Allan Simmons

Allan Simmons (born July 27, 1957) was a finalist in Series 3. A computer programmer from London, he was the first player ever to win seven shows in a row, just being pipped to the post by eventual octochamp William Bradford. His sister, Valerie appeared in Series 4, and Series 2 finalist Philip Appleby is his brother-in-law.

Away from Countdown, Allan is very heavily involved in the world of Scrabble, having been both chairman of the ABSP and its international equivalent WESPA (The World English-Language Scrabble Players' Association). He has edited Onwords Magazine since 1979, and is a three-time BMSC champion, one-time ABSP masters winner and the 2008 British national champion. He has represented Scotland at the World Scrabble Championship on numerous occasions.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
89	3/10/1983	P	Ted Wiles	35 – 41	Allan Simmons	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
90	4/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	47 – 37	George France	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
91	5/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	36 – 36	Alan Walker	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
92	6/10/1983	P	Alan Walker	42 – 61	Allan Simmons	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
93	10/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	61 – 18	Pat Williams	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
94	11/10/1983	P	Peter Dean	21 – 47	Allan Simmons	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
95	12/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	47 – 40	John Rusted	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
96	13/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	45 – 19	Eric Shaw	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
97	17/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	31 – 38	William Bradford	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
128	8/12/1983	QF	Andrew Guy	62 – 35	Allan Simmons	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin	Julia Swannel
M43	22/1/90-26/1/90		Harry Venet	41 – 121	Allan Simmons	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman						Freda Thornton
M80	8/10/90-12/10/90	Masters	Allan Simmons	85 – 44	Steve Williams	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					?	Mark Nyman

Links

Allan Simmons on wikipedia