Paul Harper

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

Paul Harper, 22 years after his first appearance, in Series 78.

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	Host	Arithmetician	Guest	Lex	Max
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