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[[File:Luke Boynton.png|thumb|300px|right|Luke Boynton in [[Series 83]], 17 years after his first appearance.]]
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[[File:Luke Boynton.png|thumb|300px|right|Luke Boynton in Series 83, 17 years after his first appearance.]]
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'''Luke Boynton''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 51]] and and octochamp in [[Series 83]]. As of his second appearance, he was a senior finance manager from Birmingham. He is also a poker player, and is the winner of the 2019 International Poker Open. He will almost certainly return for the series finals in June 2021.
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'''Luke Boynton''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 51]], and an [[octochamp]] in and the runner-up of [[Series 83]]. At the time of his first appearance, he was a undergraduate studying History at the {{w|University of Nottingham}} but by his second set of games, he was a senior finance manager for {{w|Marks & Clerk}} from Birmingham. He is also a poker player, and is the winner of the 2019 International Poker Open.
  
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Boynton first appeared on ''Countdown'' in 2004. On his début, he played well, but lost on an unsolved crucial [[conundrum]] against would-be octochamp [[Sweyn Kirkness]]. On his incredible "second début" in 2021, Boynton set the bar for the highest score of Series 83 so far, and achieved the second-highest ever score for a challenger against a daily champion with 138 points – one short of [[Luke Johnson-Davies]]'s [[Episode 7220|139]] – to stun six-time winner and [[Apterous|Apterite]] [[Tom Vincent]]. On top of this, Boynton pulled off a perfect letters-round performance in spite of very difficult numbers rounds, making this one of the most impressive maiden wins in ''Countdown'' history. Clips of the game were shown on ''Gogglebox'' on 26 March. In his second win, he improved on that by scoring 141 points. In his third win he won by over 100 in a [[Jos]] game – a game in which Dictionary Corner nor Rachel could beat Boynton, though {{word|NUCLEOIDS}} and {{word|SIMARUBA}} were missed and were not mentioned on the show. In his fourth win, he reduced [[Apterite]] [[Bobby Casey]] to the joint second-lowest score in the 15-round format. In his fifth game, Boynton scored 147, the joint third-highest score in ''Countdown'' history; two unsolved numbers rounds prevented him from breaking the current record of 152. In his sixth game, he was reduced to his lowest score of 107 points. On his seventh game, despite being beaten on a letters round, he recovered and scored 137 points. In this game, he also became the first contestant in the history of the show to offer twelve nine-letter words in an octorun. In his eight game, he wrapped up his octorun with the second highest ever accumulative score achieved by an octochamp with 1032, to become the fourth octochamp of the series and the standout number 1 seed. He is also the third octochamp in Countdown history to score over 1,000 points in his octorun, after [[Elliott Mellor]] and Johnson-Davies.
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Boynton first appeared on ''[[Countdown]]'' in 2004. On his début, he played well, but lost on an unsolved crucial [[conundrum]] against would-be octochamp [[Sweyn Kirkness]]. On his incredible return in 2021, Boynton achieved his [[Episode 7468|first victory]] with a massive 138 points – the then-highest ever score by a challenger against a daily champion – to stun six-time winner and [[Apterous|Apterite]], [[Tom Vincent]]. On top of this, Boynton pulled off a perfect [[letters round]] performance, making this one of the most impressive maiden wins in ''Countdown'' history. Clips of the game were shown on ''{{w|Gogglebox}}'' on 26 March 2021. Boynton improved on his personal best score in his second win with [[Episode 7469|141]] and again in his fifth victory with [[Episode 7472|147]] – at the time, the equal third-highest score on ''Countdown''. Along the way, he reduced three players to [[List of 15-round scores under 30|scores under 30]], [[List of wins by over 100|won by over 100]] four times, and scored a [[Jos game]] against [[Matthew Hallas]]. In his [[Episode 7475|final heat game]] of his second stint, his opponent [[Adam Peel]] came close to unseating him, but Boynton confirmed octochampdom in the final [[numbers round]]. Boynton wrapped up with the second highest-ever cumulative total of 1,032 points, giving him an average of 129 per game and making him the third member of the [[800 club|1,000 club]] after [[Elliott Mellor]] and [[Luke Johnson-Davies]] – the total points available of 1,149 was also one of, if not the highest ever available across a potential octorun in the [[15-round format]]. Boynton also broke the record for the most valid nine-letter words offered across preliminary matches with 12, beating Johnson-Davies' record of 11 nines.  
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Boynton returned for the series finals on [[Episode 7532|17 June 2021]] as the number one seed, taking on number eight seed [[Dave Lomax]] in the first quarter-final. Although he broke away with another nine-letter spot of {{word|ACRITUDES}}, Lomax managed to reduce Boynton to 99 points, and defeated Boynton on one letters round and solved the conundrum. Nonetheless, Boynton qualified for the [[Episode 7536|semi-finals]], where he took on number four-ranked [[Louis Ross]]. Boynton built an early lead but had {{word|ramphoids {{x}}}} disallowed due to {{word|RAMPHOID}} only being an adjective, allowing Ross to narrow the gap to seven points. However, Boynton took another letters round off Ross, and won the last numbers round to win with a low score of 98 points and propel into the [[Episode 7538|grand final]], where he challenged number three-ranked [[Adam Latchford]]. However, he lost {{score|86|101}} after losing three of the first four rounds to Latchford, but as a last consolation, solved the conundrum {{word|WASNOMORE}}. Boynton amassed an overall score of 1,315 points in his Series 83 run. With his 2004 appearance, his overall score is 1,398 points.
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Having since moved on from ''Countdown'', Boynton chose not to return for the [[Championship of Champions XVI]].
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{{ep | 7475 | 30/03/2021 | P |Luke Boynton|106 - 78|[[Adam Peel]]|Konnie Huq|Susie Dent|124}}
 
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{{ep | 7536 | 23/06/2021 | SF |Luke Boynton|98 - 76|[[Louis Ross]]|Rufus Hound|Susie Dent|122}}
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{{ep | 7538 | 25/06/2021 | GF |Luke Boynton|86 - 101|[[Adam Latchford]]|Rufus Hound|Susie Dent|125}}
 
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Latest revision as of 09:50, 1 May 2025

Luke Boynton
octochamp statistics
Final position Runner-up
Seeding 1
Points total 1,032
Conundrums solved 7
Luke Boynton in Series 83, 17 years after his first appearance.

Luke Boynton was a contestant in Series 51, and an octochamp in and the runner-up of Series 83. At the time of his first appearance, he was a undergraduate studying History at the University of Nottingham but by his second set of games, he was a senior finance manager for Marks & Clerk from Birmingham. He is also a poker player, and is the winner of the 2019 International Poker Open.

Boynton first appeared on Countdown in 2004. On his début, he played well, but lost on an unsolved crucial conundrum against would-be octochamp Sweyn Kirkness. On his incredible return in 2021, Boynton achieved his first victory with a massive 138 points – the then-highest ever score by a challenger against a daily champion – to stun six-time winner and Apterite, Tom Vincent. On top of this, Boynton pulled off a perfect letters round performance, making this one of the most impressive maiden wins in Countdown history. Clips of the game were shown on Gogglebox on 26 March 2021. Boynton improved on his personal best score in his second win with 141 and again in his fifth victory with 147 – at the time, the equal third-highest score on Countdown. Along the way, he reduced three players to scores under 30, won by over 100 four times, and scored a Jos game against Matthew Hallas. In his final heat game of his second stint, his opponent Adam Peel came close to unseating him, but Boynton confirmed octochampdom in the final numbers round. Boynton wrapped up with the second highest-ever cumulative total of 1,032 points, giving him an average of 129 per game and making him the third member of the 1,000 club after Elliott Mellor and Luke Johnson-Davies – the total points available of 1,149 was also one of, if not the highest ever available across a potential octorun in the 15-round format. Boynton also broke the record for the most valid nine-letter words offered across preliminary matches with 12, beating Johnson-Davies' record of 11 nines.

Boynton returned for the series finals on 17 June 2021 as the number one seed, taking on number eight seed Dave Lomax in the first quarter-final. Although he broke away with another nine-letter spot of ACRITUDES, Lomax managed to reduce Boynton to 99 points, and defeated Boynton on one letters round and solved the conundrum. Nonetheless, Boynton qualified for the semi-finals, where he took on number four-ranked Louis Ross. Boynton built an early lead but had ramphoids ☓ disallowed due to RAMPHOID only being an adjective, allowing Ross to narrow the gap to seven points. However, Boynton took another letters round off Ross, and won the last numbers round to win with a low score of 98 points and propel into the grand final, where he challenged number three-ranked Adam Latchford. However, he lost 86 – 101 after losing three of the first four rounds to Latchford, but as a last consolation, solved the conundrum WASNOMORE. Boynton amassed an overall score of 1,315 points in his Series 83 run. With his 2004 appearance, his overall score is 1,398 points.

Having since moved on from Countdown, Boynton chose not to return for the Championship of Champions XVI.

Preceded by
Sam Cappleman-Lynes		 Series runner-up
Series 83		 Followed by
Florence Cappleman-Lynes

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
3703 13/05/2004 P Sweyn Kirkness 88 – 83 Luke Boynton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Norman Susie Dent 119
7468 19/03/2021 P Tom Vincent 57 – 138 Luke Boynton Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 144
7469 22/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 141 – 77 Alex Davidson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 146
7470 23/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 136 – 10 Matthew Hallas Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 147
7471 24/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 120 – 6 Bobby Casey Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Konnie Huq Susie Dent 138
7472 25/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 147 – 25 John Lorimer-George Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Konnie Huq Susie Dent 155
7473 26/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 107 – 34 Dan Gardner Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Konnie Huq Susie Dent 149
7474 29/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 137 – 34 Martin Curtis Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Konnie Huq Susie Dent 146
7475 30/03/2021 P Luke Boynton 106 – 78 Adam Peel Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Konnie Huq Susie Dent 124
7532 17/06/2021 QF Luke Boynton 99 – 47 Dave Lomax Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Rufus Hound Susie Dent 135
7536 23/06/2021 SF Luke Boynton 98 – 76 Louis Ross Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Rufus Hound Susie Dent 122
7538 25/06/2021 GF Luke Boynton 86 – 101 Adam Latchford Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Rufus Hound Susie Dent 125
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