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Dougie Mackay
Dougie Mackay was a contestant in Series 78.
He started his run by defeating one-time winner Luke O'Neill easily and obtained his first century. His journey was not smooth all the time, having to face three crucial conundrums, two of which he survived including one which was a close shave after Apterite Andy Christley blanked out on MRGOTNINE (Mr. Mackay got that one though). Alas, it all came to an end on the third one on his eighth game when his final preliminary opponent, Mac Walker buzzed in on DEFTCREEP in a second, not only ending his preliminary run with a defeat, but his chances of becoming an Octochamp as well. However, Mackay's total of 759 points meant that he achieved the highest ever total for a seven-time winner, surpassing Steve Baines' record of 758 from Series 57, as well as the second-highest total for any non-octochamp after fellow Series 78 contestant Philip Aston’s 760 from just seven games.
Mackay's successful heat run also guaranteed him the #6 seed spot for the Series 78 finals, and he returned in June to take on the unbeaten octochamp Chris Thorn in his quarter-final. Here, he proved to be on impressive form, outplaying Thorn in both of his six-small selections and spotting the nine-letter word DOVETAILS to seal a 97 – 68 victory.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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6800 | 6/04/2018 | P | Luke O'Neill | 73 – 109 | Dougie Mackay | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
6801 | 9/04/2018 | P | Dougie Mackay | 78 – 70 | Darren Newton | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Colin Murray | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
6802 | 10/04/2018 | P | Dougie Mackay | 105 – 36 | Colin Broome | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jimmy Osmond | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6803 | 11/04/2018 | P | Dougie Mackay | 102 – 59 | Sarah Farley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jimmy Osmond | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
6804 | 12/04/2018 | P | Dougie Mackay | 78 – 58 | Simon Clayton | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jimmy Osmond | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6805 | 13/04/2018 | P | Dougie Mackay | 95 – 84 | Andy Christley | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jimmy Osmond | Susie Dent | 133 | ||
6806 | 16/04/2018 | P | Dougie Mackay | 101 – 53 | Gary Tanner | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Jimmy Osmond | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
6807 | 17/04/2018 | P | Dougie Mackay | 91 – 93 | Mac Walker | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Pasha Kovalev | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6849 | 18/06/2018 | QF | Chris Thorn | 68 – 97 | Dougie Mackay | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 128 |