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{{ep | 604 | 3/07/1987 | P | [[Cath Powell]] | 23 - 60 | Hilary Hopper | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | [[Catherine Clarke]] }} | {{ep | 604 | 3/07/1987 | P | [[Cath Powell]] | 23 - 60 | Hilary Hopper | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | [[Catherine Clarke]] }} | ||
{{ep | 605 | 6/07/1987 | P | Hilary Hopper | 43 - 22 | [[Dennis Davies]] | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke }} | {{ep | 605 | 6/07/1987 | P | Hilary Hopper | 43 - 22 | [[Dennis Davies]] | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke }} | ||
− | {{ep | 606 | 7/07/1987 | P | Hilary Hopper | 54 - 41 | [[Hilary Jones]] | [[Russell Harty]] | Catherine Clarke }} | + | {{ep | 606 | 7/07/1987 | P | Hilary Hopper | 54 - 41 | [[Hilary Jones (Series 13)|Hilary Jones]] | [[Russell Harty]] | Catherine Clarke }} |
{{ep | 607 | 8/07/1987 | P | Hilary Hopper | 44 - 44 | [[Boz Osberg]] | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke }} | {{ep | 607 | 8/07/1987 | P | Hilary Hopper | 44 - 44 | [[Boz Osberg]] | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke }} | ||
{{ep | 608 | 9/07/1987 | P | [[Boz Osberg]] | 43 - 53 | Hilary Hopper | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke }} | {{ep | 608 | 9/07/1987 | P | [[Boz Osberg]] | 43 - 53 | Hilary Hopper | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke }} |
Revision as of 22:03, 21 October 2009
Hilary Hopper, from St. John's near Woking, first appeared as a contestant in Series 13, defeating Cath Powell in the third heat game of the series on 3 July 1987. Hilary won four more games before falling at the hands of Robert Randall. She returned for the finals as #4 seed, defeating John Clark in the quarter-finals and Nita Marr in the semis. In the grand final, despite making a mistake in the first round, she put in a commanding performance against Kevin Nelson to win 94-79 and become only the second ever female series champion.
Hilary returned for Championship of Champions IV in 1989, but was beaten in the first round by Steve Williams. She also appeared in the Supreme Championship, defeating Anthony Butcher, Wayne Summers and Damian Eadie in an impressive run of games, but ultimately fell to Tim Morrissey 56-49 in the series quarter-finals.
Hilary would return to the studio one final time in 2003 to record a 3-day 'ladies' championship' series against fellow female series champions. She beat Liz Barber in the first game, before losing to Kate Ogilvie in the final. With a Countdown career spanning over a decade and a half, Hilary can be considered one of the all-time greats of the show.
Preceded by Steve Balment |
Series winner Series 13 |
Followed by Nic Brown |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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604 | 3/07/1987 | P | Cath Powell | 23 – 60 | Hilary Hopper | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | ||
605 | 6/07/1987 | P | Hilary Hopper | 43 – 22 | Dennis Davies | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | ||
606 | 7/07/1987 | P | Hilary Hopper | 54 – 41 | Hilary Jones | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke | ||
607 | 8/07/1987 | P | Hilary Hopper | 44 – 44 | Boz Osberg | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke | ||
608 | 9/07/1987 | P | Boz Osberg | 43 – 53 | Hilary Hopper | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke | ||
609 | 10/07/1987 | P | Hilary Hopper | 50 – 60 | Robert Randall | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke | ||
641 | 25/08/1987 | QF | Hilary Hopper | 58 – 54 | John Clark | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Derek Nimmo | Catherine Clarke | ||
642 | 26/08/1987 | SF | Nita Marr | 34 – 54 | Hilary Hopper | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Derek Nimmo | Catherine Clarke | ||
644 | 28/08/1987 | GF | Hilary Hopper | 94 – 79 | Kevin Nelson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth, Derek Nimmo | Catherine Clarke | ||
816 | 5/01/1989 | CQF | Hilary Hopper | 41 – 56 | Steve Williams | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Tim Rice | Catherine Clarke | ||
M44 | 29/1/90-2/2/90 | Hilary Hopper | 77 – 110 | Mike Percik | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Catherine Clarke | |||||
1888 | 25/11/1996 | fQF | Hilary Hopper | 56 – 23 | Anthony Butcher | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tom O'Connor | Catherine Stokes | |||
1891 | 28/11/1996 | fSF | Hilary Hopper | 59 – 39 | Wayne Summers | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | David Swarbrick | |||
1893 | 2/12/1996 | fF | Hilary Hopper | 59 – 40 | Damian Eadie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Digance | David Swarbrick | |||
1904 | 17/12/1996 | SQF | Hilary Hopper | 49 – 56 | Tim Morrissey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Catherine Clarke | |||
3436 | 11/03/2003 | LSF | Hilary Hopper | 45 – 35 | Liz Barber | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Rick Wakeman | Alison Heard | |||
3438 | 13/03/2003 | LF | Hilary Hopper | 32 – 54 | Kate Ogilvie | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Rick Wakeman | Alison Heard |