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{{ep | 6286 | 14/01/2016 | CQF |[[Tom Cappleman]]| 97 - 114 |Giles Hutchings|[[John Inverdale]]|Susie Dent|134}} | {{ep | 6286 | 14/01/2016 | CQF |[[Tom Cappleman]]| 97 - 114 |Giles Hutchings|[[John Inverdale]]|Susie Dent|134}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:58, 20 January 2016
Giles "The Typhoon" Hutchings was the champion of Series 68, as well as a participant in Championship of Champions XIV. He is also an Apterite and member of c4countdown.
His total of 965 points from his 8 preliminary games was the highest in the history of the show, until Dylan Taylor beat it in Series 69 with his total of 974 points.
Nick Hewer has referred to Hutchings as "The Typhoon" or "The Kid" at various times during the introductions or the games, in a similar way to potential series rival Andy Platt sometimes being called "Formidable".
His mother is the Series 51 quarter-finalist, Nicole Hutchings.
He made his CO-event debut at CO:REA 2012 in April 2012, and then returned for CO:REA 2013. He got to the final and was beaten by the Series 65 semi-finalist, Mark Deeks by 97 – 91. At CO:REA 2014 he got to the final and was beaten by the Series 66 winner, Jack Worsley by 108 – 93.
In 2016, Hutchings was invited back to Countdown as one of sixteen entrants in Championship of Champions XIV. Notably, with all other Xicounts in CoC XIV being returnees, he was the only player to enter the tournament undefeated. Hutchings won his first match against Series 67 runner-up Heather Styles with a score of 132 – 73, offering the new OED words OUTRAKES and RETINULAS and dropping only three points from a perfect game in the process. Hutchings subsequently won his quarter-final draw against Tom Cappleman 114 – 97; despite Cappleman appearing to have gained stability early on with RHOEADIN and a perfect solution to a six-small numbers game with a target of 991, Hutchings caught up with TAWNIEST and a six-small answer of his own, before eking out a seven-point lead with FEMORAL. Though unable to escape a crucial conundrum, he went on to solve ULTIMOLEG in under three seconds, maintaining the ongoing pattern of all CoC XIV matches being won by their highest cumulative scorers.
He also appeared at CobliviLon.
Preceded by Paul James |
Series winner Series 68 |
Followed by Callum Todd |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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5673 | 3/04/2013 | P | Jean Wright | 54 – 129 | Giles Hutchings | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Julia Bradbury | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
5674 | 8/04/2013 | P | Giles Hutchings | 119 – 19 | Mike Lee | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Julia Bradbury | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
5675 | 9/04/2013 | P | Giles Hutchings | 120 – 57 | Zulfi Ebrahim | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Julia Bradbury | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
5676 | 10/04/2013 | P | Giles Hutchings | 115 – 50 | Nick Courtnadge | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
5677 | 11/04/2013 | P | Giles Hutchings | 120 – 65 | Mark Witney | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 139 | ||
5678 | 12/04/2013 | P | Giles Hutchings | 130 – 82 | Alan Flanagan | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
5679 | 15/04/2013 | P | Giles Hutchings | 121 – 62 | Rob Tuson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
5680 | 16/04/2013 | P | Giles Hutchings | 111 – 58 | Nick Holland | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Madeley | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
5715 | 14/06/2013 | QF | Giles Hutchings | 109 – 86 | Peter Fenton | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dan Snow | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
5719 | 26/06/2013 | SF | Giles Hutchings | 106 – 38 | Joe McGonigle | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Myleene Klass | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
5721 | 28/06/2013 | GF | Giles Hutchings | 95 – 86 | Andy Platt | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Myleene Klass | Susie Dent | 115 | ||
6279 | 5/01/2016 | CP | Heather Styles | 73 – 132 | Giles Hutchings | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Gloria Hunniford | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6286 | 14/01/2016 | CQF | Tom Cappleman | 97 – 114 | Giles Hutchings | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6290 | 20/01/2016 | CSF | Giles Hutchings | 108 – 118 | Dylan Taylor | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Naga Munchetty | Susie Dent | 120 |