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'''Andrew Guy''' was a contestant in [[series 3]] and that series's ultimate champion. He entered the quarter-finals as #6 seed, having only won two heats of the show. He comfortably defeated #3 seed [[Allan Simmons]] in the quarter-finals before beating #2 seed, the first ever [[octochamp]] [[William Bradford]] in the semis. In the final, he unscrambled the [[crucial conundrum]] RREALCOTE in 3 seconds to pull off a major upset and defeat the hotly-favoured #1 seed [[Mark Nyman]] to become the third series champion. He returned for [[Championship of Champions I]], but was defeated in the quarter-finals 61-48 by [[Russell Byers]]. Andrew did not play in the [[series 33|Supreme Championship]].
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'''Andrew Guy''' was a contestant in [[Series 3]] and that series's ultimate champion. He entered the quarter-finals as #6 seed, having only won two heats of the show. He comfortably defeated #3 seed [[Allan Simmons]] in the quarter-finals before beating #2 seed, the first ever [[octochamp]] [[William Bradford]] in the semis. In the final, he unscrambled the [[crucial conundrum]] RREALCOTE in 3 seconds to pull off a major upset and defeat the hotly-favoured #1 seed [[Mark Nyman]] to become the third series champion. He returned for [[Championship of Champions I]], but was defeated in the quarter-finals 61-48 by [[Russell Byers]]. Andrew did not play in the [[series 33|Supreme Championship]].
  
 
{{series winner|preceded_by=Ash Haji|series=3|followed_by=Brian Hudson}}
 
{{series winner|preceded_by=Ash Haji|series=3|followed_by=Brian Hudson}}

Revision as of 23:13, 28 February 2009

Andrew Guy.

Andrew Guy was a contestant in Series 3 and that series's ultimate champion. He entered the quarter-finals as #6 seed, having only won two heats of the show. He comfortably defeated #3 seed Allan Simmons in the quarter-finals before beating #2 seed, the first ever octochamp William Bradford in the semis. In the final, he unscrambled the crucial conundrum RREALCOTE in 3 seconds to pull off a major upset and defeat the hotly-favoured #1 seed Mark Nyman to become the third series champion. He returned for Championship of Champions I, but was defeated in the quarter-finals 61-48 by Russell Byers. Andrew did not play in the Supreme Championship.

Preceded by
Ash Haji
Series winner
Series 3
Followed by
Brian Hudson

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
105 31/10/1983 P Andrew Guy 57 – 32 Christopher Tunnah Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Beverley Isherwood Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth
106 1/11/1983 P Andrew Guy 61 – 39 Phil Slade Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Beverley Isherwood Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth
107 2/11/1983 P Andrew Guy 50 – 51 Syd Spilsbury Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Beverley Isherwood Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth
128 8/12/1983 QF Andrew Guy 62 – 35 Allan Simmons Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Ned Sherrin Julia Swannel
131 14/12/1983 SF William Bradford 42 – 65 Andrew Guy Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Ned Sherrin Julia Swannel
132 15/12/1983 GF Andrew Guy 92 – 85 Mark Nyman Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Ned Sherrin, Gyles Brandreth Julia Swannel
187 17/10/1984 CQF Andrew Guy 48 – 61 Russell Byers Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Ned Sherrin Yvonne Warberton