William Bradford

William Bradford, a hotelier from Cambridge, first appeared in Series 3, beating 7-time winner Allan Simmons, and went on to become the first Octochamp in Countdown history.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
97	17/10/1983	P	Allan Simmons	31 – 38	William Bradford	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	William Rushton
98	18/10/1983	P	William Bradford	47 – 40	Andrew Long	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
99	19/10/1983	P	William Bradford	50 – 40	Pat Bowlas	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
100	20/10/1983	P	William Bradford	50 – 40	David Coss	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
101	24/10/1983	P	William Bradford	42 – 24	Christine Williams	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
102	25/10/1983	P	William Bradford	50 – 42	Adrian Yonace	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
103	26/10/1983	P	William Bradford	53 – 16	Pat Flowers	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
104	27/10/1983	P	William Bradford	69 – 34	Jane Guestin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Gyles Brandreth
127	7/12/1983	QF	David Brook	37 – 51	William Bradford	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
185	15/10/1984	CQF	William Bradford	28 – 54	Mark Nyman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman			Cathy Hytner	Ned Sherrin	Yvonne Warberton
M41	8/1/90-12/1/90	Masters 1	Laurie Silver	72 – 80	William Bradford	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman					N/A	Freda Thornton