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Martyn Simpson
Martyn Simpson was a contestant in Series 61 and Series 82. As of his second appearance, he was an Area Sales Manager in the Mobility Sector from Kingswinford in the West Midlands. He has also been an Apterite since 2009.
On Simpson's original début appearance on 12 November 2009, he lost by a score of 68 to Ryan Taylor's personal best of 123. 11 years and 1 day later, Simpson made his "second début" on 13 November 2020. After having two words disallowed, Simpson maxed all the numbers rounds and raced away to beat previous Series 1 contestant Andy Bruno to end Bruno's second run in his sixth game. In his fifth game of his second stint, Simpson won with a score of 132, the highest score on the show in more than 10 months. This was followed by a second consecutive score above 125 in his sixth win which included three nine-letter words, equalling the record for the most nine-letter words in a "new" 15 rounder. His run came to an end in his 7th game against Leo Smith, but with a total of 794 points, Simpson is currently in 8th place with 12 heat shows remaining.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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4927 | 12/11/2009 | P | Ryan Taylor | 123 – 68 | Martyn Simpson | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Tim Vine | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
7388 | 13/11/2020 | P | Andy Bruno | 57 – 102 | Martyn Simpson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Rufus Hound | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
7389 | 16/11/2020 | P | Martyn Simpson | 106 – 42 | Jonathan Partlin | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Rufus Hound | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
7390 | 17/11/2020 | P | Martyn Simpson | 110 – 69 | Kevin Hackett | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Rufus Hound | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
7391 | 18/11/2020 | P | Martyn Simpson | 118 – 46 | Michael Grahamslaw | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
7392 | 19/11/2020 | P | Martyn Simpson | 132 – 63 | Gaz Lang | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 156 | ||
7393 | 20/11/2020 | P | Martyn Simpson | 131 – 60 | Craig Thomas | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 152 | ||
7394 | 23/11/2020 | P | Martyn Simpson | 95 – 104 | Leo Smith | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 138 |