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[[File:Adam Latchford.png|thumb|300px|right|Adam Latchford in [[Series 83]].]]
 
[[File:Adam Latchford.png|thumb|300px|right|Adam Latchford in [[Series 83]].]]
 
'''Adam Latchford''' was a [[octochamp]] in [[Series 83]]. He's an Accounts Assistant who lives in London, but is originally from Bolton.  
 
'''Adam Latchford''' was a [[octochamp]] in [[Series 83]]. He's an Accounts Assistant who lives in London, but is originally from Bolton.  
  
 
Latchford first appeared on February 1 2021 against [[Conor Morgan]], winning the game on a tie-break conundrum with 82 points. From here, he continued a very strong run including a personal best of 115 points. In his 7th game, he was two points behind at the crucial conundrum against [[Arran Smith]], but after Smith buzzed in with an incorrect guess, Latchford buzzed in with less than a second left with {{word|TARANTUAL}} to win his 7th game. Ultimately, he became the second octochamp of the series with a total of 732 points, and will likely return in June 2021 for a quarter-final match.
 
Latchford first appeared on February 1 2021 against [[Conor Morgan]], winning the game on a tie-break conundrum with 82 points. From here, he continued a very strong run including a personal best of 115 points. In his 7th game, he was two points behind at the crucial conundrum against [[Arran Smith]], but after Smith buzzed in with an incorrect guess, Latchford buzzed in with less than a second left with {{word|TARANTUAL}} to win his 7th game. Ultimately, he became the second octochamp of the series with a total of 732 points, and will likely return in June 2021 for a quarter-final match.
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He is the third octochamp whose run has presided over a change of presenter after fellow Series 83 octochamp [[James Burley]] and [[Jack Worsley]], with [[Colin Murray]] hosting his first 7 games and [[Nick Hewer]] hosting his 8th game.
 
  
 
Since recording his episodes, he has become an [[Apterite]].
 
Since recording his episodes, he has become an [[Apterite]].
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{{ep | 7439 | 8/02/2021 | P |Adam Latchford|100 - 62|[[Louis Moen]]|Jenny Eclair|Susie Dent|123}}
 
{{ep | 7439 | 8/02/2021 | P |Adam Latchford|100 - 62|[[Louis Moen]]|Jenny Eclair|Susie Dent|123}}
 
{{ep | 7440 | 9/02/2021 | P |Adam Latchford|82 - 75|[[Arran Smith]]|Jenny Eclair|Susie Dent|155}}
 
{{ep | 7440 | 9/02/2021 | P |Adam Latchford|82 - 75|[[Arran Smith]]|Jenny Eclair|Susie Dent|155}}
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{{ep | 7441 | 10/02/2021 | P |Adam Latchford|85 - 70|[[Jeremy Bradley]]|[[Pasha Kovalev]]|Susie Dent|145}}
 
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Revision as of 14:57, 10 February 2021

Adam Latchford
Octochamp Statistics
Final position—
Seeding—
Points total732
Conundrums solved7 (+1 tiebreak)
Adam Latchford in Series 83.

Adam Latchford was a octochamp in Series 83. He's an Accounts Assistant who lives in London, but is originally from Bolton.

Latchford first appeared on February 1 2021 against Conor Morgan, winning the game on a tie-break conundrum with 82 points. From here, he continued a very strong run including a personal best of 115 points. In his 7th game, he was two points behind at the crucial conundrum against Arran Smith, but after Smith buzzed in with an incorrect guess, Latchford buzzed in with less than a second left with TARANTUAL to win his 7th game. Ultimately, he became the second octochamp of the series with a total of 732 points, and will likely return in June 2021 for a quarter-final match.

Since recording his episodes, he has become an Apterite.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
7434 1/02/2021 P Conor Morgan 72 – 82* Adam Latchford Colin Murray Rachel Riley Adrian Chiles Susie Dent 137
7435 2/02/2021 P Adam Latchford 87 – 49 Aneesh Aggarwal Colin Murray Rachel Riley Adrian Chiles Susie Dent 121
7436 3/02/2021 P Adam Latchford 115 – 51 Jacky Treacy Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 148
7437 4/02/2021 P Adam Latchford 95 – 56 Chiedza Mutongwizo Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 126
7438 5/02/2021 P Adam Latchford 96 – 40 Charles Biggs Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 122
7439 8/02/2021 P Adam Latchford 100 – 62 Louis Moen Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 123
7440 9/02/2021 P Adam Latchford 82 – 75 Arran Smith Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jenny Eclair Susie Dent 155
7441 10/02/2021 P Adam Latchford 85 – 70 Jeremy Bradley Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Pasha Kovalev Susie Dent 145
* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum
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