Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson in Series 81.

Paul Anderson was a contestant in Series 81. He's a Full-Time Dad and Part-Time Musician from Dublin, but is originally from Limavady in Northern Ireland. He is also an Apterite and a moderator on Countdowners. He made his Co:Event debut at Co:Dub 2019.

Anderson is co-host of the Focal Talk podcast, along with Series 69 champion Callum Todd. In 2020, during a time of international lockdowns due to a coronavirus pandemic, Anderson launched ZoomDown, a series of games of Countdown played over the Zoom video call software broadcast live on the Focal Talk YouTube channel.

Anderson was at one point 8/1 with Ladbrokes to replace Nick Hewer as the next Countdown host (shorter odds at the time than the likes of Richard Osman), but ultimately the job went to Anne Robinson.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
7205	14/11/2019	P	Ray Albrow	68 – 109	Paul Anderson	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Colin Murray	Susie Dent	133
7206	15/11/2019	P	Paul Anderson	110 – 41	Jane Levingston	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Colin Murray	Susie Dent	137
7207	18/11/2019	P	Paul Anderson	111 – 93	Ewen Alexander	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Colin Murray	Susie Dent	132
7208	19/11/2019	P	Paul Anderson	124 – 52	Yvonne Wills	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Colin Murray	Susie Dent	155
7209	20/11/2019	P	Paul Anderson	95 – 61	Nick Parden	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Colin Murray	Susie Dent	132
7210	21/11/2019	P	Paul Anderson	98 – 72	Peter Rattle	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Tanni Grey-Thompson	Susie Dent	140
7211	22/11/2019	P	Paul Anderson	90 – 100*	Jamie Wing	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Tanni Grey-Thompson	Susie Dent	134

* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum