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==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
− | {{ep | 97 | 17/10/1983 | P |[[Allan Simmons]]| 31 - 38 |William Bradford|[[William Rushton]]||72}} | + | {{ep | 97 | 17/10/1983 | P |[[Allan Simmons]]| 31 - 38 |William Bradford|[[William Rushton]]|[[Yvonne Warburton]]|72}} |
− | {{ep | 98 | 18/10/1983 | P |[[Andrew Long]]| 40 - 47 |William Bradford|[[Gyles Brandreth]]||70}} | + | {{ep | 98 | 18/10/1983 | P |[[Andrew Long]]| 40 - 47 |William Bradford|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|Yvonne Warburton|70}} |
− | {{ep | 99 | 19/10/1983 | P |[[Pat Bowlas]]| 40 - 50 |William Bradford|Gyles Brandreth||68}} | + | {{ep | 99 | 19/10/1983 | P |[[Pat Bowlas]]| 40 - 50 |William Bradford|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|68}} |
− | {{ep | 100 | 20/10/1983 | P |[[David Coss]]| 40 - 50 |William Bradford|Gyles Brandreth||73}} | + | {{ep | 100 | 20/10/1983 | P |[[David Coss]]| 40 - 50 |William Bradford|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|73}} |
− | {{ep | 101 | 24/10/1983 | P |[[Christine Williams]]| 24 - 42 |William Bradford|Gyles Brandreth||70}} | + | {{ep | 101 | 24/10/1983 | P |[[Christine Williams]]| 24 - 42 |William Bradford|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|70}} |
− | {{ep | 102 | 25/10/1983 | P |[[Adrian Yonace]]| 42 - 50 |William Bradford|Gyles Brandreth||70}} | + | {{ep | 102 | 25/10/1983 | P |[[Adrian Yonace]]| 42 - 50 |William Bradford|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|70}} |
− | {{ep | 103 | 26/10/1983 | P |[[Pat Flowers]]| 16 - 53 |William Bradford|Gyles Brandreth||72}} | + | {{ep | 103 | 26/10/1983 | P |[[Pat Flowers]]| 16 - 53 |William Bradford|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|72}} |
− | {{ep | 104 | 27/10/1983 | P |[[Jane Guestin]]| 34 - 69 |William Bradford|Gyles Brandreth||83}} | + | {{ep | 104 | 27/10/1983 | P |[[Jane Guestin]]| 34 - 69 |William Bradford|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|83}} |
{{ep | 127 | 7/12/1983 | QF |[[David Brook]]| 37 - 51 |William Bradford|[[Ned Sherrin]]|[[Julia Swannell]]|72}} | {{ep | 127 | 7/12/1983 | QF |[[David Brook]]| 37 - 51 |William Bradford|[[Ned Sherrin]]|[[Julia Swannell]]|72}} | ||
{{ep | 131 | 14/12/1983 | SF |William Bradford| 42 - 65 |[[Andrew Guy]]|Ned Sherrin|Julia Swannell|67}} | {{ep | 131 | 14/12/1983 | SF |William Bradford| 42 - 65 |[[Andrew Guy]]|Ned Sherrin|Julia Swannell|67}} | ||
− | {{ep | 185 | 15/10/1984 | CQF |William Bradford| 28 - 54 |[[Mark Nyman]]|Ned Sherrin| | + | {{ep | 185 | 15/10/1984 | CQF |William Bradford| 28 - 54 |[[Mark Nyman]]|Ned Sherrin|Yvonne Warburton|68}} |
{{ep | M41 | 8/1/90-12/1/90 | Masters 1 |[[Laurie Silver]]| 72 – 80 |William Bradford|N/A|[[Freda Thornton]]|133}} | {{ep | M41 | 8/1/90-12/1/90 | Masters 1 |[[Laurie Silver]]| 72 – 80 |William Bradford|N/A|[[Freda Thornton]]|133}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} |
Revision as of 18:14, 17 September 2011
William Bradford, a hotelier from Cambridge, first appeared in Series 3, beating 7-time winner Allan Simmons, and went on to become the first octochamp in Countdown history.
Also know as Bill, he is a top Scrabble player. His son, Peter, appeared on the show in Series 25.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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97 | 17/10/1983 | P | Allan Simmons | 31 – 38 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | William Rushton | Yvonne Warburton | 72 |
98 | 18/10/1983 | P | Andrew Long | 40 – 47 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 70 |
99 | 19/10/1983 | P | Pat Bowlas | 40 – 50 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 68 |
100 | 20/10/1983 | P | David Coss | 40 – 50 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 73 |
101 | 24/10/1983 | P | Christine Williams | 24 – 42 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 70 |
102 | 25/10/1983 | P | Adrian Yonace | 42 – 50 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 70 |
103 | 26/10/1983 | P | Pat Flowers | 16 – 53 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 72 |
104 | 27/10/1983 | P | Jane Guestin | 34 – 69 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 83 |
127 | 7/12/1983 | QF | David Brook | 37 – 51 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Ned Sherrin | Julia Swannell | 72 | |
131 | 14/12/1983 | SF | William Bradford | 42 – 65 | Andrew Guy | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Ned Sherrin | Julia Swannell | 67 | |
185 | 15/10/1984 | CQF | William Bradford | 28 – 54 | Mark Nyman | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Ned Sherrin | Yvonne Warburton | 68 | |
M41 | 8/1/90-12/1/90 | Masters 1 | Laurie Silver | 72 – 80 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | N/A | Freda Thornton | 133 |