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[[File:Graeme Staples.png|thumb|200px|right|Graeme Staples in [[Series 77]].]]
 
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'''Graeme Staples''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 77]].
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'''Graeme Staples''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 77]]. He has qualified to return in December for the series finals.
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He made his début on 10 November 2017 against [[James Riddell]]; despite the six wins Riddell already had under his belt, Staples overcame him comfortably, scoring his only [[century]] in the process. He went on to amass 678 total points and seven more wins, including a controversial high-scoring crucial [[conundrum]] victory over [[Beth Walker]], meaning that he entered the finals leaderboard at the #7 spot and remains an unbeaten player.
  
 
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{{ep | 6712 | 17/11/2017 | P |Graeme Staples| 64 - 51 |[[Lucy Cooper]]|Gyles Brandreth|Susie Dent|135}}
 
{{ep | 6712 | 17/11/2017 | P |Graeme Staples| 64 - 51 |[[Lucy Cooper]]|Gyles Brandreth|Susie Dent|135}}
 
{{ep | 6713 | 20/11/2017 | P |Graeme Staples| 90 - 85 |[[Beth Walker]]|Gyles Brandreth|Susie Dent|155}}
 
{{ep | 6713 | 20/11/2017 | P |Graeme Staples| 90 - 85 |[[Beth Walker]]|Gyles Brandreth|Susie Dent|155}}
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{{ep | 6714 | 21/11/2017 | P |Graeme Staples| 82 - 76 |[[Mike Smith (Series 77)|Mike Smith]]|Gyles Brandreth|Susie Dent|137}}
 
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[[Category:Octochamps of the 15 round era]]
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[[Category:Unbeaten contestants]]

Revision as of 15:05, 21 November 2017

Graeme Staples in Series 77.

Graeme Staples was an octochamp in Series 77. He has qualified to return in December for the series finals.

He made his début on 10 November 2017 against James Riddell; despite the six wins Riddell already had under his belt, Staples overcame him comfortably, scoring his only century in the process. He went on to amass 678 total points and seven more wins, including a controversial high-scoring crucial conundrum victory over Beth Walker, meaning that he entered the finals leaderboard at the #7 spot and remains an unbeaten player.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
6707 10/11/2017 P James Riddell 58 – 102 Graeme Staples Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Margaret Mountford Susie Dent 133
6708 13/11/2017 P Graeme Staples 85 – 60 Mike Brain Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Margaret Mountford Susie Dent 124
6709 14/11/2017 P Graeme Staples 95 – 64 Elaine Horton Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Margaret Mountford Susie Dent 122
6710 15/11/2017 P Graeme Staples 83 – 54 Ben Smith Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Margaret Mountford Susie Dent 145
6711 16/11/2017 P Graeme Staples 77 – 54 Colm Kelly Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Gyles Brandreth Susie Dent 121
6712 17/11/2017 P Graeme Staples 64 – 51 Lucy Cooper Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Gyles Brandreth Susie Dent 135
6713 20/11/2017 P Graeme Staples 90 – 85 Beth Walker Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Gyles Brandreth Susie Dent 155
6714 21/11/2017 P Graeme Staples 82 – 76 Mike Smith Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Gyles Brandreth Susie Dent 137