Allan Simmons

Allan Simmons

Allan Simmons was a quarter-finalist in Series 3.

A computer programmer from London, he was the first player ever to win seven shows in a row, just being pipped to the post by eventual octochamp, William Bradford. He returned to the finals as number three seed, but was beaten by Andrew Guy in the quarter-final.

His sister, Val appeared in Series 4, and he is married to Gilli Appleby, the twin sister of Series 2 finalist Philip Appleby.

Away from Countdown, Simmons has been actively involved in the world of Scrabble, having been both chairman of the ABSP and its international equivalent, WESPA. A former full-time Scrabble consultant and one of the UK's most dominant players, he is a five-time British Matchplay Scrabble Champion, four-time ABSP Masters winner and the 2008 National Scrabble Champion. He has represented Scotland at the World Scrabble Championship on numerous occasions. In 2016, he reached the quarter-final stage of the 2016 MSI World Scrabble Championship, as well as winning three of the ABSP's five major events in that year.

In October 2017, Simmons was given a three-year ban from competitive Scrabble for cheating, following complaints from Lewis Mackay and other players. [1]

Series runner-up Countdown Masters (series 1)

Followed by Stephen Deakin Michael Wylie

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
89	03/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	41 – 35	Ted Wiles	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton	Yvonne Warburton	69
90	04/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	47 – 37	George France	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton	Yvonne Warburton	70
91	05/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	36 – 36	Alan Walker	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton	Yvonne Warburton	70
92	06/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	61 – 42	Alan Walker	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton	Yvonne Warburton	70
93	10/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	61 – 18	Pat Williams	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton	Yvonne Warburton	73
94	11/10/1983	P	Peter Dean	21 – 47	Allan Simmons	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton	Yvonne Warburton	72
95	12/10/1983	P	John Rusted	40 – 47	Allan Simmons	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton	Yvonne Warburton	70
96	13/10/1983	P	Eric Shaw	19 – 45	Allan Simmons	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton	Yvonne Warburton	73
97	17/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	31 – 38	William Bradford	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton	Yvonne Warburton	72
128	08/12/1983	QF	Andrew Guy	62 – 35	Allan Simmons	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin	Julia Swannell	70
M43	22/01/1990–26/01/1990	M	Harry Venet	41 – 121	Allan Simmons	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Freda Thornton	133
M80	08/10/1990–12/10/1990	M	Allan Simmons	85 – 44	Steve Williams	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					none	Mark Nyman	137

External Links

• Allan Simmons on Wikipedia.