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| − | Jones made [[Episode 8496|his debut]] with an impressive nine-[[max]] performance against incumbent champ [[Ben Grinyer]], and he followed that up with seven further victories, including four [[century|centuries]] to become only the third [[octochamp]] of the series so far – his devotion to a six-small [[numbers round]] pick every time helped with giving a cutting edge through his heats. Of further note, in his [[Episode 8500|fifth game]], he recorded the highest total of the series | + | Jones made [[Episode 8496|his debut]] with an impressive nine-[[max]] performance against incumbent champ [[Ben Grinyer]], and he followed that up with seven further victories, including four [[century|centuries]] to become only the third [[octochamp]] of the series so far – his devotion to a six-small [[numbers round]] pick every time helped with giving a cutting edge through his heats. Of further note, in his [[Episode 8500|fifth game]], he recorded the then-highest total of the series and his personal best of 119, which also saw him spot the only nine-letter-word of his run in {{word|IDOLATERS}}. He also overcame particularly stiff competition in his [[Episode 8501|sixth game]], against fellow [[Apterous|Apterite]] and [[returning contestants|returnee]], [[Anthony Endsor]], by spotting the crucial [[conundrum]] {{word|MUSTERING}}. After seeing off his eighth opponent, [[Stephen Maidens]], he finished with a very round 800 points to take the number one spot for the finals in June from [[Tim James]], and just squeak into the [[800 club]] as well – [[Colin Murray]] christened him "The Word" as a final send-off to mark his accomplishments to date. |
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
Revision as of 20:03, 8 June 2025
| Rhys Jones octochamp statistics | |
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| Final position | TBC |
| Seeding | TBC |
| Points total | 800 |
| Conundrums solved | 5 |
Rhys Jones was an octochamp in Series 91. He was a mathematics masters graduate of Cardiff University, from Rhondda Cynon Taf in South Wales. He is also an Apterite and has now qualified for the end-of-series finals in June.
Appearances
Heat games
Jones made his debut with an impressive nine-max performance against incumbent champ Ben Grinyer, and he followed that up with seven further victories, including four centuries to become only the third octochamp of the series so far – his devotion to a six-small numbers round pick every time helped with giving a cutting edge through his heats. Of further note, in his fifth game, he recorded the then-highest total of the series and his personal best of 119, which also saw him spot the only nine-letter-word of his run in IDOLATERS. He also overcame particularly stiff competition in his sixth game, against fellow Apterite and returnee, Anthony Endsor, by spotting the crucial conundrum MUSTERING. After seeing off his eighth opponent, Stephen Maidens, he finished with a very round 800 points to take the number one spot for the finals in June from Tim James, and just squeak into the 800 club as well – Colin Murray christened him "The Word" as a final send-off to mark his accomplishments to date.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8496 | 16/04/2025 | P | Ben Grinyer | 69 – 90 | Rhys Jones | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Debbie McGee | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
| 8497 | 17/04/2025 | P | Rhys Jones | 102 – 65 | Phil Hall | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Debbie McGee | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
| 8498 | 18/04/2025 | P | Rhys Jones | 98 – 70 | Peter Littleton | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Debbie McGee | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
| 8499 | 21/04/2025 | P | Rhys Jones | 85 – 58 | Kirsty Herring | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
| 8500 | 22/04/2025 | P | Rhys Jones | 119 – 71 | Tim Fuller | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
| 8501 | 23/04/2025 | P | Rhys Jones | 102 – 84 | Anthony Endsor | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
| 8502 | 24/04/2025 | P | Rhys Jones | 105 – 27 | Michael Taylor-Brown | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
| 8503 | 25/04/2025 | P | Rhys Jones | 99 – 50 | Stephen Maidens | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tanni Grey-Thompson | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
