John Pakenham

John Pakenham was a contestant in Series 92 from Dublin. After an excellent debut where he scored 112, he followed that up with four further victories with a high score of 119 among them. However, in his sixth game, he was put into battle with returnee and Apterite Jase Cullen who turned out to be Pakenham's toughest opponent. Regardless, John kept up with Jase the entire match right up until the crucial conundrum HIDEFACTS. Unfortunately, Cullen buzzed in snappily with the very correct CATFISHED to end Pakenham's run, and only time will tell if his five wins and 594 points are enough for the end-of-series finals in December.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
8611	24/09/2025	P	Jyoti Madlani	67 – 112	John Pakenham	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Ainsley Harriott	Susie Dent	124
8612	25/09/2025	P	John Pakenham	97 – 76	Phil Whitman	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Ainsley Harriott	Susie Dent	136
8613	26/09/2025	P	John Pakenham	119 – 55	Richard Corrigan	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Ainsley Harriott	Susie Dent	134
8614	29/09/2025	P	John Pakenham	100 – 66	Chris Harvey	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Mark Radcliffe	Susie Dent	125
8615	30/09/2025	P	John Pakenham	71 – 66	Callum Bentley	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Mark Radcliffe	Susie Dent	133
8616	01/10/2025	P	John Pakenham	95 – 109	Jase Cullen	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Mark Radcliffe	Susie Dent	126