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− | [[Image:Robert richland main pic.jpg|right|thumb| Robert Richland]] | + | [[Image:Robert richland main pic.jpg|right|thumb|Robert Richland]] |
− | '''Robert Richland''' was a finalist in [[Series 4]]. | + | '''Robert Richland''' was a finalist in [[Series 4]]. He was a computer programmer from Middlesex. His score of 75 in his fourth game was the [[List of series high scores|highest of the series.]] |
− | He is also a [[Scrabble]] | + | Richland had originally been selected to appear in Countdown's [[30th Birthday Championship]], but was unable to make it to the recordings and thus [[Darryl Francis]] took his place. |
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+ | In 2000, he appeared on ''Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?'', followed by ''Pointless'' in 2013 and the short-lived ITV show ''Go For It'' in 2016. He also appeared in audience of ''Judge Rinder'' with fellow former Countdown contestant [[Sandie Simonis]] in 2018. He is also a Scrabble Expert. | ||
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+ | His wife [[Kathy Richland|Kathy]], also a Scrabble player, appeared as a [[contestant]] in [[Series 71]], over 30 years after his original appearance. They both appeared on ITV’s ''Tenable'', with [[Wayne Kelly]], on 11 September 2018. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
− | {{ep | 149 | 30/04/1984 | P | Robert Richland | 34 | + | {{ep | 149 | 30/04/1984 | P |Robert Richland| 34 – 29 |[[Sydney Price]]|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|[[Julia Swannell]]|71}} |
− | {{ep | 150 | 1/05/1984 | P | Robert Richland | 59 | + | {{ep | 150 | 1/05/1984 | P |Robert Richland| 59 – 28 |[[Fran Bate]]|Gyles Brandreth|Julia Swannell|70}} |
− | {{ep | 151 | 2/05/1984 | P | [[Stuart Schofield]] | 51 | + | {{ep | 151 | 2/05/1984 | P |[[Stuart Schofield]]| 51 – 51 |Robert Richland|Gyles Brandreth|Julia Swannell|70}} |
− | {{ep | 152 | 3/05/1984 | P | | + | {{ep | 152 | 3/05/1984 | P |Stuart Schofield| 70 – 75 |Robert Richland|Gyles Brandreth|Julia Swannell|84}} |
− | {{ep | 153 | 7/05/1984 | P | + | {{ep | 153 | 7/05/1984 | P |[[Jean Dodds]]| 31 – 50 |Robert Richland|Gyles Brandreth|Julia Swannell|85}} |
− | {{ep | 154 | 8/05/1984 | P | + | {{ep | 154 | 8/05/1984 | P |[[Clinton Rae]]| 44 – 38 |Robert Richland|Gyles Brandreth|Julia Swannell|73}} |
− | {{ep | 178 | 19/06/1984 | QF | [[Tony Rand]] | 52 | + | {{ep | 178 | 19/06/1984 | QF |[[Tony Rand]]| 52 – 62 |Robert Richland|Gyles Brandreth|[[Yvonne Warburton]]|72}} |
− | {{ep | 182 | 26/06/1984 | SF | [[Brian Hudson]] | 52 | + | {{ep | 182 | 26/06/1984 | SF |[[Brian Hudson]]| 52 – 49 |Robert Richland|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|71}} |
− | {{ep |M8 | 22/ | + | {{ep | M8 | 22/05/1989-26/05/1989 | M |Robert Richland| 117 – 72 |[[Joel Salkin]]|none|[[Catherine Clarke]]|154}} |
+ | {{ep | M77 | 17/09/1990-21/09/1990 | M |Robert Richland| 111 – 56 |[[Joan Orchard]]|none|[[Mark Nyman]]|134}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
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[[Category:Contestants in Series 4]] | [[Category:Contestants in Series 4]] | ||
[[Category:Finalists]] | [[Category:Finalists]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Contestants on other game shows]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Contestants in Countdown Masters Series 1]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Contestants in Countdown Masters Series 2]] |
Latest revision as of 19:07, 2 May 2020
Robert Richland was a finalist in Series 4. He was a computer programmer from Middlesex. His score of 75 in his fourth game was the highest of the series.
Richland had originally been selected to appear in Countdown's 30th Birthday Championship, but was unable to make it to the recordings and thus Darryl Francis took his place.
In 2000, he appeared on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, followed by Pointless in 2013 and the short-lived ITV show Go For It in 2016. He also appeared in audience of Judge Rinder with fellow former Countdown contestant Sandie Simonis in 2018. He is also a Scrabble Expert.
His wife Kathy, also a Scrabble player, appeared as a contestant in Series 71, over 30 years after his original appearance. They both appeared on ITV’s Tenable, with Wayne Kelly, on 11 September 2018.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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149 | 30/04/1984 | P | Robert Richland | 34 – 29 | Sydney Price | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 71 | |
150 | 1/05/1984 | P | Robert Richland | 59 – 28 | Fran Bate | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 70 | |
151 | 2/05/1984 | P | Stuart Schofield | 51 – 51 | Robert Richland | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 70 | |
152 | 3/05/1984 | P | Stuart Schofield | 70 – 75 | Robert Richland | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 84 | |
153 | 7/05/1984 | P | Jean Dodds | 31 – 50 | Robert Richland | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 85 | |
154 | 8/05/1984 | P | Clinton Rae | 44 – 38 | Robert Richland | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Julia Swannell | 73 | |
178 | 19/06/1984 | QF | Tony Rand | 52 – 62 | Robert Richland | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 72 | |
182 | 26/06/1984 | SF | Brian Hudson | 52 – 49 | Robert Richland | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warburton | 71 | |
M8 | 22/05/1989-26/05/1989 | M | Robert Richland | 117 – 72 | Joel Salkin | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Catherine Clarke | 154 | ||
M77 | 17/09/1990-21/09/1990 | M | Robert Richland | 111 – 56 | Joan Orchard | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | none | Mark Nyman | 134 |