Paul Harper

Paul Harper, 22 years after his first appearance, in Series 78.

Paul Harper was a finalist in Series 32 and an octochamp in Series 78.

Harper's eight wins and 739 preliminary points netted him a place in the Series 78 finals as #5 seed, which made him the second contestant to become a finalist for a second time, after Glen Webb. In his quarter-final here, he faced fellow octochamp Phil Davies, and the latter got off to a blistering start to lead 42 – 0 after four rounds. However, Harper went on to mount a strong comeback, narrowing the gap considerably with spots of VIOLATED, OUTWORE and PARKOUR, and Davies sealed victory only after the evenly-matched final numbers round.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
1799	23/07/1996	P	Paul Harper	54 – 42	Margaret Kearley	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Kendall Clarke	69
1800	24/07/1996	P	Paul Harper	56 – 31	Peter Wilcockson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tom O'Connor	Kendall Clarke	73
1801	25/07/1996	P	Paul Harper	56 – 32	Hilary Hicklin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	June Whitfield	Kendall Clarke	71
1802	26/07/1996	P	Paul Harper	33 – 36	Peter Cottee	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	June Whitfield	Kendall Clarke	71
1842	20/09/1996	QF	Paul Harper	30 – 61	Craig Douglas	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Philip Franks	Susie Dent	74
6822	9/05/2018	P	Paul Harper	97 – 28	James Forrest	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Adrian Chiles	Susie Dent	123
6823	10/05/2018	P	Paul Harper	81 – 56	Martyn Wingfield	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Adrian Chiles	Susie Dent	125
6824	11/05/2018	P	Paul Harper	92 – 59	Faye Battye	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Adrian Chiles	Susie Dent	143
6825	14/05/2018	P	Paul Harper	77 – 75	Curtis Thompson	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Adrian Chiles	Susie Dent	133
6826	15/05/2018	P	Paul Harper	104 – 16	Dickie Bird	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Adrian Chiles	Susie Dent	124
6827	16/05/2018	P	Paul Harper	91 – 80	Vincent Clark	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dr Linda Papadopoulos	Susie Dent	122
6828	17/05/2018	P	Paul Harper	90 – 69	Matthew Silk	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dr Linda Papadopoulos	Susie Dent	132
6829	18/05/2018	P	Paul Harper	107 – 41	Gerry Walsh	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Dr Linda Papadopoulos	Susie Dent	136
6850	19/06/2018	QF	Phil Davies	81 – 69	Paul Harper	Nick Hewer	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Helen Fospero	Susie Dent	143