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Brett Davids
Brett Davids octochamp statistics | |
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Final position | TBC |
Seeding | TBC |
Points total | 916 |
Conundrums solved | 5 |
Brett Davids was a contestant in Series 70, and an octochamp in Series 92. He was a dentist, working in and around the East Midlands during his first stint. But as of his second set of appearances, he was living/working in Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, specialising in endodontics. He is also an Apterite and will almost certainly be back for the end-of-series finals in December.
Appearances
Series 70
Brett made his debut in 2014, where he notched up three victories before coming unstuck against eventual octochamp and series runner-up Andy Naylor, although he did turn PNICOTINE into INCEPTION to have the last word but his first run officially ended after that.
Series 92
However, almost 11.5 years later, he returned and kicked off by unseating incumbent champ and fellow returnee Angus Faraday in a double-century game although Faraday did solve the conundrum in a flash. Davids then followed that up with seven further centuries, in which there were two notable achievements; the highest score of the series so far with 138 and then a max game in his third appearance, which was only the fifteenth-ever known occurrence in Countdown history. He also managed to spot five nine-letter-words: MORALISED, FORNICATE, CREAKIEST, RECOATING and NECTARIES.
Additionally, despite picking one-large for most numbers selections, Dr. Davids showed skill with some four-large tricks when under pressure and in spite of some notably tricky opponents, he never faced a crucial conundrum throughout his heats. After dispatching fellow Apterite Phil Stanton in his last preliminary to secure octochampdom, Brett also joined the 900 club with a total of 916 and became the provisional No. 1 seed for the finals with just over four months of shows to still be broadcast; Colin Murray and Rachel Riley anointed him with his nickname "The Winking Goliath", as a final send-off.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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5869 | 14/02/2014 | P | Adrian Day | 57 – 96 | Brett Davids | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Richard Arnold | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
5870 | 17/02/2014 | P | Brett Davids | 103 – 63 | Christopher Jones | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jonathan Edwards | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
5871 | 18/02/2014 | P | Brett Davids | 93 – 51 | Jenny Bradley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jonathan Edwards | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
5872 | 19/02/2014 | P | Brett Davids | 65 – 76 | Andy Naylor | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jonathan Edwards | Susie Dent | 146 | ||
8569 | 28/07/2025 | P | Angus Faraday | 100 – 104 | Brett Davids | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
8570 | 29/07/2025 | P | Brett Davids | 138 – 54 | Josie Scott-Fleming | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 155 | ||
8571 | 30/07/2025 | P | Brett Davids | 119 – 80 | Paul Hegarty | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
8572 | 31/07/2025 | P | Brett Davids | 107 – 51 | Jenny Dyer | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 149 | ||
8573 | 01/08/2025 | P | Brett Davids | 119 – 70 | Jim Langston | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Jon Culshaw | Susie Dent | 137 | ||
8574 | 04/08/2025 | P | Brett Davids | 108 – 78 | John McGinnes | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Steve Cram | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
8575 | 05/08/2025 | P | Brett Davids | 113 – 52 | Martin Larter | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Steve Cram | Susie Dent | 143 | ||
8576 | 06/08/2025 | P | Brett Davids | 108 – 66 | Phil Stanton | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Steve Cram | Susie Dent | 123 |