 MaGowan qualified for the 2005 World Grand Prix and beat Alan Caves and then Peter Manley to reach the quarter finals.The run though was temporarily halted when he travelled to his son's wedding by helicopter before returning to the Citywest Hotel for his quarter-final game with Dennis Smith but the fatigue obviously got to him as he was beaten 4–0.MaGowan qualified for the 2006 PDC World Darts Championship where he lost to Dennis Priestley in the first round.