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− | '''David Franks''' was a contestant in [[Series 47]]. | + | '''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== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
− | {{ep | 3184 | 7/02/2002 | P | [[Maureen Taylor]] | 30 - 90 | David Franks | [[Barry Cryer]] | [[Richard Samson]] }} | + | {{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 }} | + | {{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 }} | + | {{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 }} | + | {{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 }} | + | {{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 }} | + | {{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 }} | + | {{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]] }} | + | {{ep | 3191 | 18/02/2002 | P |David Franks| 69 - 117 |[[Lee Hartley]]|[[Melvyn Hayes]]|[[Kay Celtel]]|122}} |
{{episode table end}} | {{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 | |||
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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 |