Matthew Shore

Matthew Shore was a contestant in series 54, first appearing on 17 february 2006 where he beat Alexia McCluskey 109-55. He won his next seven games to become an octochamp with an impressive total of 850 points. He returned for the final rounds, where he defeated fellow octochamps Michael Bowden and Jon Corby before being beaten in the grand final by Conor Travers. He returned the very next week for Championship of Champions XII, where he defeated Chris Cummins in the first round before losing the following day to Mark Tournoff 124-117, setting a new record for both the highest 1-game aggregate score and the highest ever losing score in Countdown history, records Matthew holds to this day.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
4038	17/02/2006	P	Alexia McCluskey	55 – 109	Matthew Shore	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Clarissa Dickson-Wright	Susie Dent
4039	18/02/2006	P	Matthew Shore	116 – 29	Brian Wilson	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Clarissa Dickson-Wright	Susie Dent
4040	20/02/2006	P	Matthew Shore	115 – 35	Greg Bell	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Clarissa Dickson-Wright	Susie Dent
4041	21/02/2006	P	Matthew Shore	98 – 60	Susan Stones	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Clarissa Dickson-Wright	Susie Dent
4042	22/02/2006	P	Matthew Shore	103 – 59	David McDougall	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Susie Dent
4043	23/02/2006	P	Matthew Shore	88 – 65	Heather Phillips	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Susie Dent
4044	24/02/2006	P	Matthew Shore	95 – 51	Roger Walker	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Susie Dent
4045	25/02/2006	P	Matthew Shore	126 – 55	Inderjit Bedi	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Susie Dent
4108	22/05/2006	QF	Michael Bowden	69 – 88	Matthew Shore	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Susie Dent
4111	25/05/2006	SF	Jon Corby	78 – 94	Matthew Shore	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Susie Dent
4112	26/05/2006	GF	Conor Travers	98 – 83	Matthew Shore	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Susie Dent
4120	7/06/2006	CP	Matthew Shore	109 – 101	Chris Cummins	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ann Widdecombe	Susie Dent
4121	8/06/2006	CQF	Matthew Shore	117 – 124	Mark Tournoff	Des Lynam	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ann Widdecombe	Susie Dent