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'''David Kempshall''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 82]]. He's a Marketing Director from Stafford.
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[[File:David Kempshall.png|thumb|200px|right|David Kempshall in Series 82.]]
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'''David Kempshall''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 82]]. He was a Marketing Director from Stafford. He became an [[Apterite]] after his heat appearances were recorded.  
  
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Kempshall made his debut on April 22 2020 against [[Hussain Mulla]], taking off with a 107-point win. He followed this with seven more victories and another two centuries. Eventually, in the last episode before the hiatus during the Covid-19 pandemic, he wrapped his heat run with a total of 732 points and will return for the series finals later in the series.
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Kempshall made his debut on 22 April 2020 against Hussain Mulla, winning with a score of 107. He followed this with seven more victories and another two [[centuries]]. In the last episode before the [[2020 COVID-19 hiatus]], he wrapped his heat run with an octotal of 732 points.
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Kempshall returned to ''[[Countdown]]'' for the [[series]] finals as the No. 8 seed on 10 December 2020, against the No. 1 seed Luke Johnson-Davies for the first quarter-final. Johnson-Davies pulled away early in the game, but Kempshall kept within his reach although he discounted a potential [[nine-letter word]] which wasn't in the dictionary. But both players found {{word|DETAILING}} in the last letters round and scored points in all four [[numbers round]]s before Luke emerged victorious with a [[max game]] performance, relegating Kempshall to his first defeat with 89 points. Kempshall amassed 821 points overall in his nine games.
  
 
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{{ep | 7317 | 30/04/2020 | P |David Kempshall| 64 - 53 |[[James Sealey]]|Fern Britton|Susie Dent|133}}
 
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{{ep | 7318 | 1/05/2020 | P |David Kempshall| 117 - 54 |[[Dick Jones]]|Fern Britton|Susie Dent|158}}
 
{{ep | 7318 | 1/05/2020 | P |David Kempshall| 117 - 54 |[[Dick Jones]]|Fern Britton|Susie Dent|158}}
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{{ep | 7407 | 10/12/2020 | QF |'''[[Luke Johnson-Davies]]'''| '''136''' - 89 |David Kempshall|[[John Inverdale]]|Susie Dent|'''136'''}}
 
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Latest revision as of 15:18, 16 July 2026

David Kempshall
octochamp statistics
Final position Quarter-finalist
Seeding 8
Points total 732
Conundrums solved 6
David Kempshall in Series 82.

David Kempshall was an octochamp in Series 82. He was a Marketing Director from Stafford. He became an Apterite after his heat appearances were recorded.

Kempshall made his debut on 22 April 2020 against Hussain Mulla, winning with a score of 107. He followed this with seven more victories and another two centuries. In the last episode before the 2020 COVID-19 hiatus, he wrapped his heat run with an octotal of 732 points.

Kempshall returned to Countdown for the series finals as the No. 8 seed on 10 December 2020, against the No. 1 seed Luke Johnson-Davies for the first quarter-final. Johnson-Davies pulled away early in the game, but Kempshall kept within his reach although he discounted a potential nine-letter word which wasn't in the dictionary. But both players found DETAILING in the last letters round and scored points in all four numbers rounds before Luke emerged victorious with a max game performance, relegating Kempshall to his first defeat with 89 points. Kempshall amassed 821 points overall in his nine games.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
7311 22/04/2020 P Hussain Mulla 83 – 107 David Kempshall Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Nicki Chapman Susie Dent 123
7312 23/04/2020 P David Kempshall 90 – 71 Linda Vijeh Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Nicki Chapman Susie Dent 145
7313 24/04/2020 P David Kempshall 75 – 56 Steve Moorhouse Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Nicki Chapman Susie Dent 165
7314 27/04/2020 P David Kempshall 89 – 76 Andy Hewitt Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Fern Britton Susie Dent 135
7315 28/04/2020 P David Kempshall 75 – 64 Lee Price Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Fern Britton Susie Dent 133
7316 29/04/2020 P David Kempshall 115 – 30 'Pax' Paxton Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Fern Britton Susie Dent 135
7317 30/04/2020 P David Kempshall 64 – 53 James Sealey Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Fern Britton Susie Dent 133
7318 1/05/2020 P David Kempshall 117 – 54 Dick Jones Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Fern Britton Susie Dent 158
7407 10/12/2020 QF Luke Johnson-Davies 136 – 89 David Kempshall Nick Hewer Rachel Riley John Inverdale Susie Dent 136
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