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'''Daniel Peake''' was a finalist in [[Series 54]].
 
'''Daniel Peake''' was a finalist in [[Series 54]].
  
He won 6 games before losing to [[Ray Oakley]] by just 8 points. He returned for the [[Series]] finals as #8 seed and faced #1 seed [[Conor Travers]] - the player that had beaten Ray Oakley. The game went with the seedings as Travers beat Peake by 69 points to end Daniel's Countdown career.
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Peake won 6 games, including a debut score of 103 – the first contestant under [[Des Lynam]] to achieve a century – before losing to [[Ray Oakley]] by just 8 points. He returned for the [[series]] finals as No. 8 seed and faced No. 1 seed [[Conor Travers]], the player that had beaten Oakley. The game went with the seedings as Travers beat Peake by 69 points to end Daniel's Countdown career.
  
He has also appeared at several real-life tournament, including [[COLIN 2006]], and he was the host of [[CoBris]] in 2006 and 2007.
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Peake has also appeared at several real-life tournaments, including [[COLIN 2006]], and he was the host of [[CoBris]] in 2006 and 2007.
  
He has since appeared on ''Brainteaser'', ''The Weakest Link'', ''Wogan's Perfect Recall'', and ''Showreel''. In 2013, Peake won the top prize of £10,000 on ''The Common Denominator''.
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Peake has since appeared on ''Brainteaser'', ''The Weakest Link'', ''Wogan's Perfect Recall'', and ''Showreel''. In 2013, Peake won the top prize of £10,000 on ''The Common Denominator''. He has also served as a question writer for BBC One's ''Chase the Case''.
 
 
As of 2017, Peake is also serving as a question writer for BBC2's ''Only Connect''.
 
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==

Latest revision as of 16:15, 21 August 2021

Daniel Peake

Daniel Peake was a finalist in Series 54.

Peake won 6 games, including a debut score of 103 – the first contestant under Des Lynam to achieve a century – before losing to Ray Oakley by just 8 points. He returned for the series finals as No. 8 seed and faced No. 1 seed Conor Travers, the player that had beaten Oakley. The game went with the seedings as Travers beat Peake by 69 points to end Daniel's Countdown career.

Peake has also appeared at several real-life tournaments, including COLIN 2006, and he was the host of CoBris in 2006 and 2007.

Peake has since appeared on Brainteaser, The Weakest Link, Wogan's Perfect Recall, and Showreel. In 2013, Peake won the top prize of £10,000 on The Common Denominator. He has also served as a question writer for BBC One's Chase the Case.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
3969 11/11/2005 P Stuart Coxshall 60 – 103 Daniel Peake Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 122
3970 14/11/2005 P Daniel Peake 62 – 48 Audrey Nicholson Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 131
3971 15/11/2005 P Daniel Peake 97 – 70 Paul Raymond Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 127
3972 16/11/2005 P Daniel Peake 81 – 77 Eric Hannington Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Paul Zenon Susie Dent 151
3973 17/11/2005 P Daniel Peake 78 – 38 Matthew Goulding Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 120
3974 18/11/2005 P Daniel Peake 84 – 68 Cath Cheney Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 119
3975 21/11/2005 P Daniel Peake 70 – 78 Ray Oakley Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 123
4106 18/05/2006 QF Daniel Peake 38 – 107 Conor Travers Des Lynam Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Susie Dent 130