David Trace
From Countdown
David Trace from Birkenhead first appeared in the first episode of Series 9 folllowing the conclusion of Championship of Champions II. He beat all opponents placed before him to become an octochamp- the first since Darryl Francis in Series 6- and #1 seed for the final rounds. There, he contested close games against Anne Tipp and David White on his way to the grand final, where he faced off against Mick Keeble. 74-70 down going into the conundrum, he brilliantly unscrambled CABANARCH into CHARABANC in two seconds to become champion of Series 9 and remain undefeated.
David returned for Championship of Champions III, where he defeated Cathy Morgan and Darryl Francis in close encounters to set up a moutherwatering encounter with Series 10 champion Harvey Freeman in the final both contestants played well, and the score going into the crucial conundrum was 107-105 in David's favour- however, the result would turn against him in this instance, as Harvey unscrambled PURSUEPAT in a second and a half to become the champion of champions and put an end to David's winning streak.
David returned to Countdown for the Supreme Championship, and seemed to have lost none of his edge as he beat Russell Byers and Richard Campbell in his first two games, but he came unstuck against Allan Saldanha, losing 34-45.
| Preceded by Clive Spate |
Series winner Series 9 |
Followed by Harvey Freeman |
| Preceded by Peter Evans |
Champion of Champions runner-up Championship of Champions III |
Followed by Tony Vick |
[edit] Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405 | 9/04/1986 | P | Tony Jenner | 44 – 61 | David Trace | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke |
| 406 | 10/04/1986 | P | David Trace | 48 – 24 | Susan Crafer | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke |
| 407 | 11/04/1986 | P | David Trace | 35 – 25 | Paul Kaye | Eve Pollard | Catherine Clarke |
| 408 | 14/04/1986 | P | David Trace | 58 – 27 | Wendy Marks | Eve Pollard | Catherine Clarke |
| 409 | 15/04/1986 | P | David Trace | 56 – 35 | John Bratley | Eve Pollard | Catherine Clarke |
| 410 | 16/04/1986 | P | David Trace | 59 – 20 | Gloria Jones | Eve Pollard | Catherine Clarke |
| 411 | 17/04/1986 | P | David Trace | 55 – 28 | Denis Baines | Eve Pollard | Catherine Clarke |
| 412 | 18/04/1986 | P | David Trace | 51 – 17 | Lynn Blackburn | Eve Pollard | Catherine Clarke |
| 438 | 26/05/1986 | QF | Anne Tipp | 34 – 52 | David Trace | Gyles Brandreth | Della Thompson |
| 442 | 30/05/1986 | SF | David White | 34 – 49 | David Trace | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke |
| 444 | 3/06/1986 | GF | Mick Keeble | 74 – 80 | David Trace | Gyles Brandreth, Bill Tidy | Catherine Clarke |
| 597 | 24/06/1987 | CQF | Cathy Morgan | 57 – 61 | David Trace | Sally James | Della Thompson |
| 600 | 29/06/1987 | CSF | Darryl Francis | 55 – 58 | David Trace | Sally James | Della Thompson |
| 601 | 30/06/1987 | CGF | Harvey Freeman | 115 – 107 | David Trace | Sally James | Della Thompson |
| M17 | 24/7/89-28/7/89 | Masters 1 | Dick Green | 88 – 112 | David Trace | N/A | Catherine Clarke |
| M71 | 6/8/90-10/8/90 | Masters 2 | David Trace | 82 – 92 | Peter Evans | N/A | Mark Nyman |
| 1881 | 14/11/1996 | eQF | David Trace | 68 – 63 | Russell Byers | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent |
| 1885 | 20/11/1996 | eSF | David Trace | 46 – 36 | Richard Campbell | Tom O'Connor | Catherine Stokes |
| 1887 | 22/11/1996 | eF | David Trace | 34 – 45 | Allan Saldanha | Tom O'Connor | Catherine Stokes |
