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'''Luke Selway''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 93]] from East Grinstead, West Sussex. As at the time of broadcast, he was the Head of EMEA Consultant Relations for an investment management firm, having spent almost 25 years working in the industry. He is also an experienced [[Apterous|Apterite]], having joined the site in 2020 with almost 20,000 games played to date.  
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[[File:Luke Selway.png|thumb|200px|right|Luke Selway in Series 93.]]
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'''Luke Selway''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 93]] from East Grinstead, West Sussex. As at the time of broadcast, he was the Head of EMEA Consultant Relations for an investment management firm having spent almost 25 years working in the industry. He is also an experienced [[Apterous|Apterite]], having joined the site in 2020 with almost 20,000 games played to date.
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==Appearances==
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===Heat games===
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Luke kicked off by dispatching [[returning contestants|returning contestant]] and fellow [[Apterous|Apterite]], [[Euan Crabb]], on his debut with winning by 45 points, maxing 11 rounds and knocking up a [[century]] although Crabb got the last word by spotting the [[conundrum]] of {{word|CORIANDER}}. He then followed this with seven further victories, which were also all [[centuries]]. Of particular note in his seventh game (having spotted {{word|LEVITATED}} during his [[Episode 8708|third heat]]), he spotted three nines in that one game alone: {{word|UNLOADERS}}, {{word|GEOMATICS}} and {{word|DONATIVES}}.
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He wrapped up with a personal low score of 101 in his eighth victory; despite scoring in the first thirteen rounds, he blanked out in the last two in which his last heat opponent, [[Brian Platts]], spotted the [[conundrum]] of {{word|AUTOPILOT}}. Regardless, this made him the fourth [[octochamp]] of [[Series 93]] within two months and gave him a final total of 913 points to put him comfortably in the provisional No. 1 position in the seed table ahead of [[Daniel Face]], with nearly four months of heats to still be filmed and broadcast. [[Colin Murray]] anointed him "'''008'''" as a final testament to his achievements to date.
  
 
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{{ep | 8709 | 23/02/2026 | P |Luke Selway|108 – 42|[[Mark Harper]]|[[Kelvin Fletcher]]|Susie Dent|130}}
 
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{{ep | {{#expr:8709+1}} | 24/02/2026 | P |Luke Selway|116 – 27|[[Tom Adams]]|Kelvin Fletcher|Susie Dent|134}}
 
{{ep | {{#expr:8709+1}} | 24/02/2026 | P |Luke Selway|116 – 27|[[Tom Adams]]|Kelvin Fletcher|Susie Dent|134}}
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{{ep | {{#expr:8709+2}} | 25/02/2026 | P |Luke Selway|107 – 75|[[James Sandilands]]|Kelvin Fletcher|Susie Dent|126}}
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{{ep | {{#expr:8709+3}} | 26/02/2026 | P |Luke Selway|132 – 46|[[Helen McGivern (Series 93)|Helen McGivern]]|Kelvin Fletcher|Susie Dent|156}}
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{{ep | {{#expr:8709+4}} | 27/02/2026 | P |Luke Selway|101 – 54|[[Brian Platts]]|Kelvin Fletcher|Susie Dent|127}}
 
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Latest revision as of 17:29, 8 March 2026

Luke Selway
octochamp statistics
Final position TBC
Seeding TBC
Points total 913
Conundrums solved 4
Luke Selway in Series 93.

Luke Selway was an octochamp in Series 93 from East Grinstead, West Sussex. As at the time of broadcast, he was the Head of EMEA Consultant Relations for an investment management firm having spent almost 25 years working in the industry. He is also an experienced Apterite, having joined the site in 2020 with almost 20,000 games played to date.

Appearances

Heat games

Luke kicked off by dispatching returning contestant and fellow Apterite, Euan Crabb, on his debut with winning by 45 points, maxing 11 rounds and knocking up a century although Crabb got the last word by spotting the conundrum of CORIANDER. He then followed this with seven further victories, which were also all centuries. Of particular note in his seventh game (having spotted LEVITATED during his third heat), he spotted three nines in that one game alone: UNLOADERS, GEOMATICS and DONATIVES.

He wrapped up with a personal low score of 101 in his eighth victory; despite scoring in the first thirteen rounds, he blanked out in the last two in which his last heat opponent, Brian Platts, spotted the conundrum of AUTOPILOT. Regardless, this made him the fourth octochamp of Series 93 within two months and gave him a final total of 913 points to put him comfortably in the provisional No. 1 position in the seed table ahead of Daniel Face, with nearly four months of heats to still be filmed and broadcast. Colin Murray anointed him "008" as a final testament to his achievements to date.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
8706 18/02/2026 P Euan Crabb 62 – 107 Luke Selway Colin Murray Rachel Riley Chris Packham Susie Dent 122
8707 19/02/2026 P Luke Selway 111 – 48 Michelle Kelly Colin Murray Rachel Riley Chris Packham Susie Dent 125
8708 20/02/2026 P Luke Selway 131 – 44 Simon Procter Colin Murray Rachel Riley Chris Packham Susie Dent 145
8709 23/02/2026 P Luke Selway 108 – 42 Mark Harper Colin Murray Rachel Riley Kelvin Fletcher Susie Dent 130
8710 24/02/2026 P Luke Selway 116 – 27 Tom Adams Colin Murray Rachel Riley Kelvin Fletcher Susie Dent 134
8711 25/02/2026 P Luke Selway 107 – 75 James Sandilands Colin Murray Rachel Riley Kelvin Fletcher Susie Dent 126
8712 26/02/2026 P Luke Selway 132 – 46 Helen McGivern Colin Murray Rachel Riley Kelvin Fletcher Susie Dent 156
8713 27/02/2026 P Luke Selway 101 – 54 Brian Platts Colin Murray Rachel Riley Kelvin Fletcher Susie Dent 127
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