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Richard Pay

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Richard Pay
Octochamp Statistics
Final positionSemi-finalist
Seeding5
Points total732
Conundrums solved6
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 Keith Barron Susie Dent 121
3640 09/02/2004 P Richard Pay 105 – 51 Andy Cowie Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Michael Aspel Susie Dent 123
3641 10/02/2004 P Richard Pay 70 – 62 Cathy Doyle Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Michael Aspel Susie Dent 139
3642 11/02/2004 P Richard Pay 90 – 69 Kirk Bevins Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Michael Aspel Susie Dent 111
3643 12/02/2004 P Richard Pay 102 – 74 Sue Booton Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Michael Aspel Susie Dent 132
3644 13/02/2004 P Richard Pay 89 – 82 Peter Thompson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Michael Aspel Susie Dent 122
3645 16/02/2004 P Richard Pay 79 – 77 Claire Whitaker Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Eric Knowles Susie Dent 130
3646 17/02/2004 P Richard Pay 102 – 72 David Gordon Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Eric Knowles Susie Dent 123
3725 22/06/2004 QF Nik Von Uexkull 80 – 85 Richard Pay Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Michael Aspel Susie Dent 123
3726 23/06/2004 SF Richard Pay 60 – 93 Stewart Holden Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Michael Aspel Susie Dent 124