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He first appeared on Countdown on 27 February 1996, beating [[Bryan Darbey]] 67-42. Acton won his remaining seven games in impressive fashion, including an 81-8 drubbing of [[Peter Chamberlain]], the highest score of the series. With 486 points to his name, David was the clear #1 seed going into the final rounds.  
 
He first appeared on Countdown on 27 February 1996, beating [[Bryan Darbey]] 67-42. Acton won his remaining seven games in impressive fashion, including an 81-8 drubbing of [[Peter Chamberlain]], the highest score of the series. With 486 points to his name, David was the clear #1 seed going into the final rounds.  
  
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In the finals, he defeated [[Kevin Fisk]] and [[Anne Bougourd]] on his way to a Grand Final match-up with [[Kenneth Michie]]. Despite having two words disallowed, Acton was still leading by 6 points going into the [[crucial conundrum]], and unscrambled SUSISDENT in 11.5 seconds to become the first undefeated champion since [[Don Reid]] in [[Series 25]]. However, being a strict vegan, Acton famously declined the first prize of the leather-bound dictionaries and opted instead for the CD-ROM form, donating the difference to a local school.  
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In the finals, he defeated [[Kevin Fisk]] and [[Anne Bougourd]] on his way to a Grand Final match-up with [[Kenneth Michie]]. Despite having two words disallowed, Acton was still leading by 6 points going into the [[crucial conundrum]], and unscrambled {{word|SUSISDENT}} in 11.5 seconds to become the first undefeated champion since [[Don Reid]] in [[Series 25]]. However, being a strict vegan, Acton famously declined the first prize of the leather-bound dictionaries and opted instead for the CD-ROM form, donating the difference to a local school.  
  
 
Acton returned later that year for [[Championship of Champions VIII]], comfortably beating [[Dennis Fearon]] in the first round before falling to eventual winner [[Chris Rogers]] in the semi-final.
 
Acton returned later that year for [[Championship of Champions VIII]], comfortably beating [[Dennis Fearon]] in the first round before falling to eventual winner [[Chris Rogers]] in the semi-final.
  
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Acton would return to Countdown one last time, for a [[special games|special episode]] - a rematch of his final with Kenneth Michie. This time, Kenneth was the clear winner.
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Acton would return to Countdown one last time, for a [[special games|special episode]] - a rematch of his final with Kenneth Michie. This time, Michie was the clear winner.
  
 
{{series winner|preceded_by=Verity Joubert|series=31|followed_by=Alan Sinclair}}
 
{{series winner|preceded_by=Verity Joubert|series=31|followed_by=Alan Sinclair}}

Revision as of 20:33, 6 May 2008

David Acton.

David Acton was an octochamp in and winner of Series 31.

He first appeared on Countdown on 27 February 1996, beating Bryan Darbey 67-42. Acton won his remaining seven games in impressive fashion, including an 81-8 drubbing of Peter Chamberlain, the highest score of the series. With 486 points to his name, David was the clear #1 seed going into the final rounds.

In the finals, he defeated Kevin Fisk and Anne Bougourd on his way to a Grand Final match-up with Kenneth Michie. Despite having two words disallowed, Acton was still leading by 6 points going into the crucial conundrum, and unscrambled SUSISDENT in 11.5 seconds to become the first undefeated champion since Don Reid in Series 25. However, being a strict vegan, Acton famously declined the first prize of the leather-bound dictionaries and opted instead for the CD-ROM form, donating the difference to a local school.

Acton returned later that year for Championship of Champions VIII, comfortably beating Dennis Fearon in the first round before falling to eventual winner Chris Rogers in the semi-final.

Acton would return to Countdown one last time, for a special episode - a rematch of his final with Kenneth Michie. This time, Michie was the clear winner.

Preceded by
Verity Joubert		 Series winner
Series 31		 Followed by
Alan Sinclair

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
1759 27/02/1996 P Bryan Darbey 42 – 67 David Acton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Catherine Stokes
1760 28/02/1996 P David Acton 62 – 21 John Shirreffs Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Catherine Stokes
1761 29/02/1996 P David Acton 47 – 40 Joan Coker Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Catherine Stokes
1762 1/03/1996 P David Acton 81 – 8 Peter Chamberlain Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Catherine Stokes
1763 4/03/1996 P David Acton 52 – 44 Ed Barlow Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Catherine Stokes
1764 5/03/1996 P David Acton 52 – 31 Liz Groombridge Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Catherine Stokes
1765 6/03/1996 P David Acton 70 – 35 Paulinus Barnes Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Catherine Stokes
1766 7/03/1996 P David Acton 55 – 44 Paul Parry Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Catherine Stokes
1776 21/03/1996 QF Kevin Fisk 36 – 63 David Acton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rosalind Ayres Susie Dent
1780 27/03/1996 SF David Acton 54 – 48 Anne Bougourd Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rosalind Ayres Susie Dent
1782 29/03/1996 GF David Acton 83 – 67 Kenneth Michie Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres Susie Dent
1849 1/10/1996 CQF David Acton 61 – 13 Dennis Fearon Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Susie Dent
1852 4/10/1996 CSF Chris Rogers 47 – 41 David Acton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Susie Dent
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