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[[File:Mark Allen.png|thumb|200px|right|Mark Allen in Series 92.]]
 
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'''Mark Allen''' was an [[octochamp]] and Quarter-finalist in [[Series 92]]. He was a retiree from Upper Dean, Bedfordshire, which was incorrectly stated by [[Colin Murray]] as being in neighbouring Cambridgeshire. He has now qualified for the end-of-series finals in December.  
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'''Mark Allen''' was an [[octochamp]] and quarter-finalist in [[Series 92]]. He was a retiree from Upper Dean, Bedfordshire, which was incorrectly stated by [[Colin Murray]] as being in neighbouring Cambridgeshire.
  
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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===[[Series 92]]===
 
===[[Series 92]]===
  
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Mark made his debut on 3 November, kicking off with a victory via a crucial [[conundrum]] and the teapot against incumbent champion and [[Apterous|Apterite]], [[Joel Lane-Smith]]. He then followed that up with seven further triumphs but only the singular [[century|centuries]], which also was a high score of 106 achieved in his fourth game; he notably managed to steer clear of further crucial [[conundrum]]s in the remainder of his heats.  
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Mark made his debut on 3 November, kicking off with a victory via a crucial [[conundrum]] and the teapot against incumbent champion and [[Apterous|Apterite]], [[Joel Lane-Smith]]. He then followed that up with seven further triumphs but only the singular [[century]], which was a high score of 106 achieved in his fourth game; he notably managed to steer clear of further crucial [[conundrum]]s in the remainder of his heats.  
  
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He also managed to spot two nine-letter-words; those being {{word|PEACHIEST}} during his [[Episode 8643|fifth game]] and {{word|COUNTABLE}} in his [[Episode 8646|eighth]]; said-game challenger, [[Tony Mahoney]], had kept right with him until Mark struck the prior mentioned killer blow. The game was ultimately over before the last [[numbers]] round, despite Mark missing it. He was anointed as "'''The Captain'''" by Colin due to his very calm demeanor throughout all his heats, secured [[octochamp]]dom with 722 points and ultimately qualified as the seventh seed. He was also notably the only finalist in the series to have not had a previous run on the show.
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He also managed to spot two nine-letter-words; those being {{word|PEACHIEST}} during his [[Episode 8643|fifth game]] and {{word|COUNTABLE}} in his [[Episode 8646|eighth]]; said-game challenger, [[Tony Mahoney]], had kept right with him until Mark struck the prior mentioned killer blow. The game was ultimately over before the last [[numbers]] round, despite Mark missing it. He was anointed as "'''The Captain'''" by Colin due to his very calm demeanor throughout his heat game run, and secured [[octochamp]]dom with 722 points. He was also notably the only finalist in the series to have not had a previous run on the show.
  
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''The Captain'' was thus drawn into battle against ''The Winking Goliath'' Dr.[[Brett Davids]], and Allen kept pace with Davids throughout the match, while maxing an impressive 11 rounds in the process. Unfortunately, two [[letters round]] misfires with {{word| {{x}} invents}} and {{word| {{x}} poshest}} relying on letters that weren't in the selection, meant that after an easy final [[numbers]] round that ''The Captain'''s unbeaten run and time in the series was over was over. Regardless, he still finished with a very impressive final score of 91 points, and 813 points earned across nine appearances.
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''The Captain'' was thus drawn into battle against ''The Winking Goliath'' (Dr. [[Brett Davids]]) and Allen kept pace with Davids throughout the match, while maxing an impressive 11 rounds in the process. Unfortunately, he had two [[letters round]] misfires, with {{word| {{x}} invents}} and {{word| {{x}} poshest}} relying on letters that weren't in the selection. This meant that after an easy final [[numbers]] round, Allen's unbeaten run and time in the series was over. Regardless, he still finished with a very impressive final score of 91, and 813 points earned across nine appearances.
  
 
==Episodes==
 
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{{ep | 8645 | 11/11/2025 | P |Mark Allen|97 – 54|[[Josh McKenna]]|Katharine Merry|Susie Dent|124}}
 
{{ep | 8645 | 11/11/2025 | P |Mark Allen|97 – 54|[[Josh McKenna]]|Katharine Merry|Susie Dent|124}}
 
{{ep | 8646 | 12/11/2025 | P |Mark Allen|93 – 75|[[Tony Mahoney]]|Katharine Merry|Susie Dent|154}}
 
{{ep | 8646 | 12/11/2025 | P |Mark Allen|93 – 75|[[Tony Mahoney]]|Katharine Merry|Susie Dent|154}}
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{{ep | 8668 | 12/12/2025 | QF |Brett Davids|116 – 91|[[Mark Allen]]|[[Nisha Katona]]|Susie Dent|126}}
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{{ep | 8668 | 12/12/2025 | QF |[[Brett Davids]]|116 – 91|Mark Allen|[[Nisha Katona]]|Susie Dent|126}}
 
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{{episode table end}}
  

Latest revision as of 10:44, 27 December 2025

Mark Allen
octochamp statistics
Final position Quarter-finalist
Seeding 7
Points total 722
Conundrums solved 3
Mark Allen in Series 92.

Mark Allen was an octochamp and quarter-finalist in Series 92. He was a retiree from Upper Dean, Bedfordshire, which was incorrectly stated by Colin Murray as being in neighbouring Cambridgeshire.

Appearances

Series 92

Mark made his debut on 3 November, kicking off with a victory via a crucial conundrum and the teapot against incumbent champion and Apterite, Joel Lane-Smith. He then followed that up with seven further triumphs but only the singular century, which was a high score of 106 achieved in his fourth game; he notably managed to steer clear of further crucial conundrums in the remainder of his heats.

He also managed to spot two nine-letter-words; those being PEACHIEST during his fifth game and COUNTABLE in his eighth; said-game challenger, Tony Mahoney, had kept right with him until Mark struck the prior mentioned killer blow. The game was ultimately over before the last numbers round, despite Mark missing it. He was anointed as "The Captain" by Colin due to his very calm demeanor throughout his heat game run, and secured octochampdom with 722 points. He was also notably the only finalist in the series to have not had a previous run on the show.

The Captain was thus drawn into battle against The Winking Goliath (Dr. Brett Davids) and Allen kept pace with Davids throughout the match, while maxing an impressive 11 rounds in the process. Unfortunately, he had two letters round misfires, with ☓ invents and ☓ poshest relying on letters that weren't in the selection. This meant that after an easy final numbers round, Allen's unbeaten run and time in the series was over. Regardless, he still finished with a very impressive final score of 91, and 813 points earned across nine appearances.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
8639 03/11/2025 P Joel Lane-Smith 77 – 90 Mark Allen Colin Murray Rachel Riley Rebecca Front Susie Dent 146
8640 04/11/2025 P Mark Allen 59 – 37 Linda Hardwick Colin Murray Rachel Riley Rebecca Front Susie Dent 122
8641 05/11/2025 P Mark Allen 99 – 43 Imran Bashiruddin Colin Murray Rachel Riley Rebecca Front Susie Dent 121
8642 06/11/2025 P Mark Allen 106 – 60 Aidan Whiley Colin Murray Rachel Riley Rebecca Front Susie Dent 132
8643 07/11/2025 P Mark Allen 92 – 67 Andrew Kirkham Colin Murray Rachel Riley Rebecca Front Susie Dent 133
8644 10/11/2025 P Mark Allen 86 – 55 Gill Baker Colin Murray Rachel Riley Katharine Merry Susie Dent 121
8645 11/11/2025 P Mark Allen 97 – 54 Josh McKenna Colin Murray Rachel Riley Katharine Merry Susie Dent 124
8646 12/11/2025 P Mark Allen 93 – 75 Tony Mahoney Colin Murray Rachel Riley Katharine Merry Susie Dent 154
8668 12/12/2025 QF Brett Davids 116 – 91 Mark Allen Colin Murray Rachel Riley Nisha Katona Susie Dent 126
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