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'''Carl Williams''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 65]].  
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'''Carl Williams''' was an [[octochamp]] and runner-up of [[Series 65]].
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After winning 8 shows including solving the controversially solving the [[conundrum]] in his [[episode 5326|2nd game]] with a quarter of a second to go, he returned to the finals in December 2011 as the #4 seed.
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After sweeping aside the #5 seed, [[Jayne Wisniewski]] in his quarter-final, he caused a major upset by knocking out the #1 seed, [[Mark Deeks]] on a crucial in his semi-final, before playing #2 seed, [[Graeme Cole]] in the final.
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In a tense game, which went back and forth, Williams was 10 points behind going into the conundrum, but solved {{word|TIMEUPLAD}} with 4 seconds to go, to set up a 2nd one, but Cole was too quick for him, unravelling {{word|VAANGELIS}} in 2.5 seconds to become the [[Series 65]] champion.
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{{series runner-up|preceded_by=Adam Gillard|series=65}}
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{{ep | 5395 | 13/12/2011 | QF |[[Jayne Wisniewski]]| 64 - 98 |Carl Williams|[[Jon Culshaw]]|Susie Dent|132}}
 
{{ep | 5395 | 13/12/2011 | QF |[[Jayne Wisniewski]]| 64 - 98 |Carl Williams|[[Jon Culshaw]]|Susie Dent|132}}
 
{{ep | 5396 | 14/12/2011 | SF |Carl Williams| 95 - 81 |[[Mark Deeks]]|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|119}}
 
{{ep | 5396 | 14/12/2011 | SF |Carl Williams| 95 - 81 |[[Mark Deeks]]|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|119}}
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{{ep | 5398 | 16/12/2011 | GF |Carl Williams| 95 - 105* |[[Graeme Cole]]|Jon Culshaw|Susie Dent|125}}
 
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<center>* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum</center>
  
 
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Revision as of 19:16, 16 December 2011

Carl Williams

Carl Williams was an octochamp and runner-up of Series 65.

After winning 8 shows including solving the controversially solving the conundrum in his 2nd game with a quarter of a second to go, he returned to the finals in December 2011 as the #4 seed.

After sweeping aside the #5 seed, Jayne Wisniewski in his quarter-final, he caused a major upset by knocking out the #1 seed, Mark Deeks on a crucial in his semi-final, before playing #2 seed, Graeme Cole in the final.

In a tense game, which went back and forth, Williams was 10 points behind going into the conundrum, but solved TIMEUPLAD with 4 seconds to go, to set up a 2nd one, but Cole was too quick for him, unravelling VAANGELIS in 2.5 seconds to become the Series 65 champion.

Preceded by
Adam Gillard		 Series runner-up
Series 65


Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
5325 6/09/2011 P Russell Tompkins 79 – 96 Carl Williams Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Gloria Hunniford Susie Dent 115
5326 7/09/2011 P Carl Williams 72 – 63 Jeff Probst Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Gloria Hunniford Susie Dent 121
5327 8/09/2011 P Carl Williams 116 – 43 Beth Tafat Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Gloria Hunniford Susie Dent 139
5328 9/09/2011 P Carl Williams 84 – 57 Stefan Clarke Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Gloria Hunniford Susie Dent 132
5329 12/09/2011 P Carl Williams 62 – 59 Campbell Ure Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 115
5330 13/09/2011 P Carl Williams 96 – 54 Janet Beavis Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 140
5331 14/09/2011 P Carl Williams 94 – 45 Peter Austin Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 130
5332 15/09/2011 P Carl Williams 88 – 85 Jayshree Patel Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 116
5395 13/12/2011 QF Jayne Wisniewski 64 – 98 Carl Williams Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 132
5396 14/12/2011 SF Carl Williams 95 – 81 Mark Deeks Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 119
5398 16/12/2011 GF Carl Williams 95 – 105* Graeme Cole Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 125
* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum
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