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	[[Image:Jefrrey Crucial Conundrum.JPG\|right\|thumb\|Jeffrey Hansford]]		[[Image:Jefrrey Crucial Conundrum.JPG\|right\|thumb\|Jeffrey Hansford]]
	'''Jeffrey Hansford''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the runner-up of [[Series 57]].		'''Jeffrey Hansford''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the runner-up of [[Series 57]].

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 [[Image:Jefrrey Crucial Conundrum.JPG|right|thumb|Jeffrey Hansford]]
-'''Jeffrey Hansford''' was the runner-up of [[Series 57]].
+'''Jeffrey Hansford''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the runner-up of [[Series 57]].
 After a close-fought debut against [[Grant Woods]], Hansford scored another seven victories by comfortable margins to become the series' third [[octochamp]]. This included a score of 127 with two niners, the second highest of the series. He also solved seven conundrums with exceptional speed, often buzzing in under a second, and showed visible disappointment on the one occasion he was beaten to the buzzer. In the finals, he saw off two tough opponents, before finally falling to [[Craig Beevers]] in the final. His impeccable conundrum record was, however, maintained, with two lightning-fast spots, and one controversially disallowed by [[Des O'Connor]]. For reasons unknown, Hansford did not play in [[Championship of Champions XIII]].

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 He has [[wikipedia:Asperger syndrome|Asperger's syndrome]] and is known for his range of unusual mannerisms. These include saying "please" after almost every letter, declaring an exact numbers solution to be '0 away' (parodied by [[Charlie Reams]] in [[Episode S29]]), "a risky [length] I should say" (usually for fairly common words), and spelling many of his words using mnemonics. He appeared in an article in the [http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/18516/Rain-Man's-Countdown-wins-are-adding-up ''Daily Express''] which compared him to Rain Man. In the article, he claims to have studied the dictionary every lunchtime and evening since he was four point eight. He also earned an article in the [http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/puzzle-of-countdown-genius-504558 ''Daily Mirror''] which revealed that he does not hold down a normal job but aspires to be a children's book author sometime before the end of 2012.
-Reaction to him from fans of the show was extremely mixed, with some finding his mannerisms and obvious ability charming, while others were offended by his lack of social understanding and self-awareness. Also, Hansford could be seen cheating on several occasions, most notably in the quarter- and semi-final. His quarter-final opponent [[David Von Geyer]] has said, however, "he was cheating, but as he has no concept that what he's doing is wrong, he wasn't cheating" (referring to Hansford's Asperger's syndrome).
+Reaction to him from fans of the show was extremely mixed, with some finding his mannerisms and obvious ability charming, while others were offended by his lack of social understanding and self-awareness. Hansford could be seen buzzing immediately on the [[conundrums]] on several occasions, arguably before he could have even seen the letters; a practice that some found controversial. This was most notable in his quarter-final and semi-final. Informally, on the [[c4countdown]] message board, "Hansfording" or "doing a Hansford" refers to buzzing in instantly for the conundrum before even seeing the letters.
 {{series runner-up|preceded_by=Anita Freeland|series=57|followed_by=Richard Priest}}

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 After a close-fought debut against [[Grant Woods]], Hansford scored another seven victories by comfortable margins to become the series' third [[octochamp]]. This included a score of 127 with two niners, the second highest of the series. He also solved seven conundrums with exceptional speed, often buzzing in under a second, and showed visible disappointment on the one occasion he was beaten to the buzzer. In the finals, he saw off two tough opponents, before finally falling to [[Craig Beevers]] in the final. His impeccable conundrum record was, however, maintained, with two lightning-fast spots, and one controversially disallowed by [[Des O'Connor]]. For reasons unknown, Hansford did not play in [[Championship of Champions XIII]].
-He has [[wikipedia:Asperger syndrome|Asperger's syndrome]] and is known for his range of unusual mannerisms. These include saying "please" after almost every letter, declaring an exact numbers solution to be '0 away' (parodied by [[Charlie Reams]] in [[Episode S29]]), "a risky [length] I should say" (usually for fairly common words), and spelling many of his words using mnemonics. He appeared in an article in the [http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/18516/Rain-Man's-Countdown-wins-are-adding-up ''Daily Express''] which compared him to Rain Man. In the article, he claims to have studied the dictionary every lunchtime and evening since he was four point eight. He also earned an article in the [http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2007/09/08/brain-man-89520-19753157/ ''Daily Mirror''] which revealed that he does not hold down a normal job but aspires to be a children's book author sometime before the end of 2012.
+He has [[wikipedia:Asperger syndrome|Asperger's syndrome]] and is known for his range of unusual mannerisms. These include saying "please" after almost every letter, declaring an exact numbers solution to be '0 away' (parodied by [[Charlie Reams]] in [[Episode S29]]), "a risky [length] I should say" (usually for fairly common words), and spelling many of his words using mnemonics. He appeared in an article in the [http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/18516/Rain-Man's-Countdown-wins-are-adding-up ''Daily Express''] which compared him to Rain Man. In the article, he claims to have studied the dictionary every lunchtime and evening since he was four point eight. He also earned an article in the [http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/puzzle-of-countdown-genius-504558 ''Daily Mirror''] which revealed that he does not hold down a normal job but aspires to be a children's book author sometime before the end of 2012.
 Reaction to him from fans of the show was extremely mixed, with some finding his mannerisms and obvious ability charming, while others were offended by his lack of social understanding and self-awareness. Also, Hansford could be seen cheating on several occasions, most notably in the quarter- and semi-final. His quarter-final opponent [[David Von Geyer]] has said, however, "he was cheating, but as he has no concept that what he's doing is wrong, he wasn't cheating" (referring to Hansford's Asperger's syndrome).
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 ==External Link==
-[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2007/09/08/puzzle-of-countdown-genius-115875-19753157/Mirror: Puzzle of Countdown genius by Stephen Moyes]
+[http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2007/09/08/puzzle-of-countdown-genius-115875-19753157/ Puzzle of Countdown genius by Stephen Moyes]
 ==See Also==

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 {{episode table}}
 {{ep | 4424 | 27/08/2007 | P |[[Grant Woods]]| 79 - 96 |Jeffrey Hansford|[[Ken Bruce]]|[[Susie Dent]]|133}}
-{{ep | 4425 | 28/08/2007 | P |Jeffrey Hansford| 107 - 65 |[[Dave Grant]]|Ken Bruce|Susie Dent|122}}
+{{ep | 4425 | 28/08/2007 | P |Jeffrey Hansford| 107 - 65 |[[Dave Grant]]|Ken Bruce|Susie Dent|119}}
 {{ep | 4426 | 29/08/2007 | P |Jeffrey Hansford| 127 - 70 |[[Alex Burrows]]|Ken Bruce|Susie Dent|141}}
 {{ep | 4427 | 30/08/2007 | P |Jeffrey Hansford| 96 - 53 |[[Vikki Gardner]]|Ken Bruce|Susie Dent|122}}
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 {{episode table end}}
-==External Links==
+==External Link==
 [http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2007/09/08/puzzle-of-countdown-genius-115875-19753157/Mirror: Puzzle of Countdown genius by Stephen Moyes]

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 [[Image:Jefrrey Crucial Conundrum.JPG|right|thumb|Jeffrey Hansford]]
-'''Jeffrey Hansford''' was the runner up of [[Series 57]].
+'''Jeffrey Hansford''' was the runner-up of [[Series 57]].
 After a close-fought debut against [[Grant Woods]], Hansford scored another seven victories by comfortable margins to become the series' third [[octochamp]]. This included a score of 127 with two niners, the second highest of the series. He also solved seven conundrums with exceptional speed, often buzzing in under a second, and showed visible disappointment on the one occasion he was beaten to the buzzer. In the finals, he saw off two tough opponents, before finally falling to [[Craig Beevers]] in the final. His impeccable conundrum record was, however, maintained, with two lightning-fast spots, and one controversially disallowed by [[Des O'Connor]]. For reasons unknown, Hansford did not play in [[Championship of Champions XIII]].
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 {{ep | 4427 | 30/08/2007 | P |Jeffrey Hansford| 96 - 53 |[[Vikki Gardner]]|Ken Bruce|Susie Dent|122}}
 {{ep | 4428 | 31/08/2007 | P |Jeffrey Hansford| 97 - 72 |[[Terry Rattle]]|Ken Bruce|Susie Dent|130}}
-{{ep | 4429 | 3/09/2007 | P |Jeffrey Hansford| 99 - 55 |[[Barbara Hinton]]|[[Dr Phil Hammond]]|Susie Dent|140}}
+{{ep | 4429 | 3/09/2007 | P |Jeffrey Hansford| 99 - 60 |[[Barbara Hinton]]|[[Dr Phil Hammond]]|Susie Dent|140}}
 {{ep | 4430 | 4/09/2007 | P |Jeffrey Hansford| 100 - 41 |[[Ian Hopper]]|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent|121}}
 {{ep | 4431 | 5/09/2007 | P |Jeffrey Hansford| 96 - 37 |[[Anne Brooke]]|Dr Phil Hammond|Susie Dent|118}}

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 {{ep | 4507 | 20/12/2007 | SF | [[Steve Baines]] | 66 - 81 | Jeffrey Hansford | Pam Ayres | Alison Heard}}
 {{ep | 4508 | 21/12/2007 | GF | [[Craig Beevers]] | 105 - 82 | Jeffrey Hansford | Pam Ayres | Alison Heard}}
- {{episode table end}}
+{{episode table end}}
 ==External links==

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 {{ep | 4427 | 30/08/2007 | P | Jeffrey Hansford | 96 - 53 | [[Vikki Gardner]] | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent }}
 {{ep | 4428 | 31/08/2007 | P | Jeffrey Hansford | 97 - 72 | [[Terry Rattle]] | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent }}
-{{ep | 4429 | 3/09/2007 | P | Jeffrey Hansford | 99 - 55 | [[Barbara Hinton]] | Dr [[Phil Hammond]] | Susie Dent }}
+{{ep | 4429 | 3/09/2007 | P | Jeffrey Hansford | 99 - 55 | [[Barbara Hinton]] | [[Dr Phil Hammond]] | Susie Dent }}
 {{ep | 4430 | 4/09/2007 | P | Jeffrey Hansford | 100 - 41 | [[Ian Hopper]] | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent }}
 {{ep | 4431 | 5/09/2007 | P | Jeffrey Hansford | 96 - 37 | [[Anne Brooke]] | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent }}
-{{ep | 4504 | 17/12/2007 | QF | [[David Von Geyer]] | 77 - 86 | Jeffrey Hansford | [[Pam Ayres]] | Alison Heard}}
+{{ep | 4504 | 17/12/2007 | QF | [[David Von Geyer]] | 77 - 86 | Jeffrey Hansford | [[Pam Ayres]] | [[Alison Heard]]}}
 {{ep | 4507 | 20/12/2007 | SF | [[Steve Baines]] | 66 - 81 | Jeffrey Hansford | Pam Ayres | Alison Heard}}
 {{ep | 4508 | 21/12/2007 | GF | [[Craig Beevers]] | 105 - 82 | Jeffrey Hansford | Pam Ayres | Alison Heard}}

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 '''Jeffrey Hansford''' was the runner up of [[Series 57]]. After a close-fought debut against [[Grant Woods]], Hansford scored another seven victories by comfortable margins to become the series' third [[octochamp]]. This included a score of 127 with two niners, the second highest of the series. He also solved seven conundrums with exceptional speed, often buzzing in under a second, and showed visible disappointment on the one occasion he was beaten to the buzzer. In the finals, he saw off two tough opponents, before finally falling to [[Craig Beevers]] in the final. His impeccable conundrum record was, however, maintained, with two lightning-fast spots, and one controversially disallowed by [[Des O'Connor]]. For reasons unknown, Jeffrey did not play in [[Championship of Champions XIII]].
-He has [[wikipedia:Asperger syndrome|Asperger's syndrome]] and is known for his range of unusual mannerisms. These include saying "please" after almost every letter, declaring an exact numbers solution to be '0 away', "a risky [length] I should say" (usually for fairly common words), and spelling many of his words using mnemonics. He appeared in an article in the [http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/18516/Rain-Man's-Countdown-wins-are-adding-up ''Daily Express''] which compared him to Rain Man. In the article, he claims to have studied the dictionary every lunchtime and evening since he was four point eight. He also earned an article in the [http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2007/09/08/brain-man-89520-19753157/ ''Daily Mirror''] which revealed that he does not hold down a normal job but aspires to be a children's book author sometime before the end of 2012.
+He has [[wikipedia:Asperger syndrome|Asperger's syndrome]] and is known for his range of unusual mannerisms. These include saying "please" after almost every letter, declaring an exact numbers solution to be '0 away' (parodied by [[Charlie Reams]] in [[Episode S29]]), "a risky [length] I should say" (usually for fairly common words), and spelling many of his words using mnemonics. He appeared in an article in the [http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/18516/Rain-Man's-Countdown-wins-are-adding-up ''Daily Express''] which compared him to Rain Man. In the article, he claims to have studied the dictionary every lunchtime and evening since he was four point eight. He also earned an article in the [http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2007/09/08/brain-man-89520-19753157/ ''Daily Mirror''] which revealed that he does not hold down a normal job but aspires to be a children's book author sometime before the end of 2012.
 Reaction to him from fans of the show was extremely mixed, with some finding his mannerisms and obvious ability charming, while others were offended by his lack of social understanding and self-awareness. Also, Jeffrey could be seen cheating on several occasions, most notably in the quarter- and semi-final. His quarter-final opponent [[David Von Geyer]] has said, however, "he was cheating, but as he has no concept that what he's doing is wrong, he wasn't cheating" (referring to Hansford's Asperger's syndrome).