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| − | Reverend '''George Greenhough''' | + | {{octostats|Quarter-finalist|3|817|7}} |
| + | Reverend '''George Greenhough''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 48]]. | ||
| − | [[ | + | He made his debut on 1 November 2002, beating 4-time champion [[Sheila Furse]], thanks mainly to spotting {{word|PRESIDENT}} in his first round. He quickly rattled off 8 wins to become an octochamp and the series' #3 seed, missing out on being #2 seed by just a couple of points. However, he was beaten in the quarter-final by fellow octochamp [[Joe Zubaidi]]. He was the reserve player for [[Championship of Champions XI]], but wasn't needed for the tournament. |
| − | [[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era | + | |
| − | [[Category:Contestants in Series 48 | + | ==Episodes== |
| + | {{episode table}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 3354 | 1/11/2002 | P |[[Sheila Furse]]| 62 - 113 |George Greenhough|[[Rick Wakeman]]|[[Damian Eadie]]|139}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 3355 | 4/11/2002 | P |George Greenhough| 104 - 45 |[[Alan Uytendhal]]|[[Jilly Goolden]]|Damian Eadie|121}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 3356 | 5/11/2002 | P |George Greenhough| 96 - 74 |[[Alex James]]|Jilly Goolden|Damian Eadie|119}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 3357 | 6/11/2002 | P |George Greenhough| 114 - 50 |[[Dave Thompson]]|Jilly Goolden|Damian Eadie|130}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 3358 | 7/11/2002 | P |George Greenhough| 103 - 33 |[[Ruth Criddle]]|Jilly Goolden|Damian Eadie|118}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 3359 | 8/11/2002 | P |George Greenhough| 102 - 66 |[[Geoffrey Short]]|Jilly Goolden|Damian Eadie|120}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 3360 | 11/11/2002 | P |George Greenhough| 86 - 63 |[[Rob Carr]]|[[Geoffrey Durham]]|[[Susie Dent]]|119}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 3361 | 12/11/2002 | P |George Greenhough| 99 - 37 |[[Will Lowther]]|Geoffrey Durham|Susie Dent|122}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 3385 | 16/12/2002 | QF |George Greenhough| 86 - 94 |[[Joe Zubaidi]]|[[Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall]]|[[Richard Samson]]|121}} | ||
| + | {{episode table end}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenhough, George}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Finalists]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Contestants in Series 48]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Teapot owners]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:00, 29 May 2020
| George Greenhough Octochamp Statistics | |
| Final position | Quarter-finalist |
|---|---|
| Seeding | 3 |
| Points total | 817 |
| Conundrums solved | 7 |
Reverend George Greenhough was an octochamp in Series 48.
He made his debut on 1 November 2002, beating 4-time champion Sheila Furse, thanks mainly to spotting PRESIDENT in his first round. He quickly rattled off 8 wins to become an octochamp and the series' #3 seed, missing out on being #2 seed by just a couple of points. However, he was beaten in the quarter-final by fellow octochamp Joe Zubaidi. He was the reserve player for Championship of Champions XI, but wasn't needed for the tournament.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3354 | 1/11/2002 | P | Sheila Furse | 62 – 113 | George Greenhough | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Rick Wakeman | Damian Eadie | 139 | ||
| 3355 | 4/11/2002 | P | George Greenhough | 104 – 45 | Alan Uytendhal | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jilly Goolden | Damian Eadie | 121 | ||
| 3356 | 5/11/2002 | P | George Greenhough | 96 – 74 | Alex James | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jilly Goolden | Damian Eadie | 119 | ||
| 3357 | 6/11/2002 | P | George Greenhough | 114 – 50 | Dave Thompson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jilly Goolden | Damian Eadie | 130 | ||
| 3358 | 7/11/2002 | P | George Greenhough | 103 – 33 | Ruth Criddle | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jilly Goolden | Damian Eadie | 118 | ||
| 3359 | 8/11/2002 | P | George Greenhough | 102 – 66 | Geoffrey Short | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jilly Goolden | Damian Eadie | 120 | ||
| 3360 | 11/11/2002 | P | George Greenhough | 86 – 63 | Rob Carr | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
| 3361 | 12/11/2002 | P | George Greenhough | 99 – 37 | Will Lowther | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
| 3385 | 16/12/2002 | QF | George Greenhough | 86 – 94 | Joe Zubaidi | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall | Richard Samson | 121 | ||
