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David Ballheimer
From Countdown
David Ballheimer Octochamp Statistics | |
Final position | Semi-finalist |
---|---|
Seeding | 1 |
Points total | 474 |
Conundrums solved | 4 |
David Ballheimer was a semi-finalist from Series 42.
He made his debut on 14 February 2000, beating Daniel Vanniasingham before racking up another seven wins and an aggregate score of 474 to become an octochamp and the #1 seed for the series. Ballheimer beat Jim Ainsworth in a close game in the quarter-final, but lost to John Hastings in the semi-final. Ballheimer returned for Championship of Champions XI, but lost to eventual winner Graham Nash in the first round.
His own record of his experience on the show can be read on The Countdown Page here.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
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2709 | 14/02/2000 | P | Daniel Vanniasingham | 53 – 58 | David Ballheimer | Martin Jarvis | Damian Eadie | 83 |
2710 | 15/02/2000 | P | David Ballheimer | 55 – 15 | Janet Nettleship | Martin Jarvis | Damian Eadie | 70 |
2711 | 16/02/2000 | P | David Ballheimer | 53 – 43 | Ravi Choudhary | Martin Jarvis | Damian Eadie | 84 |
2712 | 17/02/2000 | P | David Ballheimer | 72 – 62 | Jason Witcher | Martin Jarvis | Damian Eadie | 75 |
2713 | 18/02/2000 | P | David Ballheimer | 60 – 22 | Maureen Graham | Martin Jarvis | Damian Eadie | 94 |
2714 | 21/02/2000 | P | David Ballheimer | 65 – 29 | Mark Stubberfield | Penny Smith | Damian Eadie | 72 |
2715 | 22/02/2000 | P | David Ballheimer | 40 – 28 | Barbara Curr | Penny Smith | Damian Eadie | 75 |
2716 | 23/02/2000 | P | David Ballheimer | 71 – 23 | Sue Downing | Penny Smith | Damian Eadie | 73 |
2791 | 12/06/2000 | QF | David Ballheimer | 63 – 60 | Jim Ainsworth | Ned Sherrin | Damian Eadie | 71 |
2795 | 21/06/2000 | SF | David Ballheimer | 45 – 46 | John Hastings | Joan Bakewell | Damian Eadie | 75 |
3397 | 15/01/2003 | CP | David Ballheimer | 70 – 103 | Graham Nash | Tim Rice | Susie Dent | 119 |