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− | '''Grace Page''' was the runner-up of [[ | + | '''Grace Page''' was the runner-up of [[Series 48]], losing to [[Julian Fell]] in the final. She won 8 heat games with scores ranging between 90 and 120. In one game she got two [[nine letter word]]s - {{word|FLAGSTONE}} and {{word|INSPECTED}}. She qualified as #2 seed (some way behind Julian Fell with 924 points), but beat [[David Nickeas]] only narrowly in the quarter final before beating [[Joe Zubaidi]] more convincingly in their semi-final. In the final, the numbers #1 and #2 seeds matched up against each other. Grace made a bad start, missing {{word|CREMATION}} in the first round and never recovered despite beating Julian with {{word|KNITWEAR}} and the final numbers game. Grace appeared in the [[Championship of Champions XI]], losing to [[Rupert Stokoe]] of [[Series 47]] by just 10 points. Grace is the only woman to score over 800 points in eight heat games, and the only female Octochamp to make the finals of a Series since the [[15 round format]] was introduced - [[Anita Freeland]] made the final of [[Series 56]] but was not a Octochamp. |
Revision as of 22:43, 12 May 2009
Grace Page was the runner-up of Series 48, losing to Julian Fell in the final. She won 8 heat games with scores ranging between 90 and 120. In one game she got two nine letter words - FLAGSTONE and INSPECTED. She qualified as #2 seed (some way behind Julian Fell with 924 points), but beat David Nickeas only narrowly in the quarter final before beating Joe Zubaidi more convincingly in their semi-final. In the final, the numbers #1 and #2 seeds matched up against each other. Grace made a bad start, missing CREMATION in the first round and never recovered despite beating Julian with KNITWEAR and the final numbers game. Grace appeared in the Championship of Champions XI, losing to Rupert Stokoe of Series 47 by just 10 points. Grace is the only woman to score over 800 points in eight heat games, and the only female Octochamp to make the finals of a Series since the 15 round format was introduced - Anita Freeland made the final of Series 56 but was not a Octochamp.
Preceded by Tom Hargreaves |
Series runner-up Series 48 |
Followed by David Wilson |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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3281 | 2/07/2002 | P | Colin Richards | 71 – 108 | Grace Page | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Joan Bakewell | Richard Samson | |||
3282 | 3/07/2002 | P | Grace Page | 100 – 74 | Margaret Goldsmith | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Joan Bakewell | Richard Samson | |||
3283 | 4/07/2002 | P | Grace Page | 106 – 48 | Frazer Melton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Joan Bakewell | Richard Samson | |||
3284 | 5/07/2002 | P | Grace Page | 93 – 56 | Jean Tyler | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Joan Bakewell | Richard Samson | |||
3285 | 8/07/2002 | P | Grace Page | 112 – 72 | Fiona Farquharson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Ken Bruce | Richard Samson | |||
3286 | 9/07/2002 | P | Grace Page | 100 – 64 | Ralph Manterfield | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Ken Bruce | Richard Samson | |||
3287 | 10/07/2002 | P | Grace Page | 120 – 69 | Peter Gillman | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Ken Bruce | Richard Samson | |||
3288 | 11/07/2002 | P | Grace Page | 90 – 71 | Judy Ellicott | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Ken Bruce | Richard Samson | |||
3384 | 13/12/2002 | QF | Grace Page | 92 – 88 | David Nickeas | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Pam Ayres | Richard Samson | |||
3388 | 19/12/2002 | SF | Grace Page | 104 – 71 | Joe Zubaidi | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | Richard Samson | |||
3389 | 20/12/2002 | GF | Julian Fell | 112 – 88 | Grace Page | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | Richard Samson | |||
3392 | 8/01/2003 | CP | Rupert Stokoe | 90 – 80 | Grace Page | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Susie Dent |