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[[Image:James Martin.JPG|right|thumb|150px|James Martin]] | [[Image:James Martin.JPG|right|thumb|150px|James Martin]] | ||
[[Image:James Martin numbers.jpg|right|thumb|150px|James Martin's famous numbers game.]] | [[Image:James Martin numbers.jpg|right|thumb|150px|James Martin's famous numbers game.]] | ||
'''James Martin''' was a semi-finalist from [[Series 34]]. | '''James Martin''' was a semi-finalist from [[Series 34]]. | ||
− | He won the final eight heat games of the series to become the series's only [[octochamp]] and #1 seed for the final stages. He beat [[Norman Metcalfe]] in the quarter-finals before losing to [[Harshan Lamabadusuriya]] in the semis. Martin played in [[Championship of Champions IX]], beating the tournament's only undefeated player [[Ray McPhie]] in the first round, before losing to eventual winner [[Natascha Kearsey]] in the quarter-finals. | + | He won the final eight heat games of the series to become the series's only [[octochamp]] and #1 seed for the final stages. He beat [[Norman Metcalfe]] in the quarter-finals before losing to [[Harshan Lamabadusuriya]] in the semis. Martin played in [[Championship of Champions IX]], beating the tournament's only undefeated player [[Ray McPhie]] in the first round, before losing to eventual winner [[Natascha Kearsey]] in the quarter-finals by a single point. |
− | Martin is probably best remembered for [[episode 1962|his fifth heat game]] against [[Gerald Foster]], and specifically the first numbers | + | Martin is probably best remembered for [[episode 1962|his fifth heat game]] against [[Gerald Foster]], and specifically the first numbers round. The starting numbers were 25, 50, 75, 100, 3 and 6, and the target was 952. His method was: |
* 100 + 6 = 106 | * 100 + 6 = 106 | ||
− | * 106 | + | * 106 × 3 = 318 |
− | * 318 | + | * 318 × 75 = 23,850 |
− | * 23,850 | + | * 23,850 − 50 = 23,800 |
− | * 23,800 | + | * 23,800 ÷ 25 = 952 |
− | His brother is [[Edward Martin]], who appeared five years earlier in [[Series 24]]. | + | His brother is [[Edward Martin]], who appeared five years earlier in [[Series 24]] and won the ABSP UK National Scrabble Championship in 2018. |
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==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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==External Link== | ==External Link== | ||
− | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfa3MHLLSWI A video of Martin's famous numbers game] on [[wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]] | + | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfa3MHLLSWI A video of Martin's famous numbers game] on [[wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]]. |
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Latest revision as of 22:04, 28 May 2020
James Martin octochamp statistics | |
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Final position | Semi-finalist |
Seeding | 1 |
Points total | 462 |
Conundrums solved | 3 |
James Martin was a semi-finalist from Series 34.
He won the final eight heat games of the series to become the series's only octochamp and #1 seed for the final stages. He beat Norman Metcalfe in the quarter-finals before losing to Harshan Lamabadusuriya in the semis. Martin played in Championship of Champions IX, beating the tournament's only undefeated player Ray McPhie in the first round, before losing to eventual winner Natascha Kearsey in the quarter-finals by a single point.
Martin is probably best remembered for his fifth heat game against Gerald Foster, and specifically the first numbers round. The starting numbers were 25, 50, 75, 100, 3 and 6, and the target was 952. His method was:
- 100 + 6 = 106
- 106 × 3 = 318
- 318 × 75 = 23,850
- 23,850 − 50 = 23,800
- 23,800 ÷ 25 = 952
His brother is Edward Martin, who appeared five years earlier in Series 24 and won the ABSP UK National Scrabble Championship in 2018.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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1958 | 10/03/1997 | P | Paul Morgan | 16 – 67 | James Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Denis Norden | Susie Dent | 73 | ||
1959 | 11/03/1997 | P | Raymond Tate | 55 – 59 | James Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Denis Norden | Susie Dent | 73 | ||
1960 | 12/03/1997 | P | Avril Goodall | 18 – 52 | James Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Denis Norden | Susie Dent | 69 | ||
1961 | 13/03/1997 | P | Jon Barlow | 41 – 52 | James Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Denis Norden | Susie Dent | 71 | ||
1962 | 14/03/1997 | P | Gerald Foster | 20 – 68 | James Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Suzi Quatro | Susie Dent | 71 | ||
1963 | 17/03/1997 | P | Andrew Gait | 39 – 53 | James Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Suzi Quatro | Susie Dent | 75 | ||
1964 | 18/03/1997 | P | Bea Rae | 6 – 67 | James Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Suzi Quatro | Susie Dent | 81 | ||
1965 | 19/03/1997 | P | Mike Stamps | 43 – 44 | James Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Suzi Quatro | Susie Dent | 75 | ||
1966 | 20/03/1997 | QF | Norman Metcalfe | 16 – 54 | James Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Suzi Quatro | Susie Dent | 71 | ||
1970 | 26/03/1997 | SF | Harshan Lamabadusuriya | 48 – 31 | James Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | Rob Scriven | 71 | ||
2167 | 2/01/1998 | CP | Ray McPhie | 42 – 60 | James Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Denis Norden | Mark Nyman | 73 | ||
2173 | 12/01/1998 | CQF | James Martin | 51 – 52 | Natascha Kearsey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gloria Hunniford | Mark Nyman | 72 |