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Cillian McMulkin
Cillian McMulkin was a contestant in Series 65 and 87. At the time of his first appearance, he was a risk analyst from Belfast. He has also been an Apterite since 2009 and has achieved a top 20 position in the Apterous pro rank leaderboard.
Debuting midway through Jeff Stelling's last series, McMulkin fell 14 points short of victory to would-be octochamp Dave Taylor, but did have the last word by solving the conundrum. Just under 11 and a half years later, he was allowed to return; this time starting his run against seven-time winner Peter Burke in an all-Ireland affair. McMulkin would not be beaten this time, winning 66 – 107 to deny Burke's octochampdom and kick off with a century. In his fifth victory, McMulkin equalled the current record for the highest-ever score of 154, sharing it with Tom Stevenson, and dropped 1 point with only GUNMETAL eluding him. His seventh game also tied for the highest possible score ever recorded in a game of countdown, matching the 175 with Episode 6745 and Episode 7341.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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5321 | 31/08/2011 | P | Dave Taylor | 99 – 85 | Cillian McMulkin | Jeff Stelling | Rachel Riley | John Inverdale | Susie Dent | 143 | ||
7939 | 25/01/2023 | P | Peter Burke | 66 – 107 | Cillian McMulkin | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Stephen K. Amos | Susie Dent | 134 | ||
7940 | 26/01/2023 | P | Cillian McMulkin | 109 – 51 | Cheryl Perkins | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Stephen K. Amos | Susie Dent | 130 | ||
7941 | 27/01/2023 | P | Cillian McMulkin | 124 – 43 | Amy Perryman | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Stephen K. Amos | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
7942 | 30/01/2023 | P | Cillian McMulkin | 101 – 61 | Toby Rogers | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Justin Moorhouse | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
7943 | 31/01/2023 | P | Cillian McMulkin | 154 – 69 | Chris Davies | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Justin Moorhouse | Susie Dent | 155 | ||
7944 | 01/02/2023 | P | Cillian McMulkin | 112 – 45 | Jon Sluckis | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Justin Moorhouse | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
7945 | 02/02/2023 | P | Cillian McMulkin | 116 – 33 | Ron Squire | Colin Murray | Rachel Riley | Justin Moorhouse | Susie Dent | 175 |