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'''Jim Bentley''' was an [[Octochamp]] in [[Series 50]]. He overcame the sitting champion [[Brian McKeon]] by just 9 points before going on to win 7 more games, including a score of 112 against [[Richard Francis]], winning by 50 points. He went into the finals as #4 seed and faced #5 seed [[Adam Laws]]. In a very close game, they went into the conundrum {{word|NIPPERAID}} with 78 points each, but it was Adam that solved {{word|DRAINPIPE}} in 11 seconds to go onto the semi-final against #1 seed [[Chris Cummins]].
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'''Jim Bentley''' (1971-2022) was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 50]].
  
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Since appearing on Countdown, Jim has appeared at [[Countdown in Lincoln]] in [[COLIN 2005|2005]], [[COLIN 2006|2006]] and [[COLIN 2008|2008]], and is a moderator and regular recapper on the [[C4countdown]] forum. He's well known for posting the first ever recap on the original C4countdown forum.
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In 2020, he was given a sixteen-month prison sentence (suspended for two years), after being convicted of possessing Category A: child pornography.
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Bentley died of a stroke in August 2022.
  
 
==Episodes==
 
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{{ep | 3542 | 28/08/2003 | P | [[Brian McKeon]] | 70 - 79 | Jim Bentley | [[Pam Ayres]] | [[Susie Dent]] }}
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{{ep | 3542 | 28/08/2003 | P |[[Brian McKeon]]| 70 – 79 |Jim Bentley|[[Pam Ayres]]|[[Susie Dent]]|116}}
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{{ep | 3543 | 29/08/2003 | P | Jim Bentley | 101 - 51 | [[Alison Ross]] | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 3543 | 29/08/2003 | P |Jim Bentley| 101 – 51 |[[Alison Ross]]|Pam Ayres|Susie Dent|125}}
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{{ep | 3544 | 1/09/2003 | P | Jim Bentley | 90 - 89 | [[Stuart Lightfoot]] | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 3544 | 1/09/2003 | P |Jim Bentley| 90 – 89 |[[Stuart Lightfoot]]|Pam Ayres|Susie Dent|120}}
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{{ep | 3545 | 15/09/2003 | P | Jim Bentley | 112 - 62 | [[Richard Francis]] | [[Richard Digance]] | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 3545 | 15/09/2003 | P |Jim Bentley| 112 – 62 |[[Richard Francis]]|[[Richard Digance]]|Susie Dent|125}}
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{{ep | 3546 | 16/09/2003 | P | Jim Bentley | 82 - 66 | [[Diana Smith]] | Richard Digance | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 3546 | 16/09/2003 | P |Jim Bentley| 82 – 66 |[[Diana Smith]]|Richard Digance|Susie Dent|131}}
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{{ep | 3547 | 17/09/2003 | P | Jim Bentley | 83 - 79 | [[David Moore]] | Richard Digance | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 3547 | 17/09/2003 | P |Jim Bentley| 83 – 79 |[[David Moore]]|Richard Digance|Susie Dent|120}}
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{{ep | 3548 | 18/09/2003 | P | Jim Bentley | 96 - 51 | [[Ruth Edmonds]] | Richard Digance | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 3548 | 18/09/2003 | P |Jim Bentley| 96 – 51 |[[Ruth Edmonds]]|Richard Digance|Susie Dent|122}}
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{{ep | 3549 | 19/09/2003 | P | Jim Bentley | 113 - 51 | [[Irvine Henderson]] | Richard Digance | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 3549 | 19/09/2003 | P |Jim Bentley| 113 – 51 |[[Irvine Henderson]]|Richard Digance|Susie Dent|119}}
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{{ep | 3611 | 16/12/2003 | QF | Jim Bentley | 78 - 88 | [[Adam Laws]] | Richard Digance | Susie Dent }}
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{{ep | 3611 | 16/12/2003 | QF |Jim Bentley| 78 – 88 |[[Adam Laws]]|Richard Digance|Susie Dent|118}}
 
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Latest revision as of 17:13, 1 February 2023

Jim Bentley
Octochamp Statistics
Final positionQuarter-finalist
Seeding4
Points total756
Conundrums solved5

Jim Bentley (1971-2022) was an octochamp in Series 50.

In 2020, he was given a sixteen-month prison sentence (suspended for two years), after being convicted of possessing Category A: child pornography.

Bentley died of a stroke in August 2022.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
3542 28/08/2003 P Brian McKeon 70 – 79 Jim Bentley Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Pam Ayres Susie Dent 116
3543 29/08/2003 P Jim Bentley 101 – 51 Alison Ross Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Pam Ayres Susie Dent 125
3544 1/09/2003 P Jim Bentley 90 – 89 Stuart Lightfoot Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Pam Ayres Susie Dent 120
3545 15/09/2003 P Jim Bentley 112 – 62 Richard Francis Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Susie Dent 125
3546 16/09/2003 P Jim Bentley 82 – 66 Diana Smith Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Susie Dent 131
3547 17/09/2003 P Jim Bentley 83 – 79 David Moore Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Susie Dent 120
3548 18/09/2003 P Jim Bentley 96 – 51 Ruth Edmonds Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Susie Dent 122
3549 19/09/2003 P Jim Bentley 113 – 51 Irvine Henderson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Susie Dent 119
3611 16/12/2003 QF Jim Bentley 78 – 88 Adam Laws Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Susie Dent 118
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