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[[File:Callum Ridley.png|thumb|200px|right|Callum Ridley in Series 93.]] | [[File:Callum Ridley.png|thumb|200px|right|Callum Ridley in Series 93.]] | ||
| − | '''Callum Ridley''' was | + | '''Callum Ridley''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 93]]. He was from Witham, Essex and noted to be a passionate follower of {{w|Witham Town F.C.}} He will almost certainly be back for the end-of-series finals in June. |
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| + | Making his debut two days after [[Daniel Face]] secured [[octochamp]]dom, he had a very tough proposition with [[Nigel Marchington]]. It took a misdeclaration on a final six-small [[numbers]] round from Nigel for Callum to officially pull clear, and he topped it off by spotting {{word|RUBBISHED}} from {{word|HIDEBURBS}} to earn a [[teapot]] as well as a [[century]]. He followed that up with seven further victories including two more [[centuries]]. Of particular note, he spotted six nine-letter-words throughout his heats: {{word|UNGODLIER}} twice within consecutive games, {{word|UNWAISTED}}, {{word|EQUATIONS}}, {{word|CUSTODIAL}} and {{word|PRESUMING}}. | ||
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| + | He finished with 784 points to sneak ahead of [[Megel Barker]] as the No. 2 seed for the time being, while also being the third [[octochamp]] of the series within five weeks. He was then anointed as "'''The Talent"''' (a short-form version of "'''The Talented Mr. Ridley"''') by [[Rachel Riley]], for one final acknowledgement of his achievements to date. Ridley became the first octochamp since [[Joe Dobinson]] in November 2022 to win eight consecutive games with more than one [[presenter]], as well as the second after [[Quinn Bartlett]] in August 2022 to win eight consecutive games with editions presented by [[Colin Murray]] and [[Les Dennis]]. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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{{ep | 8695 | 03/02/2026 | P |Callum Ridley|92 – 54|[[Karen Newton]]|Dr Ranj Singh|Susie Dent|132}} | {{ep | 8695 | 03/02/2026 | P |Callum Ridley|92 – 54|[[Karen Newton]]|Dr Ranj Singh|Susie Dent|132}} | ||
{{ep | 8696 | 04/02/2026 | P |Callum Ridley|83 – 51|[[James Massey]]|Dr Ranj Singh|Susie Dent|123}} | {{ep | 8696 | 04/02/2026 | P |Callum Ridley|83 – 51|[[James Massey]]|Dr Ranj Singh|Susie Dent|123}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 8697 | 05/02/2026 | P |Callum Ridley|76 – 26|[[Ammar Estwani]]|Dr Ranj Singh|Susie Dent|120}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 8698 | 06/02/2026 | P |Callum Ridley|117 – 51|[[Kirsty Gamage]]|Dr Ranj Singh|Susie Dent|134}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
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[[Category:Teapot owners]] | [[Category:Teapot owners]] | ||
[[Category:Unbeaten contestants]] | [[Category:Unbeaten contestants]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:47, 7 February 2026
| Callum Ridley octochamp statistics | |
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| Final position | TBC |
| Seeding | TBC |
| Points total | 784 |
| Conundrums solved | 4 |
Callum Ridley was an octochamp in Series 93. He was from Witham, Essex and noted to be a passionate follower of Witham Town F.C. He will almost certainly be back for the end-of-series finals in June.
Heat games
Making his debut two days after Daniel Face secured octochampdom, he had a very tough proposition with Nigel Marchington. It took a misdeclaration on a final six-small numbers round from Nigel for Callum to officially pull clear, and he topped it off by spotting RUBBISHED from HIDEBURBS to earn a teapot as well as a century. He followed that up with seven further victories including two more centuries. Of particular note, he spotted six nine-letter-words throughout his heats: UNGODLIER twice within consecutive games, UNWAISTED, EQUATIONS, CUSTODIAL and PRESUMING.
He finished with 784 points to sneak ahead of Megel Barker as the No. 2 seed for the time being, while also being the third octochamp of the series within five weeks. He was then anointed as "The Talent" (a short-form version of "The Talented Mr. Ridley") by Rachel Riley, for one final acknowledgement of his achievements to date. Ridley became the first octochamp since Joe Dobinson in November 2022 to win eight consecutive games with more than one presenter, as well as the second after Quinn Bartlett in August 2022 to win eight consecutive games with editions presented by Colin Murray and Les Dennis.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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| 8691 | 28/01/2026 | P | Nigel Marchington | 86 – 109 | Callum Ridley | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tom Read Wilson | Susie Dent | 141 | ||
| 8692 | 29/01/2026 | P | Callum Ridley | 93 – 45 | Nicky Peters | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tom Read Wilson | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
| 8693 | 30/01/2026 | P | Callum Ridley | 94 – 49 | Paul Kilius-Smith | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tom Read Wilson | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
| 8694 | 02/02/2026 | P | Callum Ridley | 120 – 65 | Leo Moore | Les Dennis | Rachel Riley | Dr Ranj Singh | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
| 8695 | 03/02/2026 | P | Callum Ridley | 92 – 54 | Karen Newton | Les Dennis | Rachel Riley | Dr Ranj Singh | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
| 8696 | 04/02/2026 | P | Callum Ridley | 83 – 51 | James Massey | Les Dennis | Rachel Riley | Dr Ranj Singh | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
| 8697 | 05/02/2026 | P | Callum Ridley | 76 – 26 | Ammar Estwani | Les Dennis | Rachel Riley | Dr Ranj Singh | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
| 8698 | 06/02/2026 | P | Callum Ridley | 117 – 51 | Kirsty Gamage | Les Dennis | Rachel Riley | Dr Ranj Singh | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
