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John Hadfield
John Hadfield was an octochamp in Series 14 and contestant in Series 80. As of his 1st appearance, he was a showroom manager for a bedroom furniture company from Isleworth, Middlesex. As of his 2nd appearance, he was the Town Crier of Westbury in Wiltshire
He survived a crucial conundrum on his début, and went on to accumulate 429 points to qualify for the finals as #3 seed. He faced Frank Houston in his quarter-final match, where he built a 10-point lead after the first three rounds. He then fell to 5 behind five rounds later after missing an available T extension of FUNNIES and blundering in the last numbers round. Houston eventually solved the crucial conundrum UNCLEPEAT to upset Hadfield's run.
Hadfield returned to Countdown for a second debut in 2019, but unfortunately ran into Elliott Mellor who ended on the highest ever score of 152 points to John's 40.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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667 | 4/11/1987 | P | Bhala Appadoo | 41 – 45 | John Hadfield | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke | 70 | |
668 | 5/11/1987 | P | Jean Anderson | 25 – 51 | John Hadfield | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke | 84 | |
669 | 6/11/1987 | P | Anju Shah | 32 – 47 | John Hadfield | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke | 72 | |
670 | 9/11/1987 | P | Monica Sutcliffe | 32 – 45 | John Hadfield | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke | 97 | |
671 | 10/11/1987 | P | Betty Powell | 6 – 63 | John Hadfield | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke | 69 | |
672 | 11/11/1987 | P | John Brown | 25 – 49 | John Hadfield | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Lance Percival | Catherine Clarke | 72 | |
673 | 12/11/1987 | P | Jean Clague | 42 – 55 | John Hadfield | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Lance Percival | Catherine Clarke | 75 | |
674 | 13/11/1987 | P | Richard Farrer | 36 – 74 | John Hadfield | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Lance Percival | Catherine Clarke | 95 | |
703 | 21/12/1987 | QF | Frank Houston | 56 – 41 | John Hadfield | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Karen Loughlin | Carol Thatcher | Julia Swannell | 74 | |
M16 | 17/7/89-21/7/89 | Masters 1 | Julian Hough | 124 – 61 | John Hadfield | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | N/A | Catherine Clarke | 136 |