John Hadfield

John Hadfield was an octochamp in Series 14. He was a showroom manager for a bedroom furniture company from Isleworth, Middlesex.

He survived a crucial conundrum on his début, and went on to accumulate 429 points to qualify for the finals as #3 seed. He faced Frank Houston in his quarter-final match, where he built a 10-point lead after the first three rounds. He then fell to 5 behind five rounds later after missing an available T extension of FUNNIES and blundering in the last numbers round. Houston eventually solved the crucial conundrum UNCLEPEAT to upset Hadfield's run.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
667	4/11/1987	P	Bhala Appadoo	41 – 45	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Russell Harty	Catherine Clarke	70
668	5/11/1987	P	Jean Anderson	25 – 51	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Russell Harty	Catherine Clarke	84
669	6/11/1987	P	Anju Shah	32 – 47	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Russell Harty	Catherine Clarke	72
670	9/11/1987	P	Monica Sutcliffe	32 – 45	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Russell Harty	Catherine Clarke	97
671	10/11/1987	P	Betty Powell	6 – 63	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Russell Harty	Catherine Clarke	69
672	11/11/1987	P	John Brown	25 – 49	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Lance Percival	Catherine Clarke	72
673	12/11/1987	P	Jean Clague	42 – 55	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Lance Percival	Catherine Clarke	75
674	13/11/1987	P	Richard Farrer	36 – 74	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Lance Percival	Catherine Clarke	95
703	21/12/1987	QF	Frank Houston	56 – 41	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Karen Loughlin	Carol Thatcher	Julia Swannell	74
M16	17/7/89-21/7/89	Masters 1	Julian Hough	124 – 61	John Hadfield	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					N/A	Catherine Clarke	136