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[[File:Daniel Face.png|thumb|200px|right|Daniel Face in Series 93.]]
 
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'''Daniel Face''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 93]]. He was a senior reporter specialising in digital news from Wokingham, Berkshire and is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]]. He has now qualified for the quarter-finals in June 2026.
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'''Daniel Face''' was an [[octochamp]] and quarter-finalist in [[Series 93]]. He was a senior reporter specialising in digital news from Wokingham, Berkshire and is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]].  
  
 
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Daniel unseated [[Sean Haughey]] on his debut, winning by 35 points, and then followed this with seven further victories, which included five [[centuries]] among them. Of particular note, while he fell behind in the opening round of his fifth game, he clawed his way back by winning seven of the rounds after that, to escape a crucial [[conundrum]]. He found excellent form in his 6th game by maxing 11 rounds, and spotted his first nine-letter word of {{word|DETONATES}} during his [[Episode 8688|7th game]].  
 
Daniel unseated [[Sean Haughey]] on his debut, winning by 35 points, and then followed this with seven further victories, which included five [[centuries]] among them. Of particular note, while he fell behind in the opening round of his fifth game, he clawed his way back by winning seven of the rounds after that, to escape a crucial [[conundrum]]. He found excellent form in his 6th game by maxing 11 rounds, and spotted his first nine-letter word of {{word|DETONATES}} during his [[Episode 8688|7th game]].  
  
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He wrapped up with a personal best of 123 in his eighth victory; despite being only nine points ahead after round six, he maxed the remaining nine rounds, of which one of them was his second nine-letter word {{word|IRRIGATED}}. This made him the second [[octochamp]] in the first 16 episodes of Series 93, and he is also the first non-[[returning contestants|returning contestant]] since [[Rob Barkess]] in August 2024 to average '''over''' 100 points across 8 heat games.
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He wrapped up with a personal best of 123 in his eighth victory; despite being only nine points ahead after round six, he maxed the remaining nine rounds, of which one of them was his second nine-letter word {{word|IRRIGATED}}. This made him the second [[octochamp]] in the first 16 episodes of Series 93, and he was also the first non-[[returning contestants|returning contestant]] since [[Rob Barkess]] in August 2024 to average '''over''' 100 points across 8 heat games.
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===Finals===
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Just under five months later, as part of a very strong series, he returned as the fourth seed to play [[Ian Kinsella]], for on paper a very evenly matched affair. Daniel broke first when he cracked the first [[numbers round]], although Kinsella was closer in the next [[numbers round|one]], and later both of them pulled out an excellent nine-letter-word spot in {{word|ESTUARINE}}. The critical moment came just after [[Origins of Words]], where Daniel took an unfortunate punt on {{word|{{x}} optioners}}, while Kinsella played {{word|TROOPIES}} to take a five-point-lead. This was preserved until the very crucial [[conundrum]] {{word|DAVESCENE}}, which neither of them unscrambled to {{word|EVANESCED}}. Despite scoring a sixth [[century]] and maxing 10 rounds, Daniel was knocked out of [[Series 93]], with a grand total of 956 points from his nine appearances.
  
 
==Episodes==
 
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{{ep | 8688 | 23/01/2026 | P |Daniel Face|111 – 76|[[Steve Barry (Series 93)|Steve Barry]]|Jo Good|Susie Dent|143}}
 
{{ep | 8688 | 23/01/2026 | P |Daniel Face|111 – 76|[[Steve Barry (Series 93)|Steve Barry]]|Jo Good|Susie Dent|143}}
 
{{ep | 8689 | 26/01/2026 | P |Daniel Face|123 – 49|[[Shane Sivagnanam]]|[[Tom Read Wilson]]|Susie Dent|141}}
 
{{ep | 8689 | 26/01/2026 | P |Daniel Face|123 – 49|[[Shane Sivagnanam]]|[[Tom Read Wilson]]|Susie Dent|141}}
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{{ep | 8795 | 23/06/2026 | QF |Daniel Face|102 – 107|[[Ian Kinsella]]|[[Oti Mabuse]]|Susie Dent|132}}
 
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Revision as of 17:59, 23 June 2026

Daniel Face
octochamp statistics
Final position Quarter-finalist
Seeding 4
Points total 854
Conundrums solved 5
Daniel Face in Series 93.

Daniel Face was an octochamp and quarter-finalist in Series 93. He was a senior reporter specialising in digital news from Wokingham, Berkshire and is also an Apterite.

Heat games

Daniel unseated Sean Haughey on his debut, winning by 35 points, and then followed this with seven further victories, which included five centuries among them. Of particular note, while he fell behind in the opening round of his fifth game, he clawed his way back by winning seven of the rounds after that, to escape a crucial conundrum. He found excellent form in his 6th game by maxing 11 rounds, and spotted his first nine-letter word of DETONATES during his 7th game.

He wrapped up with a personal best of 123 in his eighth victory; despite being only nine points ahead after round six, he maxed the remaining nine rounds, of which one of them was his second nine-letter word IRRIGATED. This made him the second octochamp in the first 16 episodes of Series 93, and he was also the first non-returning contestant since Rob Barkess in August 2024 to average over 100 points across 8 heat games.

Finals

Just under five months later, as part of a very strong series, he returned as the fourth seed to play Ian Kinsella, for on paper a very evenly matched affair. Daniel broke first when he cracked the first numbers round, although Kinsella was closer in the next one, and later both of them pulled out an excellent nine-letter-word spot in ESTUARINE. The critical moment came just after Origins of Words, where Daniel took an unfortunate punt on ☓ optioners, while Kinsella played TROOPIES to take a five-point-lead. This was preserved until the very crucial conundrum DAVESCENE, which neither of them unscrambled to EVANESCED. Despite scoring a sixth century and maxing 10 rounds, Daniel was knocked out of Series 93, with a grand total of 956 points from his nine appearances.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
8682 15/01/2026 P Sean Haughey 58 – 93 Daniel Face Colin Murray Rachel Riley Mark Durden-Smith Susie Dent 120
8683 16/01/2026 P Daniel Face 110 – 62 David Jackson Colin Murray Rachel Riley Mark Durden-Smith Susie Dent 130
8684 19/01/2026 P Daniel Face 114 – 40 Maggie O'Brien Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jo Good Susie Dent 139
8685 20/01/2026 P Daniel Face 95 – 56 Jamie Gray Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jo Good Susie Dent 120
8686 21/01/2026 P Daniel Face 90 – 63 Stuart Tarrant Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jo Good Susie Dent 132
8687 22/01/2026 P Daniel Face 118 – 48 Chris Scragg Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jo Good Susie Dent 124
8688 23/01/2026 P Daniel Face 111 – 76 Steve Barry Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jo Good Susie Dent 143
8689 26/01/2026 P Daniel Face 123 – 49 Shane Sivagnanam Colin Murray Rachel Riley Tom Read Wilson Susie Dent 141
8795 23/06/2026 QF Daniel Face 102 – 107 Ian Kinsella Colin Murray Rachel Riley Oti Mabuse Susie Dent 132
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