Andy Platt

Andy Platt Octochamp Statistics
Final position	Runner-up
Seeding	2
Points total	889
Conundrums solved	3

Andy Platt in Series 68...

...and again in the Championship of Champions XIV.

Andy Platt was an octochamp in and the runner-up of Series 68, as well as a participant in Championship of Champions XIV. He is also an Apterite and member of c4countdown.

Appearances on the programme

Heat games

Platt's octochamp run came when Countdown altered the 15 round format, so his first 4 shows were in the "original" 15 round format, while his second 4 shows were in the "new" 15 round format. In the final game to be played in the former format, he reduced Carl Anderson to the then joint lowest-ever score in a 15-round game with just 7 points.

Platt is the seventh person to have scored a century or more in all of his eight heat games. At the time, he also set a record for aggregate winning margin in preliminary games with 565, which has since been eclipsed by Dylan Taylor's 628.

Finals

Platt returned for the finals of Series 68, which was a shorter series than normal due to the 30th Birthday Championship running from January to March 2013. In his quarter-final, he trounced three-time winner Chris Ball by scoring in every round but one. Platt's victory in his semi-final against Eileen Taylor was also impressive in that he scored in every round, including ten points for a clever solution to a 4-large numbers game in which he multiplied 100 by 75 before cancelling down. His Grand Final battle against the top-seeded wunderkind Giles Hutchings proved to be much more difficult though, as Platt trailled 14 – 0 to Hutchings after the first two rounds. Although Platt managed to win Round 4, he then lost two more letters rounds and was beaten 95 – 86, but he did solve the conundrum to deny Hutchings a century.

Championship of Champions XIV

Platt returned in 2016 for Championship of Champions XIV, facing off against David Barnard in the first round. In a tight game, Platt prevailed 98 – 90 thanks to the crucial conundrum RITEWRONG. He then played Dylan Taylor in the quarter-finals, losing by 127 – 125, despite leading thanks to spotting URNFIELDS, meaning he has the highest losing score in the show's history.

Co-events

Platt made his Co-event debut at CoChest finishing in 3rd place, which he then followed up with another 3rd place at COLIN 2012, then he won Group B at CoLei5. He subsequently attended COHUD, winning Group C, CobliviLon, COEDI and COLIN 2013, the latter of which resulting in a tie for 4th place with Matt Bayfield. He came 5th at COHUD2.

Appearances on Only Connect

Along with Apterites Stephen Read and Sam Prouse, he appeared in the 2019/20 series of Only Connect as part of the "Lexplorers" team. On their first appearance on 9 September 2019, they ended up winning their game comfortably by a scoreline of 10 – 34 against the Gladiators. They appeared in the second round on the 2 December 2019, and after a tough game, won 13 – 9 against the Suits. They appeared in the quarter-finals on 10 February 2020, and their run came to an end after losing 16 – 21 in a rematch to the Suits.

Preceded by Jack Hurst

Series runner-up Series 68

Followed by Dylan Taylor

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
5662	19/03/2013	P	Sam McElhinney	67 – 114	Andy Platt	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jon Culshaw	Susie Dent	127
5663	20/03/2013	P	Andy Platt	112 – 25	John Wiseman	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jon Culshaw	Susie Dent	149
5664	21/03/2013	P	Andy Platt	108 – 32	Jacqui Kemp	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jon Culshaw	Susie Dent	133
5665	22/03/2013	P	Andy Platt	109 – 7	Carl Anderson	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Jon Culshaw	Susie Dent	115
5666	25/03/2013	P	Andy Platt	100 – 33	Daniel Davies	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Richard Arnold	Susie Dent	120
5667	26/03/2013	P	Andy Platt	116 – 80	Alex Newton	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Richard Arnold	Susie Dent	127
5668	27/03/2013	P	Andy Platt	120 – 29	Josh Young	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Richard Arnold	Susie Dent	131
5669	28/03/2013	P	Andy Platt	110 – 51	Bob Windsor	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Richard Arnold	Susie Dent	134
5716	17/06/2013	QF	Andy Platt	115 – 29	Chris Ball	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Myleene Klass	Susie Dent	123
5720	27/06/2013	SF	Andy Platt	120 – 65	Eileen Taylor	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Myleene Klass	Susie Dent	126
5721	28/06/2013	GF	Giles Hutchings	95 – 86	Andy Platt	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Myleene Klass	Susie Dent	115
6280	6/01/2016	CP	Andy Platt	98 – 90	David Barnard	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Gloria Hunniford	Susie Dent	129
6287	15/01/2016	CQF	Andy Platt	125 – 127	Dylan Taylor	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	John Inverdale	Susie Dent	145