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'''Dan Hall''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 85]]. He was a teacher of German from Coventry, originally from Crawley. He has qualified to return for the series finals in June 2022.
 
'''Dan Hall''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 85]]. He was a teacher of German from Coventry, originally from Crawley. He has qualified to return for the series finals in June 2022.
  
After a narrow debut victory over [[Gary Hughes]] on 14 January, Hall won an additional seven games, achieving two [[century|centuries]] in the process and a personal best of 108. He finished with 711 points to become the second octochamp in the first 18 episodes of the series.
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After a narrow debut victory over [[Gary Hughes]] on 14 January, Hall won an additional seven games, achieving two [[century|centuries]] and a personal best of 108 in the process. He finished with 711 points to become the second octochamp in the first 18 episodes of the series but, in a strong field of finalists, this was only enough for No. 7 seed. In his quarter-final match against No. 2-ranked [[Matt O'Connor]], Hall was eliminated from the competition after losing by 48 points, but bowed out with a respectable score of 58 and a series total of 769.
  
 
Hall returned for the series fianls on 10 June 2022, against [[Matt O'Connor]]. Both players stayed relatively close together, until O'Connor eventually broke away and won with 106 points with Hall bowing out with 58 points, and an overall total of 769 points.
 
Hall returned for the series fianls on 10 June 2022, against [[Matt O'Connor]]. Both players stayed relatively close together, until O'Connor eventually broke away and won with 106 points with Hall bowing out with 58 points, and an overall total of 769 points.

Revision as of 13:54, 10 June 2022

Dan Hall
Octochamp Statistics
Final position-
Seeding7
Points total711
Conundrums solved4
Dan Hall in Series 85.

Dan Hall was an octochamp in Series 85. He was a teacher of German from Coventry, originally from Crawley. He has qualified to return for the series finals in June 2022.

After a narrow debut victory over Gary Hughes on 14 January, Hall won an additional seven games, achieving two centuries and a personal best of 108 in the process. He finished with 711 points to become the second octochamp in the first 18 episodes of the series but, in a strong field of finalists, this was only enough for No. 7 seed. In his quarter-final match against No. 2-ranked Matt O'Connor, Hall was eliminated from the competition after losing by 48 points, but bowed out with a respectable score of 58 and a series total of 769.

Hall returned for the series fianls on 10 June 2022, against Matt O'Connor. Both players stayed relatively close together, until O'Connor eventually broke away and won with 106 points with Hall bowing out with 58 points, and an overall total of 769 points.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
7676 14/01/2022 P Gary Hughes 73 – 75 Dan Hall Anne Robinson Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon Prue Leith Susie Dent 125
7677 17/01/2022 P Dan Hall 87 – 53 Chris Magill Anne Robinson Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon Prue Leith Susie Dent 134
7678 18/01/2022 P Dan Hall 93 – 27 Debbie Breese Anne Robinson Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon Beth Rigby Susie Dent 145
7679 19/01/2022 P Dan Hall 74 – 73 Darren Tomkins Anne Robinson Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon Beth Rigby Susie Dent 131
7680 20/01/2022 P Dan Hall 108 – 27 David November Anne Robinson Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon Beth Rigby Susie Dent 147
7681 21/01/2022 P Dan Hall 74 – 71 Zeeshan Kisat Anne Robinson Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon Beth Rigby Susie Dent 132
7682 24/01/2022 P Dan Hall 103 – 78 Jamie Morgan Anne Robinson Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon Beth Rigby Susie Dent 137
7683 25/01/2022 P Dan Hall 97 – 34 Ayshmit Sethi Anne Robinson Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon Ruby Wax Susie Dent 123