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Amey Deshpande
From Countdown
Amey Deshpande Octochamp Statistics | |
Final position | Quarter-finalist |
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Seeding | 4 |
Points total | 718 |
Conundrums solved | 5 |


Amey Deshpande was a contestant in Series 42 and a finalist in Series 56.
From Shropshire, he first appeared in Series 42 aged 10 and lost to John Snedden. He was invited back aged 12, in Series 47 as part of the junior Countdown tournament, where he lost 66 – 44 to the impressive Andrew Hulme. Deshpande was given another go in Series 56 where he ran off eight consecutive games including one century against Gareth Evans, when he spotted the nine-letter word DESERTION and the conundrum to get 102 points. In the quarter-final against Anita Freeland the scores were close but low at 62 – 61, but Deshpande failed to score in any of the next three rounds meaning that the conundrum was irrelevant, but he did solve it and lost 86 – 71.
Deshpande was the first octochamp to be crowned with Des O'Connor as a presenter.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
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2693 | 21/01/2000 | P | John Snedden | 80 – 38 | Amey Deshpande | Joan Bakewell | Susie Dent | 93 |
3208 | 13/03/2002 | JSF | Andrew Hulme | 66 – 44 | Amey Deshpande | Andi Peters | Phiona Stanley | 82 |
4273 | 16/01/2007 | P | Ian Volante | 79 – 91 | Amey Deshpande | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent | 118 |
4274 | 17/01/2007 | P | Amey Deshpande | 86 – 75 | Mandy Bill | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent | 120 |
4275 | 18/01/2007 | P | Amey Deshpande | 79 – 71 | Joe McCoy | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent | 131 |
4276 | 19/01/2007 | P | Amey Deshpande | 80 – 66 | Mike Smith | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent | 130 |
4277 | 22/01/2007 | P | Amey Deshpande | 98 – 75 | Mary Jennings | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 138 |
4278 | 23/01/2007 | P | Amey Deshpande | 87 – 50 | Sylvia De Rozario | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 131 |
4279 | 24/01/2007 | P | Amey Deshpande | 102 – 54 | Gareth Evans | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 137 |
4280 | 25/01/2007 | P | Amey Deshpande | 95 – 47 | Oliver Brennan | Richard Digance | Susie Dent | 131 |
4379 | 19/06/2007 | QF | Amey Deshpande | 71 – 86 | Anita Freeland | Jo Brand | Susie Dent | 127 |