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Series 78
Series 78 was the thirteenth series presented by Nick Hewer and it ran from 2 January 2018 to 22 June 2018. It was won by previous Series 69 contestant Zarte Siempre, who during his run achieved the then-highest cumulative score in a single series: 1,331. He started his second stint by beating Philip Aston and won the final by beating Aston again in an epic grand final.
The seed table finished up unusually, in that Aston qualified for the finals as number 7 seed despite equalling or bettering four other contestants' cumulative scores. Had the finalists been ranked by cumulative scores alone, regardless of wins (as was implied from Series 3 to 37), he would have been positioned four places higher, at number 3 seed, one above Chris Thorn only by a higher individual score. Additionally, Dougie Mackay finished 6th with the fourth-highest cumulative score of this series.
The series was off-air during the second week of January due to Channel 4's coverage of the BDO World Darts Championship. It was also interrupted by two live Formula 1 practice sessions.
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Zarte Siempre | 8 | 967 |
2 | Toby McDonald | 8 | 882 |
3 | Chris Thorn | 8 | 760 |
4 | Phil Davies | 8 | 757 |
5 | Paul Harper | 8 | 739 |
6 | Dougie Mackay | 7 | 759 |
7 | Philip Aston | 6 | 760 |
8 | Jan Pask | 5 | 473 |
Finals progress
Zarte Siempre (1) vs Jan Pask (8) | Zarte Siempre (1) vs Phil Davies (4) | Zarte Siempre (1) vs Philip Aston (7) |
Paul Harper (5) vs Phil Davies (4) | ||
Chris Thorn (3) vs Dougie Mackay (6) | Dougie Mackay (6) vs Philip Aston (7) | |
Philip Aston (7) vs Toby McDonald (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6737 | 2/01/2018 | P | Roger Springthorpe | 33 – 91 | Jacob Coventry-Peters | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6738 | 3/01/2018 | P | Jacob Coventry-Peters | 84 – 74 | Shelagh Addis | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6739 | 4/01/2018 | P | Jacob Coventry-Peters | 70 – 29 | Anthony McLaughlin | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 118 | ||
6740 | 5/01/2018 | P | Jacob Coventry-Peters | 98 – 26 | Wendy Almond | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6741 | 15/01/2018 | P | Jacob Coventry-Peters | 81 – 87 | Mary Bainbridge | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6742 | 16/01/2018 | P | Mary Bainbridge | 87 – 77 | Glen Burke | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Raj Bisram | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6743 | 17/01/2018 | P | Mary Bainbridge | 91 – 53 | Graeme Dryburgh-Cook | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Raj Bisram | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6744 | 18/01/2018 | P | Mary Bainbridge | 83 – 49 | Amit Amin | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Raj Bisram | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6745 | 19/01/2018 | P | Mary Bainbridge | 71 – 90 | Chris Thorn | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Raj Bisram | Susie Dent | 175 | ||
6746 | 22/01/2018 | P | Chris Thorn | 108 – 47 | Terry Kelly | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Raj Bisram | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6747 | 23/01/2018 | P | Chris Thorn | 88 – 60 | Todd Goodman | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
6748 | 24/01/2018 | P | Chris Thorn | 83 – 58 | Ann Duckworth | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 129 | ||
6749 | 25/01/2018 | P | Chris Thorn | 92 – 72 | Robin McConnell | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6750 | 26/01/2018 | P | Chris Thorn | 93 – 77 | Sam Prouse | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
6751 | 29/01/2018 | P | Chris Thorn | 87 – 65 | Paul McGhee | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6752 | 30/01/2018 | P | Chris Thorn | 119 – 59 | Ryan Peteranna | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6753 | 31/01/2018 | P | Mandy Wilson | 61 – 80 | Louise Regan | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6754 | 1/02/2018 | P | Louise Regan | 64 – 78 | David Shipley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6755 | 2/02/2018 | P | David Shipley | 79 – 48 | Lena Hamre | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6756 | 5/02/2018 | P | David Shipley | 47 – 78 | Phil Davies | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzannah Lipscomb | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6757 | 6/02/2018 | P | Phil Davies | 96 – 28 | Simon Block | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alexis Conran | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6758 | 7/02/2018 | P | Phil Davies | 75 – 61 | Lisa Miller | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alexis Conran | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6759 | 8/02/2018 | P | Phil Davies | 98 – 86 | Alyn McFetridge | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alexis Conran | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6760 | 9/02/2018 | P | Phil Davies | 100 – 77 | John Owens | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alexis Conran | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6761 | 12/02/2018 | P | Phil Davies | 104 – 77 | Ben Jenkins | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alexis Conran | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6762 | 13/02/2018 | P | Phil Davies | 114 – 37 | Mike O'Connell | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 147 | ||
6763 | 14/02/2018 | P | Phil Davies | 92 – 43 | Heather Blackley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6764 | 15/02/2018 | P | Simon Baker | 72 – 48 | Tony Smith | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6765 | 16/02/2018 | P | Simon Baker | 35 – 86 | Becky Taberner | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6766 | 19/02/2018 | P | Becky Taberner | 80 – 64 | Robert Zara | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
6767 | 20/02/2018 | P | Becky Taberner | 99 – 103 | Jill Thwaites | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
6768 | 21/02/2018 | P | Jill Thwaites | 27 – 107 | Philip Aston | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent | 151 | ||
6769 | 22/02/2018 | P | Philip Aston | 123 – 40 | Sylvia O'Brien | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent | 154 | ||
6770 | 23/02/2018 | P | Philip Aston | 110 – 41 | John Eadie | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent | 115 | ||
6771 | 26/02/2018 | P | Philip Aston | 94 – 75 | Mick Armstrong | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Alastair Stewart | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6772 | 27/02/2018 | P | Philip Aston | 116 – 49 | Derek Matthews | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Myleene Klass | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
6773 | 28/02/2018 | P | Philip Aston | 113 – 30 | Jenny Coote | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Myleene Klass | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6774 | 1/03/2018 | P | Philip Aston | 97 – 121 | Zarte Siempre | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Myleene Klass | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6775 | 2/03/2018 | P | Zarte Siempre | 111 – 64 | Keith Howkins | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Myleene Klass | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6776 | 5/03/2018 | P | Zarte Siempre | 118 – 70 | Donal Casey | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Myleene Klass | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6777 | 6/03/2018 | P | Zarte Siempre | 128 – 23 | Jonathan Stoneman | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Liz Bonnin | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6778 | 7/03/2018 | P | Zarte Siempre | 130 – 62 | Patrick Gray | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Liz Bonnin | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
6779 | 8/03/2018 | P | Zarte Siempre | 130 – 39 | Dave Burch | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Liz Bonnin | Susie Dent | 145 | ||
6780 | 9/03/2018 | P | Zarte Siempre | 118 – 29 | Steve Shingleton | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Liz Bonnin | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6781 | 12/03/2018 | P | Zarte Siempre | 111 – 65 | Anthony Jenkin | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Liz Bonnin | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6782 | 13/03/2018 | P | Patrick Murphy | 62 – 46 | Richard Anning | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzi Perry | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
6783 | 14/03/2018 | P | Patrick Murphy | 58 – 67 | Ted Anscomb | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzi Perry | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6784 | 15/03/2018 | P | Ted Anscomb | 76 – 78 | Maria Frizelle | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzi Perry | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6785 | 16/03/2018 | P | Maria Frizelle | 65 – 64 | John Dickinson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzi Perry | Susie Dent | 144 | ||
6786 | 19/03/2018 | P | Maria Frizelle | 92 – 48 | James Barber | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Suzi Perry | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6787 | 20/03/2018 | P | Maria Frizelle | 62 – 89 | Mohsin Shabir | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 139 | ||
6788 | 21/03/2018 | P | Mohsin Shabir | 89 – 37 | Nicola Sibbick | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6789 | 22/03/2018 | P | Mohsin Shabir | 71 – 82 | Ed Morrison | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
6790 | 23/03/2018 | P | Ed Morrison | 58 – 61 | Glen Jones | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6791 | 26/03/2018 | P | Glen Jones | 67 – 38 | Kathy Smith | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Len Goodman | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6792 | 27/03/2018 | P | Glen Jones | 55 – 80 | John Cole | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jay Rayner | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6793 | 28/03/2018 | P | John Cole | 89 – 78 | Marjory Humphreys | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jay Rayner | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6794 | 29/03/2018 | P | John Cole | 87 – 58 | Riley Halson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jay Rayner | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6795 | 30/03/2018 | P | John Cole | 69 – 75 | George Armstrong | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jay Rayner | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6796 | 2/04/2018 | P | George Armstrong | 78* – 68 | Noel Jongwe | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jay Rayner | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
6797 | 3/04/2018 | P | George Armstrong | 104 – 89 | Michael Stephenson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
6798 | 4/04/2018 | P | George Armstrong | 95 – 69 | Danny Sarkissian | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
6799 | 5/04/2018 | P | George Armstrong | 87 – 90 | Luke O'Neill | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 148 | ||
6800 | 6/04/2018 | P | Luke O'Neill | 73 – 109 | Dougie Mackay | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
6801 | 9/04/2018 | P | Dougie Mackay | 78 – 70 | Darren Newton | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
6802 | 10/04/2018 | P | Dougie Mackay | 105 – 36 | Colin Broome | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jimmy Osmond | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6803 | 11/04/2018 | P | Dougie Mackay | 102 – 59 | Sarah Farley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jimmy Osmond | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
6804 | 12/04/2018 | P | Dougie Mackay | 78 – 58 | Simon Clayton | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jimmy Osmond | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6805 | 13/04/2018 | P | Dougie Mackay | 95 – 84 | Andy Christley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jimmy Osmond | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6806 | 16/04/2018 | P | Dougie Mackay | 101 – 53 | Gary Tanner | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jimmy Osmond | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6807 | 17/04/2018 | P | Dougie Mackay | 91 – 93 | Mac Walker | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pasha Kovalev | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6808 | 18/04/2018 | P | Mac Walker | 87 – 80 | Masha Bell | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pasha Kovalev | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6809 | 19/04/2018 | P | Mac Walker | 109 – 69 | Amy Halloran | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pasha Kovalev | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6810 | 20/04/2018 | P | Mac Walker | 89 – 38 | Dan Wragg | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pasha Kovalev | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6811 | 23/04/2018 | P | Mac Walker | 69 – 90 | Jason Palmer | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pasha Kovalev | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6812 | 24/04/2018 | P | Jason Palmer | 84 – 61 | Gavin O'Leary | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 156 | ||
6813 | 25/04/2018 | P | Jason Palmer | 95 – 24 | Maria Ryan | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
6814 | 26/04/2018 | P | Jason Palmer | 104 – 115 | Toby McDonald | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6815 | 30/04/2018 | P | Toby McDonald | 108 – 68 | Maxim Hall | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6816 | 1/05/2018 | P | Toby McDonald | 121 – 32 | Colin Beckwith | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Chris Packham | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6817 | 2/05/2018 | P | Toby McDonald | 110 – 38 | Terry Monaghan | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6818 | 3/05/2018 | P | Toby McDonald | 111 – 10 | Alyssa Critchley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6819 | 4/05/2018 | P | Toby McDonald | 109 – 53 | Nilesh Pandya | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6820 | 7/05/2018 | P | Toby McDonald | 104 – 71 | Simon Cluskey | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
6821 | 8/05/2018 | P | Toby McDonald | 104 – 46 | Lee Padovani | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
6822 | 9/05/2018 | P | Paul Harper | 97 – 28 | James Forrest | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6823 | 10/05/2018 | P | Paul Harper | 81 – 56 | Martyn Wingfield | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
6824 | 11/05/2018 | P | Paul Harper | 92 – 59 | Faye Battye | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 143 | ||
6825 | 14/05/2018 | P | Paul Harper | 77 – 75 | Curtis Thompson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6826 | 15/05/2018 | P | Paul Harper | 104 – 16 | Dickie Bird | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6827 | 16/05/2018 | P | Paul Harper | 91 – 80 | Vincent Clark | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6828 | 17/05/2018 | P | Paul Harper | 90 – 69 | Matthew Silk | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6829 | 18/05/2018 | P | Paul Harper | 107 – 41 | Gerry Walsh | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
6830 | 21/05/2018 | P | Steve Middle | 90 – 69 | Funmi Adewale | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6831 | 22/05/2018 | P | Steve Middle | 82 – 73 | Rosie Dale | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6832 | 23/05/2018 | P | Steve Middle | 95 – 58 | Terry Hyde | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6833 | 25/05/2018 | P | Steve Middle | 77 – 85 | Amy Benfield | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6834 | 28/05/2018 | P | Amy Benfield | 60 – 34 | Anthony O'Sullivan | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6835 | 29/05/2018 | P | Amy Benfield | 66 – 75 | Jan Pask | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
6836 | 30/05/2018 | P | Jan Pask | 91 – 49 | Greg Hollis | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Barry McGuigan | Susie Dent | 165 | ||
6837 | 31/05/2018 | P | Jan Pask | 94 – 56 | Claire Gratton | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6838 | 1/06/2018 | P | Jan Pask | 69 – 51 | David Sarin | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6839 | 4/06/2018 | P | Jan Pask | 66 – 58 | Joy Main | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6840 | 5/06/2018 | P | Jan Pask | 78 – 80 | Mick Purdie | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6841 | 6/06/2018 | P | Mick Purdie | 91 – 80 | Katrina Corbett | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pam Ayres | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
6842 | 7/06/2018 | P | Mick Purdie | 81 – 75 | Chris Porter | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Nina Hossain | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6843 | 8/06/2018 | P | Mick Purdie | 40 – 86 | Darren Findlay | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Nina Hossain | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
6844 | 11/06/2018 | P | Darren Findlay | 85 – 27 | Claire Conway | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Nina Hossain | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
6845 | 12/06/2018 | P | Darren Findlay | 80 – 57 | Steve Harris | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Nina Hossain | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6846 | 13/06/2018 | P | Darren Findlay | 56 – 58 | Diane Cordery | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Nina Hossain | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
6847 | 14/06/2018 | QF | Zarte Siempre | 124 – 19 | Jan Pask | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6848 | 15/06/2018 | QF | Toby McDonald | 97 – 104 | Philip Aston | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6849 | 18/06/2018 | QF | Chris Thorn | 68 – 97 | Dougie Mackay | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 128 | ||
6850 | 19/06/2018 | QF | Phil Davies | 81 – 69 | Paul Harper | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 143 | ||
6851 | 20/06/2018 | SF | Zarte Siempre | 112 – 88 | Phil Davies | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6852 | 21/06/2018 | SF | Philip Aston | 98 – 76 | Dougie Mackay | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6853 | 22/06/2018 | GF | Zarte Siempre | 128 – 118 | Philip Aston | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Paul Zenon | Susie Dent | 136 |