David Williams (Series 43)

David Williams was a semi-finalist of series 43. he first appeared on 23 August 2000, beating Sheila Reid 67-41, and won a further seven games to not only become an octochamp and #1 seed for the series, but also the highest-scoring octochamp of all time with an aggregate score of 535, surpassing Harvey Freeman's long-standing record by 12 points. David beat James Sheppard in the quarter-final, but came unstuck against Matthew Turner, losing 57-40. David returned in 2003 for Championship of Champions XI, and faced Chris Wills in the first round. Williams led by eight points going into the crucial conundrum thanks to an excellent final numbers game, but Wills's superior reflexes enabled him to buzz in almost instantly, meaning he went through whilst Williams had to leave the competition. However, David's losing score of 111 added another record to his list, until it was beaten by Matthew Shore at the following championship of champions event.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
2827	23/08/2000	P	Sheila Reid	41 – 67	David Williams	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent
2828	24/08/2000	P	David Williams	78 – 29	Tony McGill	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent
2829	25/08/2000	P	David Williams	72 – 41	Alistair Littlewood	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent
2830	29/08/2000	P	David Williams	62 – 13	Rose Agnew	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent
2831	30/08/2000	P	David Williams	69 – 42	Marion Alexander	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent
2832	5/09/2000	P	David Williams	63 – 33	Mike Pilkington	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent
2833	6/09/2000	P	David Williams	59 – 36	Paul Coulson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Carol Barnes	Susie Dent
2834	7/09/2000	P	David Williams	65 – 41	Mark Dermody	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Carol Barnes	Susie Dent
2905	15/12/2000	QF	David Williams	62 – 46	James Sheppard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Anya Sitaram	Richard Samson
2909	21/12/2000	SF	David Williams	40 – 57	Matthew Turner	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Barry Cryer	Susie Dent
3391	7/01/2003	CP	Chris Wills	113 – 111	David Williams	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Susie Dent