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'''Brett Davids''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 70]] and [[Series 92|92]]. He was a dentist, working in and around the East Midlands during his first stint. But as of his second set of appearances, he was living/working in Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, specialising in endodontics. He is also an [[Apterite]].
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'''Brett Davids''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 70]], and an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 92]]. He was a dentist, working in and around the East Midlands during his first stint. But as of his second set of appearances, he was living/working in Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, specialising in endodontics. He is also an [[Apterite]] and will almost certainly be back for the end-of-series finals in December.
  
 
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However, just under 11-and-a-half years later, he returned, and kicked off by unseating incumbent champ and fellow returnee [[Angus Faraday]] in a double-[[century]] game, although Faraday did solve the [[conundrum]] in a flash. Davids then followed that up with two notable achievements; the highest score of the series so far with 138, and then a [[max game]] in his third appearance, which was only the fifteenth-ever known occurrence in [[Countdown]] history.
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However, just under 11-and-a-half years later, he returned, and kicked off by unseating incumbent champ and fellow returnee [[Angus Faraday]] in a double-[[century]] game, although Faraday did solve the [[conundrum]] in a flash. Davids then followed that up with seven further [[century|centuries]], in which there were two notable achievements; the highest score of the series so far with 138, and then a [[max game]] in his third appearance, which was only the fifteenth-ever known occurrence in [[Countdown]] history. He also managed to spot five nine-letter-word; those being {{word|MORALISED}}, {{word|FORNICATE}}, {{word|CREAKIEST}}, {{word|RECOATING}} and {{word|NECTARIES}}.
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Additionally, despite picking one-large for most [[numbers]] selections, Dr. Davids showed skill with some four-large tricks when under pressure, and despite some notably tricky opponents he never faced a crucial [[conundrum]] through his heats. After dispatching fellow [[Apterous|Apterite]] [[Phil Stanton]] in his last preliminary, it left Brett a [[800 club|900 club]] member with a total of 916 and the provisional No. 1 seed for the finals, but with still over four months of shows to still be broadcast, with [[Colin Murray|Colin]] and [[Rachel Riley|Rachel]] anointing him 'The Winking Goliath' as a final send-off.
  
 
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Revision as of 16:54, 6 August 2025

Brett Davids
octochamp statistics
Final position TBC
Seeding TBC
Points total 916
Conundrums solved 5
Brett in Series 70...
…and again in Series 92!

Brett Davids was a contestant in Series 70, and an octochamp in Series 92. He was a dentist, working in and around the East Midlands during his first stint. But as of his second set of appearances, he was living/working in Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, specialising in endodontics. He is also an Apterite and will almost certainly be back for the end-of-series finals in December.

Appearances

Series 70

Brett made his debut in 2014, where he notched up three victories, before coming unstuck against eventual octochamp and series runner-up Andy Naylor, although he did turn PNICOTINE into INCEPTION to have the last word, but his first run officially ended after that.

Series 92

However, just under 11-and-a-half years later, he returned, and kicked off by unseating incumbent champ and fellow returnee Angus Faraday in a double-century game, although Faraday did solve the conundrum in a flash. Davids then followed that up with seven further centuries, in which there were two notable achievements; the highest score of the series so far with 138, and then a max game in his third appearance, which was only the fifteenth-ever known occurrence in Countdown history. He also managed to spot five nine-letter-word; those being MORALISED, FORNICATE, CREAKIEST, RECOATING and NECTARIES.

Additionally, despite picking one-large for most numbers selections, Dr. Davids showed skill with some four-large tricks when under pressure, and despite some notably tricky opponents he never faced a crucial conundrum through his heats. After dispatching fellow Apterite Phil Stanton in his last preliminary, it left Brett a 900 club member with a total of 916 and the provisional No. 1 seed for the finals, but with still over four months of shows to still be broadcast, with Colin and Rachel anointing him 'The Winking Goliath' as a final send-off.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
5869 14/02/2014 P Adrian Day 57 – 96 Brett Davids Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Richard Arnold Susie Dent 123
5870 17/02/2014 P Brett Davids 103 – 63 Christopher Jones Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jonathan Edwards Susie Dent 137
5871 18/02/2014 P Brett Davids 93 – 51 Jenny Bradley Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jonathan Edwards Susie Dent 124
5872 19/02/2014 P Brett Davids 65 – 76 Andy Naylor Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Jonathan Edwards Susie Dent 146
8569 28/07/2025 P Angus Faraday 100 – 104 Brett Davids Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 121
8570 29/07/2025 P Brett Davids 138 – 54 Josie Scott-Fleming Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 155
8571 30/07/2025 P Brett Davids 119 – 80 Paul Hegarty Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 119
8572 31/07/2025 P Brett Davids 107 – 51 Jenny Dyer Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 149
8573 01/08/2025 P Brett Davids 119 – 70 Jim Langston Colin Murray Rachel Riley Jon Culshaw Susie Dent 137
8574 04/08/2025 P Brett Davids 108 – 78 John McGinnes Colin Murray Rachel Riley Steve Cram Susie Dent 133
8575 05/08/2025 P Brett Davids 113 – 52 Martin Larter Colin Murray Rachel Riley Steve Cram Susie Dent 143
8576 06/08/2025 P Brett Davids 108 – 66 Phil Stanton Colin Murray Rachel Riley Steve Cram Susie Dent 123
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