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'''Amey Deshpande''' was a finalist in [[Series 56]]. From Shropshire, he first appeared in [[Series 42]] aged 10 and lost to [[John Snedden]]. He was invited back aged 12, in [[Series 47]] as part of the junior Countdown tournament, where he lost 66-44 to the impressive [[Andrew Hulme]]. Deshpande was given another go in [[Series 56]] where he ran off eight consecutive games including one [[century]] against [[Gareth Evans]], when he spotted the [[letters game|nine-letter word]] {{word|DESERTION}}, which he later claimed was "easy", and the conundrum to get 102 points. In the quarter-final against [[Anita Freeland]] the scores were close but low at [[episode 4379|62-61]] but Deshpande failed to score in any of the next three rounds meaning that the conundrum was irrelevant, but he did solve it and lost 86-71.
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'''Amey Deshpande''' was a finalist in [[Series 56]]. From Shropshire, he first appeared in [[Series 42]] aged 10 and lost to [[John Snedden]]. He was invited back aged 12, in [[Series 47]] as part of the junior Countdown tournament, where he lost 66-44 to the impressive [[Andrew Hulme]]. Deshpande was given another go in [[Series 56]] where he ran off eight consecutive games including one [[century]] against [[Gareth Evans]], when he spotted the [[letters game|nine-letter word]] {{word|DESERTION} and the conundrum to get 102 points. In the quarter-final against [[Anita Freeland]] the scores were close but low at [[episode 4379|62-61]] but Deshpande failed to score in any of the next three rounds meaning that the conundrum was irrelevant, but he did solve it and lost 86-71.
  
 
Deshpande was the first [[octochamp]] to be crowned with [[Des O'Connor]] as a presenter.
 
Deshpande was the first [[octochamp]] to be crowned with [[Des O'Connor]] as a presenter.

Revision as of 14:17, 18 July 2010

Amey Deshpande was a finalist in Series 56. From Shropshire, he first appeared in Series 42 aged 10 and lost to John Snedden. He was invited back aged 12, in Series 47 as part of the junior Countdown tournament, where he lost 66-44 to the impressive Andrew Hulme. Deshpande was given another go in Series 56 where he ran off eight consecutive games including one century against Gareth Evans, when he spotted the nine-letter word {{word|DESERTION} and the conundrum to get 102 points. In the quarter-final against Anita Freeland the scores were close but low at 62-61 but Deshpande failed to score in any of the next three rounds meaning that the conundrum was irrelevant, but he did solve it and lost 86-71.

Deshpande was the first octochamp to be crowned with Des O'Connor as a presenter.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
2693 21/01/2000 P John Snedden 80 – 38 Amey Deshpande Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Joan Bakewell Susie Dent
3208 13/03/2002 JSF Andrew Hulme 66 – 44 Amey Deshpande Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Andi Peters Phiona Stanley
4273 16/01/2007 P Ian Volante 79 – 91 Amey Deshpande Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent
4274 17/01/2007 P Amey Deshpande 86 – 75 Mandy Bill Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent
4275 18/01/2007 P Amey Deshpande 79 – 71 Joe McCoy Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent
4276 19/01/2007 P Amey Deshpande 80 – 66 Mike Smith Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent
4277 22/01/2007 P Amey Deshpande 98 – 75 Mary Jennings Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Susie Dent
4278 23/01/2007 P Amey Deshpande 87 – 50 Sylvia De Rozario Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Susie Dent
4279 24/01/2007 P Amey Deshpande 102 – 54 Gareth Evans Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Susie Dent
4280 25/01/2007 P Amey Deshpande 95 – 47 Oliver Brennan Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Richard Digance Susie Dent
4379 19/06/2007 QF Amey Deshpande 71 – 86 Anita Freeland Des O'Connor Carol Vorderman Jo Brand Susie Dent
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