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'''Danny Pledger''' was an [[octochamp]] and finals qualifier in [[Series 62]]. His total of 635 points is the lowest total for an octochamp in the [[15-round format|15-round era]].
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[[Image:DannyPledger.jpg|480px|thumb|Danny Pledger as they appeared in [[Series 62]].]]
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'''Danny Pledger''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 62]]. Their mother, [[Cheryl Cutler]], appeared as a contestant in [[Series 64]].
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Pledger's total of 635 points was the lowest for an octochamp in the [[15-round format|15-round era]] until [[Steven Turnbull]] broke it with 619 in [[Series 80]]. Pledger returned for the finals as the No. 2 seed, but was ousted by No. 7-ranked [[Nicki Sellars]] in the second quarter-final – the first of four "upsets" to the seeding in the finals stages.
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
 
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{{ep | 5038 | 14/05/2010 | P |[[Steve Wilson]]| 89 - 92 |Danny Pledger|[[Dr Hilary Jones]]|[[Susie Dent]]}}
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{{ep | 5038 | 14/05/2010 | P |[[Steve Wilson]]| 89 - 92 |Danny Pledger|[[Dr Hilary Jones]]|[[Susie Dent]]|129}}
{{ep | 5039 | 17/05/2010 | P |Danny Pledger| 85 - 55 |[[Steven King]]|[[Colin Jackson]]|Susie Dent}}
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{{ep | 5039 | 17/05/2010 | P |Danny Pledger| 85 - 55 |[[Steven King]]|[[Colin Jackson]]|Susie Dent|128}}
{{ep | 5040 | 18/05/2010 | P |Danny Pledger| 74 - 53 |[[Sam Carpenter]]|Colin Jackson|Susie Dent}}
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{{ep | 5040 | 18/05/2010 | P |Danny Pledger| 74 - 53 |[[Sam Carpenter]]|Colin Jackson|Susie Dent|119}}
{{ep | 5041 | 19/05/2010 | P |Danny Pledger| 76 - 51 |[[Paul Sweetman]]|Colin Jackson|Susie Dent}}
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{{ep | 5041 | 19/05/2010 | P |Danny Pledger| 76 - 51 |[[Paul Sweetman]]|Colin Jackson|Susie Dent|120}}
{{ep | 5042 | 20/05/2010 | P |Danny Pledger| 96 - 64 |[[Derek Metson]]|Colin Jackson|Susie Dent}}
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{{ep | 5042 | 20/05/2010 | P |Danny Pledger| 96 - 64 |[[Derek Metson]]|Colin Jackson|Susie Dent|118}}
{{ep | 5043 | 21/05/2010 | P |Danny Pledger| 65 - 53 |[[Elaine Baig]]|Colin Jackson|Susie Dent}}
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{{ep | 5043 | 21/05/2010 | P |Danny Pledger| 65 - 53 |[[Elaine Baig]]|Colin Jackson|Susie Dent|130}}
{{ep | 5044 | 24/05/2010 | P |Danny Pledger| 77 - 64 |[[Peter Joint]]|[[Dr Phil Hammond]]|Susie Dent}}
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{{ep | 5044 | 24/05/2010 | P |Danny Pledger| 77 - 64 |[[Peter Joint]]|[[Dr Phil Hammond]]|Susie Dent|118}}
{{ep | 5045 | 25/05/2010 | P |Danny Pledger| 70 - 54 |[[Gaynor Edwards]]|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent}}
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{{ep | 5045 | 25/05/2010 | P |Danny Pledger| 70 - 54 |[[Gaynor Edwards]]|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent|119}}
{{ep | 5058 | 11/06/2010 | QF |Danny Pledger| 60 - 100 |[[Nicki Sellars]]|[[John Inverdale]]|Susie Dent}}
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{{ep | 5058 | 11/06/2010 | QF |Danny Pledger| 60 - 100 |[[Nicki Sellars]]|[[John Inverdale]]|Susie Dent|124}}
 
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{{episode table end}}
  

Latest revision as of 15:23, 19 August 2022

Danny Pledger
Octochamp Statistics
Final positionQuarter-finalist
Seeding2
Points total635
Conundrums solved2
Danny Pledger as they appeared in Series 62.

Danny Pledger was an octochamp in Series 62. Their mother, Cheryl Cutler, appeared as a contestant in Series 64.

Pledger's total of 635 points was the lowest for an octochamp in the 15-round era until Steven Turnbull broke it with 619 in Series 80. Pledger returned for the finals as the No. 2 seed, but was ousted by No. 7-ranked Nicki Sellars in the second quarter-final – the first of four "upsets" to the seeding in the finals stages.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
5038 14/05/2010 P Steve Wilson 89 – 92 Danny Pledger Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Dr Hilary Jones Susie Dent 129
5039 17/05/2010 P Danny Pledger 85 – 55 Steven King Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Colin Jackson Susie Dent 128
5040 18/05/2010 P Danny Pledger 74 – 53 Sam Carpenter Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Colin Jackson Susie Dent 119
5041 19/05/2010 P Danny Pledger 76 – 51 Paul Sweetman Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Colin Jackson Susie Dent 120
5042 20/05/2010 P Danny Pledger 96 – 64 Derek Metson Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Colin Jackson Susie Dent 118
5043 21/05/2010 P Danny Pledger 65 – 53 Elaine Baig Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Colin Jackson Susie Dent 130
5044 24/05/2010 P Danny Pledger 77 – 64 Peter Joint Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 118
5045 25/05/2010 P Danny Pledger 70 – 54 Gaynor Edwards Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 119
5058 11/06/2010 QF Danny Pledger 60 – 100 Nicki Sellars Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley John Inverdale Susie Dent 124