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'''John Wallace''' was a quarter-finalist of [[Series 5]].
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{{octostats|Quarter-finalist|1|404|5}}'''John Wallace''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 5]] and a participant in [[Championship of Champions II]].
  
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An airways passenger services duty controller from Crawley, Surrey, he made his debut beating [[Richard Maddox]], and rattled off a further seven wins to become an [[octochamp]] and the clear #1 seed for the final stages. However, Wallace was beaten in the quarter-final by [[Robert Violett]] {{score|67|49}}.
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An airways passenger services duty controller from Crawley in Surrey, he beat [[Richard Maddox]] on his début, and rattled off a further seven wins to become an octochamp – the third ever after [[William Bradford]] and [[Mark Nyman]] – and the clear #1 seed for the final stages. However, Wallace was beaten in the quarter-final by [[Robert Violett]] {{score|67|49}}.
  
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Wallace returned for [[Championship of Champions II]], beating [[Ian Bebbington]] in the first round before losing to [[Pete Evans]] in the semi-final. He made a further return for [[Countdown Masters]].
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Wallace returned for Championship of Champions II, beating [[Ian Bebbington]] in the first round before losing to [[Pete Evans]] in the semi-final. He made a further return for [[Countdown Masters]], losing to [[Nita Marr]].
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Wallace was only the third person, after [[William Bradford]] and [[Mark Nyman]], to achieve [[octochamp]] status.  
 
  
 
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{{ep | 217 | 28/11/1984 | P |[[Richard Maddox]]| 25 - 46 |John Wallace|[[Eve Pollard]]|[[Yvonne Warburton]]|71}}
 
{{ep | 217 | 28/11/1984 | P |[[Richard Maddox]]| 25 - 46 |John Wallace|[[Eve Pollard]]|[[Yvonne Warburton]]|71}}
 
{{ep | 218 | 29/11/1984 | P |John Wallace| 58 - 55 |[[Ian Channing]]|Eve Pollard|Yvonne Warburton|74}}
 
{{ep | 218 | 29/11/1984 | P |John Wallace| 58 - 55 |[[Ian Channing]]|Eve Pollard|Yvonne Warburton|74}}
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{{ep | 219 | 30/11/1984 | P |John Wallace| 32 - 23 |[[Margaret Johnson]]|Eve Pollard|Yvonne Warburton|70}}
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{{ep | 219 | 30/11/1984 | P |John Wallace| 32 - 23 |[[Margaret Johnson (Series 5)|Margaret Johnson]]|Eve Pollard|Yvonne Warburton|70}}
 
{{ep | 220 | 3/12/1984 | P |John Wallace| 51 - 35 |[[Lewis Murray]]|Eve Pollard|Yvonne Warburton|81}}
 
{{ep | 220 | 3/12/1984 | P |John Wallace| 51 - 35 |[[Lewis Murray]]|Eve Pollard|Yvonne Warburton|81}}
 
{{ep | 221 | 4/12/1984 | P |[[Johnathan Burrows]]| 44 - 58 |John Wallace|[[John Junkin]]|Yvonne Warburton|72}}
 
{{ep | 221 | 4/12/1984 | P |[[Johnathan Burrows]]| 44 - 58 |John Wallace|[[John Junkin]]|Yvonne Warburton|72}}
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{{ep | 401 | 3/04/1986 | CQF |John Wallace| 59 - 38 |[[Ian Bebbington]]|Gyles Brandreth|[[Catherine Clarke]]|82}}
 
{{ep | 401 | 3/04/1986 | CQF |John Wallace| 59 - 38 |[[Ian Bebbington]]|Gyles Brandreth|[[Catherine Clarke]]|82}}
 
{{ep | 402 | 4/04/1986 | CSF |[[Peter Evans]]| 55 - 48 |John Wallace|Gyles Brandreth|Catherine Clarke|87}}
 
{{ep | 402 | 4/04/1986 | CSF |[[Peter Evans]]| 55 - 48 |John Wallace|Gyles Brandreth|Catherine Clarke|87}}
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{{ep | M1 | 3/4/89-7/4/89 | Masters 1 |[[Nita Marr]]| 114 – 69 |John Wallace|N/A|Catherine Clarke|134}}
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{{ep | M1 | 3/04/1989-7/04/1989 | M |[[Nita Marr]]| 114 – 69 |John Wallace|none|Catherine Clarke|134}}
 
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{{episode table end}}
  

Latest revision as of 18:24, 28 May 2020

John Wallace
Octochamp Statistics
Final positionQuarter-finalist
Seeding1
Points total404
Conundrums solved5

John Wallace was an octochamp in Series 5 and a participant in Championship of Champions II.

An airways passenger services duty controller from Crawley in Surrey, he beat Richard Maddox on his début, and rattled off a further seven wins to become an octochamp – the third ever after William Bradford and Mark Nyman – and the clear #1 seed for the final stages. However, Wallace was beaten in the quarter-final by Robert Violett 67 – 49.

Wallace returned for Championship of Champions II, beating Ian Bebbington in the first round before losing to Pete Evans in the semi-final. He made a further return for Countdown Masters, losing to Nita Marr.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
217 28/11/1984 P Richard Maddox 25 – 46 John Wallace Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Eve Pollard Yvonne Warburton 71
218 29/11/1984 P John Wallace 58 – 55 Ian Channing Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Eve Pollard Yvonne Warburton 74
219 30/11/1984 P John Wallace 32 – 23 Margaret Johnson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Eve Pollard Yvonne Warburton 70
220 3/12/1984 P John Wallace 51 – 35 Lewis Murray Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Eve Pollard Yvonne Warburton 81
221 4/12/1984 P Johnathan Burrows 44 – 58 John Wallace Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner John Junkin Yvonne Warburton 72
222 5/12/1984 P Barry Passfield 51 – 54 John Wallace Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner John Junkin Yvonne Warburton 72
223 6/12/1984 P John Wallace 52 – 41 Denis Barber Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner John Junkin Yvonne Warburton 70
224 7/12/1984 P Kath Cheetham 51 – 53 John Wallace Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner John Junkin Yvonne Warburton 72
228 13/12/1984 QF John Wallace 49 – 67 Robert Violett Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Yvonne Warburton 69
401 3/04/1986 CQF John Wallace 59 – 38 Ian Bebbington Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Catherine Clarke 82
402 4/04/1986 CSF Peter Evans 55 – 48 John Wallace Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Catherine Clarke 87
M1 3/04/1989-7/04/1989 M Nita Marr 114 – 69 John Wallace Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman none Catherine Clarke 134
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