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'''Sam Cappleman-Lynes''' is an [[Apterite]]. He will appear in [[Series 82]].
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[[File:Sam Cappleman-Lynes.png|thumb|300px|right|Sam Cappleman-Lynes in [[Series 82]].]]
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'''Sam Cappleman-Lynes''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the runner-up of [[Series 82]], and a quarter-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XVI]]. He is a software developer from Rochdale. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]] and a member of [[c4countdown]]. His wife [[Florence Cappleman-Lynes]], also an Apterite, became an octochamp in [[Series 84]], the first under new host [[Anne Robinson]]. Florence also finished as the series runner-up too.
  
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Outside of ''Countdown'', Sam is an active member of the world of competitive puzzles. In 2018, he won the UK Sudoku Championships on his first attempt, followed by a runner-up finish in the same event the following year. He also came 40th in the 2019 World Sudoku Championships in Germany.
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==Appearances on the programme==
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===Heat games===
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Sam made his debut on 26 August 2020 against two-time winner [[Pete Reynolds]], where a spot of the nine-letter word {{word|LONICERAS}} helped Sam win with an impressive 114 points to Reynolds' 33. The following day, Sam reduced multiple gameshow [[contestant]] [[Bernie Kingston]] to the lowest ever score in a [[15 round format|15-round game]] with just 5 points. Sam won an additional six games on the trot, including a personal best of 124 points, and accumulated 939 points en route to becoming the sixth octochamp of the series and the first octochamp since the [[2020 COVID-19 hiatus|COVID-19 hiatus]]. He came up with some very obscure words along the way, such as {{word|MOWDIES}}, {{word|TAIHOAED}} and {{word|WINDIGO}}. Clips of his eighth win were shown on ''{{w|Gogglebox}}'' on 11 September.  
  
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On Apterous, as well as having already achieved a Top 10 position in the Pro Ranks[https://www.apterous.org/proranks.php?period=105426], Sam has also won a game of 'Apto Fifteen to One', hosted and written by [[Philip Aston]].[https://www.apterous.org/ticket_view.php?ticket=5477]
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===Finals===
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Sam returned to the show on 11 December 2020 to play the second quarter-final match against number 7 seed [[Damien Doughty]]. Sam took an early in the first two [[letters game|letters rounds]], before Doughty beat him in the first [[numbers game|numbers round]]. Sam eventually broke away by finding {{word|MASTIGURE}} for nine and solving a difficult [[conundrum]] – {{word|CRAZYLILO}} to {{word|ZIRCALLOY}} – to prevail with 121 points and qualify for the semi-finals, where he took on number 3 seed [[Leo Smith]] in the second semi-final. Both players found {{word|REFASHION}} for nine in the first letters round, before Sam established a convincing lead. However, Smith fought back by beating Sam in three letter rounds, but Sam later spotted one of the then newest additions to the [[Oxford Dictionaries Online|ODO]], {{word|SEMITONAL}} for nine, to take the game with 124 points and qualify for the Grand Final against number one seed [[Luke Johnson-Davies]], setting up only the second episode in more than 7,000 to feature two contestants bearing double-barrelled surnames, the first being [[Episode 882]] between [[Derek Stuart-Clark]] and [[John Gough-Cooper]].
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In the final, Sam played a close game to Luke, with both players scoring in the early rounds. But Luke soon picked up speed and Sam was unable to keep up with his strong word power, although both players found {{word|EUTOPIANS}} for nine. Sam notably gave a complex solution to the second numbers before bowing out with his first defeat and garnering an overall total of 1,279 points in his run.
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===Championship of Champions===
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Sam returned to the programme in January 2023 to participate in [[Championship of Champions XVI]], where fellow series runner-up [[Matt O'Connor]] from [[Series 85]] was waiting for him. The game was closely fought at first, with both players winning letters rounds against each other, but Sam eventually pulled away with spots like {{word|MEIONITE}} and an excellent solve of a difficult 2L [[numbers]] game, securing an eleventh [[century]] despite a nasty conundrum {{word|RETROSOFA}} proving out of reach for both players. This meant Sam progressed to the quarter-finals the next day, where his opponent was his wife [[Florence Cappleman-Lynes|Florence]].
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In an excellent encounter, Sam took an early lead thanks to {{word|TELLINA}} and {{word|DOTAKU}}, but Florence snatched back two rounds of her own with {{word|THUMBED}} and {{word|HAPLITES}} to take the lead herself. This lead was preserved going into a crucial [[conundrum]] which neither player was able to solve, which meant Sam bowed out of the tournament, with his wife also holding him to his lowest score of 93 points.
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Over 13 games, Sam has managed to score 1,473 points with 11 wins and 2 losses.
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==Trivia==
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On Apterous, as well as having already achieved a Top 10 position in the Pro Ranks [https://www.apterous.org/proranks.php?period=105426], Sam has also won a game of 'Apto Fifteen to One', hosted and written by [[Philip Aston]]. [https://www.apterous.org/ticket_view.php?ticket=5477]
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Outside of ''[[Countdown]]'', Sam is an active member of the world of competitive puzzles. In 2018, he won the UK Sudoku Championships on his first attempt, followed by a runner-up finish in the same event the following year. He also came 40th in the 2019 World Sudoku Championships in Germany.
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{{series runner-up|preceded_by=Jamie Wing|series=82|followed_by=Luke Boynton}}
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==Episodes==
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{{episode table}}
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{{ep | 7331 | 26/08/2020 | P |[[Pete Reynolds]]| 33 - 114 |Sam Cappleman-Lynes|[[Nina Hossain]]|[[Susie Dent]]|132}}
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{{ep | 7332 | 27/08/2020 | P |Sam Cappleman-Lynes| 117 - 5 |[[Bernie Kingston]]|[[Dr Linda Papadopoulos]]|Susie Dent|131}}
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{{ep | 7333 | 28/08/2020 | P |Sam Cappleman-Lynes| 124 - 12 |[[Phil Savage]]|Dr Linda Papadopoulos|Susie Dent|133}}
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{{ep | 7334 | 31/08/2020 | P |Sam Cappleman-Lynes| 121 - 17 |[[Matt Duffy]]|Dr Linda Papadopoulos|Susie Dent|128}}
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{{ep | 7335 | 1/09/2020 | P |Sam Cappleman-Lynes| 123 - 17 |[[Malcolm Slee]]|Dr Linda Papadopoulos|Susie Dent|134}}
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{{ep | 7336 | 2/09/2020 | P |Sam Cappleman-Lynes| 110 - 42 |[[Mike Spencer]]|Dr Linda Papadopoulos|Susie Dent|122}}
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{{ep | 7337 | 3/09/2020 | P |Sam Cappleman-Lynes| 111 - 40 |[[Jay Brown]]|[[Paul Zenon]]|Susie Dent|125}}
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{{ep | 7338 | 4/09/2020 | P |Sam Cappleman-Lynes| 119 - 37 |[[Anthony Podmore]]|Paul Zenon|Susie Dent|140}}
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{{ep | 7408 | 11/12/2020 | QF |Sam Cappleman-Lynes| 121 - 71 |[[Damien Doughty]]|[[John Inverdale]]|Susie Dent|133}}
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{{ep | 7412 | 17/12/2020 | SF |Sam Cappleman-Lynes| 124 - 83 |[[Leo Smith]]|[[Levi Roots]]|Susie Dent|157}}
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{{ep | 7413 | 18/12/2020 | GF |[[Luke Johnson-Davies]]| 112 - 95 |Sam Cappleman-Lynes|Levi Roots|Susie Dent|135}}
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{{ep | 7929 | 11/01/2023 | CP |[[Matt O'Connor]]|78 – 101|Sam Cappleman-Lynes|[[Heather Small]]|Susie Dent|124}}
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{{ep | 7930 | 12/01/2023 | CQF |[[Florence Cappleman-Lynes]]|95 – 93|Sam Cappleman-Lynes|Heather Small|Susie Dent|122}}
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{{episode table end}}
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Latest revision as of 23:05, 5 February 2023

Sam Cappleman-Lynes
Octochamp Statistics
Final positionRunner-up
Seeding2
Points total939
Conundrums solved6
Sam Cappleman-Lynes in Series 82.

Sam Cappleman-Lynes was an octochamp in and the runner-up of Series 82, and a quarter-finalist in Championship of Champions XVI. He is a software developer from Rochdale. He is also an Apterite and a member of c4countdown. His wife Florence Cappleman-Lynes, also an Apterite, became an octochamp in Series 84, the first under new host Anne Robinson. Florence also finished as the series runner-up too.

Appearances on the programme

Heat games

Sam made his debut on 26 August 2020 against two-time winner Pete Reynolds, where a spot of the nine-letter word LONICERAS helped Sam win with an impressive 114 points to Reynolds' 33. The following day, Sam reduced multiple gameshow contestant Bernie Kingston to the lowest ever score in a 15-round game with just 5 points. Sam won an additional six games on the trot, including a personal best of 124 points, and accumulated 939 points en route to becoming the sixth octochamp of the series and the first octochamp since the COVID-19 hiatus. He came up with some very obscure words along the way, such as MOWDIES, TAIHOAED and WINDIGO. Clips of his eighth win were shown on Gogglebox on 11 September.

Finals

Sam returned to the show on 11 December 2020 to play the second quarter-final match against number 7 seed Damien Doughty. Sam took an early in the first two letters rounds, before Doughty beat him in the first numbers round. Sam eventually broke away by finding MASTIGURE for nine and solving a difficult conundrum – CRAZYLILO to ZIRCALLOY – to prevail with 121 points and qualify for the semi-finals, where he took on number 3 seed Leo Smith in the second semi-final. Both players found REFASHION for nine in the first letters round, before Sam established a convincing lead. However, Smith fought back by beating Sam in three letter rounds, but Sam later spotted one of the then newest additions to the ODO, SEMITONAL for nine, to take the game with 124 points and qualify for the Grand Final against number one seed Luke Johnson-Davies, setting up only the second episode in more than 7,000 to feature two contestants bearing double-barrelled surnames, the first being Episode 882 between Derek Stuart-Clark and John Gough-Cooper.

In the final, Sam played a close game to Luke, with both players scoring in the early rounds. But Luke soon picked up speed and Sam was unable to keep up with his strong word power, although both players found EUTOPIANS for nine. Sam notably gave a complex solution to the second numbers before bowing out with his first defeat and garnering an overall total of 1,279 points in his run.

Championship of Champions

Sam returned to the programme in January 2023 to participate in Championship of Champions XVI, where fellow series runner-up Matt O'Connor from Series 85 was waiting for him. The game was closely fought at first, with both players winning letters rounds against each other, but Sam eventually pulled away with spots like MEIONITE and an excellent solve of a difficult 2L numbers game, securing an eleventh century despite a nasty conundrum RETROSOFA proving out of reach for both players. This meant Sam progressed to the quarter-finals the next day, where his opponent was his wife Florence.

In an excellent encounter, Sam took an early lead thanks to TELLINA and DOTAKU, but Florence snatched back two rounds of her own with THUMBED and HAPLITES to take the lead herself. This lead was preserved going into a crucial conundrum which neither player was able to solve, which meant Sam bowed out of the tournament, with his wife also holding him to his lowest score of 93 points.

Over 13 games, Sam has managed to score 1,473 points with 11 wins and 2 losses.

Trivia

On Apterous, as well as having already achieved a Top 10 position in the Pro Ranks [1], Sam has also won a game of 'Apto Fifteen to One', hosted and written by Philip Aston. [2]

Outside of Countdown, Sam is an active member of the world of competitive puzzles. In 2018, he won the UK Sudoku Championships on his first attempt, followed by a runner-up finish in the same event the following year. He also came 40th in the 2019 World Sudoku Championships in Germany.

Preceded by
Jamie Wing		 Series runner-up
Series 82		 Followed by
Luke Boynton

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
7331 26/08/2020 P Pete Reynolds 33 – 114 Sam Cappleman-Lynes Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Nina Hossain Susie Dent 132
7332 27/08/2020 P Sam Cappleman-Lynes 117 – 5 Bernie Kingston Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 131
7333 28/08/2020 P Sam Cappleman-Lynes 124 – 12 Phil Savage Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 133
7334 31/08/2020 P Sam Cappleman-Lynes 121 – 17 Matt Duffy Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 128
7335 1/09/2020 P Sam Cappleman-Lynes 123 – 17 Malcolm Slee Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 134
7336 2/09/2020 P Sam Cappleman-Lynes 110 – 42 Mike Spencer Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 122
7337 3/09/2020 P Sam Cappleman-Lynes 111 – 40 Jay Brown Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 125
7338 4/09/2020 P Sam Cappleman-Lynes 119 – 37 Anthony Podmore Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Paul Zenon Susie Dent 140
7408 11/12/2020 QF Sam Cappleman-Lynes 121 – 71 Damien Doughty Nick Hewer Rachel Riley John Inverdale Susie Dent 133
7412 17/12/2020 SF Sam Cappleman-Lynes 124 – 83 Leo Smith Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Levi Roots Susie Dent 157
7413 18/12/2020 GF Luke Johnson-Davies 112 – 95 Sam Cappleman-Lynes Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Levi Roots Susie Dent 135
7929 11/01/2023 CP Matt O'Connor 78 – 101 Sam Cappleman-Lynes Colin Murray Rachel Riley Heather Small Susie Dent 124
7930 12/01/2023 CQF Florence Cappleman-Lynes 95 – 93 Sam Cappleman-Lynes Colin Murray Rachel Riley Heather Small Susie Dent 122
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