Richard Pay

Richard Pay Octochamp Statistics
Final position	Semi-finalist
Seeding	5
Points total	732
Conundrums solved	6

Richard Pay

Richard Pay was an octochamp and semi-finalist in Series 51. He was a musician from Bromley, Greater London.

He first appeared on 6 February 2004 with a 95 – 61 victory over Sue Babb. His octochamp run included three centuries, victory over future Series 60 champion Kirk Bevins, and the biggest ever comeback in Countdown history with 40 points in his seventh game, en route to 732 points. He defeated fellow octochamp Nik Von Uexkull in the quarter-final, before he lost to eventual series champion Stewart Holden in the semi-final.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
3639	06/02/2004	P	Sue Babb	61 – 95	Richard Pay	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Keith Barron	Susie Dent	121
3640	09/02/2004	P	Richard Pay	105 – 51	Andy Cowie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Aspel	Susie Dent	123
3641	10/02/2004	P	Richard Pay	70 – 62	Cathy Doyle	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Aspel	Susie Dent	139
3642	11/02/2004	P	Richard Pay	90 – 69	Kirk Bevins	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Aspel	Susie Dent	111
3643	12/02/2004	P	Richard Pay	102 – 74	Sue Booton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Aspel	Susie Dent	132
3644	13/02/2004	P	Richard Pay	89 – 82	Peter Thompson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Aspel	Susie Dent	122
3645	16/02/2004	P	Richard Pay	79 – 77	Claire Whitaker	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eric Knowles	Susie Dent	130
3646	17/02/2004	P	Richard Pay	102 – 72	David Gordon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eric Knowles	Susie Dent	123
3725	22/06/2004	QF	Nik Von Uexkull	80 – 85	Richard Pay	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Aspel	Susie Dent	123
3726	23/06/2004	SF	Richard Pay	60 – 93	Stewart Holden	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Michael Aspel	Susie Dent	124