Danny Pledger

Danny Pledger Octochamp Statistics
Final position	Quarter-finalist
Seeding	2
Points total	635
Conundrums solved	2

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