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'''Rhys Benjamin''' (born 26 August 1998) was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 73]]. He was from Harrow in London, and was aged just 16 at the time of his appearances.
 
'''Rhys Benjamin''' (born 26 August 1998) was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 73]]. He was from Harrow in London, and was aged just 16 at the time of his appearances.
  

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Rhys Benjamin in his third game.
Rhys Benjamin solving the conundrum in his first game.

Rhys Benjamin (born 26 August 1998) was a contestant in Series 73. He was from Harrow in London, and was aged just 16 at the time of his appearances.

Benjamin first came to prominence as a member of the online community, and attended CoLei3, CoLei4, COLIN X and COLIN XI prior to his television debut.

In 2015, five years after joining c4countdown, Benjamin finally appeared on the show on the very first programme of Series 73. Playing returnee James Judge, Benjamin never took the lead during the game, with him being 16 points behind Judge at one point. However, seven crucial points on the final numbers game took the game level, and Benjamin unravelled GADWINNER in five seconds to return to Harrow with a teapot. He went on to win another 4 games hereafter, amassing a total of 484 points (not including the GADWINNER solve, which was actually a tie-break) across six shows to equal the number of wins needed to qualify for the finals. However, his total was exceeded by Matty Artell's 541, preventing him from entering.

Outside of Countdown, Benjamin is also a big fan of the London Underground, and in 2013 attempted to beat the World Record for travelling to all the stations on the network, a record previously held by former contestants Jack Welsby and Steve Wilson. Benjamin was unable to beat the time, recording 17 hours, 18 minutes, and 18 seconds. He is also a fan of Fulham F.C. and a keen Conservative Party activist: one of his ambitions in life is to be Prime Minister.

Benjamin's former Chemistry teacher, Kwaku Sapong, appeared on Countdown in 1994.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
6157 15/06/2015 P James Judge 68 – 78 Rhys Benjamin Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Colin Murray Susie Dent 124
6158 22/06/2015 P Rhys Benjamin 92 – 63 Michael Stokes Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Colin Murray Susie Dent 131
6159 23/06/2015 P Rhys Benjamin 81 – 53 Maxine Jones Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Colin Murray Susie Dent 123
6160 24/06/2015 P Rhys Benjamin 78 – 59 Abby Foulkes Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Colin Murray Susie Dent 118
6161 25/06/2015 P Rhys Benjamin 89 – 65 Olly Hall Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Colin Murray Susie Dent 120
6162 26/06/2015 P Rhys Benjamin 76 – 98 Pat Lonergan Nick Hewer Rachel Riley Joe McElderry Susie Dent 144

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