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Paul Harper
From Countdown
Paul Harper Octochamp Statistics | |
Final position | Quarter-finalist |
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Seeding | 5 |
Points total | 739 |
Conundrums solved | 7 |

Paul Harper was a finalist in Series 32 and an octochamp in Series 78.
Harper's eight wins and 739 preliminary points netted him a place in the Series 78 finals as #5 seed, which made him the second contestant to become a finalist for a second time, after Glen Webb. In his quarter-final here, he faced fellow octochamp Phil Davies, and the latter got off to a blistering start to lead 42 – 0 after four rounds. However, Harper went on to mount a strong comeback, narrowing the gap considerably with spots of VIOLATED, OUTWORE and PARKOUR, and Davies sealed victory only after the evenly-matched final numbers round.
Harper was the reserve contestant for Championship of Champions XV.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
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1799 | 23/07/1996 | P | Paul Harper | 54 – 42 | Margaret Kearley | Tom O'Connor | Kendall Clarke | 69 |
1800 | 24/07/1996 | P | Paul Harper | 56 – 31 | Peter Wilcockson | Tom O'Connor | Kendall Clarke | 73 |
1801 | 25/07/1996 | P | Paul Harper | 56 – 32 | Hilary Hicklin | June Whitfield | Kendall Clarke | 71 |
1802 | 26/07/1996 | P | Paul Harper | 33 – 36 | Peter Cottee | June Whitfield | Kendall Clarke | 71 |
1842 | 20/09/1996 | QF | Paul Harper | 30 – 61 | Craig Douglas | Philip Franks | Susie Dent | 74 |
6822 | 9/05/2018 | P | Paul Harper | 97 – 28 | James Forrest | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 123 |
6823 | 10/05/2018 | P | Paul Harper | 81 – 56 | Martyn Wingfield | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 125 |
6824 | 11/05/2018 | P | Paul Harper | 92 – 59 | Faye Battye | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 143 |
6825 | 14/05/2018 | P | Paul Harper | 77 – 75 | Curtis Thompson | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 133 |
6826 | 15/05/2018 | P | Paul Harper | 104 – 16 | Dickie Bird | Adrian Chiles | Susie Dent | 124 |
6827 | 16/05/2018 | P | Paul Harper | 91 – 80 | Vincent Clark | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 122 |
6828 | 17/05/2018 | P | Paul Harper | 90 – 69 | Matthew Silk | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 132 |
6829 | 18/05/2018 | P | Paul Harper | 107 – 41 | Gerry Walsh | Dr Linda Papadopoulos | Susie Dent | 136 |
6850 | 19/06/2018 | QF | Phil Davies | 81 – 69 | Paul Harper | Helen Fospero | Susie Dent | 143 |