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Helen Grayson
Helen Grayson was a finalist in Series 6. She has also been a finalist in Mastermind and Fifteen to One. She first appeared in Series 1 where she drew with Joyce Cansfield in her first game, and then won their subsequent encounter which was followed by two more wins. She retired from the series unbeaten before coming back to take part in Series 6. She won seven consecutive games before retiring unbeaten again, one game short of becoming an octochamp. However, her seven wins and 437 points were enough to see her back in the finals as the number one seed, ahead of octochamp Darryl Francis, who only achieved 436 over eight games. (This was before the rules were changed so that number of wins took precedence over points.) Despite the handicap of playing only seven games, her points total of 437 stood as the record until Harvey Freeman scored 523 in Series 10.
Helen convincingly beat Peter Hillman 54 – 18 in her quarter final match before a surprise defeat in the semi-final to Olivia Lloyd, the player she beat to start her winning run in Series 6. She also beat Stephen Deakin in series one of Countdown Masters and Philip Nelkon in Series 2 but did not feature in a Championship of Champions tournament or the Supreme Championship. She has one of the most impressive records of anyone not to win a championship.