil Delamere Susie Dent 122
8385 29/10/2024 P David Roe 92 – 84 Anna Seemayer Colin Murray Rachel Riley Neil Delamere Susie Dent 123
8386 30/10/2024 P David Roe 95 – 60 Olivia Bryan Colin Murray Rachel Riley Neil Delamere Susie Dent 117
8387 31/10/2024 P David Roe 95 – 53 Will Rogers Colin Murray Rachel Riley Neil Delamere Susie Dent 121
8388 01/11/2024 P David Roe 103 – 33 Charlotte Dunsterville Colin Murray Rachel Riley Neil Delamere Susie Dent 131
8389 04/11/2024 P David Roe 110 – 55 Barrie Jones Colin Murray Rachel Riley Carl Frampton Susie Dent 133
8390 05/11/2024 P David Roe 109 – 82 Hiral Varia Colin Murray Rachel Riley Carl Frampton Susie Dent 124
8391 06/11/2024 P David Roe 107 – 64 Tyler Selby Colin Murray Rachel Riley Carl Frampton Susie Dent 136
8420 17/12/2024 QF David Roe 97 – 67 Alex Call Colin Murray Rachel Riley Christopher Biggins Susie Dent 135
8421 18/12/2024 SF Chris Kirby 101 – 82 David Roe Colin Murray Rachel Riley Christopher Biggins Susie Dent 132

External links

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