Dave Cappleman

Dave Cappleman in Series 87.

Dave Cappleman was a contestant 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 are sparse, Cappleman has now qualified for the Series 87 finals in June.

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	P	Cillian McMulkin	109 – 81	Dave Cappleman	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Marcus Brigstocke	Susie Dent	137