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'''David Franks''' was a contestant in [[Series 47]]. David is notable as one of the most successful contestants not to make the quarter-finals. He ran off 7 consecutive wins including a score of 102 and one of 108 before facing future [[Octochamp]] [[Lee Hartley]]. The game wasn't close, Lee won with a score of [[episode 3191|117]] and went on to win 7 more heat games. David looked a likely candidate to be a series quarter-finalist, but wasn't invited back because there were 8 Octochamps in Series 47, one of which was Lee Hartley.
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'''David Franks''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 47]].
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Franks is notable as one of the most successful contestants not to make the quarter-finals. He ran off 7 consecutive wins including a score of 102 and one of 108 before facing future [[octochamp]] [[Lee Hartley]]. The game wasn't close, Hartley won with a score of [[episode 3191|117]] and went on to win 7 more heat games. Franks looked a likely candidate to be a series quarter-finalist, but wasn't invited back because there were 8 octochamps in Series 47, one of which was Lee Hartley.
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
 
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{{episode table}}
{{ep | 3184 | 7/02/2002 | P | [[Maureen Taylor]] | 30 - 90 | David Franks | [[Barry Cryer]] | [[Richard Samson]] }}
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{{ep | 3184 | 7/02/2002 | P |[[Maureen Taylor]]| 30 - 90 |David Franks|[[Barry Cryer]]|[[Richard Samson]]|131}}
{{ep | 3185 | 8/02/2002 | P | David Franks | 102 - 70 | [[Zena Gooding]] | Barry Cryer | Richard Samson }}
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{{ep | 3185 | 8/02/2002 | P |David Franks| 102 - 70 |[[Zena Gooding]]|Barry Cryer|Richard Samson|128}}
{{ep | 3186 | 11/02/2002 | P | David Franks | 90 - 38 | [[Virginia Fraser]] | [[Roger McGough]] | Richard Samson }}
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{{ep | 3186 | 11/02/2002 | P |David Franks| 90 - 38 |[[Virginia Fraser]]|[[Roger McGough]]|Richard Samson|150}}
{{ep | 3187 | 12/02/2002 | P | David Franks | 95 - 56 | [[Jeremy Kimber]] | Roger McGough | Richard Samson }}
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{{ep | 3187 | 12/02/2002 | P |David Franks| 95 - 56 |[[Jeremy Kimber]]|Roger McGough|Richard Samson|120}}
{{ep | 3188 | 13/02/2002 | P | David Franks | 108 - 73 | [[Tony McManus]] | Roger McGough | Richard Samson }}
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{{ep | 3188 | 13/02/2002 | P |David Franks| 108 - 73 |[[Tony McManus]]|Roger McGough|Richard Samson|118}}
{{ep | 3189 | 14/02/2002 | P | David Franks | 99 - 74 | [[Jillian Shorthose]] | Roger McGough | Richard Samson }}
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{{ep | 3189 | 14/02/2002 | P |David Franks| 99 - 74 |[[Jillian Shorthose]]|Roger McGough|Richard Samson|120}}
{{ep | 3190 | 15/02/2002 | P | David Franks | 91 - 25 | [[Julie Cotton]] | Roger McGough | Richard Samson }}
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{{ep | 3190 | 15/02/2002 | P |David Franks| 91 - 25 |[[Julie Cotton]]|Roger McGough|Richard Samson|119}}
{{ep | 3191 | 18/02/2002 | P | David Franks | 69 - 117 | [[Lee Hartley]] | [[Melvyn Hayes]] | [[Kay Celtel]] }}
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{{ep | 3191 | 18/02/2002 | P |David Franks| 69 - 117 |[[Lee Hartley]]|[[Melvyn Hayes]]|[[Kay Celtel]]|122}}
 
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{{episode table end}}
  

Revision as of 21:39, 4 November 2011

David Franks was a contestant in Series 47.

Franks is notable as one of the most successful contestants not to make the quarter-finals. He ran off 7 consecutive wins including a score of 102 and one of 108 before facing future octochamp Lee Hartley. The game wasn't close, Hartley won with a score of 117 and went on to win 7 more heat games. Franks looked a likely candidate to be a series quarter-finalist, but wasn't invited back because there were 8 octochamps in Series 47, one of which was Lee Hartley.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
3184 7/02/2002 P Maureen Taylor 30 – 90 David Franks Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Richard Samson 131
3185 8/02/2002 P David Franks 102 – 70 Zena Gooding Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Richard Samson 128
3186 11/02/2002 P David Franks 90 – 38 Virginia Fraser Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Roger McGough Richard Samson 150
3187 12/02/2002 P David Franks 95 – 56 Jeremy Kimber Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Roger McGough Richard Samson 120
3188 13/02/2002 P David Franks 108 – 73 Tony McManus Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Roger McGough Richard Samson 118
3189 14/02/2002 P David Franks 99 – 74 Jillian Shorthose Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Roger McGough Richard Samson 120
3190 15/02/2002 P David Franks 91 – 25 Julie Cotton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Roger McGough Richard Samson 119
3191 18/02/2002 P David Franks 69 – 117 Lee Hartley Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Melvyn Hayes Kay Celtel 122