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William Bradford
From Countdown
William Bradford was an octochamp in Series 3.
A hotelier from Cambridge, he first appeared on 17 October 1983 and beat 7-time winner Allan Simmons. He went on to become the first octochamp in Countdown history. He returned to the finals as #2 seed, where he beat David Brook in the quarter-final before losing to eventual champion Andrew Guy in the semi-final.
Also known as Bill, he is a top Scrabble player. His son, Peter, appeared on the show in Series 25.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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97 | 17/10/1983 | P | Allan Simmons | 31 – 38 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | William Rushton | Yvonne Warburton | 72 |
98 | 18/10/1983 | P | Andrew Long | 40 – 47 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 70 |
99 | 19/10/1983 | P | Pat Bowlas | 40 – 50 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 68 |
100 | 20/10/1983 | P | David Coss | 40 – 50 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 73 |
101 | 24/10/1983 | P | Christine Williams | 24 – 42 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 70 |
102 | 25/10/1983 | P | Adrian Yonace | 42 – 50 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 70 |
103 | 26/10/1983 | P | Pat Flowers | 16 – 53 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 72 |
104 | 27/10/1983 | P | Jane Guestin | 34 – 69 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 83 |
127 | 7/12/1983 | QF | David Brook | 37 – 51 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Ned Sherrin | Julia Swannell | 72 | |
131 | 14/12/1983 | SF | William Bradford | 42 – 65 | Andrew Guy | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Ned Sherrin | Julia Swannell | 67 | |
185 | 15/10/1984 | CQF | William Bradford | 28 – 54 | Mark Nyman | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Ned Sherrin | Yvonne Warburton | 68 | |
M41 | 8/1/90-12/1/90 | Masters 1 | Laurie Silver | 72 – 80 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | N/A | Freda Thornton | 133 |