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His seventh [[Episode 8524|victory]], where he also spotted another nine-letter-word {{word|UNEARTHED}}, confirmed his qualification for the end of series finals with his last heat still to be played, owing to a lack of other [[octochamps]] that series. In the aforementioned [[Episode 8525|last preliminary]], challenger [[Jo Goymour]] did well to pull back within range before the last [[numbers]] round, but an impossible 6-small, which neither of them spotted, ended up securing [[octochamp]]dom for Bridgstock, who also spotted the [[conundrum]] {{word|SWANKIEST}} to secure the No. 2 seed at the time. Rachel then provided one final contribution by giving him the nickname “The Golden Gate” as a play on his last name, and as a nod to the more suspenseful aspects of his [[octochamp]] run.
 
His seventh [[Episode 8524|victory]], where he also spotted another nine-letter-word {{word|UNEARTHED}}, confirmed his qualification for the end of series finals with his last heat still to be played, owing to a lack of other [[octochamps]] that series. In the aforementioned [[Episode 8525|last preliminary]], challenger [[Jo Goymour]] did well to pull back within range before the last [[numbers]] round, but an impossible 6-small, which neither of them spotted, ended up securing [[octochamp]]dom for Bridgstock, who also spotted the [[conundrum]] {{word|SWANKIEST}} to secure the No. 2 seed at the time. Rachel then provided one final contribution by giving him the nickname “The Golden Gate” as a play on his last name, and as a nod to the more suspenseful aspects of his [[octochamp]] run.
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He returned as the second seed for the [[Episode 8543|quarter-finals]] against number seven seed, [[Tom Page]]. They matched each other almost constantly, with only the spots of {{word|EMPTYING}} and {{word|RHETORIC}} letting Bridgstock take a 16-point lead. But he blanked the [[numbers]] round while Page got as close as possible to force a crucial [[conundrum]]. However, with neither of them solving it, it meant Tim survived by the skin of his teeth, and he marched on into the semi-finals.
  
 
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{{ep | 8543 | 20/06/2025 | P |Tim Bridgstock|99 – 90|[[Tom Page]]|[[Ricky Wilson]]|Susie Dent|125}}
 
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Revision as of 22:48, 20 June 2025

Tim Bridgstock
octochamp statistics
Final position TBC
Seeding 2
Points total 792
Conundrums solved 7
Tim Bridgstock in Series 91.

Tim Bridgstock was an octochamp in Series 91. He was an applications analyst working for Sheffield Hallam University and former Cadburys employee from Sheffield.

Appearances

Heat games

Tim made an extremely confident century debut against one-time-winner Deborah Maguire, scoring in every round (while maxing 11 of them), which included a spot of the nine-letter-word CURTAINED; the latter contributed to that being the highest score of the series so far of 126. He followed that up with seven more victories which were not quite as emphatic; Bridgstock actually solved crucial conundrums as a testament to the strength of his opponents, and others like Tim Lawrence were not shaken off until the last numbers round of that game.

His seventh victory, where he also spotted another nine-letter-word UNEARTHED, confirmed his qualification for the end of series finals with his last heat still to be played, owing to a lack of other octochamps that series. In the aforementioned last preliminary, challenger Jo Goymour did well to pull back within range before the last numbers round, but an impossible 6-small, which neither of them spotted, ended up securing octochampdom for Bridgstock, who also spotted the conundrum SWANKIEST to secure the No. 2 seed at the time. Rachel then provided one final contribution by giving him the nickname “The Golden Gate” as a play on his last name, and as a nod to the more suspenseful aspects of his octochamp run.

Finals

He returned as the second seed for the quarter-finals against number seven seed, Tom Page. They matched each other almost constantly, with only the spots of EMPTYING and RHETORIC letting Bridgstock take a 16-point lead. But he blanked the numbers round while Page got as close as possible to force a crucial conundrum. However, with neither of them solving it, it meant Tim survived by the skin of his teeth, and he marched on into the semi-finals.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
8518 16/05/2025 P Deborah Maguire 37 – 126 Tim Bridgstock Colin Murray Rachel Riley Richie Anderson Susie Dent 132
8519 19/05/2025 P Tim Bridgstock 92 – 80 Darrell Coker Colin Murray Rachel Riley Keith Brymer Jones Susie Dent 118
8520 20/05/2025 P Tim Bridgstock 100 – 25 Liz Browne Colin Murray Rachel Riley Keith Brymer Jones Susie Dent 118
8521 21/05/2025 P Tim Bridgstock 97 – 76 Tim Lawrence Colin Murray Rachel Riley Keith Brymer Jones Susie Dent 121
8522 22/05/2025 P Tim Bridgstock 89 – 86 Billy Stevenson Colin Murray Rachel Riley Keith Brymer Jones Susie Dent 122
8523 23/05/2025 P Tim Bridgstock 88 – 50 Carol Jones-Morris Colin Murray Rachel Riley Keith Brymer Jones Susie Dent 126
8524 26/05/2025 P Tim Bridgstock 109 – 64 Gary Bumstead Colin Murray Rachel Riley Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Susie Dent 132
8525 27/05/2025 P Tim Bridgstock 91 – 63 Jo Goymour Colin Murray Rachel Riley Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Susie Dent 119
8543 20/06/2025 P Tim Bridgstock 99 – 90 Tom Page Colin Murray Rachel Riley Ricky Wilson Susie Dent 125
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