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Dave Ryan

From Countdown
Dave Ryan on The Weakest Link on 19 February 2001.
Dave Ryan, 16 years later in Series 76.

Dave Ryan was a contestant in Series 44 and 76. He is also an Apterite and has attended Co-events. When he first appeared, he was a 34-year-old coach driver from Buxton, Derbyshire, but had moved to Waverton, Cheshire by the time of his second run.

Less than two months after Ryan's Series 44 shows, he finished as the runner-up in an episode of The Weakest Link on 19 February 2001.

Prior to appearing on Countdown, he twice appeared on Fifteen-to-One in 1999, finishing first and third.

Ryan's partner, Suzy Turner, won three games on Countdown two weeks before his Series 76 appearance. They appeared together on Only Connect on BBC Two on 5 November 2018, and on Lingo on ITV on 15 December 2021.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
2912 26/12/2000 P Robert Roden 35 – 42 Dave Ryan Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Joan Bakewell Damian Eadie 72
2913 27/12/2000 P Dave Ryan 45 – 47 Colin Mackay Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Joan Bakewell Damian Eadie 74
6504 24/01/2017 P Sam Wickham 42 – 89 Dave Ryan Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Barry McGuigan Susie Dent 126
6505 25/01/2017 P Dave Ryan 97 – 63 Elizabeth McCann Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Barry McGuigan Susie Dent 120
6506 26/01/2017 P Dave Ryan 90 – 103 Elliott Mack Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Barry McGuigan Susie Dent 126