1982 UK Championship (snooker) of prize money for this year is shown below: Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames 1982 UK Championship (snooker) The 1982 Coral UK Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event began on 20 November 1982 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 27 November and 4 December 1982. Terry Griffiths won his first and only UK Championship by winning the last 3 frames to beat Alex Higgins 16–15. He also beat defending champion Steve Davis, who had beaten him in the previous final on
John Higgins (snooker player) New Year Honours. In January 2010, Higgins appeared on the BBC's "Celebrity Mastermind", answering questions on his specialist subject "Dallas". He finished third equal. In February 2010, Higgins and his wife Denise appeared on ITV's "Mr. and Mrs." and reached the final after answering 9 questions correctly out of 9 to win £30,000. They donated the money to The Dalziel Centre – a day hospice for cancer patients, based at Strathclyde Hospital in Motherwell, of which Higgins became a patron after they cared for his terminally ill father. No Play-off. Title decided on league table only. John Higgins (snooker player)