Ian Kinsella

Ian Kinsella octochamp statistics
Final position	TBC
Seeding	TBC
Points total	812
Conundrums solved	3

Ian Kinsella in Series 93.

Ian Kinsella was an octochamp in Series 93. At the time of filming, he was a musician from Newbridge, County Kildare. He is also an Apterite, and will almost certainly be back for the end-of-series finals in June.

Appearances

Heat games

Ian made his debut in a relatively well-matched game against Simon Brayshaw, but spots like SENHORITA for a nine, and maxing the final five rounds which included spotting the conundrum of WAISTBAND gave Kinsella his first century of 108. He then followed this with seven further victories, of which three further centuries were achieved. He also spotted two further nines; those being DETOURING and ROMANISED.

He wrapped up with a personal low score of 86 in his eighth victory, although he did hold his opponent, Gareth Griffiths to a total of under 30. After neither of them spotted the conundrum of OVEREATEN, Kinsella therefore became the fifth octochamp of Series 93, and racked up a final total of 812 points to put him at present as the third seed behind Daniel Face, with just under two months of heats to still be filmed and broadcast.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
8741	08/04/2026	P	Simon Brayshaw	77 – 108	Ian Kinsella	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Levi Roots	Susie Dent	133
8742	09/04/2026	P	Ian Kinsella	127 – 44	Ethan Price	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Levi Roots	Susie Dent	153
8743	10/04/2026	P	Ian Kinsella	91 – 32	Nathan Charles	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Levi Roots	Susie Dent	134
8744	13/04/2026	P	Ian Kinsella	89 – 75	Margaret Worrall	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Ranvir Singh	Susie Dent	123
8745	14/04/2026	P	Ian Kinsella	99 – 54	Alan Giles	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Ranvir Singh	Susie Dent	137
8746	15/04/2026	P	Ian Kinsella	110 – 42	Louise Kempson	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Ranvir Singh	Susie Dent	132
8747	16/04/2026	P	Ian Kinsella	102 – 34	Rhys Cook	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Ranvir Singh	Susie Dent	127
8748	17/04/2026	P	Ian Kinsella	86 – 26	Gareth Griffiths	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Ranvir Singh	Susie Dent	135