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Paul James

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Paul James
Octochamp Statistics
Final positionChampion
Seeding1
Points total794
Conundrums solved5

Paul James, a Security Guard from Brampton, Cumbria, was a contestant in Series 38, an octochamp in and the champion of Series 67, and a participant in Championship of Champions XIV.

Appearances on the programme

Heat games

James originally appeared on the show in April 1998, aged 29. Returning early in Series 67, he achieved four centuries in his octochamp run to return for the finals as number 1 seed.

Finals

A strong finish helped James defeat Grant Waters in the quarter-final, and survived an unsolved crucial conundrum in his semi-final against Rose Boyle to book his place in the final, where he defeated Heather Styles to win the last full series to be recorded at Granada Studios.

Championship of Champions XIV

James returned in 2016 for Championship of Champions XIV, but lost in the first round to Series 71 champion Dan McColm.

Co-events

In 2012, James made his Co-event debut at COEDI.

Appearances on quiz shows

In September 2001, James appeared on and won an episode of The Weakest Link. He also appeared on Rebound in November 2016, and Eggheads in 2017 with Series 6 champion Darryl Francis.

Preceded by
Jack Worsley
Series winner
Series 67
Followed by
Giles Hutchings

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
2250 29/04/1998 P Ged Hayes 48 – 46 Paul James Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Toyah Willcox Mark Nyman 84
5522 6/07/2012 P Baljeet Nijjhar 83 – 105 Paul James Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Tim Vine Susie Dent 130
5523 9/07/2012 P Paul James 106 – 81 Andrew Koffman Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jo Brand Susie Dent 130
5524 10/07/2012 P Paul James 100 – 42 Dick King Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jo Brand Susie Dent 122
5525 11/07/2012 P Paul James 99 – 49 Tom Leslie Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jo Brand Susie Dent 129
5526 12/07/2012 P Paul James 98 – 69 Melanie Korepta Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jo Brand Susie Dent 125
5527 13/07/2012 P Paul James 83 – 27 Chris Barnett Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jo Brand Susie Dent 124
5528 16/07/2012 P Paul James 110 – 66 Phil Hopgood Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dave Spikey Susie Dent 135
5529 17/07/2012 P Paul James 93 – 64 John McGinnes Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dave Spikey Susie Dent 128
5608 12/12/2012 QF Grant Waters 75 – 103 Paul James Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dave Spikey Susie Dent 116
5612 19/12/2012 SF Rose Boyle 91 – 95 Paul James Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Alistair McGowan Susie Dent 116
5614 21/12/2012 GF Heather Styles 51 – 106 Paul James Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Alistair McGowan Susie Dent 118
6284 12/01/2016 CP Dan McColm 106 – 69 Paul James Nick Hewer Rachel Riley John Inverdale Susie Dent 122