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Allan Simmons

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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

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