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Richard Campbell

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Richard Campbell
Octochamp Statistics
Final positionRunner-up
Seeding1
Points total500
Conundrums solved7
Richard Campbell

Richard Campbell was the runner-up of Series 27, and, with a total of 500 points, one of only six octochamps to score 500 points or more in the nine round era. As the clear #1 seed in the finals, he swept aside Pierre Sandrini and Robin Benoy in the quarter- and semi-finals respectively, but came unstuck in the final against David Elias, losing 68 – 55.

Campbell returned for Championship of Champions VII, beating Wayne Kelly in the first round before losing heavily to eventual winner Don Reid in the semi-final.

Campbell also played in the Supreme Championship, beating Liz Barber in the first round but losing to David Trace in the group semi-final.

Preceded by
Andrew Perry
Series runner-up
Series 27
Followed by
Wayne Kelly

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
1497 25/02/1994 P Rachel White 45 – 67 Richard Campbell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Richard Samson 70
1498 28/02/1994 P Tony Sutton 32 – 62 Richard Campbell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Richard Samson 71
1499 1/03/1994 P Diane Pawson 37 – 69 Richard Campbell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Richard Samson 83
1500 2/03/1994 P John Richardson 29 – 55 Richard Campbell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jan Harvey Richard Samson 71
1501 3/03/1994 P Rita Gulliver 44 – 55 Richard Campbell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jenny Hanley Susie Dent 71
1502 4/03/1994 P Robert McCall 46 – 56 Richard Campbell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jenny Hanley Susie Dent 73
1503 7/03/1994 P Rosalie Fish 51 – 61 Richard Campbell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jenny Hanley Susie Dent 74
1504 8/03/1994 P Graeme Simister 58 – 75 Richard Campbell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Jenny Hanley Susie Dent 77
1516 24/03/1994 QF Richard Campbell 62 – 40 Pierre Sandrini Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Richard Samson 73
1520 30/03/1994 SF Robin Benoy 32 – 52 Richard Campbell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis Richard Samson 72
1522 1/04/1994 GF David Elias 68 – 55 Richard Campbell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Martin Jarvis, Rosalind Ayres Richard Samson 110
1591 5/01/1995 CQF Wayne Kelly 36 – 52 Richard Campbell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Denis Norden Richard Samson 74
1593 9/01/1995 CSF Don Reid 65 – 17 Richard Campbell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Denis Norden Richard Samson 72
1882 15/11/1996 eQF Liz Barber 37 – 59 Richard Campbell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Barry Cryer Susie Dent 76
1885 20/11/1996 eSF David Trace 46 – 36 Richard Campbell Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Tom O'Connor Catherine Stokes 72