Richard Evans

Richard Evans was a semi-finalist from series 18. He beat fellow Scrabble expert Diane Pratesi in his first game, and racked up a further seven impressive wins to become an octochamp and #2 seed for the final rounds. In the quarter-finals, he trounced Mark St. John London, but lost the subsequent semi-final to Yoga, who would go onto win the series.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
916	14/09/1989	P	Diane Pratesi	48 – 60	Richard Evans	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Clement Freud	Freda Thornton
917	15/09/1989	P	Richard Evans	50 – 32	Mary Mullins	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Clement Freud	Freda Thornton
918	18/09/1989	P	Richard Evans	63 – 49	Fraser McLeod	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Clement Freud	Freda Thornton
919	19/09/1989	P	Richard Evans	50 – 29	Avril Goldsworthy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Clement Freud	Freda Thornton
920	20/09/1989	P	Richard Evans	45 – 30	Brian Porter	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Dinah Sheridan	Freda Thornton
921	21/09/1989	P	Richard Evans	49 – 44	Garry Thomas	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Dinah Sheridan	Freda Thornton
922	22/09/1989	P	Richard Evans	68 – 51	Brendan Meghan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Dinah Sheridan	Freda Thornton
923	25/09/1989	P	Richard Evans	48 – 45	Chris Tesseras	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Dinah Sheridan	Freda Thornton
932	6/10/1989	QF	Mark St. John London	12 – 45	Richard Evans	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Catherine Clarke
936	12/10/1989	SF	Richard Evans	46 – 56	Rajaretnam Yogasagarar	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Catherine Clarke