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[[File:Megel Barker.png|thumb|200px|right|Megel Barker in Series 92.]] | [[File:Megel Barker.png|thumb|200px|right|Megel Barker in Series 92.]] | ||
| − | '''Megel Barker''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 92]] and an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 93|93]]. He was a teacher, originally from {{w|Saint Mary Parish in Jamaica}} but since of Thorpe, Surrey. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]], as well as a keen player of both dominoes and [[Scrabble]]. | + | '''Megel Barker''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 92]], and an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 93|93]]. He was a teacher, originally from {{w|Saint Mary Parish in Jamaica}} but since of Thorpe, Surrey. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]], as well as a keen player of both dominoes and [[Scrabble]]. |
Barker has worked all over the globe in the education sector for over 30 years, obtaining a Doctorate in Education in 2020. At the time of his Countdown run, he was the Head of Middle School at {{w|TASIS England|The American School in England}}. | Barker has worked all over the globe in the education sector for over 30 years, obtaining a Doctorate in Education in 2020. At the time of his Countdown run, he was the Head of Middle School at {{w|TASIS England|The American School in England}}. | ||
| − | Making his debut towards the end of [[Series 92]], Barker racked up four victories and 372 points, before being placed aside for the end-of-series-finals. He returned on January 5th to resume his run in the first preliminary of [[Series 93]], kicking off the new year with a century. He then capped off his octorun in the fourth episode of the new series with a personal best of 105 points to become the first octochamp of the new series with an overall score of 769 points. | + | ====Heat games==== |
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| + | Making his debut towards the end of [[Series 92]], Barker racked up four victories and 372 points, before being placed aside for the end-of-series-finals. He returned on January 5th to resume his run in the first preliminary of [[Series 93]], kicking off the new year with a century. He then capped off his octorun in the fourth episode of the new series with a personal best of 105 points, which also included his only nine-letter-word spot of {{word|UPLOADING}}, to become the first [[octochamp]] of the new series with an overall score of 769 points. This set "'''The Dominator'''" at the top of the seeding table for now, but with almost the whole series still to play out. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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{{ep | 8675 | 06/01/2026 | P |Megal Barker|99 – 56|[[Barry Kimberley]]|Debbie McGee|Susie Dent|124}} | {{ep | 8675 | 06/01/2026 | P |Megal Barker|99 – 56|[[Barry Kimberley]]|Debbie McGee|Susie Dent|124}} | ||
{{ep | 8676 | 07/01/2026 | P |Megel Barker|93 – 63|[[Frazer McColl]]|Debbie McGee|Susie Dent|122}} | {{ep | 8676 | 07/01/2026 | P |Megel Barker|93 – 63|[[Frazer McColl]]|Debbie McGee|Susie Dent|122}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 8677 | 08/01/2026 | P |Megel Barker|105 – 60|[[Kev Strain]]|Debbie McGee|Susie Dent|135}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
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[[Category:Teapot owners]] | [[Category:Teapot owners]] | ||
[[Category:Unbeaten contestants]] | [[Category:Unbeaten contestants]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era]] | ||
Revision as of 23:09, 8 January 2026
| Megel Barker octochamp statistics | |
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| Final position | TBC |
| Seeding | TBC |
| Points total | 769 |
| Conundrums solved | 4 |
Megel Barker was a contestant in Series 92, and an octochamp in 93. He was a teacher, originally from Saint Mary Parish in Jamaica but since of Thorpe, Surrey. He is also an Apterite, as well as a keen player of both dominoes and Scrabble.
Barker has worked all over the globe in the education sector for over 30 years, obtaining a Doctorate in Education in 2020. At the time of his Countdown run, he was the Head of Middle School at The American School in England.
Heat games
Making his debut towards the end of Series 92, Barker racked up four victories and 372 points, before being placed aside for the end-of-series-finals. He returned on January 5th to resume his run in the first preliminary of Series 93, kicking off the new year with a century. He then capped off his octorun in the fourth episode of the new series with a personal best of 105 points, which also included his only nine-letter-word spot of UPLOADING, to become the first octochamp of the new series with an overall score of 769 points. This set "The Dominator" at the top of the seeding table for now, but with almost the whole series still to play out.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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| 8663 | 05/12/2025 | P | Pete Dance | 46 – 97 | Megel Barker | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Harry Aikines-Aryeetey | Susie Dent | 143 | ||
| 8664 | 08/12/2025 | P | Megel Barker | 97 – 51 | David Shattock | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Nisha Katona | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
| 8665 | 09/12/2025 | P | Megel Barker | 84 – 75 | Tony Long | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Nisha Katona | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
| 8666 | 10/12/2025 | P | Megel Barker | 94 – 49 | Louise Murphy | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Nisha Katona | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
| 8674 | 05/01/2026 | P | Megel Barker | 100 – 71 | Izyan Bashiruddin | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Debbie McGee | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
| 8675 | 06/01/2026 | P | Megal Barker | 99 – 56 | Barry Kimberley | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Debbie McGee | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
| 8676 | 07/01/2026 | P | Megel Barker | 93 – 63 | Frazer McColl | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Debbie McGee | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
| 8677 | 08/01/2026 | P | Megel Barker | 105 – 60 | Kev Strain | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Debbie McGee | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
