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On his debut appearance, O'Brien unseated one-time winner [[Sunil Parmar]], whose error in the last [[numbers game]] allowed the challenger to prevail by 19 points. After solving a [[conundrum|crucial conundrum]] in his second game, O'Brien followed this with his first [[century]] score. Two more crucial conundrums followed; the second of which was the culmination of a nail-biting affair where both he and [[Apterous|Apterite]] challenger [[Niall Cusack]] scored in all letters and numbers games (that being the first occurrence of this in a 15-round preliminary). | On his debut appearance, O'Brien unseated one-time winner [[Sunil Parmar]], whose error in the last [[numbers game]] allowed the challenger to prevail by 19 points. After solving a [[conundrum|crucial conundrum]] in his second game, O'Brien followed this with his first [[century]] score. Two more crucial conundrums followed; the second of which was the culmination of a nail-biting affair where both he and [[Apterous|Apterite]] challenger [[Niall Cusack]] scored in all letters and numbers games (that being the first occurrence of this in a 15-round preliminary). | ||
| − | In his final preliminary match, after a very nip-and-tuck affair against third-time returning challenger [[John Blaker]], he solved the final numbers game, and then quickly turned {{word|PETEINDEX}} into {{word|EXPEDIENT}} to become the third octochamp of the series, with a total of 781 points and 5 centuries in 6 matches | + | In his final preliminary match, after a very nip-and-tuck affair against third-time returning challenger [[John Blaker]], he solved the final numbers game, and then quickly turned {{word|PETEINDEX}} into {{word|EXPEDIENT}} to become the third octochamp of the series, with a total of 781 points and 5 centuries in 6 matches. |
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==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
Revision as of 16:43, 8 December 2023
| Paul O'Brien Octochamp Statistics | |
| Final position | TBC |
|---|---|
| Seeding | TBC |
| Points total | 781 |
| Conundrums solved | 4 |
Paul O'Brien was an octochamp in Series 88. He was a High School Teacher, originally from Leeds, and has now qualified for the end-of-series finals.
Appearances
Heat games
On his debut appearance, O'Brien unseated one-time winner Sunil Parmar, whose error in the last numbers game allowed the challenger to prevail by 19 points. After solving a crucial conundrum in his second game, O'Brien followed this with his first century score. Two more crucial conundrums followed; the second of which was the culmination of a nail-biting affair where both he and Apterite challenger Niall Cusack scored in all letters and numbers games (that being the first occurrence of this in a 15-round preliminary).
In his final preliminary match, after a very nip-and-tuck affair against third-time returning challenger John Blaker, he solved the final numbers game, and then quickly turned PETEINDEX into EXPEDIENT to become the third octochamp of the series, with a total of 781 points and 5 centuries in 6 matches.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8104 | 13/09/2023 | P | Sunil Parmar | 70 – 89 | Paul O'Brien | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Justin Moorhouse | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
| 8105 | 14/09/2023 | P | Paul O'Brien | 90 – 74 | Adam Kinsley | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Justin Moorhouse | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
| 8106 | 15/09/2023 | P | Paul O'Brien | 105 – 59 | Steven Allen | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Justin Moorhouse | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
| 8107 | 18/09/2023 | P | Paul O'Brien | 80 – 64 | Jack Shephard | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Chris McCausland | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
| 8108 | 19/09/2023 | P | Paul O'Brien | 110 – 100 | Niall Cusack | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Chris McCausland | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
| 8109 | 20/09/2023 | P | Paul O'Brien | 104 – 62 | Rory Nelson | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Chris McCausland | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
| 8110 | 21/09/2023 | P | Paul O'Brien | 103 – 16 | Ravi Jay | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Chris McCausland | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
| 8111 | 22/09/2023 | P | Paul O'Brien | 100 – 74 | John Blaker | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Chris McCausland | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
