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'''Darren Shacklady''' first appeared in [[Series 29]], beating [[Tony David]] 69-38 on his debut on 18 February 1995. Darren went on to win four more games before losing to [[Tim Dickinson]] 63-52, but his scores- he averaged almost 65 points a game, which if he had completed his [[octochamp]] run, would've have put him on a par with [[Harvey Freeman]]- saw him return for the finals as #3 seed. Darren beat [[Barry Hughes]] and [[Andy Cusworth]] on his way to the final against [[Chris Rogers]]. Darren dominated the final, winning 105-63 to become the 29th champion of Countdown. Darren returned in 1996 for [[Championship of Champions VIII]], beating [[Satbir Gupta]] before losing to [[Kenneth Michie]] in the semi-finals. | '''Darren Shacklady''' first appeared in [[Series 29]], beating [[Tony David]] 69-38 on his debut on 18 February 1995. Darren went on to win four more games before losing to [[Tim Dickinson]] 63-52, but his scores- he averaged almost 65 points a game, which if he had completed his [[octochamp]] run, would've have put him on a par with [[Harvey Freeman]]- saw him return for the finals as #3 seed. Darren beat [[Barry Hughes]] and [[Andy Cusworth]] on his way to the final against [[Chris Rogers]]. Darren dominated the final, winning 105-63 to become the 29th champion of Countdown. Darren returned in 1996 for [[Championship of Champions VIII]], beating [[Satbir Gupta]] before losing to [[Kenneth Michie]] in the semi-finals. | ||
Revision as of 16:50, 28 October 2009
Darren Shacklady first appeared in Series 29, beating Tony David 69-38 on his debut on 18 February 1995. Darren went on to win four more games before losing to Tim Dickinson 63-52, but his scores- he averaged almost 65 points a game, which if he had completed his octochamp run, would've have put him on a par with Harvey Freeman- saw him return for the finals as #3 seed. Darren beat Barry Hughes and Andy Cusworth on his way to the final against Chris Rogers. Darren dominated the final, winning 105-63 to become the 29th champion of Countdown. Darren returned in 1996 for Championship of Champions VIII, beating Satbir Gupta before losing to Kenneth Michie in the semi-finals.
Preceded by Damian Eadie |
Series winner Series 29 |
Followed by Verity Joubert |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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1621 | 16/02/1995 | P | Tony David | 38 – 69 | Darren Shacklady | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Ruth Killick | |||
1622 | 17/02/1995 | P | Darren Shacklady | 72 – 23 | Liz Rickets | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Ruth Killick | |||
1623 | 20/02/1995 | P | Darren Shacklady | 68 – 41 | Peter Andrews | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Ruth Killick | |||
1624 | 21/02/1995 | P | Darren Shacklady | 55 – 26 | Brenda Thomson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Ruth Killick | |||
1625 | 22/02/1995 | P | Darren Shacklady | 73 – 41 | Conor Martin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Ruth Killick | |||
1626 | 23/02/1995 | P | Darren Shacklady | 52 – 63 | Tim Dickinson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Ruth Killick | |||
1648 | 27/03/1995 | QF | Darren Shacklady | 66 – 43 | Barry Hughes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Pete Murray | Richard Samson | |||
1651 | 30/03/1995 | SF | Andy Cusworth | 46 – 51 | Darren Shacklady | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | David Jacobs | Richard Samson | |||
1652 | 31/03/1995 | GF | Chris Rogers | 63 – 105 | Darren Shacklady | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | David Jacobs, Pete Murray | Richard Samson | |||
1851 | 3/10/1996 | CQF | Darren Shacklady | 45 – 34 | Satbir Gupta | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent | |||
1853 | 7/10/1996 | CSF | Kenneth Michie | 46 – 40 | Darren Shacklady | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Jan Harvey | Susie Dent |