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Noel McIlvenny
Noel McIlvenny was an octochamp in Series 77, the fourth to be crowned in that series in fewer than two months. He is also an Apterite. He has qualified to return in December for the series finals.
He debuted on 15th August 2017, outrunning Sarah Capperauld 83 – 30. He achieved a further seven clear victories with an octototal of 793 points and a high score of 120, showing exceptional skill on the numbers rounds, where, when solving his preferred four-large selections, he frequently ascended into intermediate totals in the thousands or tens of thousands before dividing down again. During his heat run he thrashed previous Series 26 semi-finalist Chris Feetenby, winning 96 – 21.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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6645 | 15/08/2017 | P | Sarah Capperauld | 30 – 83 | Noel McIlvenny | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6646 | 16/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 100 – 53 | Andrew Smithies | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 155 | ||
6647 | 17/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 96 – 21 | Chris Feetenby | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6648 | 18/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 109 – 54 | Paul Collins | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6649 | 21/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 100 – 61 | Mike Browning | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
6650 | 22/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 93 – 16 | Ben Parker | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 140 | ||
6651 | 23/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 120 – 36 | Neil Harvey | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
6652 | 24/08/2017 | P | Noel McIlvenny | 92 – 44 | Gary Shacklady | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 127 |