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Ed McCullagh
Edward McCullagh was an octochamp in and the champion of Series 64. He was a customer service rep from Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland.
McCullagh first appeared on Countdown on 2 February 2011, and beat Dave Dyer in a fairly close and high-scoring debut episode, with both players finding the nine-letter word BETTERING. McCullagh followed this up with seven more victories, including a near-perfect performance against Judy Baynes. Here, he achieved maximum points in all of the first 14 rounds, but was unlucky enough to receive a conundrum which no one in the studio was able to solve (MEGALITRE). He's also notable for having kept three of his opponents to scores under 30. His total of 896 points is the eighth highest Octochamp aggregate to date.
Preceded by Jack Hurst |
Series winner Series 64 |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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5196 | 2/02/2011 | P | Dave Dyer | 83 – 115 | Edward McCullagh | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Gregg Wallace | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
5197 | 3/02/2011 | P | Edward McCullagh | 97 – 28 | David Clerkin | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Gregg Wallace | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
5198 | 4/02/2011 | P | Edward McCullagh | 120 – 45 | Judy Baynes | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Gregg Wallace | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
5199 | 7/02/2011 | P | Edward McCullagh | 108 – 24 | Paul Walsh | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 117 | ||
5200 | 8/02/2011 | P | Edward McCullagh | 118 – 38 | Harold Sanditen | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
5201 | 9/02/2011 | P | Edward McCullagh | 106 – 76 | Andrew Mossford | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 116 | ||
5202 | 10/02/2011 | P | Edward McCullagh | 121 – 27 | Lalitha Thyagarajan | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 127 | ||
5203 | 11/02/2011 | P | Edward McCullagh | 111 – 40 | Terry O'Hanlon | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Martin Lewis | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
5273 | 27/05/2011 | QF | Edward McCullagh | 101 – 36 | Andrew McNamara | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Alistair McGowan | Susie Dent | 119 | ||
5277 | 2/06/2011 | SF | Edward McCullagh | 120 – 41 | Mary Adie | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Gregg Wallace | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
5278 | 3/06/2011 | GF | Adam Gillard | 94 – 113 | Edward McCullagh | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | Gregg Wallace | Susie Dent | 127 |