Dave Cappleman

Dave Cappleman in Series 87.

Dave Cappleman was a finalist in Series 87. He is a retired Software Engineer and lay minister, as well an Apterite.

His wife Catriona, son Tom and daughter-in-law Ruth are all past Countdown winners.

He made his debut on 22 March 2023 against Matt Williams, winning with a score of 86 points to 72. From here, he won a further five games with two centuries and a personal best of 115 points, before being unseated in his seventh game by Gavin Finlay. However, with 621 points overall and in a series where octochamps hit a joint-record low in the 15-round format, Cappleman qualified for the Series 87 finals in June, where Apterite Cillian McMulkin lay waiting for him.

McMulkin roared off the blocks with a spot of RANTOONES for 9, but Cappleman made back some ground after Cillian's offer of scampie ☓ proved no good and the former offered the excellent GOODLIER. But McMulkin eventually sped off into the distance, confirming his victory before the last numbers round. After neither player turned CONTINUAL into INOCULANT, Dave bowed out with another defeat, with a still very respectable 81 points, and a final points tally of 702.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
7979	22/03/2023	P	Matt Williams	72 – 86	Dave Cappleman	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dr John Cooper Clarke	Susie Dent	134
7980	23/03/2023	P	Dave Cappleman	76 – 38	Harvey Burgess	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dr John Cooper Clarke	Susie Dent	138
7981	24/03/2023	P	Dave Cappleman	115 – 67	Andrew Thomas	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dr John Cooper Clarke	Susie Dent	126
7982	27/03/2023	P	Dave Cappleman	84 – 81	Joel Ransom	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Levi Roots	Susie Dent	133
7983	28/03/2023	P	Dave Cappleman	72 – 65	Mandy Perry	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Levi Roots	Susie Dent	143
7984	29/03/2023	P	Dave Cappleman	110 – 47	Sam Haywood	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Levi Roots	Susie Dent	148
7985	30/03/2023	P	Dave Cappleman	78 – 104	Gavin Finlay	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Levi Roots	Susie Dent	134
8045	22/06/2023	QF	Cillian McMulkin	109 – 81	Dave Cappleman	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Marcus Brigstocke	Susie Dent	137