Mike Daysley

Mike Daysley octochamp statistics
Final position	Champion
Seeding	2
Points total	786
Conundrums solved	3

Mike Daysley in Series 79.

Mike Daysley holding the Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy after winning Series 79.

Mike Daysley was an octochamp and the champion of Series 79. He is an Accounts Assistant from Hull. He is also an Apterite.

He made his debut against Tealin Glenn on 3 October 2018 scoring a strong 110 to Glenn's 87. He then put a further 7 impressive victories with 4 scores in the 90's and 3 centuries. In his 7th game, he played a close game, losing the lead frequently but retained it in the last numbers game. In his last game he earned his third century and became the No. 2 seed for the series finals.

Daysley returned for the finals in December 2018. He started against number 7 seed Adam Rolston. The pair started off level but Daysley took up speed in the second half of the show and eventually won with a strong total of 104 to Rolston's 58.

Daylsey then returned for the semi-finals and his opponent was number 6 seed Alan Duval. In a highly anticipated game, the pair started off slowly until the second half, when thanks to his 3 large and 3 small number tactics, Duval went ahead by 7 points. However, eventually in the third half of the show, Daysley began to pick up pace as Duval began to fall apart and eventually Daysley ran ahead and solved the conundrum, booking his spot in the series final.

In the final, Daysley played a close run game against the number one seed Martin May. Level pegging until round 7, Daysley played the invalid scopier ☓, falling 6 points behind. Despite May putting a further 16 points between the two finalists in rounds 10 and 11, Daysley risked OUTHAUL in round 12 which put him back into a crucial margin. May and Daysley found PANNED in round 13, which led into a very doable 2 large numbers game. Finally, in a thrilling conclusion to the series, Daysley solved the crucial conundrum PHOTOFORM in around 7 seconds, winning with a score of 82 – 80. He thus became series champion – the first non-800 club member to do so since Callum Todd in Series 69 – and was given the Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy. Daysley did not return for the Championship of Champions XVI, therefore his unbeaten record remains to this day.

Preceded by Zarte Siempre

Series winner Series 79

Followed by Dinos Sfyris

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
6922	3/10/2018	P	Tealin Glenn	87 – 110	Mike Daysley	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Richard Arnold	Susie Dent	133
6923	4/10/2018	P	Mike Daysley	99 – 78	Susan Stones	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Richard Arnold	Susie Dent	116
6924	5/10/2018	P	Mike Daysley	96 – 74	Eamonn Mullen	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Richard Arnold	Susie Dent	126
6925	8/10/2018	P	Mike Daysley	108 – 62	Debbie Berwick	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Richard Arnold	Susie Dent	135
6926	9/10/2018	P	Mike Daysley	98 – 63	Alex Harrison	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Richard Arnold	Susie Dent	143
6927	10/10/2018	P	Mike Daysley	95 – 73	Chris Allen	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Richard Arnold	Susie Dent	123
6928	11/10/2018	P	Mike Daysley	79 – 73	Lee Bettinson	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Clive Anderson	Susie Dent	118
6929	12/10/2018	P	Mike Daysley	101 – 57	Sarah Merrifield	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Clive Anderson	Susie Dent	122
6974	14/12/2018	QF	Mike Daysley	104 – 58	Adam Rolston	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dan Walker	Susie Dent	125
6978	20/12/2018	SF	Mike Daysley	97 – 69	Alan Duval	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Phill Jupitus	Susie Dent	121
6979	21/12/2018	GF	Martin May	80 – 82	Mike Daysley	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Phill Jupitus	Susie Dent	120

External Links

• Article on Mike and his series 79 victory