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'''Edward McCullagh''' was an [[octochamp]] and finalist in [[Series 64]]. He was a customer service rep from Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland.
 
'''Edward McCullagh''' was an [[octochamp]] and finalist in [[Series 64]]. He was a customer service rep from Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland.
  
McCullagh first appeared on [[Countdown]] on 2 February 2011, and beat [[Dave Dyer]] in a fairly close and high-scoring [[Episode 5196|debut episode]], with both players finding the nine-letter word {{word|BETTERING}}. McCullagh followed this up with seven more victories, including a near-perfect performance against [[Judy Baynes]]. Here, he achieved maximum points in all of the first 14 rounds, but was unlucky enough to receive a conundrum which no one in the studio was able to solve ({{word|MEGALITRE}}). He's also notable for having kept three of his opponents to [[List of 15-round scores under 30|scores under 30]].
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McCullagh first appeared on [[Countdown]] on 2 February 2011, and beat [[Dave Dyer]] in a fairly close and high-scoring [[Episode 5196|debut episode]], with both players finding the nine-letter word {{word|BETTERING}}. McCullagh followed this up with seven more victories, including a near-perfect performance against [[Judy Baynes]]. Here, he achieved maximum points in all of the first 14 rounds, but was unlucky enough to receive a conundrum which no one in the studio was able to solve ({{word|MEGALITRE}}). He's also notable for having kept three of his opponents to [[List of 15-round scores under 30|scores under 30]]. His total of 896 points is the eighth highest [[Octochamp]] aggregate to date.
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==

Revision as of 00:38, 25 May 2011

Edward McCullagh was an octochamp and finalist in Series 64. He was a customer service rep from Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland.

McCullagh first appeared on Countdown on 2 February 2011, and beat Dave Dyer in a fairly close and high-scoring debut episode, with both players finding the nine-letter word BETTERING. McCullagh followed this up with seven more victories, including a near-perfect performance against Judy Baynes. Here, he achieved maximum points in all of the first 14 rounds, but was unlucky enough to receive a conundrum which no one in the studio was able to solve (MEGALITRE). He's also notable for having kept three of his opponents to scores under 30. His total of 896 points is the eighth highest Octochamp aggregate to date.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
5196 2/02/2011 P Dave Dyer 83 – 115 Edward McCullagh Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Gregg Wallace Susie Dent 132
5197 3/02/2011 P Edward McCullagh 97 – 28 David Clerkin Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Gregg Wallace Susie Dent 119
5198 4/02/2011 P Edward McCullagh 120 – 45 Judy Baynes Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Gregg Wallace Susie Dent 130
5199 7/02/2011 P Edward McCullagh 108 – 24 Paul Walsh Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Martin Lewis Susie Dent 117
5200 8/02/2011 P Edward McCullagh 118 – 38 Harold Sanditen Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Martin Lewis Susie Dent 119
5201 9/02/2011 P Edward McCullagh 106 – 76 Andrew Mossford Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Martin Lewis Susie Dent 116
5202 10/02/2011 P Edward McCullagh 121 – 27 Lalitha Thyagarajan Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Martin Lewis Susie Dent 127
5203 11/02/2011 P Edward McCullagh 111 – 40 Terry O'Hanlon Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Martin Lewis Susie Dent 119