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[[File:Paul Harper.png|thumb|200px|right|Paul Harper, 22 years after his first appearance, in [[Series 78]].]]
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[[File:Paul Harper1.png|thumb|200px|right|Paul Harper in his first appearance in [[Series 32]]...]]
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[[File:Paul Harper.png|thumb|200px|right|...and again in his sixth appearance in [[Series 78]].]]
 
'''Paul Harper''' was a finalist in [[Series 32]] and an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 78]].
 
'''Paul Harper''' was a finalist in [[Series 32]] and an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 78]].
  
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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 {{score|42|0}} after four rounds. However, Harper went on to mount a strong comeback, narrowing the gap considerably with spots of {{word|VIOLATED}}, {{word|OUTWORE}} and {{word|PARKOUR}}, and Davies sealed victory only after the evenly-matched final [[numbers round]].
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Harper's eight wins and 739 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 [[Episode 6850|second quarter-final match]], he faced Phil Davies and the latter got off to a blistering start to lead {{score|42|0}} after four rounds. However, Harper went on to mount a strong comeback by narrowing the gap considerably with spots of {{word|VIOLATED}}, {{word|OUTWORE}} and {{word|PARKOUR}} but Davies sealed victory only after the evenly-matched final [[numbers round]].
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In June 2016, he appeared on ''{{w|Fifteen to One}}''.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:14, 14 May 2026

Paul Harper
octochamp statistics
Final position Quarter-finalist
Seeding 5
Points total 739
Conundrums solved 7
Paul Harper in his first appearance in Series 32...
...and again in his sixth appearance in Series 78.

Paul Harper was a finalist in Series 32 and an octochamp in Series 78.

Harper's eight wins and 739 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 second quarter-final match, he faced 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 by narrowing the gap considerably with spots of VIOLATED, OUTWORE and PARKOUR but Davies sealed victory only after the evenly-matched final numbers round.

In June 2016, he appeared on Fifteen to One.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
1799 23/07/1996 P Paul Harper 54 – 42 Margaret Kearley Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Kendall Clarke 69
1800 24/07/1996 P Paul Harper 56 – 31 Peter Wilcockson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Kendall Clarke 73
1801 25/07/1996 P Paul Harper 56 – 32 Hilary Hicklin Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman June Whitfield Kendall Clarke 71
1802 26/07/1996 P Paul Harper 33 – 36 Peter Cottee Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman June Whitfield Kendall Clarke 71
1842 20/09/1996 QF Paul Harper 30 – 61 Craig Douglas Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Susie Dent 74
6822 9/05/2018 P Paul Harper 97 – 28 James Forrest Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Adrian Chiles Susie Dent 123
6823 10/05/2018 P Paul Harper 81 – 56 Martyn Wingfield Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Adrian Chiles Susie Dent 125
6824 11/05/2018 P Paul Harper 92 – 59 Faye Battye Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Adrian Chiles Susie Dent 143
6825 14/05/2018 P Paul Harper 77 – 75 Curtis Thompson Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Adrian Chiles Susie Dent 133
6826 15/05/2018 P Paul Harper 104 – 16 Dickie Bird Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Adrian Chiles Susie Dent 124
6827 16/05/2018 P Paul Harper 91 – 80 Vincent Clark Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 122
6828 17/05/2018 P Paul Harper 90 – 69 Matthew Silk Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 132
6829 18/05/2018 P Paul Harper 107 – 41 Gerry Walsh Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Dr Linda Papadopoulos Susie Dent 136
6850 19/06/2018 QF Phil Davies 81 – 69 Paul Harper Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Helen Fospero Susie Dent 143
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