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[[Image:Robert Violett.jpg|right|thumb|Robert Violett looks a bit like [[wikipedia:Garth Marenghi|Garth Marenghi]].]] | [[Image:Robert Violett.jpg|right|thumb|Robert Violett looks a bit like [[wikipedia:Garth Marenghi|Garth Marenghi]].]] | ||
| − | '''Robert Violett''' was a | + | '''Robert Violett''', also known as '''Bob''', was the runner-up of [[Series 5]] and a participant in the [[Supreme Championship]]. |
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| + | He only won two games in the heats with a cumulative score of 101 points before losing to [[Nicholas Thompson]], but that was enough for him to qualify for the finals as #8 seed. He beat [[John Wallace]] (the only [[octochamp]] of the series) in the quarter-final with a score of 67 points (the joint [[List of series high scores|highest score of the series]]) and [[June Madell]] in the semi-final, before losing to [[Peter Evans]] in a close final. | ||
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| + | Violett did not play in [[Championship of Champions II]] but did return for the [[Supreme Championship]], losing his first game to [[Barry Grossman]] by just 6 points. | ||
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| + | [[Image:Bob Violett.jpg|right|thumb|Bob the Scrabbler…several years later.]] | ||
| + | Violett is also a [[Scrabble]] expert and a member of the Association of British Scrabble Players. In 2019, he and fellow Scrabbler, [[David Webb]], set a new record for the highest combined score in a tournament game: 1,213. [https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/sports/othersports/94617/geropiga_for_88_points_players_score_world_scrabble_record_in_malta_open#.XMYZhozTWhA] | ||
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| + | {{series runner-up|preceded_by=Christine Hunt (Series 4){{!!}}Christine Hunt|series=5|followed_by=Olivia Lloyd-Potts{{!!}}Olivia Lloyd}} | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
| − | {{ep | 209 | 16/11/1984 | P | [[Pam Fairless]] | 51 | + | {{ep | 209 | 16/11/1984 | P |[[Pam Fairless]]| 51 – 52 |Robert Violett|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|[[Yvonne Warburton]]|86}} |
| − | {{ep | 210 | 19/11/1984 | P | + | {{ep | 210 | 19/11/1984 | P |[[Ken Yates]]| 23 – 49 |Robert Violett|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|70}} |
| − | {{ep | 211 | 20/11/1984 | P | + | {{ep | 211 | 20/11/1984 | P |[[Nicholas Thompson]]| 38 – 35 |Robert Violett|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|68}} |
| − | {{ep | 228 | 13/12/1984 | QF | [[John Wallace]] | 49 | + | {{ep | 228 | 13/12/1984 | QF |[[John Wallace]]| 49 – 67 |Robert Violett|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|69}} |
| − | {{ep | 232 | 19/12/1984 | SF | [[June Madell]] | 25 | + | {{ep | 232 | 19/12/1984 | SF |[[June Madell]]| 25 – 47 |Robert Violett|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|69}} |
| − | {{ep | 234 | 21/12/1984 | GF | [[Peter Evans]] | 87 | + | {{ep | 234 | 21/12/1984 | GF |[[Peter Evans]]| 87 – 71 |Robert Violett|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|114}} |
| − | {{ep | 1870 | 30/10/1996 | cQF | [[Barry Grossman]] | 48 | + | {{ep | M38 | 18/12/1989-22/12/1989 | M |[[Janet McRae]]| 84 – 61 |Robert Violett|none|[[Freda Thornton]]|???}} |
| + | {{ep | M93 | 7/01/1991-11/01/1991 | M |Robert Violett| 71 – 70 |[[Liz Barber]]|none|Freda Thornton|134}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 1870 | 30/10/1996 | cQF |[[Barry Grossman]]| 48 – 42 |Robert Violett|[[June Whitfield]]|[[Susie Dent]]|84}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Violett, Robert}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Violett, Robert}} | ||
[[Category:Contestants in Series 5]] | [[Category:Contestants in Series 5]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Contestants in Series 33]] | ||
[[Category:Finalists]] | [[Category:Finalists]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Contestants in Countdown Masters Series 1]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Contestants in Countdown Masters Series 2]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:42, 31 January 2026
Robert Violett looks a bit like Garth Marenghi.
Robert Violett, also known as Bob, was the runner-up of Series 5 and a participant in the Supreme Championship.
He only won two games in the heats with a cumulative score of 101 points before losing to Nicholas Thompson, but that was enough for him to qualify for the finals as #8 seed. He beat John Wallace (the only octochamp of the series) in the quarter-final with a score of 67 points (the joint highest score of the series) and June Madell in the semi-final, before losing to Peter Evans in a close final.
Violett did not play in Championship of Champions II but did return for the Supreme Championship, losing his first game to Barry Grossman by just 6 points.
Violett is also a Scrabble expert and a member of the Association of British Scrabble Players. In 2019, he and fellow Scrabbler, David Webb, set a new record for the highest combined score in a tournament game: 1,213. [1]
| Preceded by Christine Hunt |
Series runner-up Series 5 |
Followed by Olivia Lloyd |
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 209 | 16/11/1984 | P | Pam Fairless | 51 – 52 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 86 | |
| 210 | 19/11/1984 | P | Ken Yates | 23 – 49 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 70 | |
| 211 | 20/11/1984 | P | Nicholas Thompson | 38 – 35 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 68 | |
| 228 | 13/12/1984 | QF | John Wallace | 49 – 67 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 69 | |
| 232 | 19/12/1984 | SF | June Madell | 25 – 47 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 69 | |
| 234 | 21/12/1984 | GF | Peter Evans | 87 – 71 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 114 | |
| M38 | 18/12/1989-22/12/1989 | M | Janet McRae | 84 – 61 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | ??? | ||
| M93 | 7/01/1991-11/01/1991 | M | Robert Violett | 71 – 70 | Liz Barber | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Freda Thornton | 134 | ||
| 1870 | 30/10/1996 | cQF | Barry Grossman | 48 – 42 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | June Whitfield | Susie Dent | 84 | ||
