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Ed McCullagh

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Edward McCullagh was an octochamp and the champion of 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.

Preceded by
Jack Hurst
Series winner
Series 64
Followed by
Graeme Cole

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
5273 27/05/2011 QF Edward McCullagh 101 – 36 Andrew McNamara Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Alistair McGowan Susie Dent 119
5277 2/06/2011 SF Edward McCullagh 120 – 41 Mary Adie Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Gregg Wallace Susie Dent 131
5278 3/06/2011 GF Adam Gillard 94 – 113 Edward McCullagh Jeff Stelling Rachel Riley Gregg Wallace Susie Dent 127