David Edwards (Series 88)

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David Edwards in Series 88.

David Edwards was a finalist in Series 88. He was a highway engineer from Derbyshire. He collects road signs and would like to visit every US state.

Edwards first appeared on 6 July 2023, winning his first match with 85 points against Adrian Clarke. From here, he won a further 6 games, with a personal best of 115 points in his 7th game. However, he was defeated by Ian Watson in his eight match, missing out on becoming the first octochamp of the series. Despite this, Edwards eventually qualified for the series finals in December 2023 as the number 8 seed, with 700 points.

No. 1 seed Harry Savage lay in wait for Edwards, and he immediately found himself behind when Harry spotted DOVETAILS to make it 18–0 after only one round of play. David was never really able to close the gap after that, although he did spot the fantastic BENZOATE to nick some points off the 'Thesaurus'. Savage wrapped up his victory before the final numbers round, and Edwards ultimately finished with 58 points, with a final points tally of 758 from 9 games. Edwards is the first recipient of the new finalists' trophy prize, which replaced the previous "kryptonite" design.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
8055	06/07/2023	P	Adrian Clarke	65 – 85	David Edwards	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Bob Harris	Susie Dent	135
8056	07/07/2023	P	David Edwards	83 – 59	Annie Sinclair	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Rory Bremner	Susie Dent	123
8057	10/07/2023	P	David Edwards	100 – 70	Jake Wood	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Rory Bremner	Susie Dent	147
8058	11/07/2023	P	David Edwards	86 – 46	Nayan Mistry	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Rory Bremner	Susie Dent	134
8059	12/07/2023	P	David Edwards	74 – 58	Amy Jones	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Rory Bremner	Susie Dent	133
8060	13/07/2023	P	David Edwards	84 – 76	Tim Rainer	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Rory Bremner	Susie Dent	128
8061	14/07/2023	P	David Edwards	115 – 54	Ada Norman	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Trevor Nelson	Susie Dent	145
8062	17/07/2023	P	David Edwards	73 – 82	Ian Watson	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Trevor Nelson	Susie Dent	124
8170	14/12/2023	QF	Harry Savage	118 – 58	David Edwards	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Marcus Brigstocke	Susie Dent	145