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| − | '''Callum Ridley''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 93]]. He was from Witham, Essex and noted to be a passionate {{w|Witham Town F.C.}} supporter. He has now qualified for the end-of-series finals, and joined [[Apterous]] after filming all of his heat game appearances. | + | '''Callum Ridley''' was an [[octochamp]] and quarter-finalist in [[Series 93]]. He was from Witham, Essex and noted to be a passionate {{w|Witham Town F.C.}} supporter. He has now qualified for the end-of-series finals, and joined [[Apterous]] after filming all of his heat game appearances. |
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He finished with 784 points to sneak ahead of [[Megel Barker]], 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 {{w|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 {{w|Colin Murray}} and {{w|Les Dennis}}. | He finished with 784 points to sneak ahead of [[Megel Barker]], 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 {{w|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 {{w|Colin Murray}} and {{w|Les Dennis}}. | ||
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| + | Just over four-and-a-half months later, he returned as the sixth seed, against No. 3 seed "'''008'''" [[Luke Selway]]. "'''The Talent"''' fell behind early on when Selway cracked the first [[numbers round]], and then spotted {{word|WASPIES}} in Round 7. Despite nicking some points later with {{word|RAGOUT}} in Round 10, Luke then scored 15 unanswered points with {{word|INCOMERS}} and {{word|LINEMEN}} to establish a 26-point lead. After both players spotted the [[darrenic]] {{word|PALPATES}} in the last letters round, it was game over for Callum before an easy final three-large [[numbers round]]. With neither player spotting the [[conundrum]] {{word|SIGNALMEN}} and his unbeaten record broken, Ridley officially bowed out of [[Series 93]] with his joint-lowest score to date of 76, and an aggregate total of 860 points from nine appearances. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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{{ep | 8697 | 05/02/2026 | P |Callum Ridley|76 – 26|[[Ammar Estwani]]|Dr Ranj Singh|Susie Dent|120}} | {{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}} | {{ep | 8698 | 06/02/2026 | P |Callum Ridley|117 – 51|[[Kirsty Gamage]]|Dr Ranj Singh|Susie Dent|134}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 8794 | 22/06/2026 | QF |[[Luke Selway]]|102 – 76|Callum Ridley|[[Oti Mabuse]]|Susie Dent|135}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
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[[Category:Contestants in Series 93]] | [[Category:Contestants in Series 93]] | ||
[[Category:Teapot owners]] | [[Category:Teapot owners]] | ||
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[[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era]] | [[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era]] | ||
[[Category:Finalists]] | [[Category:Finalists]] | ||
Revision as of 16:47, 22 June 2026
| Callum Ridley octochamp statistics | |
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| Final position | Quarter-finalist |
| Seeding | 6 |
| Points total | 784 |
| Conundrums solved | 4 |
Callum Ridley was an octochamp and quarter-finalist in Series 93. He was from Witham, Essex and noted to be a passionate Witham Town F.C. supporter. He has now qualified for the end-of-series finals, and joined Apterous after filming all of his heat game appearances.
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, 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.
Finals
Just over four-and-a-half months later, he returned as the sixth seed, against No. 3 seed "008" Luke Selway. "The Talent" fell behind early on when Selway cracked the first numbers round, and then spotted WASPIES in Round 7. Despite nicking some points later with RAGOUT in Round 10, Luke then scored 15 unanswered points with INCOMERS and LINEMEN to establish a 26-point lead. After both players spotted the darrenic PALPATES in the last letters round, it was game over for Callum before an easy final three-large numbers round. With neither player spotting the conundrum SIGNALMEN and his unbeaten record broken, Ridley officially bowed out of Series 93 with his joint-lowest score to date of 76, and an aggregate total of 860 points from nine appearances.
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 | ||
| 8794 | 22/06/2026 | QF | Luke Selway | 102 – 76 | Callum Ridley | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Oti Mabuse | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
