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Sam Cappleman-Lynes

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

Sam Cappleman-Lynes was an octochamp in Series 82. He is a software developer from Rochdale. He is also an Apterite and a member of c4countdown.

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.

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 number round. Sam eventually broke away by finding MASTIGURE for nine and solving a dodgy conundrum CRAZYLILO to ZIRCALLOY to prevail with 121 points and qualify for the semi-finals. Sam then 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 took a convincing lead. However, Smith fought back by beating Sam in two letter rounds, but Sam later spotted SEMITONAL for nine to take the game with 121 points and qualify for the Grand Final where he will play against number one seed Luke Johnson-Davies.

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.

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