David Thirlwall

David Thirlwall

David Thirlwall was the first octochamp of Series 52.

He opened his account with 4 wins in the last games of Series 51 before the series finals. Thirlwall's only century was in his debut game on 8 June 2004 against two-time victor Mark Hannon, when compiling a 102 – 95 scoreline.

Thirlwall's record of 704 points meant he returned as #7 seed for the finals, running into Jack Welsby in the quarter-finals. Thirlwall never really seemed to find his 'A' game this time around, the 93 – 58 scoreline in favour of Welsby ending the career of Thirlwall.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
3718	8/06/2004	P	Mark Hannon	95 – 102	David Thirlwall	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Susie Dent	130
3719	9/06/2004	P	David Thirlwall	95 – 52	Jane Coulon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Susie Dent	134
3720	15/06/2004	P	David Thirlwall	77 – 67	Eric Robinson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	131
3721	16/06/2004	P	David Thirlwall	88 – 55	David Phelan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent	129
3729	28/06/2004	P	David Thirlwall	96 – 89	Martin McGuinness	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Susie Dent	134
3730	29/06/2004	P	David Thirlwall	80 – 69	Susan Goldsmith	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Susie Dent	133
3731	30/06/2004	P	David Thirlwall	86 – 48	Jim Mitchell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Susie Dent	141
3732	1/07/2004	P	David Thirlwall	80 – 74	Graham Andrews	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Susie Dent	133
3835	10/12/2004	QF	David Thirlwall	58 – 93	Jack Welsby	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Rick Wakeman	Susie Dent	116