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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, [[Val Simmons|Valerie]] appeared in [[Series 4]], and he is married to Gilli Appleby, the twin sister of [[Series 2]] finalist [[Philip Appleby]]. | 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, [[Val Simmons|Valerie]] appeared in [[Series 4]], and he is married to Gilli Appleby, the twin sister of [[Series 2]] finalist [[Philip Appleby]]. | ||
− | 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). | + | 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). A full-time Scrabble consultant, he has edited [http://www.onwords.biz/ Onwords Magazine] since 1979 and is a five-time BMSC champion, three-time ABSP masters winner and the 2008 National Scrabble champion. He has represented Scotland at the World Scrabble Championship on numerous occasions and reached the quarter-final stage of the 2016 MSI World Championship, his best result to date. |
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== |
Revision as of 23:07, 13 April 2017
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 he is married to Gilli Appleby, the twin sister of Series 2 finalist Philip Appleby.
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). A full-time Scrabble consultant, he has edited Onwords Magazine since 1979 and is a five-time BMSC champion, three-time ABSP masters winner and the 2008 National Scrabble champion. He has represented Scotland at the World Scrabble Championship on numerous occasions and reached the quarter-final stage of the 2016 MSI World Championship, his best result to date.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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89 | 3/10/1983 | P | Allan Simmons | 41 – 35 | Ted Wiles | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | William Rushton | Yvonne Warburton | 64 |
90 | 4/10/1983 | P | Allan Simmons | 47 – 37 | George France | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | William Rushton | Yvonne Warburton | 70 |
91 | 5/10/1983 | P | Allan Simmons | 36 – 36 | Alan Walker | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | William Rushton | Yvonne Warburton | 70 |
92 | 6/10/1983 | P | Allan Simmons | 61 – 42 | Alan Walker | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | William Rushton | Yvonne Warburton | 70 |
93 | 10/10/1983 | P | Allan Simmons | 61 – 18 | Pat Williams | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | William Rushton | Yvonne Warburton | 73 |
94 | 11/10/1983 | P | Peter Dean | 21 – 47 | Allan Simmons | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | William Rushton | Yvonne Warburton | 72 |
95 | 12/10/1983 | P | John Rusted | 40 – 47 | Allan Simmons | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | William Rushton | Yvonne Warburton | 70 |
96 | 13/10/1983 | P | Eric Shaw | 19 – 45 | Allan Simmons | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | William Rushton | Yvonne Warburton | 73 |
97 | 17/10/1983 | P | Allan Simmons | 31 – 38 | William Bradford | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Beverley Isherwood | Cathy Hytner | William Rushton | Yvonne Warburton | 72 |
128 | 8/12/1983 | QF | Andrew Guy | 62 – 35 | Allan Simmons | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Ned Sherrin | Julia Swannell | 70 | |
M43 | 22/1/90-26/1/90 | Masters 1 | Harry Venet | 41 – 121 | Allan Simmons | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | N/A | Freda Thornton | 133 | ||
M80 | 8/10/90-12/10/90 | Masters 2 | Allan Simmons | 85 – 44 | Steve Williams | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | N/A | Mark Nyman | 137 |
Links
Allan Simmons on Wikipedia.