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Robert Violett
Robert Violett, also known as Bob was the runner-up of Series 5. He only won two games in the heats before losing to Pam Fairless, but that was enough for him to return for the final rounds as #8 seed. He beat octochamp John Wallace in the quarter-final, scoring 67 points (the joint highest score of the series) and June Madell in the semi-final, before losing to Peter Evans in the final.
Robert 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.
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 | |||
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209 | 16/11/1984 | P | Pam Fairless | 51 – 52 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warberton | ||
210 | 19/11/1984 | P | Robert Violett | 49 – 23 | Ken Yates | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warberton | ||
211 | 20/11/1984 | P | Robert Violett | 35 – 38 | Nicholas Thompson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warberton | ||
228 | 13/12/1984 | QF | John Wallace | 49 – 67 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warberton | ||
232 | 19/12/1984 | SF | June Madell | 25 – 47 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warberton | ||
234 | 21/12/1984 | GF | Peter Evans | 87 – 71 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Cathy Hytner | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warberton | ||
M38 | 18/12/89-22/12/89 | Masters 1 | Janet McRae | 84 – 61 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | N/A | Freda Thornton | |||
M93 | 7/1/91-11/1/91 | Masters 2 | Robert Violett | 71 – 70 | Liz Barber | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | N/A | Freda Thornton | |||
1870 | 30/10/1996 | cQF | Barry Grossman | 48 – 42 | Robert Violett | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | June Whitfield | Susie Dent |
Robert is also competitive Scrabble player and has been awarded the title of expert by the ABSP.