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| '''John Clarke''' was the winner of [[Series 11]] and a defeated semi-finalist in [[Championship of Champions III]].
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| Clarke started his run on 26 March 1987, late in the series, and had time for only five victories before the finals started, including four scores over 60. Under the rules of the time, he was offered the opportunity to compete in the finals rather than continue in the next series, and as he was #1 seed anyway, he opted to enter the finals.
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| A high-scoring [[Episode 538|74-56 victory]] over [[Maurice Sobell]] put him through to the semi-finals, and a comfortable [[Episode 542|48-19 defeat]] of [[James Wilkie]] set up an "all star" final with #2 seed [[David Reid]]. Impressive finds of MARRIAGE and OUTRIDER gave Clarke a [[Episode 544|97-61 victory]], with only an unsolved final conundrum LOCALTIES denying him the century.
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| He returned in June for Championship of Champions, where he drew [[Series 12]] [[octochamp]] [[Jon Marsh]]. Clarke comfortably emerged the winner with a score of [[Episode 598|61 to 29]]. In the semi-final he faced the legendary [[Harvey Freeman]] and delivered [[Episode 599|a creditable performance]] in defeat, with Freeman scoring one of the narrowest victories of his unbeaten career.
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| [[Category:Series winners|Clarke, John]]
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| [[Category:Contestants in Series 11|Clarke, John]]
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| [[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions III|Clarke, John]]
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Revision as of 14:34, 17 January 2008
