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'''Tim Down''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 73]] and an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 74]].
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{{octostats|Quarter-finalist|6|717|3}}
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[[Image:TimDown.jpg|right|thumb|Tim Down]]
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'''Tim Down''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 74]] who made his début in [[Series 73]]. He is also an [[Apterous|Apterite]].
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He began his run in the last heat of Series 73, beating four-time winner [[Jamie Collyer]] on the crucial [[conundrum]] {{word|SLIMENEMY}} to beat Collyer {{score|85|68}}. He returned after stepping aside for the series finals and [[Championship of Champions XIV]]. Despite declaring numerous words that were not listed in the selection, he breezed through the heats and finished with a points tally of 717. He returned in June 2016 as No. 6 seed for the quarter-finals. Here, he was dramatically defeated by [[Ann Dibben]], who solved the crucial conundrum {{word|MAGICPORT}} after 28.75 seconds to win by just one point. Ironically, his quarter-final defeat saw him achieve his highest score on the show.
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Down competed in the [[2018 FOCAL finals]] as the No. 7 seed, and finished in fourth place, winning four out of seven games.
  
 
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{{ep | 6297 | 29/01/2016 | P |Tim Down| 92 - 34 |[[Benjamin Owen]]|Nicholas Owen|Susie Dent|124}}
 
{{ep | 6297 | 29/01/2016 | P |Tim Down| 92 - 34 |[[Benjamin Owen]]|Nicholas Owen|Susie Dent|124}}
 
{{ep | 6298 | 1/02/2016 | P |Tim Down| 78 - 62 |[[David E Coote]]|[[Helen Fospero]]|Susie Dent|137}}
 
{{ep | 6298 | 1/02/2016 | P |Tim Down| 78 - 62 |[[David E Coote]]|[[Helen Fospero]]|Susie Dent|137}}
{{ep | 6299 | 2/02/2016 | P |Tim Down| 105 - 61 |[[Colin Tuite]]|Helen Fospero|Susie Dent|}}
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{{ep | 6299 | 2/02/2016 | P |Tim Down| 105 - 61 |[[Colin Tuite]]|Helen Fospero|Susie Dent|134}}
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{{ep | 6380 | 20/06/2016 | QF |[[Ann Dibben]]| 107 - 106 |Tim Down|[[Dr Phil Hammond]]|Susie Dent|127}}
 
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Revision as of 16:42, 27 February 2022

Tim Down
Octochamp Statistics
Final positionQuarter-finalist
Seeding6
Points total717
Conundrums solved3
Tim Down

Tim Down was an octochamp in Series 74 who made his début in Series 73. He is also an Apterite.

He began his run in the last heat of Series 73, beating four-time winner Jamie Collyer on the crucial conundrum SLIMENEMY to beat Collyer 85 – 68. He returned after stepping aside for the series finals and Championship of Champions XIV. Despite declaring numerous words that were not listed in the selection, he breezed through the heats and finished with a points tally of 717. He returned in June 2016 as No. 6 seed for the quarter-finals. Here, he was dramatically defeated by Ann Dibben, who solved the crucial conundrum MAGICPORT after 28.75 seconds to win by just one point. Ironically, his quarter-final defeat saw him achieve his highest score on the show.

Down competed in the 2018 FOCAL finals as the No. 7 seed, and finished in fourth place, winning four out of seven games.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
6270 14/12/2015 P Jamie Collyer 69 – 85 Tim Down Nick Hewer Rachel Riley David Baddiel Susie Dent 132
6293 25/01/2016 P Tim Down 78 – 68 Nicholas Birks Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Nicholas Owen Susie Dent 126
6294 26/01/2016 P Tim Down 84 – 52 Margaret Riches Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Nicholas Owen Susie Dent 126
6295 27/01/2016 P Tim Down 104 – 37 Paul Turgoose Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Nicholas Owen Susie Dent 134
6296 28/01/2016 P Tim Down 91 – 41 Veronica Daniel Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Nicholas Owen Susie Dent 134
6297 29/01/2016 P Tim Down 92 – 34 Benjamin Owen Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Nicholas Owen Susie Dent 124
6298 1/02/2016 P Tim Down 78 – 62 David E Coote Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Helen Fospero Susie Dent 137
6299 2/02/2016 P Tim Down 105 – 61 Colin Tuite Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Helen Fospero Susie Dent 134
6380 20/06/2016 QF Ann Dibben 107 – 106 Tim Down Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 127