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[[Image:George Baker.png|200px|right|thumb|George Baker in [[Series 88]].]]
 
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'''George Baker''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 88]]. He was a Bartender and Chef from Croydon. He will almost certainly return for the series finals in December 2023.
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'''George Baker''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 88]]. He was a Bartender and Chef of his own business from Croydon at the time of his appearances.
  
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Baker débuted on the episode immediately after the game in which [[Harry Savage]] became the first octochamp of the series. In a close affair against former [[:Category:finalists|finalist]] [[Ken Heaton]], Baker cracked the crucial [[conundrum]] at the death to win by 7 points. The next day, he faced [[Avi Sharma]] – a candidate in the 2023 series of ''The Apprentice'' – who failed to score a single point. Baker's seventh match was incredibly close – one which could have swung in his opponent's favour had [[Will Gilchrist]]'s disallowed nine {{word|coronates {{x}}}} appeared in the [[Oxford Dictionaries Premium|dictionary]] – but Baker quickly cracked another crucial conundrum to remain in the champion's chair for one last heat game. A regular chooser of 6-small numbers games, he wrapped up with an exact century and marked Series 88's second consecutive octochamp.
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Baker débuted on the episode immediately after the game in which [[Harry Savage]] became the first octochamp of the series. In a very close affair against former [[:Category:finalists|finalist]] [[Ken Heaton]], Baker cracked the crucial [[conundrum]] {{word|TENNISGIF}} to {{word|INFESTING}} with under half-a-second to spare, to win by 7 points. He followed this up with seven more victories to become the second [[octochamp]] of the series in less than three weeks.
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Of particular note, in his second game, he faced [[Avi Sharma]] – a candidate in the 2023 series of ''The Apprentice'' – who failed to score a single point. And in his sixth game he racked up his personal best, which also saw him spot the only 9 of his heats {{word|REREADING}}. Baker's seventh match was another nailbiter – one which could have swung in his opponent's favour had [[Will Gilchrist]]'s disallowed nine {{word|coronates {{x}}}} appeared in the [[Oxford Dictionaries Premium|dictionary]]. But, Baker quickly cracked another crucial conundrum {{word|REDCATTLE}} to {{word|CLATTERED}} to remain in the champion's chair for one last heat game. A regular chooser of 6-small numbers games, he wrapped up with an exact century and as the provision No. 2 seed, and will almost certainly return for the series finals in December 2023.
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==

Revision as of 18:20, 23 August 2023

George Baker
octochamp statistics
Final position TBC
Seeding TBC
Points total 734
Conundrums solved 5
George Baker in Series 88.

George Baker was an octochamp in Series 88. He was a Bartender and Chef of his own business from Croydon at the time of his appearances.

Baker débuted on the episode immediately after the game in which Harry Savage became the first octochamp of the series. In a very close affair against former finalist Ken Heaton, Baker cracked the crucial conundrum TENNISGIF to INFESTING with under half-a-second to spare, to win by 7 points. He followed this up with seven more victories to become the second octochamp of the series in less than three weeks.

Of particular note, in his second game, he faced Avi Sharma – a candidate in the 2023 series of The Apprentice – who failed to score a single point. And in his sixth game he racked up his personal best, which also saw him spot the only 9 of his heats REREADING. Baker's seventh match was another nailbiter – one which could have swung in his opponent's favour had Will Gilchrist's disallowed nine coronates ☓ appeared in the dictionary. But, Baker quickly cracked another crucial conundrum REDCATTLE to CLATTERED to remain in the champion's chair for one last heat game. A regular chooser of 6-small numbers games, he wrapped up with an exact century and as the provision No. 2 seed, and will almost certainly return for the series finals in December 2023.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
8082 14/08/2023 P Ken Heaton 72 – 79 George Baker Colin Murray Rachel Riley Tom Read Wilson Susie Dent 141
8083 15/08/2023 P George Baker 92 – 0 Avi Sharma Colin Murray Rachel Riley Tom Read Wilson Susie Dent 123
8084 16/08/2023 P George Baker 82 – 45 Jen Finneran Colin Murray Rachel Riley Tom Read Wilson Susie Dent 144
8085 17/08/2023 P George Baker 89 – 78 Dudley Lidiard Colin Murray Rachel Riley Tom Read Wilson Susie Dent 126
8086 18/08/2023 P George Baker 90 – 35 Darryl Johnson Colin Murray Rachel Riley Tom Read Wilson Susie Dent 134
8087 21/08/2023 P George Baker 116 – 19 Anthea Leslie Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jeff Stelling Susie Dent 143
8088 22/08/2023 P George Baker 86 – 75 Will Gilchrist Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jeff Stelling Susie Dent 125
8089 23/08/2023 P George Baker 100 – 22 Dean Tulloch Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jeff Stelling Susie Dent 146
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