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Jeffrey Hansford
Jeffrey Hansford was a contestant in Series 57. After a close-fought debut against Grant Woods, Hansford scored another seven victories by comfortable margins to become the series' third octochamp. This included a score of 127 with two niners, the second highest of the series. He also solved seven conundrums with exceptional speed, often buzzing in under a second, and showed visible disappointment on the one occasion he was beaten to the buzzer. In the finals, he saw off two tough opponents, before finally falling to Craig Beevers in the final. His impeccable conundrum record was, however, maintained, with two lightning-fast spots, and one controversially disallowed by Des O'Connor.
He has Asperger's syndrome and is known for his range of unusual mannerisms. These include saying "please" after almost every letter, declaring an exact numbers solution to be '0 away', "a risky [length] I should say" (usually for fairly common words), and spelling many of his words using mnemonics. He appeared in an article in the Daily Express which compared him to Rain Man. In the article, he claims to have studied the dictionary every lunchtime and evening since he was four point eight. He also earned an article in the Daily Mirror which revealed that he does not hold down a normal job but aspires to be a children's author.
Reaction to him from fans of the show was extremely mixed, with some finding his mannerisms and obvious ability charming, while others were offended by his lack of social understanding and self-awareness. Also, Jeffrey could be seen cheating on several occasions, most notably in the quarter- and semi-final. His quarter-final opponent David Von Geyer has said, however, "he was cheating, but as he has no concept that what he's doing is wrong, he wasn't cheating" (referring to Hansford's Asperger's). Footage of his cheating can be seen on the internet video-sharing site, youtube.com.
Preceded by Anita Freeland |
Series runner-up Series 57 |
Followed by Richard Priest |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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4424 | 27/08/2007 | P | Grant Woods | 79 – 96 | Jeffrey Hansford | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | |||
4425 | 28/08/2007 | P | Jeffrey Hansford | 107 – 65 | Dave Grant | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | |||
4426 | 29/08/2007 | P | Jeffrey Hansford | 127 – 70 | Alex Burrows | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | |||
4427 | 30/08/2007 | P | Jeffrey Hansford | 96 – 53 | Vikki Gardner | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | |||
4428 | 31/08/2007 | P | Jeffrey Hansford | 97 – 72 | Terry Rattle | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Ken Bruce | Susie Dent | |||
4429 | 3/09/2007 | P | Jeffrey Hansford | 99 – 55 | Barbara Hinton | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | |||
4430 | 4/09/2007 | P | Jeffrey Hansford | 100 – 41 | Ian Hopper | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | |||
4431 | 5/09/2007 | P | Jeffrey Hansford | 96 – 37 | Anne Brooke | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Dr Phil Hammond | Susie Dent | |||
4504 | 17/12/2007 | QF | David Von Geyer | 77 – 86 | Jeffrey Hansford | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Pam Ayres | Alison Heard | |||
4507 | 20/12/2007 | SF | Steve Baines | 66 – 81 | Jeffrey Hansford | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Pam Ayres | Alison Heard | |||
4508 | 21/12/2007 | F | Craig Beevers | 105 – 82 | Jeffrey Hansford | Des O'Connor | Carol Vorderman | Pam Ayres | Alison Heard |