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Dave Ashton

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For the Series 88 contestant, see David Ashton.
Dave Ashton
Octochamp Statistics
Final positionQuarter-finalist
Seeding4
Points total739
Conundrums solved2
Dave Ashton in Series 79.

Dave Ashton was an octochamp in Series 79. He is a Security Officer from St Helens.

He debuted on 6th September 2018 in the champion's chair, securing his first victory with a score of 95 points against Joe Harris. He then put on 7 more impressive victories to become the series' third consecutive octochamp. During his heat run he defeated Laura McDonald, the mother of Series 78 finalist Toby McDonald, and Apterite Stephen Holford.

With the withdrawal of Robin Johnson, Ashton faced Tony Manwani in the 4th quarter-final as the No. 4 seed. In the game he put in a good performance, particularly on the numbers, but was outplayed in the end by Manwani who scored the maximum points possible in 11 out of 15 rounds, meaning that it did not fall true to seeding.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
6904 6/09/2018 P Dave Ashton 95 – 68 Joe Harris Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Pougatch Susie Dent 134
6905 7/09/2018 P Dave Ashton 105 – 34 Tricia Lea Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Pougatch Susie Dent 134
6906 10/09/2018 P Dave Ashton 84 – 49 Dan Martin Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Mark Pougatch Susie Dent 125
6907 11/09/2018 P Dave Ashton 82 – 62 David O'Neill Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Charlie Stayt Susie Dent 135
6908 12/09/2018 P Dave Ashton 87 – 36 Kim Wilson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Charlie Stayt Susie Dent 134
6909 13/09/2018 P Dave Ashton 87 – 47 Laura McDonald Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Charlie Stayt Susie Dent 121
6910 17/09/2018 P Dave Ashton 100 – 78 Stephen Holford Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Charlie Stayt Susie Dent 126
6911 18/09/2018 P Dave Ashton 99 – 58 Mark Garfield Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Charlie Stayt Susie Dent 142
6976 18/12/2018 QF Dave Ashton 79 – 114 Tony Manwani Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Phill Jupitus Susie Dent 129