Matthew Shore

Matthew Shore

Matthew Shore was the runner-up of Series 54.

He first appeared on 17 February 2006 where he beat Alexia McCluskey 109 – 55. He won his next seven games including scores of 116, 115 and 126 to become an octochamp with an impressive total of 850 points. He returned for the final rounds, where he defeated fellow octochamps Michael Bowden and Jon Corby on a crucial conundrum In the final he faced #1 seed Conor Travers and for the second time in history, two octochamps with at least 850 points each faced off. Travers was impressive with spots like NEMESIS, POLONIES and HETAIRAS which meant that Travers won the game without having to face a crucial conundrum. It was Shore not Travers that got the conundrum GELIGNITE but Travers took the game 98 – 83.

He returned the very next week for Championship of Champions XII, where he defeated Chris Cummins in first round round on a crucial conundrum, setting up a match with another series champion Mark Tournoff. Shore scored in every letters round, including two nines; PAINTIEST and HERNIATES but Tournoff got both these nines and crucial points on the numbers meaning that it the game was poised for the highest ever Countdown scoreline 117 – 114 in Shore's favour going into the conundrum SOLILOQUY which Tournoff solved, relegating Shore to the highest ever losing score, surpassing David Williams's score of 111 against Chris Wills in the Championship of Champions XI.

Preceded by John Brackstone

Series runner-up Series 54

Followed by Tony Warren

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
4038	17/02/2006	P	Alexia McCluskey	55 – 109	Matthew Shore	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Clarissa Dickson-Wright	Susie Dent	120
4039	18/02/2006	P	Matthew Shore	116 – 29	Brian Wilson	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Clarissa Dickson-Wright	Susie Dent	143
4040	20/02/2006	P	Matthew Shore	115 – 35	Greg Bell	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Clarissa Dickson-Wright	Susie Dent	138
4041	21/02/2006	P	Matthew Shore	98 – 60	Susan Stones	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Clarissa Dickson-Wright	Susie Dent	125
4042	22/02/2006	P	Matthew Shore	103 – 59	David McDougall	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Susie Dent	124
4043	23/02/2006	P	Matthew Shore	88 – 65	Heather Phillips	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Susie Dent	129
4044	24/02/2006	P	Matthew Shore	95 – 51	Roger Walker	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Susie Dent	119
4045	25/02/2006	P	Matthew Shore	126 – 55	Inderjit Bedi	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Susie Dent	139
4108	22/05/2006	QF	Michael Bowden	69 – 88	Matthew Shore	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Susie Dent	112
4111	25/05/2006	SF	Jon Corby	78 – 94	Matthew Shore	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Susie Dent	122
4112	26/05/2006	GF	Conor Travers	98 – 83	Matthew Shore	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Susie Dent	118
4120	7/06/2006	CP	Matthew Shore	109 – 101	Chris Cummins	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ann Widdecombe	Susie Dent	131
4121	8/06/2006	CQF	Matthew Shore	117 – 124	Mark Tournoff	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ann Widdecombe	Susie Dent	139