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[[File:Toby McDonald.png|thumb|200px|right|Toby McDonald in [[Series 78]].]]
 
[[File:Toby McDonald.png|thumb|200px|right|Toby McDonald in [[Series 78]].]]
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'''Toby McDonald''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 78]]. He is also an [[Apterite]]. He has now qualified to return in June 2018 for the series finals as number 2 seed.
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'''Toby McDonald''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 78]]. He is also an [[Apterite]].
  
 
Making his debut on 26 April 2018, aged 17, McDonald prevailed over three-time winner and former professional golfer [[Jason Palmer]] in an extremely close encounter, snatching the game on a crucial [[conundrum]] with both players already over 100 points. McDonald sealed another seven victories, all of which were centuries, including a top score of 121. His octotal is 882. His numbers, particularly, were very strong: of the 320 points available from these in his run, he accumulated a raw score of 308, placing him equal second (with [[Stephen Read]]) on highest cumulative score from 32 numbers rounds in an octorun, behind [[Dylan Taylor]]’s 311. He is the first ever octochamp born in the 21st century, having been born in January 2001.
 
Making his debut on 26 April 2018, aged 17, McDonald prevailed over three-time winner and former professional golfer [[Jason Palmer]] in an extremely close encounter, snatching the game on a crucial [[conundrum]] with both players already over 100 points. McDonald sealed another seven victories, all of which were centuries, including a top score of 121. His octotal is 882. His numbers, particularly, were very strong: of the 320 points available from these in his run, he accumulated a raw score of 308, placing him equal second (with [[Stephen Read]]) on highest cumulative score from 32 numbers rounds in an octorun, behind [[Dylan Taylor]]’s 311. He is the first ever octochamp born in the 21st century, having been born in January 2001.
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As a result of his success in the heats, McDonald was invited back for the Series 78 finals as #2 seed. In his quarter-final, however, he finally suffered his first defeat against six-time winner and fellow Apterite [[Philip Aston]] after an unsolved and very difficult crucial [[conundrum]] eluded both players. However, even here, he scored an impressive 97 points, ensuring a [[List of joint scores over 200|joint score over 200]] for this highly anticipated episode.
  
 
He is the son of [[Series 54]] contestant [[Laura McDonald]], who lost to seven-time winner and finalist [[Christine Armstrong]]. Away from Countdown, he is a keen video gamer.
 
He is the son of [[Series 54]] contestant [[Laura McDonald]], who lost to seven-time winner and finalist [[Christine Armstrong]]. Away from Countdown, he is a keen video gamer.
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{{ep | 6820 | 7/05/2018 | P |Toby McDonald| 104 - 71 |[[Simon Cluskey]]|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent|146}}
 
{{ep | 6820 | 7/05/2018 | P |Toby McDonald| 104 - 71 |[[Simon Cluskey]]|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent|146}}
 
{{ep | 6821 | 8/05/2018 | P |Toby McDonald| 104 - 46 |[[Lee Padovani]]|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent|128}}
 
{{ep | 6821 | 8/05/2018 | P |Toby McDonald| 104 - 46 |[[Lee Padovani]]|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent|128}}
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{{ep | 6848 | 15/06/2018 | QF |Toby McDonald| 97 - 104 |[[Philip Aston]]|[[Helen Fospero]]|Susie Dent|123}}
 
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Revision as of 13:59, 15 June 2018

Toby McDonald in Series 78.

Toby McDonald was an octochamp in Series 78. He is also an Apterite.

Making his debut on 26 April 2018, aged 17, McDonald prevailed over three-time winner and former professional golfer Jason Palmer in an extremely close encounter, snatching the game on a crucial conundrum with both players already over 100 points. McDonald sealed another seven victories, all of which were centuries, including a top score of 121. His octotal is 882. His numbers, particularly, were very strong: of the 320 points available from these in his run, he accumulated a raw score of 308, placing him equal second (with Stephen Read) on highest cumulative score from 32 numbers rounds in an octorun, behind Dylan Taylor’s 311. He is the first ever octochamp born in the 21st century, having been born in January 2001.

As a result of his success in the heats, McDonald was invited back for the Series 78 finals as #2 seed. In his quarter-final, however, he finally suffered his first defeat against six-time winner and fellow Apterite Philip Aston after an unsolved and very difficult crucial conundrum eluded both players. However, even here, he scored an impressive 97 points, ensuring a joint score over 200 for this highly anticipated episode.

He is the son of Series 54 contestant Laura McDonald, who lost to seven-time winner and finalist Christine Armstrong. Away from Countdown, he is a keen video gamer.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
6814 26/04/2018 P Jason Palmer 104 – 115 Toby McDonald Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Chris Packham Susie Dent 135
6815 30/04/2018 P Toby McDonald 108 – 68 Maxim Hall Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Chris Packham Susie Dent 123
6816 1/05/2018 P Toby McDonald 121 – 32 Colin Beckwith Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Chris Packham Susie Dent 126
6817 2/05/2018 P Toby McDonald 110 – 38 Terry Monaghan Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 134
6818 3/05/2018 P Toby McDonald 111 – 10 Alyssa Critchley Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 125
6819 4/05/2018 P Toby McDonald 109 – 53 Nilesh Pandya Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 124
6820 7/05/2018 P Toby McDonald 104 – 71 Simon Cluskey Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 146
6821 8/05/2018 P Toby McDonald 104 – 46 Lee Padovani Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Phil Hammond Susie Dent 128
6848 15/06/2018 QF Toby McDonald 97 – 104 Philip Aston Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Helen Fospero Susie Dent 123
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