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Michael Calder (Series 60)
Michael Calder (Series 60) octochamp statistics | |
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Final position | TBC |
Seeding | TBC |
Points total | 736 |
Conundrums solved | 5 |
- For other people called Michael Calder, see Michael Calder.
Michael Calder was a contestant in Series 60, and an octochamp in Series 89. As of his first appearance, he was a student at Bradford University, from Aberdeenshire. As of his second stint, he worked as an area manager for The Trussell Trust and lived in Forfar, Angus, and he has a very good chance of returning for the end-of-series finals.
Appearances
Series 60
His first appearance turned out to be a rather one-sided affair against eventual octochamp James Doohan, who initially roared off to a 38 to nil lead which Calder was never able to close, despite scoring a few points before a conundrum neither of them solved.
Series 89 Heat games
Calder made his reappearance just under 15 years later, in the show after fellow octochamp Jack Harvey won his last game; this time he prevailed in a very low-scoring game against challenger Shabir Hussain. His next three games were also victories and in each case, he avoided a crucial conundrum despite them being all rather low-scoring. But on the next day of filming, he demonstrated a notable improvement in performance in his last four heats, which in fact, included three century games with a high of 116.
Calder signed off by scoring in every round in his final preliminary against Julia Blake, to secure his position as the fourth octochamp of the series in less than two months, with a final total of 736 and an average of 92 per game. This was also achieved despite not spotting any of the six nine-letter-word selections available in his letters rounds.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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4827 | 28/05/2009 | P | James Doohan | 91 – 48 | Michael Calder | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
8207 | 13/02/2024 | P | Shabir Hussain | 33 – 83 | Michael Calder | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
8208 | 14/02/2024 | P | Michael Calder | 78 – 64 | David Munday | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
8209 | 15/02/2024 | P | Michael Calder | 80 – 70 | Jill Martin | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
8210 | 16/02/2024 | P | Michael Calder | 76 – 71 | Jack Haynes | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
8211 | 19/02/2024 | P | Michael Calder | 116 – 63 | Aaron McAree | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Sara Davies | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
8212 | 20/02/2024 | P | Michael Calder | 104 – 60 | Mark Fielding | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Sara Davies | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
8213 | 21/02/2024 | P | Michael Calder | 90 – 59 | Stephen Colton | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Sara Davies | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
8214 | 22/02/2024 | P | Michael Calder | 109 – 49 | Julia Blake | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Sara Davies | Susie Dent | 136 |