https://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=John_Hastings&feed=atom&action=historyJohn Hastings - Revision history2024-03-28T17:13:19ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.31.5https://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=John_Hastings&diff=147050&oldid=prevTobyMcDonald at 18:41, 12 January 20222022-01-12T18:41:57Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:John Hastings xfactor.jpg|thumb|frame|right|John Hastings on ''The X Factor''.]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:John Hastings xfactor.jpg|thumb|frame|right|John Hastings on ''The X Factor''.]]</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''John Hastings''' (born 14 January 1973) was the runner-up in [[Series 42]]. A Community Radio presenter from Workington, Cumbria, he famously said "I'm running out of shirts because I'm doing so well." Known for his unrecognised ability to do difficult numbers <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">games</del>, he had a close non-octochamp run to the runner-up spot of the series.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''John Hastings''' (born 14 January 1973) was the runner-up in [[Series 42]]. A Community Radio presenter from Workington, Cumbria, he famously said "I'm running out of shirts because I'm doing so well." Known for his unrecognised ability to do difficult <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>numbers <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">game]]s</ins>, he had a close non-<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>octochamp<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </ins>run to the runner-up spot of the series.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Countdown==</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">''[[</ins>Countdown<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]''</ins>==</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Preliminary Games===</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Preliminary Games===</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The first rounds he participated in were not successful as his opponent, [[Margaret Shuttleworth]], pulled out a {{score|13|6}} lead by Round 2. The rest of the game saw Hastings claw back that lead and drew until Round 6, where the 7-point lead opened up again. In the next round, Shuttleworth lead by 14-points. However Hastings then showed some material that would lead him to be the runner-up. He solved an extremely difficult numbers game that hinged on getting 33 to multiply by 25, then taking away 5. This was a brilliant performance, as he got the target bang on. Going into the [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">crucial </del>conundrum]], the score was {{score|43|39}}. Hastings unraveled {{word|SEXIPETER}} in just 3 seconds.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The first rounds he participated in were not successful as his opponent, [[Margaret Shuttleworth]], pulled out a {{score|13|6}} lead by Round 2. The rest of the game saw Hastings claw back that lead and drew until Round 6, where the 7-point lead opened up again. In the next round, Shuttleworth lead by 14-points. However Hastings then showed some material that would lead him to be the runner-up. He solved an extremely difficult numbers game that hinged on getting 33 to multiply by 25, then taking away 5. This was a brilliant performance, as he got the target bang on. Going into the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">crucial </ins>[[conundrum]], the score was {{score|43|39}}. Hastings unraveled {{word|SEXIPETER}} in just 3 seconds.  </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Friday was to prove as Hastings' easy day. He waltzed through the very rude first round, where upon [[Richard Whiteley]] went to look up [[Sue Kennedy]]'s word {{word|GONADS}}. As if that wasn't enough, Hastings declared {{word|NOSEGAY}}! A straight-forward run from hereon in would mean Hastings would play the brother-in-law of the {{w|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mayor of </del>Sunderland}}, [[Les Noble]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Friday was to prove as Hastings' easy day. He waltzed through the very rude first round, where upon [[Richard Whiteley]] went to look up [[Sue Kennedy]]'s word {{word|GONADS}}. As if that wasn't enough, Hastings declared {{word|NOSEGAY}}! A straight-forward run from hereon in would mean Hastings would play the brother-in-law of the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mayor of </ins>{{w|Sunderland}}, [[Les Noble]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However Monday was Hastings' day of reckoning, as Noble and Hastings started with {{word|SETTLE}} and {{word|NESTLE}} respectively. However in Round 2, Hastings managed to get a 7-letter word to Noble's 6. This 7-point lead stayed with Hastings until Round 6 when Noble slipped an {{word|L}} in Hastings' word {{word|BOATER}}. Then Hastings' got 7 points of a difficult numbers game which left the scores at {{score|49|42}} going into the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>conundrum<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>{{word|SAYINGMUM}}. No-one said Mum, so Hastings had won again by the skin of his teeth.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, </ins>Monday was Hastings' day of reckoning, as Noble and Hastings started with {{word|SETTLE}} and {{word|NESTLE}} respectively. However in Round 2, Hastings managed to get a 7-letter word to Noble's 6. This 7-point lead stayed with Hastings until Round 6 when Noble slipped an {{word|L}} in Hastings' word {{word|BOATER}}. Then Hastings' got 7 points of a difficult numbers game which left the scores at {{score|49|42}} going into the conundrum {{word|SAYINGMUM}}. No-one said Mum, so Hastings had won again by the skin of his teeth.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Hastings' penultimate preliminary win started with him losing by {{score|5|12}}. This 7-point lead stayed with [[Vic Fisk]] throughout, then Hastings missed the nine {{word|LIGATURES}}. Still 7 points down, once again, it <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">hanged </del>on a crucial conundrum. He solved {{word|FITESDIET}} to win the game and a place on Thursday's show.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Hastings' penultimate preliminary win started with him losing by {{score|5|12}}. This 7-point lead stayed with [[Vic Fisk]] throughout, then Hastings missed the nine {{word|LIGATURES}}. Still 7 points down, once again, it <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">hung </ins>on a crucial conundrum. He solved {{word|FITESDIET}} to win the game and a place on Thursday's show.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Richard Whiteley<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>anticipated <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[octochamp]]dom </del>for Hastings. Thankfully Hastings bulldozed the first half to lead by 23 points. [[Calum Pearson]] couldn't compete and lost by 29 points. Octochampdom was a real possibility.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Richard Whiteley anticipated <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">octochampdom </ins>for Hastings. Thankfully Hastings bulldozed the first half to lead by 23 points. [[Calum Pearson]] couldn't compete and lost by 29 points. Octochampdom was a real possibility.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This was deadlocked all the way through. No one ever led, until [[Jane Wheeler]] solved the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>conundrum<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]] </del>{{word|GARRYQUIN}}, of which Hastings was just behind on. Hastings' dreams seemed to have been over.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This was deadlocked all the way through. No one ever led, until [[Jane Wheeler]] solved the conundrum {{word|GARRYQUIN}}, of which Hastings was just behind on. Hastings' dreams seemed to have been over.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>2 <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Months </del>later, he was back in the studio and faced number 4 seed, [[Rodney Marrison]]. Marrison <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">has </del>a reputation as he had beaten Hastings' adversary, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</del>Jane Wheeler<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</del>. Marrison then scored a further 6 wins; one more than Hastings. As in Hastings' last preliminary game, the scores were deadlocked from start to finish. The conundrum, {{word|SUMORINGO}}, could not be solved, meaning another conundrum was put into the works. {{word|FORMYLUNI}} was revealed and 2 seconds later, Hastings was in the semi-finals.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>2 <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">months </ins>later, he was back in the studio and faced number 4 seed, [[Rodney Marrison]]. Marrison <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">had </ins>a reputation as he had beaten Hastings' adversary, Jane Wheeler. Marrison then scored a further 6 wins; one more than Hastings. As in Hastings' last preliminary game, the scores were deadlocked from start to finish. The conundrum, {{word|SUMORINGO}}, could not be solved, meaning another conundrum was put into the works. {{word|FORMYLUNI}} was revealed and 2 seconds later, Hastings was in the semi-finals.</div></td></tr>
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</table>TobyMcDonaldhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=John_Hastings&diff=140674&oldid=prevTobyMcDonald at 13:20, 4 June 20212021-06-04T13:20:59Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The pressure on the number 5 seed was clear as he would be facing number one seed, [[David Ballheimer]]. Hastings first had a disallowed word in his Countdown experience in this match when {{word|statlier}} {{x}} was disallowed. This left Ballheimer with a precious 7 points in his pocket. Things got worse for Hastings as in Round 5 he went blank and could only see {{word|FANGS}}. Ballheimer was not put off and spotted {{word|ENGAGES}}. However, Hastings had learned a few tricks from his defeated opponents, and slotted an {{word|R}} in Ballheimer's word {{word|DOSSIER}}. This reduced Ballheimer's 14-point lead to 6. The next round saw them in a bit of a {{word|PICKLE}}, but that was the maximum. Hastings then produced a 3-away on the numbers game to Ballheimer's 7-away. With a 1-point deficit, Ballheimer panicked as the clock ran out on the [[conundrum]] {{word|RUPHCIDER}} and had a wild guess at the '''10'''-letter word {{word|harpicuder}} {{x}} and Hastings was through to the grand final to play the number 2 seed, [[Michael Calder (Series 42)|Michael Calder]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The pressure on the number 5 seed was clear as he would be facing number one seed, [[David Ballheimer]]. Hastings first had a disallowed word in his Countdown experience in this match when {{word|statlier}} {{x}} was disallowed. This left Ballheimer with a precious 7 points in his pocket. Things got worse for Hastings as in Round 5 he went blank and could only see {{word|FANGS}}. Ballheimer was not put off and spotted {{word|ENGAGES}}. However, Hastings had learned a few tricks from his defeated opponents, and slotted an {{word|R}} in Ballheimer's word {{word|DOSSIER}}. This reduced Ballheimer's 14-point lead to 6. The next round saw them in a bit of a {{word|PICKLE}}, but that was the maximum. Hastings then produced a 3-away on the numbers game to Ballheimer's 7-away. With a 1-point deficit, Ballheimer panicked as the clock ran out on the [[conundrum]] {{word|RUPHCIDER}} and had a wild guess at the '''10'''-letter word {{word|harpicuder}} {{x}} and Hastings was through to the grand final to play the number 2 seed, [[Michael Calder (Series 42)|Michael Calder]].</div></td></tr>
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</table>TobyMcDonaldhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=John_Hastings&diff=110902&oldid=prevMclarenguy22 at 11:23, 26 April 20182018-04-26T11:23:55Z<p></p>
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</table>Mclarenguy22https://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=John_Hastings&diff=109734&oldid=prevGevin at 19:00, 19 January 20182018-01-19T19:00:06Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Hastings' penultimate preliminary win started with him losing by {{score|5|12}}. This 7-point lead stayed with [[Vic Fisk]] throughout, then Hastings missed the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[niner]] </del>{{word|LIGATURES}}. Still 7 points down, once again, it hanged on a crucial conundrum. He solved {{word|FITESDIET}} to win the game and a place on Thursday's show.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Hastings' penultimate preliminary win started with him losing by {{score|5|12}}. This 7-point lead stayed with [[Vic Fisk]] throughout, then Hastings missed the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">nine </ins>{{word|LIGATURES}}. Still 7 points down, once again, it hanged on a crucial conundrum. He solved {{word|FITESDIET}} to win the game and a place on Thursday's show.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Grand Final===</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Grand Final===</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It later transpired that Calder's conundrum {{word|SCRAPHEAP}} was not valid, as it is 2 words. With this controversy in mind, the 2 players got down to business. The first round prompted Hastings to risk the blatantly obvious {{word|boomingly}} {{x}} but Calder could achieve a valid nine, {{word|MYOGLOBIN}}. The 18-point lead was a tall order for Hastings, but he clawed back some points when Round 4 produced no vowel but {{word|E}}. Prompting Calder to risk the invalid 7 {{word|recence}} {{x}}, the simple {{word|NECK}} helped Hastings to reduce the deficit to 14 points. The deficit increased to 24 points after the first conundrum, {{word|QUIZGENES}}. By Round 12, Hastings would need to get a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[niner]]</del>, get at least 5 points of the numbers '''and''' solve the conundrum.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It later transpired that Calder's conundrum {{word|SCRAPHEAP}} was not valid, as it is 2 words. With this controversy in mind, the 2 players got down to business. The first round prompted Hastings to risk the blatantly obvious {{word|boomingly}} {{x}} but Calder could achieve a valid nine, {{word|MYOGLOBIN}}. The 18-point lead was a tall order for Hastings, but he clawed back some points when Round 4 produced no vowel but {{word|E}}. Prompting Calder to risk the invalid 7 {{word|recence}} {{x}}, the simple {{word|NECK}} helped Hastings to reduce the deficit to 14 points. The deficit increased to 24 points after the first conundrum, {{word|QUIZGENES}}. By Round 12, Hastings would need to get a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">nine</ins>, get at least 5 points of the numbers '''and''' solve the conundrum.</div></td></tr>
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</table>Gevinhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=John_Hastings&diff=89064&oldid=prevJohnnyCanuck: no insults, please!2012-10-19T13:17:28Z<p>no insults, please!</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:John Hastings xfactor.jpg|thumb|frame|right|John Hastings on ''The X Factor''.]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:John Hastings xfactor.jpg|thumb|frame|right|John Hastings on ''The X Factor''.]]</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''John Hastings''' (born 14 January 1973) was a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">stocky </del>finalist in [[Series 42]].  He was a Community Radio presenter from Workington, Cumbria. He famously said, "I'm running out of shirts because I'm doing so well." Known for his unrecognised ability to do difficult numbers games, he had a close non-octochamp run to the runner-up spot of [[Series 42]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''John Hastings''' (born 14 January 1973) was a finalist in [[Series 42]].  He was a Community Radio presenter from Workington, Cumbria. He famously said, "I'm running out of shirts because I'm doing so well." Known for his unrecognised ability to do difficult numbers games, he had a close non-octochamp run to the runner-up spot of [[Series 42]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Hastings' penultimate preliminary win started with him losing by {{score|5|12}}. This 7-point lead stayed with [[Vic Fisk]] throughout, then Hastings missed the [[niner]] {{word|LIGATURES}}. Still 7 points down, once again, it hanged on a crucial conundrum. He solved {{word|FITESDIET}} <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(which, judging by his appearance, he did not) </del>to win the game and a place on Thursday's show.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Hastings' penultimate preliminary win started with him losing by {{score|5|12}}. This 7-point lead stayed with [[Vic Fisk]] throughout, then Hastings missed the [[niner]] {{word|LIGATURES}}. Still 7 points down, once again, it hanged on a crucial conundrum. He solved {{word|FITESDIET}} to win the game and a place on Thursday's show.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It later transpired that Calder's conundrum {{word|SCRAPHEAP}} was not valid, as it is 2 words. With this controversy in mind, the 2 players got down to business. The first round prompted Hastings to risk the blatantly obvious {{word|boomingly}} {{x}} but Calder could achieve a valid nine, {{word|MYOGLOBIN}}. The 18-point lead was a tall order for Hastings, but he clawed back some points when Round 4 produced no vowel but {{word|E}}. Prompting Calder to risk the invalid 7 {{word|recence}}, the simple {{word|NECK}} helped Hastings to reduce the deficit to 14 points. The deficit increased to 24 points after the first conundrum, {{word|QUIZGENES}}. By Round 12, Hastings would need to get a [[niner]], get at least 5 points of the numbers '''and''' solve the conundrum.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It later transpired that Calder's conundrum {{word|SCRAPHEAP}} was not valid, as it is 2 words. With this controversy in mind, the 2 players got down to business. The first round prompted Hastings to risk the blatantly obvious {{word|boomingly}} {{x}} but Calder could achieve a valid nine, {{word|MYOGLOBIN}}. The 18-point lead was a tall order for Hastings, but he clawed back some points when Round 4 produced no vowel but {{word|E}}. Prompting Calder to risk the invalid 7 {{word|recence<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">}} {{x</ins>}}, the simple {{word|NECK}} helped Hastings to reduce the deficit to 14 points. The deficit increased to 24 points after the first conundrum, {{word|QUIZGENES}}. By Round 12, Hastings would need to get a [[niner]], get at least 5 points of the numbers '''and''' solve the conundrum.</div></td></tr>
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</table>JohnnyCanuckhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=John_Hastings&diff=78132&oldid=prevJRTerrier24 at 23:37, 19 September 20112011-09-19T23:37:16Z<p></p>
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</table>JRTerrier24https://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=John_Hastings&diff=78131&oldid=prevJRTerrier24 at 23:36, 19 September 20112011-09-19T23:36:56Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:John Hastings xfactor.jpg|thumb|frame|right|John Hastings on ''The X Factor''.]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:John Hastings xfactor.jpg|thumb|frame|right|John Hastings on ''The X Factor''.]]</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It later transpired that Calder's conundrum {{word|SCRAPHEAP}} was not valid, as it is 2 words. With this controversy in mind, the 2 players got down to business. The first round prompted Hastings to risk the blatantly obvious {{word|boomingly}} {{x}} but Calder could achieve a valid nine, {{word|MYOGLOBIN}}. The 18-point lead was a tall order for Hastings, but he clawed back some points when Round 4 produced no vowel but {{word|E}}. Prompting Calder to risk the invalid 7 {{word|recence}}, the simple {{word|NECK}} helped Hastings to reduce the deficit to 14 points. The deficit increased to 24 points after the first conundrum, {{word|QUIZGENES}}. By Round 12, Hastings would need to get a [[niner]], get at least 5 points of the numbers '''and''' solve the conundrum.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It later transpired that Calder's conundrum {{word|SCRAPHEAP}} was not valid, as it is 2 words. With this controversy in mind, the 2 players got down to business. The first round prompted Hastings to risk the blatantly obvious {{word|boomingly}} {{x}} but Calder could achieve a valid nine, {{word|MYOGLOBIN}}. The 18-point lead was a tall order for Hastings, but he clawed back some points when Round 4 produced no vowel but {{word|E}}. Prompting Calder to risk the invalid 7 {{word|recence}}, the simple {{word|NECK}} helped Hastings to reduce the deficit to 14 points. The deficit increased to 24 points after the first conundrum, {{word|QUIZGENES}}. By Round 12, Hastings would need to get a [[niner]], get at least 5 points of the numbers '''and''' solve the conundrum.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was a tall order to make up the 31-point deficit and unsurprisingly, the deficit was increased to 39 points with 2 rounds to go. Hastings would only be going home with a £500 book voucher. Calder achieved 101 points, but if it was any consolation to Hastings, he had lost by a mere 30 points. He never really recovered after the start, so it was down to Calder to take home 20 [[Oxford English Dictionary|Concise Oxford Dictionaries of the 9th edition]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was a tall order to make up the 31-point deficit and unsurprisingly, the deficit was increased to 39 points with 2 rounds to go. Hastings would only be going home with a £500 book voucher. Calder achieved 101 points, but if it was any consolation to Hastings, he had lost by a mere 30 points. He never really recovered after the start, so it was down to Calder to take home 20 [[Oxford English Dictionary|Concise Oxford Dictionaries of the 9th edition]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>====Thursday====</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>====Thursday====</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The first rounds he participated in were not successful as his opponent, [[Margaret Shuttleworth]], pulled out a {{score|13|6}} lead by Round 2. The rest of the game saw Hastings claw back that lead and drew until Round 6, where the 7-point lead opened up again. In the next round, Shuttleworth lead by 14-points. However Hastings then showed some material that would lead him to be the runner-up. He solved an extremely difficult numbers game that hinged on getting 33 to multiply by 25, then taking away 5. This was a brilliant performance, as he got the target bang on. Going into the [[crucial conundrum]], the score was {{score|43|39}}. Hastings unraveled {{word|SEXIPETER}} in just 3 seconds.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The first rounds he participated in were not successful as his opponent, [[Margaret Shuttleworth]], pulled out a {{score|13|6}} lead by Round 2. The rest of the game saw Hastings claw back that lead and drew until Round 6, where the 7-point lead opened up again. In the next round, Shuttleworth lead by 14-points. However Hastings then showed some material that would lead him to be the runner-up. He solved an extremely difficult numbers game that hinged on getting 33 to multiply by 25, then taking away 5. This was a brilliant performance, as he got the target bang on. Going into the [[crucial conundrum]], the score was {{score|43|39}}. Hastings unraveled {{word|SEXIPETER}} in just 3 seconds.  </div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>====Friday====</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>====Friday====</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Friday was to prove as Hastings' easy day. He waltzed through the very rude first round, where upon [[Richard Whiteley]] went to look up [[Sue Kennedy]]'s word {{word|GONADS}}. As if that wasn't enough, Hastings declared {{word|NOSEGAY}}! A straight-forward run from hereon in would mean Hastings would play the brother-in-law of the {{w|Mayor of Sunderland}}, [[Les Noble]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Friday was to prove as Hastings' easy day. He waltzed through the very rude first round, where upon [[Richard Whiteley]] went to look up [[Sue Kennedy]]'s word {{word|GONADS}}. As if that wasn't enough, Hastings declared {{word|NOSEGAY}}! A straight-forward run from hereon in would mean Hastings would play the brother-in-law of the {{w|Mayor of Sunderland}}, [[Les Noble]].</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>====Monday====</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>====Monday====</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However Monday was Hastings' day of reckoning, as Noble and Hastings started with {{word|SETTLE}} and {{word|NESTLE}} respectively. However in Round 2, Hastings managed to get a 7-letter word to Noble's 6. This 7-point lead stayed with Hastings until Round 6 when Noble slipped an {{word|L}} in Hastings' word {{word|BOATER}}. Then Hastings' got 7 points of a difficult numbers game which left the scores at {{score|49|42}} going into the [[conundrum]] {{word|SAYINGMUM}}. No-one said Mum, so Hastings had won again by the skin of his teeth.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However Monday was Hastings' day of reckoning, as Noble and Hastings started with {{word|SETTLE}} and {{word|NESTLE}} respectively. However in Round 2, Hastings managed to get a 7-letter word to Noble's 6. This 7-point lead stayed with Hastings until Round 6 when Noble slipped an {{word|L}} in Hastings' word {{word|BOATER}}. Then Hastings' got 7 points of a difficult numbers game which left the scores at {{score|49|42}} going into the [[conundrum]] {{word|SAYINGMUM}}. No-one said Mum, so Hastings had won again by the skin of his teeth.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>====Tuesday====</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>====Tuesday====</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The game started with sad words; he {{word|PULLED}} out the sad words {{word|TRAGIC}} and {{word|SPRAINED}}, however his opponent, [[Joan Bullock]], matched him, and eventually she led in Round 4 when Hastings failed to realise 100 + 1 would be the answer to his problem. He {{word|SLOTTED}} in some 7 points in the next 2 rounds, and then, probably thinking of Monday, came up with {{word|WEAVERS}}, to beat Bullock's {{word|FEVERS}}. An easy numbers game followed and left Hastings needing to get the conundrum {{word|RINCOROOS}}, which he got and won by one point.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The game started with sad words; he {{word|PULLED}} out the sad words {{word|TRAGIC}} and {{word|SPRAINED}}, however his opponent, [[Joan Bullock]], matched him, and eventually she led in Round 4 when Hastings failed to realise 100 + 1 would be the answer to his problem. He {{word|SLOTTED}} in some 7 points in the next 2 rounds, and then, probably thinking of Monday, came up with {{word|WEAVERS}}, to beat Bullock's {{word|FEVERS}}. An easy numbers game followed and left Hastings needing to get the conundrum {{word|RINCOROOS}}, which he got and won by one point.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>====Wednesday====</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>====Wednesday====</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Hastings' penultimate preliminary win started with him losing by {{score|5|12}}. This 7-point lead stayed with [[Vic Fisk]] throughout, then Hastings missed the [[niner]] {{word|LIGATURES}}. Still 7 points down, once again, it hanged on a crucial conundrum. He solved {{word|FITESDIET}} (which, judging by his appearance, he did not) to win the game and a place on Thursday's show.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Hastings' penultimate preliminary win started with him losing by {{score|5|12}}. This 7-point lead stayed with [[Vic Fisk]] throughout, then Hastings missed the [[niner]] {{word|LIGATURES}}. Still 7 points down, once again, it hanged on a crucial conundrum. He solved {{word|FITESDIET}} (which, judging by his appearance, he did not) to win the game and a place on Thursday's show.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>====Thursday====</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>====Thursday====</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Richard Whiteley]] anticipated [[octochamp]]dom for Hastings. Thankfully Hastings bulldozed the first half to lead by 23 points. [[Calum Pearson]] couldn't compete and lost by 29 points. Octochampdom was a real possibility.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Richard Whiteley]] anticipated [[octochamp]]dom for Hastings. Thankfully Hastings bulldozed the first half to lead by 23 points. [[Calum Pearson]] couldn't compete and lost by 29 points. Octochampdom was a real possibility.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>====Friday====</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>====Friday====</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This was deadlocked all the way through. No one ever led, until [[Jane Wheeler]] solved the [[conundrum]] {{word|GARRYQUIN}}, of which Hastings was just behind on. Hastings' dreams seemed to have been over.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This was deadlocked all the way through. No one ever led, until [[Jane Wheeler]] solved the [[conundrum]] {{word|GARRYQUIN}}, of which Hastings was just behind on. Hastings' dreams seemed to have been over.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Quarter Finals===</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Quarter Finals===</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>2 Months later, he was back in the studio and faced number 4 seed, [[Rodney Marrison]]. Marrison has a reputation as he had beaten Hastings' adversary, [[Jane Wheeler]]. Marrison then scored a further 6 wins; one more than Hastings. As in Hastings' last preliminary game, the scores were deadlocked from start to finish. The conundrum, {{word|SUMORINGO}}, could not be solved, meaning another conundrum was put into the works. {{word|FORMYLUNI}} was revealed and 2 seconds later, Hastings was in the semi finals.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>2 Months later, he was back in the studio and faced number 4 seed, [[Rodney Marrison]]. Marrison has a reputation as he had beaten Hastings' adversary, [[Jane Wheeler]]. Marrison then scored a further 6 wins; one more than Hastings. As in Hastings' last preliminary game, the scores were deadlocked from start to finish. The conundrum, {{word|SUMORINGO}}, could not be solved, meaning another conundrum was put into the works. {{word|FORMYLUNI}} was revealed and 2 seconds later, Hastings was in the semi finals.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Semi Finals===</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Semi Finals===</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The pressure on the number 5 seed was clear as he would be facing number one seed, [[David Ballheimer]]. Hastings first had a disallowed word in his Countdown experience in this match when {{word|statlier}} {{x}} was disallowed. This left Ballheimer with a precious 7 points in his pocket. Things got worse for Hastings as in Round 5 he went blank and could only see {{word|FANGS}}. Ballheimer was not put off and spotted {{word|ENGAGES}}. However, Hastings had learned a few tricks from his defeated opponents, and slotted an {{word|R}} in Ballheimer's word {{word|DOSSIER}}. This reduced Ballheimer's 14-point lead to 6. The next round saw them in a bit of a {{word|PICKLE}}, but that was the maximum. Hastings then produced a 3-away on the numbers game to Ballheimer's 7-away. With a 1-point deficit, Ballheimer panicked as the clock ran out on the [[conundrum]] {{word|RUPHCIDER}} and had a wild guess at the '''10'''-letter word {{word|harpicuder}} {{x}} and Hastings was through to the grand final to play the number 2 seed, [[Michael Calder (Series 42)|Michael Calder]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The pressure on the number 5 seed was clear as he would be facing number one seed, [[David Ballheimer]]. Hastings first had a disallowed word in his Countdown experience in this match when {{word|statlier}} {{x}} was disallowed. This left Ballheimer with a precious 7 points in his pocket. Things got worse for Hastings as in Round 5 he went blank and could only see {{word|FANGS}}. Ballheimer was not put off and spotted {{word|ENGAGES}}. However, Hastings had learned a few tricks from his defeated opponents, and slotted an {{word|R}} in Ballheimer's word {{word|DOSSIER}}. This reduced Ballheimer's 14-point lead to 6. The next round saw them in a bit of a {{word|PICKLE}}, but that was the maximum. Hastings then produced a 3-away on the numbers game to Ballheimer's 7-away. With a 1-point deficit, Ballheimer panicked as the clock ran out on the [[conundrum]] {{word|RUPHCIDER}} and had a wild guess at the '''10'''-letter word {{word|harpicuder}} {{x}} and Hastings was through to the grand final to play the number 2 seed, [[Michael Calder (Series 42)|Michael Calder]].</div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It later transpired that Calder's conundrum {{word|SCRAPHEAP}} was not valid, as it is 2 words. With this controversy in mind, the 2 players got down to business. The first round prompted Hastings to risk the blatantly obvious {{word|boomingly}} {{x}} but Calder could achieve a valid nine, {{word|MYOGLOBIN}}. The 18-point lead was a tall order for Hastings, but he clawed back some points when Round 4 produced no vowel but {{word|E}}. Prompting Calder to risk the invalid 7 {{word|recence}}, the simple {{word|NECK}} helped Hastings to reduce the deficit to 14 points. The deficit increased to 24 points after the first conundrum, {{word|QUIZGENES}}. By Round 12, Hastings would need to get a [[niner]], get at least 5 points of the numbers '''and''' solve the conundrum.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It later transpired that Calder's conundrum {{word|SCRAPHEAP}} was not valid, as it is 2 words. With this controversy in mind, the 2 players got down to business. The first round prompted Hastings to risk the blatantly obvious {{word|boomingly}} {{x}} but Calder could achieve a valid nine, {{word|MYOGLOBIN}}. The 18-point lead was a tall order for Hastings, but he clawed back some points when Round 4 produced no vowel but {{word|E}}. Prompting Calder to risk the invalid 7 {{word|recence}}, the simple {{word|NECK}} helped Hastings to reduce the deficit to 14 points. The deficit increased to 24 points after the first conundrum, {{word|QUIZGENES}}. By Round 12, Hastings would need to get a [[niner]], get at least 5 points of the numbers '''and''' solve the conundrum.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was a tall order to make up the 31-point deficit and unsurprisingly, the deficit was increased to 39 points with 2 rounds to go. Hastings would only be going home with a £500 book voucher. Calder achieved 101 points, but if it was any consolation to Hastings, he had lost by a mere 30 points. He never really recovered after the start, so it was down to Calder to take home 20 [[Oxford English Dictionary|Concise Oxford Dictionaries of the 9th edition]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was a tall order to make up the 31-point deficit and unsurprisingly, the deficit was increased to 39 points with 2 rounds to go. Hastings would only be going home with a £500 book voucher. Calder achieved 101 points, but if it was any consolation to Hastings, he had lost by a mere 30 points. He never really recovered after the start, so it was down to Calder to take home 20 [[Oxford English Dictionary|Concise Oxford Dictionaries of the 9th edition]].</div></td></tr>
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</table>JRTerrier24https://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=John_Hastings&diff=60003&oldid=prevThe Doctor: image of him on the x factor.2010-10-12T16:13:41Z<p>image of him on the x factor.</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The first rounds he participated in were not successful as his opponent, [[Margaret Shuttleworth]], pulled out a {{score|13|6}} lead by Round 2. The rest of the game saw Hastings claw back that lead and drew until Round 6, where the 7-point lead opened up again. In the next round, Shuttleworth lead by 14-points. However Hastings then showed some material that would lead him to be the runner-up. He solved an extremely difficult numbers game that hinged on getting 33 to multiply by 25, then taking away 5. This was a brilliant performance, as he got the target bang on. Going into the [[crucial conundrum]], the score was {{score|43|39}}. Hastings unraveled {{word|SEXIPETER}} in just 3 seconds.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The first rounds he participated in were not successful as his opponent, [[Margaret Shuttleworth]], pulled out a {{score|13|6}} lead by Round 2. The rest of the game saw Hastings claw back that lead and drew until Round 6, where the 7-point lead opened up again. In the next round, Shuttleworth lead by 14-points. However Hastings then showed some material that would lead him to be the runner-up. He solved an extremely difficult numbers game that hinged on getting 33 to multiply by 25, then taking away 5. This was a brilliant performance, as he got the target bang on. Going into the [[crucial conundrum]], the score was {{score|43|39}}. Hastings unraveled {{word|SEXIPETER}} in just 3 seconds.  </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However Monday was Hastings' day of reckoning, as Noble and Hastings started with {{word|SETTLE}} and {{word|NESTLE}} respectively. However in Round 2, Hastings managed to get a 7-letter word to Noble's 6. This 7-point lead stayed with Hastings until Round 6 when Noble slipped an {{word|L}} in Hastings' word {{word|BOATER}}. Then Hastings' got 7 points of a difficult numbers game which left the scores at {{score|49|42}} going into the [[conundrum]] {{word|SAYINGMUM}}. No-one said Mum, so Hastings had won again by the skin of his teeth.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However Monday was Hastings' day of reckoning, as Noble and Hastings started with {{word|SETTLE}} and {{word|NESTLE}} respectively. However in Round 2, Hastings managed to get a 7-letter word to Noble's 6. This 7-point lead stayed with Hastings until Round 6 when Noble slipped an {{word|L}} in Hastings' word {{word|BOATER}}. Then Hastings' got 7 points of a difficult numbers game which left the scores at {{score|49|42}} going into the [[conundrum]] {{word|SAYINGMUM}}. No-one said Mum, so Hastings had won again by the skin of his teeth.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The game started with sad words; he {{word|PULLED}} out the sad words {{word|TRAGIC}} and {{word|SPRAINED}}, however his opponent, [[Joan Bullock]], matched him, and eventually she led in Round 4 when Hastings failed to realise 100 + 1 would be the answer to his problem. He {{word|SLOTTED}} in some 7 points in the next 2 rounds, and then, probably thinking of Monday, came up with {{word|WEAVERS}}, to beat Bullock's {{word|FEVERS}}. An easy numbers game followed and left Hastings needing to get the conundrum {{word|RINCOROOS}}, which he got and won by one point.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The game started with sad words; he {{word|PULLED}} out the sad words {{word|TRAGIC}} and {{word|SPRAINED}}, however his opponent, [[Joan Bullock]], matched him, and eventually she led in Round 4 when Hastings failed to realise 100 + 1 would be the answer to his problem. He {{word|SLOTTED}} in some 7 points in the next 2 rounds, and then, probably thinking of Monday, came up with {{word|WEAVERS}}, to beat Bullock's {{word|FEVERS}}. An easy numbers game followed and left Hastings needing to get the conundrum {{word|RINCOROOS}}, which he got and won by one point.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Hastings' penultimate preliminary win started with him losing by {{score|5|12}}. This 7-point lead stayed with [[Vic Fisk]] throughout, then Hastings missed the [[niner]] {{word|LIGATURES}}. Still 7 points down, once again, it hanged on a crucial conundrum. He solved {{word|FITESDIET}} (which, judging by his appearance, he did not) to win the game and a place on Thursday's show.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Hastings' penultimate preliminary win started with him losing by {{score|5|12}}. This 7-point lead stayed with [[Vic Fisk]] throughout, then Hastings missed the [[niner]] {{word|LIGATURES}}. Still 7 points down, once again, it hanged on a crucial conundrum. He solved {{word|FITESDIET}} (which, judging by his appearance, he did not) to win the game and a place on Thursday's show.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Richard Whiteley]] anticipated [[octochamp]]dom for Hastings. Thankfully Hastings bulldozed the first half to lead by 23 points. [[Calum Pearson]] couldn't compete and lost by 29 points. Octochampdom was a real possibility.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Richard Whiteley]] anticipated [[octochamp]]dom for Hastings. Thankfully Hastings bulldozed the first half to lead by 23 points. [[Calum Pearson]] couldn't compete and lost by 29 points. Octochampdom was a real possibility.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This was deadlocked all the way through. No one ever led, until [[Jane Wheeler]] solved the [[conundrum]] {{word|GARRYQUIN}}, of which Hastings was just behind on. Hastings' dreams seemed to have been over.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This was deadlocked all the way through. No one ever led, until [[Jane Wheeler]] solved the [[conundrum]] {{word|GARRYQUIN}}, of which Hastings was just behind on. Hastings' dreams seemed to have been over.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>2 Months later, he was back in the studio and faced number 4 seed, [[Rodney Marrison]]. Marrison has a reputation as he had beaten Hastings' adversary, [[Jane Wheeler]. Marrison then scored a further 6 wins; one more than Hastings. As in Hastings' last preliminary game, the scores were deadlocked from start to finish. The conundrum, {{word|SUMORINGO}}, could not be solved, meaning another conundrum was put into the works. {{word|FORMYLUNI}} was revealed and 2 seconds later, Hastings was in the semi finals.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>2 Months later, he was back in the studio and faced number 4 seed, [[Rodney Marrison]]. Marrison has a reputation as he had beaten Hastings' adversary, [[Jane Wheeler<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]</ins>]. Marrison then scored a further 6 wins; one more than Hastings. As in Hastings' last preliminary game, the scores were deadlocked from start to finish. The conundrum, {{word|SUMORINGO}}, could not be solved, meaning another conundrum was put into the works. {{word|FORMYLUNI}} was revealed and 2 seconds later, Hastings was in the semi finals.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The pressure on the number 5 seed was clear as he would be facing number one seed, [[David Ballheimer]]. Hastings first had a disallowed word in his Countdown experience in this match when {{word|statlier}} {{x}} was disallowed. This left Ballheimer with a precious 7 points in his pocket. Things got worse for Hastings as in Round 5 he went blank and could only see {{word|FANGS}}. Ballheimer was not put off and spotted {{word|ENGAGES}}. However, Hastings had learned a few tricks from his defeated opponents, and slotted an {{word|R}} in Ballheimer's word {{word|DOSSIER}}. This reduced Ballheimer's 14-point lead to 6. The next round saw them in a bit of a {{word|PICKLE}}, but that was the maximum. Hastings then produced a 3-away on the numbers game to Ballheimer's 7-away. With a 1-point deficit, Ballheimer panicked as the clock ran out on the [[conundrum]] {{word|RUPHCIDER}} and had a wild guess at the '''10'''-letter word {{word|harpicuder}} {{x}} and Hastings was through to the grand final to play the number 2 seed, [[Michael Calder (Series 42)|Michael Calder]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The pressure on the number 5 seed was clear as he would be facing number one seed, [[David Ballheimer]]. Hastings first had a disallowed word in his Countdown experience in this match when {{word|statlier}} {{x}} was disallowed. This left Ballheimer with a precious 7 points in his pocket. Things got worse for Hastings as in Round 5 he went blank and could only see {{word|FANGS}}. Ballheimer was not put off and spotted {{word|ENGAGES}}. However, Hastings had learned a few tricks from his defeated opponents, and slotted an {{word|R}} in Ballheimer's word {{word|DOSSIER}}. This reduced Ballheimer's 14-point lead to 6. The next round saw them in a bit of a {{word|PICKLE}}, but that was the maximum. Hastings then produced a 3-away on the numbers game to Ballheimer's 7-away. With a 1-point deficit, Ballheimer panicked as the clock ran out on the [[conundrum]] {{word|RUPHCIDER}} and had a wild guess at the '''10'''-letter word {{word|harpicuder}} {{x}} and Hastings was through to the grand final to play the number 2 seed, [[Michael Calder (Series 42)|Michael Calder]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It later transpired that Calder's conundrum {{word|SCRAPHEAP}} was not valid, as it is 2 words. With this controversy in mind, the 2 players got down to business. The first round prompted Hastings to risk the blatantly obvious {{word|boomingly}} {{x}} but Calder could achieve a valid nine, {{word|MYOGLOBIN}}. The 18-point lead was a tall order for Hastings, but he clawed back some points when Round 4 produced no vowel but {{word|E}}. Prompting Calder to risk the invalid 7 {{word|recence}}, the simple {{word|NECK}} helped Hastings to reduce the deficit to 14 points. The deficit increased to 24 points after the first conundrum, {{word|QUIZGENES}}. By Round 12, Hastings would need to get a [[niner]], get at least 5 points of the numbers '''and''' solve the conundrum.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It later transpired that Calder's conundrum {{word|SCRAPHEAP}} was not valid, as it is 2 words. With this controversy in mind, the 2 players got down to business. The first round prompted Hastings to risk the blatantly obvious {{word|boomingly}} {{x}} but Calder could achieve a valid nine, {{word|MYOGLOBIN}}. The 18-point lead was a tall order for Hastings, but he clawed back some points when Round 4 produced no vowel but {{word|E}}. Prompting Calder to risk the invalid 7 {{word|recence}}, the simple {{word|NECK}} helped Hastings to reduce the deficit to 14 points. The deficit increased to 24 points after the first conundrum, {{word|QUIZGENES}}. By Round 12, Hastings would need to get a [[niner]], get at least 5 points of the numbers '''and''' solve the conundrum.</div></td></tr>
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</table>The Doctorhttps://wiki.apterous.org/index.php?title=John_Hastings&diff=59770&oldid=prevThe Doctor: big markup (FA?)2010-10-11T18:02:11Z<p>big markup (FA?)</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''John Hastings''' (born 14th January 1973) was a finalist in [[Series 42]].  He was a Community Radio presenter from Workington, Cumbria. He <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">did not return </del>for the [[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Championship of Champions XI|Champion Of Champions 11</del>]].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''John Hastings''' (born 14th January 1973) was a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">stocky </ins>finalist in [[Series 42]].  He was a Community Radio presenter from Workington, Cumbria. He <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">famously said, "I'm running out of shirts because I'm doing so well." Known </ins>for <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">his unrecognised ability to do difficult numbers games, he had a close non-octochamp run to </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">runner-up spot of </ins>[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Series 42</ins>]].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">series </del>runner-up|preceded_by=Simon Cooper|series=42|followed_by=Matthew Turner}}</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">==Preliminary Games==</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===Thursday===</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The first rounds he participated in were not successful as his opponent, [[Margaret Shuttleworth]], pulled out a </ins>{{<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">score|13|6}} lead by Round 2. The rest of the game saw Hastings claw back that lead and drew until Round 6, where the 7-point lead opened up again. In the next round, Shuttleworth lead by 14-points. However Hastings then showed some material that would lead him to be the runner-up. He solved an extremely difficult numbers game that hinged on getting 33 to multiply by 25, then taking away 5. This was a brilliant performance, as he got the target bang on. Going into the [[crucial conundrum]], the score was {{score|43|39}}. Hastings unraveled {{word|SEXIPETER}} in just 3 seconds. </ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===Friday===</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Friday was to prove as Hastings' easy day. He waltzed through the very rude first round, where upon [[Richard Whiteley]] went to look up [[Sue Kennedy]]'s word {{word|GONADS}}. As if that wasn't enough, Hastings declared {{word|NOSEGAY}}! A straight-forward run from hereon in would mean Hastings would play the brother-in-law of the {{w|Mayor of Sunderland}}, [[Les Noble]].</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===Monday===</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">However Monday was Hastings' day of reckoning, as Noble and Hastings started with {{word|SETTLE}} and {{word|NESTLE}} respectively. However in Round 2, Hastings managed to get a 7-letter word to Noble's 6. This 7-point lead stayed with Hastings until Round 6 when Noble slipped an {{word|L}} in Hastings' word {{word|BOATER}}. Then Hastings' got 7 points of a difficult numbers game which left the scores at {{score|49|42}} going into the [[conundrum]] {{word|SAYINGMUM}}. No-one said Mum, so Hastings had won again by the skin of his teeth.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===Tuesday===</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The game started with sad words; he {{word|PULLED}} out the sad words {{word|TRAGIC}} and {{word|SPRAINED}}, however his opponent, [[Joan Bullock]], matched him, and eventually she led in Round 4 when Hastings failed to realise 100 + 1 would be the answer to his problem. He {{word|SLOTTED}} in some 7 points in the next 2 rounds, and then, probably thinking of Monday, came up with {{word|WEAVERS}}, to beat Bullock's {{word|FEVERS}}. An easy numbers game followed and left Hastings needing to get the conundrum {{word|RINCOROOS}}, which he got and won by one point.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===Wednesday===</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Hastings' penultimate preliminary win started with him losing by {{score|5|12}}. This 7-point lead stayed with [[Vic Fisk]] throughout, then Hastings missed the [[niner]] {{word|LIGATURES}}. Still 7 points down, once again, it hanged on a crucial conundrum. He solved {{word|FITESDIET}} (which, judging by his appearance, he did not) to win the game and a place on Thursday's show.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===Thursday===</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Richard Whiteley]] anticipated [[octochamp]]dom for Hastings. Thankfully Hastings bulldozed the first half to lead by 23 points. [[Calum Pearson]] couldn't compete and lost by 29 points. Octochampdom was a real possibility.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">===Friday===</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">This was deadlocked all the way through. No one ever led, until [[Jane Wheeler]] solved the [[conundrum]] {{word|GARRYQUIN}}, of which Hastings was just behind on. Hastings' dreams seemed to have been over.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">==Quarter Finals==</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2 Months later, he was back in the studio and faced number 4 seed, [[Rodney Marrison]]. Marrison has a reputation as he had beaten Hastings' adversary, [[Jane Wheeler]. Marrison then scored a further 6 wins; one more than Hastings. As in Hastings' last preliminary game, the scores were deadlocked from start to finish. The conundrum, {{word|SUMORINGO}}, could not be solved, meaning another conundrum was put into the works. {{word|FORMYLUNI}} was revealed and 2 seconds later, Hastings was in the semi finals.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">==Semi Finals==</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The pressure on the number 5 seed was clear as he would be facing number one seed, [[David Ballheimer]]. Hastings first had a disallowed word in his Countdown experience in this match when {{word|statlier}} {{x}} was disallowed. This left Ballheimer with a precious 7 points in his pocket. Things got worse for Hastings as in Round 5 he went blank and could only see {{word|FANGS}}. Ballheimer was not put off and spotted {{word|ENGAGES}}. However, Hastings had learned a few tricks from his defeated opponents, and slotted an {{word|R}} in Ballheimer's word {{word|DOSSIER}}. This reduced Ballheimer's 14-point lead to 6. The next round saw them in a bit of a {{word|PICKLE}}, but that was the maximum. Hastings then produced a 3-away on the numbers game to Ballheimer's 7-away. With a 1-point deficit, Ballheimer panicked as the clock ran out on the [[conundrum]] {{word|RUPHCIDER}} and had a wild guess at the '''10'''-letter word {{word|harpicuder}} {{x}} and Hastings was through to the grand final to play the number 2 seed, [[Michael Calder (Series 42)|Michael Calder]].</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">==Grand Final==</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">It later transpired that Calder's conundrum {{word|SCRAPHEAP}} was not valid, as it is 2 words. With this controversy in mind, the 2 players got down to business. The first round prompted Hastings to risk the blatantly obvious {{word|boomingly}} {{x}} but Calder could achieve a valid nine, {{word|MYOGLOBIN}}. The 18-point lead was a tall order for Hastings, but he clawed back some points when Round 4 produced no vowel but {{word|E}}. Prompting Calder to risk the invalid 7 {{word|recence}}, the simple {{word|NECK}} helped Hastings to reduce the deficit to 14 points. The deficit increased to 24 points after the first conundrum, {{word|QUIZGENES}}. By Round 12, Hastings would need to get a [[niner]], get at least 5 points of the numbers '''and''' solve the conundrum.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #222; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">It was a tall order to make up the 31-point deficit and unsurprisingly, the deficit was increased to 39 points with 2 rounds to go. Hastings would only be going home with a £500 book voucher. Calder achieved 101 points, but if it was any consolation to Hastings, he had lost by a mere 30 points. He never really recovered after the start, so it was down to Calder to take home 20 [[COD9|Concise Oxford Dictionaries of the 9th edition]].</ins></div></td></tr>
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