Joe said he liked the odd drink but his opponent, Bill, was renowned for drinking many pints of beer while playing. Joe went on to become surprise world champion the following year. Joe, from Bradford, revealed in 2007 how his children taped over the video he had of him winning the world championship with a cartoon. He had sat down to watch it with his wife and friends but ended up watching He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. The BBC later gave him a new copy.