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Tim made an extremely confident [[century]] debut against champion [[Deborah Maguire]], scoring in every round (while maxing 11 of them) and spotted the nine-letter-word {{word|CURTAINED}}, which contributed to the highest score of the series so far of 126. He followed that up with six more victories which were not quite as emphatic; Bridgstock actually had two solved crucial [[conundrums]] as a testament to the strength of his opponents, and others like [[Tim Lawrence]] were not shaken off until the last [[numbers]] round of that [[Episode 8521|game]]. Nonetheless, his seventh [[Episode 8524|victory]], where he also spotted another nine-letter-word {{word|UNEARTHED}} confirmed his qualification for the end of series finals with his last heat still to be played.
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Tim made an extremely confident [[century]] debut against one-time-winner [[Deborah Maguire]], scoring in every round (while maxing 11 of them) and spotted the nine-letter-word {{word|CURTAINED}}, which contributed to the highest score of the series so far of 126. He followed that up with six more victories which were not quite as emphatic; Bridgstock actually had two solved crucial [[conundrums]] as a testament to the strength of his opponents, and others like [[Tim Lawrence]] were not shaken off until the last [[numbers]] round of that [[Episode 8521|game]]. Nonetheless, his seventh [[Episode 8524|victory]], where he also spotted another nine-letter-word {{word|UNEARTHED}} confirmed his qualification for the end of series finals with his last heat still to be played.
  
 
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Revision as of 16:20, 26 May 2025

Tim Bridgstock was a contestant in Series 91. He was an applications analyst working for Sheffield Hallam University and former Cadburys employee from Sheffield, and he has now qualified for the end-of-series finals in June.

Appearances

Heat games

Tim made an extremely confident century debut against one-time-winner Deborah Maguire, scoring in every round (while maxing 11 of them) and spotted the nine-letter-word CURTAINED, which contributed to the highest score of the series so far of 126. He followed that up with six more victories which were not quite as emphatic; Bridgstock actually had two solved crucial conundrums as a testament to the strength of his opponents, and others like Tim Lawrence were not shaken off until the last numbers round of that game. Nonetheless, his seventh victory, where he also spotted another nine-letter-word UNEARTHED confirmed his qualification for the end of series finals with his last heat still to be played.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
8518 16/05/2025 P Deborah Maguire 37 – 126 Tim Bridgstock Colin Murray Rachel Riley Richie Anderson Susie Dent 132
8519 19/05/2025 P Tim Bridgstock 92 – 80 Darrell Coker Colin Murray Rachel Riley Keith Brymer Jones Susie Dent 118
8520 20/05/2025 P Tim Bridgstock 100 – 25 Liz Browne Colin Murray Rachel Riley Keith Brymer Jones Susie Dent 118
8521 21/05/2025 P Tim Bridgstock 97 – 76 Tim Lawrence Colin Murray Rachel Riley Keith Brymer Jones Susie Dent 121
8522 22/05/2025 P Tim Bridgstock 89 – 86 Billy Stevenson Colin Murray Rachel Riley Keith Brymer Jones Susie Dent 122
8523 23/05/2025 P Tim Bridgstock 88 – 50 Carol Jones-Morris Colin Murray Rachel Riley Keith Brymer Jones Susie Dent 126
8524 26/05/2025 P Tim Bridgstock 109 – 64 Gary Bumstead Colin Murray Rachel Riley Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Susie Dent 132