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'''David 'Dave' Nickeas''' was a finalist in [[Series 48]] and a contestant in [[Series 88]]. As of his second appearance he was known as 'Dave', and was a recently retired maths teacher from Leyland, South Ribble in Lancashire.  
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'''David 'Dave' Nickeas''' was a finalist in [[Series 48]].
  
 
Nickeas rattled off 7 wins including three scores over 100. He beat [[Julie Cocker]] {{score|104|24}}, which at the time was the lowest ever score in a 15-round games, later passed by [[Judy Smedley]]. In his 8th game he faced [[Danny Hamilton]] who held him to a crucial conundrum, which Hamilton was the first to solve.
 
Nickeas rattled off 7 wins including three scores over 100. He beat [[Julie Cocker]] {{score|104|24}}, which at the time was the lowest ever score in a 15-round games, later passed by [[Judy Smedley]]. In his 8th game he faced [[Danny Hamilton]] who held him to a crucial conundrum, which Hamilton was the first to solve.
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{{ep | 3296 | 24/07/2002 | P |David Nickeas| 77 - 89 |[[Danny Hamilton]]|Tom O'Connor|Phiona Stanley|120}}
 
{{ep | 3296 | 24/07/2002 | P |David Nickeas| 77 - 89 |[[Danny Hamilton]]|Tom O'Connor|Phiona Stanley|120}}
 
{{ep | 3384 | 13/12/2002 | QF |[[Grace Page]]| 92 - 88 |David Nickeas|[[Pam Ayres]]|Richard Samson|122}}
 
{{ep | 3384 | 13/12/2002 | QF |[[Grace Page]]| 92 - 88 |David Nickeas|[[Pam Ayres]]|Richard Samson|122}}
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{{ep | 8152 | 20/11/2023 | P |David Nickeas|105 – 67|[[Cliona O'Reilly]]|[[Daliso Chaponda]]|[[Susie Dent]]|126}}
 
 
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Revision as of 15:04, 21 November 2023

David 'Dave' Nickeas was a finalist in Series 48.

Nickeas rattled off 7 wins including three scores over 100. He beat Julie Cocker 104 – 24, which at the time was the lowest ever score in a 15-round games, later passed by Judy Smedley. In his 8th game he faced Danny Hamilton who held him to a crucial conundrum, which Hamilton was the first to solve.

Nickeas returned for the Series finals as #7 seed behind 6 octochamps, although he had a higher points total than Joe Zubaidi and Julia Wilkinson. Against #2 seed Grace Page, Nickeas looked nervous and missed SOBERING in the first round, which eventually cost him the game as he lost by just 4 points.

In 2014, he appeared as a contestant on Fifteen to One.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
3289 12/07/2002 P David Nickeas 93 – 87 David Watson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ken Bruce Richard Samson 136
3290 15/07/2002 P David Nickeas 97 – 77 Alice Walker Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Robert Hardy Phiona Stanley 119
3291 17/07/2002 P David Nickeas 106 – 30 Jason Ainsworth Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Robert Hardy Phiona Stanley 131
3292 18/07/2002 P David Nickeas 104 – 24 Julie Cocker Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Robert Hardy Phiona Stanley 114
3293 19/07/2002 P David Nickeas 84 – 72 Harry Mullen Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Robert Hardy Phiona Stanley 121
3294 22/07/2002 P David Nickeas 90 – 62 David Cooper Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Robert Hardy Phiona Stanley 151
3295 23/07/2002 P David Nickeas 105 – 62 Chris Girling Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Phiona Stanley 149
3296 24/07/2002 P David Nickeas 77 – 89 Danny Hamilton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Phiona Stanley 120
3384 13/12/2002 QF Grace Page 92 – 88 David Nickeas Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Pam Ayres Richard Samson 122
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