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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
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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.
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{{series winner|preceded_by=Damian Eadie|series=29|followed_by=Verity Joubert}}
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[[Category:Series winners|Shacklady, Darren]]
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[[Category:Contestants in Series 29|Shacklady, Darren]]
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[[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions VIII|Shacklady, Darren]]

Revision as of 17:59, 10 August 2007

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