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Difference between revisions of "Hilary Hopper"
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+ | {{ep | 604 | 3/07/1987 | P | [[Cath Powell]] | 23 - 60 | Hilary Hopper | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | [[Catherine Clarke]] }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 605 | 6/07/1987 | P | Hilary Hopper | 43 - 22 | [[Dennis Davies]] | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 606 | 7/07/1987 | P | Hilary Hopper | 54 - 41 | [[Hilary Jones]] | [[Russell Harty]] | Catherine Clarke }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 607 | 8/07/1987 | P | Hilary Hopper | 44 - 44 | [[Boz Osberg]] | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 608 | 9/07/1987 | P | [[Boz Osberg]] | 43 - 53 | Hilary Hopper | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 609 | 10/07/1987 | P | Hilary Hopper | 50 - 60 | [[Robert Randall]] | Russell Harty | Catherine Clarke }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 641 | 25/08/1987 | QF | Hilary Hopper | 58 - 54 | [[John Clark]] | [[Derek Nimmo]] | Catherine Clarke }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 642 | 26/08/1987 | SF | [[Nita Marr]] | 34 - 54 | Hilary Hopper | Derek Nimmo | Catherine Clarke }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 644 | 28/08/1987 | GF | Hilary Hopper | 94 - 79 | [[Kevin Nelson]] | [[Gyles Brandreth, Derek Nimmo]] | Catherine Clarke }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 816 | 5/01/1989 | CQF | Hilary Hopper | 41 - 56 | [[Steve Williams]] | [[Tim Rice]] | Catherine Clarke }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 1888 | 25/11/1996 | fQF | Hilary Hopper | 56 - 23 | [[Anthony Butcher]] | [[Tom O'Connor]] | [[Catherine Stokes]] }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 1891 | 28/11/1996 | fSF | Hilary Hopper | 59 - 39 | [[Wayne Summers]] | [[Richard Digance]] | [[David Swarbrick]] }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 1893 | 2/12/1996 | fF | Hilary Hopper | 59 - 40 | [[Damian Eadie]] | Richard Digance | David Swarbrick }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 1904 | 17/12/1996 | SQF | Hilary Hopper | 49 - 56 | [[Tim Morrissey]] | [[Nigel Rees]] | Catherine Clarke }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 3436 | 11/03/2003 | LSF | Hilary Hopper | 45 - 35 | [[Liz Barber]] | [[Rick Wakeman]] | [[Alison Heard]] }} | ||
+ | {{ep | 3438 | 13/03/2003 | LF | Hilary Hopper | 32 - 54 | [[Kate Ogilvie]] | Rick Wakeman | Alison Heard }} | ||
+ | {{episode table end}} | ||
[[Category:Series winners|Hopper, Hilary]] | [[Category:Series winners|Hopper, Hilary]] |
Revision as of 19:48, 5 December 2007
Hilary Hopper first appeared as a contestant in series 13, defeating Cath Powell in the third heat game of the series on 3 July 1987. Hilary won four more games before falling at the hands of Robert Randall. She returned for the finals as #4 seed, defeating John Clark in the quarter-finals and Nita Marr in the semis. In the grand final, despite making a mistake in the first round, she put in a commanding performance against Kevin Nelson to win 94-79 and become only the second ever female series champion.
Hilary returned for Championship of Champions IV in 1989, but was beaten in the first round by Steve Williams. She also appeared in the supreme championship, defeating Anthony Butcher, Wayne Summers and Damian Eadie in an impressive run of games, but ultimately fell to Tim Morrissey 56-49 in the series quarter-finals.
Hilary would return to the studio one final time in 2003 to record a 3-day 'ladies' championship' series against fellow female series champions. She beat Liz Barber in the first game, before losing to Kate Ogilvie in the final. With a Countdown career spanning over a decade and a half, Hilary can be considered one of the all-time greats of the show.
Preceded by Steve Balment |
Series winner Series 13 |
Followed by Nic Brown |