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'''Timothy 'Tim' James''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 91]]. He was a betting shop market place manager, and {{w|University of East Anglia}} climate science graduate from Norwich. He is also an [[Apterite]] and has now qualified for the end-of-series finals in June.
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'''Timothy "Tim" James''' was an [[octochamp]] in, and the runner-up of [[Series 91]]. He was a betting shop market place manager, [[Apterous|Apterite]] and {{w|University of East Anglia}} climate science graduate from Norwich.
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==Appearances==
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===[[Series 91]]===
  
 
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Tim marked his debut with a [[century]] against incumbent champ [[Gary Fisher]] and followed that up with seven further victories, albeit not all comfortable; the best example of this was his needing of a crucial [[conundrum]] solve against returning contestant [[Diane Pratesi]] in his fourth match, where he also mentioned that his brother appeared on the show 'a couple of years ago', however it was not clarified who or when this was. He scored a personal best of 114 in his [[Episode 8465|fifth game]] which also saw him spot the 9-letter-word {{word|PONDERING}}, and finished his [[octochamp]] run by maxing 10 rounds alongside a third [[century]] against another returnee [[Nanette Swain]]. This put Tim at the top of the seeding table at the time, but still with just over half the series to still be aired.
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James marked [[Episode 8461|his debut]] with a [[century]] against incumbent champ, [[Gary Fisher]] and followed that up with seven further victories, albeit not all comfortable – the best example of this was his needing of a crucial [[conundrum]] solve against [[returning contestants|returning contestant]], [[Diane Pratesi]], in [[Episode 8464|his fourth match]] where he also mentioned that his brother appeared on the show 'a couple of years ago' – it was eventually clarified that this was [[Series 77]] [[contestant]], [[Dan Cartwright]]. He scored a personal best of [[Episode 8465|114]] in his fifth game which also saw him spot the nine-letter word {{word|PONDERING}}, and finished his [[octochamp]] run by maxing 10 rounds alongside a third century against another returnee, [[Nanette Swain]]. This put James at the top of the seeding table at the time.
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Ultimately coming back as the third seed, fellow [[Apterous|Apterite]] and number six seed, [[Matt Fife]], was waiting for him. In a seesaw battle where the lead changed hands a number of times, Fife beat James with {{word|MIAOWS}} and {{word|DAIGOU}} after two gambles backfired but James took maximum points on the second and fourth [[numbers game]]s while Fife scored nothing. This left James with a five-point lead going into the [[conundrum]] but after neither of them turned {{word|NIGELVOID}} into {{word|EVILDOING}}, it was James who advanced into a 'Battle of the Tims' against number two seed, [[Tim Bridgstock]], in the [[Episode 8547|semi-finals]].
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In their semi-final, James originally fell behind although it could've been worse as Bridgstock did not stick an {{word|S}} on the end of {{word|COVERAGE}} which would've given a nine. And later on, James would strike back with his own nine-letter word spot of {{word|STROBILAE}} to establish a 16-point lead. He remained ahead for the rest of the match, officially sealing his progression to the [[Episode 8548|grand final]] against [[Rhys Jones]] after Bridgstock blanked out in the last numbers round. After neither of them turned {{word|BARMYCOCO}} into {{word|MOBOCRACY}}, the victory was sewn up for James with his fourth [[century]] to date.
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It was a very close grand final, with James actually drawing first blood after Jones blanked on a six-small numbers round. But unfortunately, after that, James made a few crucial missteps in {{word|outrager {{x}}}}, {{word|vagued {{x}}}}, {{word|warfield {{x}}}} and he missed the final numbers target whereas Jones hit the bullseye. All of this meant that the game was over before the conundrum, which neither of them solved, and this left James as the runner-up with a still impressive score of 89 and a final total of 1,045 from 11 games (an average of 95 per appearance).
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{{ep | 8468 | 07/03/2025 | P |Tim James|109 – 57|[[Nanette Swain]]|Jenny Powell|Susie Dent|125}}
 
{{ep | 8468 | 07/03/2025 | P |Tim James|109 – 57|[[Nanette Swain]]|Jenny Powell|Susie Dent|125}}
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{{ep | 8544 | 23/06/2025 | QF |Tim James|75 – 70|[[Matt Fife]]|[[Bob Harris]]|Susie Dent|117}}
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{{ep | 8547 | 26/06/2025 | SF |[[Tim Bridgstock]]|77 – 100|Tim James|Bob Harris|Susie Dent|143}}
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{{ep | 8548 | 27/06/2025 | GF |[[Rhys Jones]]|106 – 89|Tim James|Bob Harris|Susie Dent|131}}
 
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Latest revision as of 09:18, 30 June 2025

Tim James
octochamp statistics
Final position Runner-up
Seeding 3
Points total 781
Conundrums solved 3
Tim James in Series 91.

Timothy "Tim" James was an octochamp in, and the runner-up of Series 91. He was a betting shop market place manager, Apterite and University of East Anglia climate science graduate from Norwich.

Appearances

Series 91

Heat games

James marked his debut with a century against incumbent champ, Gary Fisher and followed that up with seven further victories, albeit not all comfortable – the best example of this was his needing of a crucial conundrum solve against returning contestant, Diane Pratesi, in his fourth match where he also mentioned that his brother appeared on the show 'a couple of years ago' – it was eventually clarified that this was Series 77 contestant, Dan Cartwright. He scored a personal best of 114 in his fifth game which also saw him spot the nine-letter word PONDERING, and finished his octochamp run by maxing 10 rounds alongside a third century against another returnee, Nanette Swain. This put James at the top of the seeding table at the time.

Finals

Ultimately coming back as the third seed, fellow Apterite and number six seed, Matt Fife, was waiting for him. In a seesaw battle where the lead changed hands a number of times, Fife beat James with MIAOWS and DAIGOU after two gambles backfired but James took maximum points on the second and fourth numbers games while Fife scored nothing. This left James with a five-point lead going into the conundrum but after neither of them turned NIGELVOID into EVILDOING, it was James who advanced into a 'Battle of the Tims' against number two seed, Tim Bridgstock, in the semi-finals.

In their semi-final, James originally fell behind although it could've been worse as Bridgstock did not stick an S on the end of COVERAGE which would've given a nine. And later on, James would strike back with his own nine-letter word spot of STROBILAE to establish a 16-point lead. He remained ahead for the rest of the match, officially sealing his progression to the grand final against Rhys Jones after Bridgstock blanked out in the last numbers round. After neither of them turned BARMYCOCO into MOBOCRACY, the victory was sewn up for James with his fourth century to date.

It was a very close grand final, with James actually drawing first blood after Jones blanked on a six-small numbers round. But unfortunately, after that, James made a few crucial missteps in outrager ☓, vagued ☓, warfield ☓ and he missed the final numbers target whereas Jones hit the bullseye. All of this meant that the game was over before the conundrum, which neither of them solved, and this left James as the runner-up with a still impressive score of 89 and a final total of 1,045 from 11 games (an average of 95 per appearance).

Preceded by
Chris Kirby		 Series runner-up
Series 91

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
8461 26/02/2025 P Gary Fisher 56 – 105 Tim James Colin Murray Dr Tom Crawford Stephen Fry Susie Dent 122
8462 27/02/2025 P Tim James 93 – 45 Alan York Colin Murray Dr Tom Crawford Stephen Fry Susie Dent 123
8463 28/02/2025 P Tim James 94 – 49 Rob Grant Colin Murray Dr Tom Crawford Stephen Fry Susie Dent 119
8464 03/03/2025 P Tim James 87 – 70 Diane Pratesi Colin Murray Dr Tom Crawford Jenny Powell Susie Dent 131
8465 04/03/2025 P Tim James 114 – 52 Lydia Hardy Colin Murray Dr Tom Crawford Jenny Powell Susie Dent 133
8466 05/03/2025 P Tim James 91 – 54 Martin Chan Colin Murray Dr Tom Crawford Jenny Powell Susie Dent 123
8467 06/03/2025 P Tim James 88 – 38 Simon Higson Colin Murray Dr Tom Crawford Jenny Powell Susie Dent 144
8468 07/03/2025 P Tim James 109 – 57 Nanette Swain Colin Murray Dr Tom Crawford Jenny Powell Susie Dent 125
8544 23/06/2025 QF Tim James 75 – 70 Matt Fife Colin Murray Rachel Riley Bob Harris Susie Dent 117
8547 26/06/2025 SF Tim Bridgstock 77 – 100 Tim James Colin Murray Rachel Riley Bob Harris Susie Dent 143
8548 27/06/2025 GF Rhys Jones 106 – 89 Tim James Colin Murray Rachel Riley Bob Harris Susie Dent 131
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