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− | '''Steve Williams''' was a semi-finalist from [[Series 16]] in 1988. | + | '''Steve Williams''' was a semi-finalist from [[Series 16]] in 1988. A computer programmer, he beat [[Frederick Sellers]] in his first appearance, and won seven more games to become an [[octochamp]] and #1 seed for the final rounds. He beat [[Gareth Hughes]] in the quarter-final, but was beaten in the semi-final by [[Roger Wales]]. Steve returned for [[Championship of Champions IV]], and beat [[Hilary Hopper]] in the first round before losing to [[Tony Vick]] in the semi-final by way of a [[sudden-death conundrum]]. Steve's losing score of 70 remains to this day the joint-highest losing score of the [[9 round game]]. |
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== |
Revision as of 14:47, 1 October 2009
Steve Williams was a semi-finalist from Series 16 in 1988. A computer programmer, he beat Frederick Sellers in his first appearance, and won seven more games to become an octochamp and #1 seed for the final rounds. He beat Gareth Hughes in the quarter-final, but was beaten in the semi-final by Roger Wales. Steve returned for Championship of Champions IV, and beat Hilary Hopper in the first round before losing to Tony Vick in the semi-final by way of a sudden-death conundrum. Steve's losing score of 70 remains to this day the joint-highest losing score of the 9 round game.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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772 | 8/07/1988 | P | Frederick Sellers | 36 – 52 | Steve Williams | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Brian Johnston | Della Thompson | ||
773 | 11/07/1988 | P | Steve Williams | 51 – 30 | Roy Anderson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Barbara Taylor Bradford | Catherine Clarke | ||
774 | 12/07/1988 | P | Steve Williams | 51 – 46 | Norman Armitage | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Barbara Taylor Bradford | Catherine Clarke | ||
775 | 13/07/1988 | P | Steve Williams | 53 – 29 | Beryl Owen | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Barbara Taylor Bradford | Catherine Clarke | ||
776 | 14/07/1988 | P | Steve Williams | 59 – 36 | Derek Baxter | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Barbara Taylor Bradford | Catherine Clarke | ||
777 | 15/07/1988 | P | Steve Williams | 45 – 25 | Margaret Baker | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Barbara Taylor Bradford | Catherine Clarke | ||
778 | 18/07/1988 | P | Steve Williams | 53 – 16 | Paul Taylor | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Sylvia Syms | Catherine Clarke | ||
779 | 19/07/1988 | P | Steve Williams | 48 – 36 | Steve Maginn | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Sylvia Syms | Catherine Clarke | ||
806 | 25/08/1988 | QF | Steve Williams | 52 – 44 | Gareth Hughes | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Bill Tidy | Della Thompson | ||
810 | 31/08/1988 | SF | Steve Williams | 52 – 55 | Roger Wales | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Carol Thatcher | Della Thompson | ||
816 | 5/01/1989 | CQF | Hilary Hopper | 41 – 56 | Steve Williams | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Tim Rice | Catherine Clarke | ||
817 | 6/01/1989 | CSF | Tony Vick | 80 – 70 | Steve Williams | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lucy Summers | Tim Rice | Catherine Clarke |