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Richard Saldanha

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Richard Saldanha

Richard Saldanha was the runner-up of Series 39. He is the younger brother of Allan Saldanha, the runner-up of both Series 15 and the Supreme Championship.

Richard qualified for the series finals with 6 wins, including a top score of 73 against David Parfitt. He beat Nick Buttle in the quarter-final and Terry Knowles in the semi-final on his way to the Grand Final against Kate Ogilvie, and lost against her by just two points, 83 – 81.

Saldanha was not invited back to the Championship of Champions X due to it being a shorter tournament than usual, but was later invited back for a special rematch against his series winner which he also lost, this time by 9 points.

Preceded by
Steve Fisher
Series runner-up
Series 39
Followed by
Glynn Leaney

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
2378 26/10/1998 P Gill Scott 52 – 59 Richard Saldanha Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Alastair Stewart Susie Dent 73
2379 27/10/1998 P Richard Saldanha 62 – 38 John Coy Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Alastair Stewart Susie Dent 81
2380 28/10/1998 P Richard Saldanha 57 – 53 Sara Macintosh Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Alastair Stewart Susie Dent 74
2381 29/10/1998 P Richard Saldanha 54* – 44 Ross Mackenzie Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Alastair Stewart Susie Dent 67
2382 30/10/1998 P Richard Saldanha 50 – 32 Brian Wright Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Alastair Stewart Susie Dent 84
2383 2/11/1998 P Richard Saldanha 73 – 39 David Parfitt Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Anna Hall 87
2384 3/11/1998 P Richard Saldanha 41 – 58 Richard Saddington Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Anna Hall 63
2419 22/12/1998 QF Richard Saldanha 63 – 55 Nick Buttle Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gloria Hunniford Mark Nyman 72
2420 23/12/1998 SF Terry Knowles 41 – 51 Richard Saldanha Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gloria Hunniford Mark Nyman 70
2422 25/12/1998 GF Kate Ogilvie 83 – 81 Richard Saldanha Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Gloria Hunniford Mark Nyman 118
S16 26/07/2004 S Richard Saldanha 83 – 92 Kate Ogilvie Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Geoffrey Durham Susie Dent 121
* includes 10 points from a tie-break conundrum