Alan Sinclair

Alan Sinclair first appeared on Countdown on 29 July 1996, defeating Peter Cottee 49-36 in the 21st heat of Series 32. he won 3 more games in impressive fashion before losing 45-28 to Craig Douglas. Alan's 4 wins were enough to see him return for the finals as #3 seed, where he beat David Ligat in the quarter-finals and 'took revenge' on Craig Douglas in the semi-finals, beating him 55-39. In the final, Alan took on Dennis Fearon, and after a close-run affair, it came to a crucial conundrum, with Dennis leading 73-68. It all looked over for Alan as LOSTAGAIN was uncovered and Dennis buzzed in on 3.5 seconds, but his answer of NOSTALGIC was incorrect, the clock was restarted and almost immediately Alan buzzed in to give the correct answer of NOSTALGIA, snatching the win and becoming the 32nd champion of Countdown in the process. Alan returned the very next week for Championship of Champions VIII, but was defeated in the first round by eventual winner Chris Rogers.

Alan is also a keen Scrabble player.

Preceded by David Acton

Series winner Series 32

Followed by Harvey Freeman

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
1803	29/07/1996	P	Alan Sinclair	49 – 36	Peter Cottee	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	June Whitfield	Kendall Clarke
1804	30/07/1996	P	Alan Sinclair	68 – 17	Eileen Williams	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	June Whitfield	Kendall Clarke
1805	31/07/1996	P	Alan Sinclair	54 – 47	Stephen Cook	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	June Whitfield	Kendall Clarke
1806	1/08/1996	P	Alan Sinclair	65 – 57	Daniel Hodgin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	June Whitfield	Kendall Clarke
1807	2/08/1996	P	Craig Douglas	45 – 28	Alan Sinclair	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Susie Dent
1843	23/09/1996	QF	David Ligat	37 – 45	Alan Sinclair	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Susie Dent
1846	26/09/1996	SF	Alan Sinclair	55 – 39	Craig Douglas	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Susie Dent
1847	27/09/1996	GF	Alan Sinclair	78 – 73	Dennis Fearon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Susie Dent
1848	30/09/1996	CQF	Alan Sinclair	32 – 60	Chris Rogers	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Jan Harvey	Susie Dent