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[[Image:Robert Violett.jpg|right|thumb|Robert Violett looks a bit like [[wikipedia:Garth Marenghi|Garth Marenghi]].]]
 
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'''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 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. Robert is also competitive [[Scrabble]] player and has been awarded the title of expert by the [[ABSP]].
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'''Robert Violett''', also known as '''Bob''', was the runner-up of [[Series 5]] and a participant in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]].
  
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He only won two games in the heats with a cumulative score of 101 points before losing to [[Nicholas Thompson]], but that was enough for him to qualify for the finals as #8 seed. He beat [[John Wallace]], the only [[octochamp]] of the series, in the quarter-final with a score of 67 points (the joint [[List of series high scores|highest score of the series]]) and [[June Madell]] in the semi-final, before losing to [[Peter Evans]] in a close final.
  
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{{series runner-up|preceded_by=Christine Hunt|series=5|followed_by=Olivia Lloyd}}
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Violett did not play in [[Championship of Champions II]], but did return for the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]], losing his first game to [[Barry Grossman]] by just 6 points.
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[[Image:Bob Violett.jpg|right|thumb|Bob the Scrabbler several years later.]]
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Violett is also a [[Scrabble]] expert and a member of the Association of British Scrabble Players. In 2019, he and fellow Scrabbler [[David Webb]] set a new record for the highest combined score in a tournament game: 1,213.[https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/sports/othersports/94617/geropiga_for_88_points_players_score_world_scrabble_record_in_malta_open#.XMYZhozTWhA]
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{{series runner-up|preceded_by=Christine Hunt (Series 4){{!!}}Christine Hunt|series=5|followed_by=Olivia Lloyd-Potts{{!!}}Olivia Lloyd}}
  
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
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{{episode table}}
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{{ep | 209 | 16/11/1984 | P | [[Pam Fairless]] | 51 - 52 | Robert Violett | [[Gyles Brandreth]] | [[Yvonne Warberton]] }}
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{{ep | 209 | 16/11/1984 | P |[[Pam Fairless]]| 51 – 52 |Robert Violett|[[Gyles Brandreth]]|[[Yvonne Warburton]]|86}}
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{{ep | 210 | 19/11/1984 | P | Robert Violett | 49 - 23 | [[Ken Yates]] | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warberton }}
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{{ep | 210 | 19/11/1984 | P |[[Ken Yates]]| 23 – 49 |Robert Violett|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|70}}
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{{ep | 211 | 20/11/1984 | P | Robert Violett | 35 - 38 | [[Nicholas Thompson]] | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warberton }}
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{{ep | 211 | 20/11/1984 | P |[[Nicholas Thompson]]| 38 – 35 |Robert Violett|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|68}}
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{{ep | 228 | 13/12/1984 | QF | [[John Wallace]] | 49 - 67 | Robert Violett | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warberton }}
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{{ep | 228 | 13/12/1984 | QF |[[John Wallace]]| 49 – 67 |Robert Violett|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|69}}
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{{ep | 232 | 19/12/1984 | SF | [[June Madell]] | 25 - 47 | Robert Violett | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warberton }}
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{{ep | 232 | 19/12/1984 | SF |[[June Madell]]| 25 – 47 |Robert Violett|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|69}}
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{{ep | 234 | 21/12/1984 | GF | [[Peter Evans]] | 87 - 71 | Robert Violett | Gyles Brandreth | Yvonne Warberton }}
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{{ep | 234 | 21/12/1984 | GF |[[Peter Evans]]| 87 – 71 |Robert Violett|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|114}}
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{{ep | 1870 | 30/10/1996 | cQF | [[Barry Grossman]] | 48 - 42 | Robert Violett | [[June Whitfield]] | [[Susie Dent]] }}
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{{ep | M38 | 18/12/1989-22/12/1989 | M |[[Janet McRae]]| 84 – 61 |Robert Violett|none|[[Freda Thornton]]|???}}
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{{ep | M93 | 7/01/1991-11/01/1991 | M |Robert Violett| 71 – 70 |[[Liz Barber]]|none|Freda Thornton|134}}
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{{ep | 1870 | 30/10/1996 | cQF |[[Barry Grossman]]| 48 – 42 |Robert Violett|[[June Whitfield]]|[[Susie Dent]]|84}}
 
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Latest revision as of 20:05, 2 May 2020

Robert Violett looks a bit like Garth Marenghi.

Robert Violett, also known as Bob, was the runner-up of Series 5 and a participant in the Supreme Championship.

He only won two games in the heats with a cumulative score of 101 points before losing to Nicholas Thompson, but that was enough for him to qualify for the finals as #8 seed. He beat John Wallace, the only octochamp of the series, in the quarter-final with a score of 67 points (the joint highest score of the series) and June Madell in the semi-final, before losing to Peter Evans in a close final.

Violett 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.

Bob the Scrabbler several years later.

Violett is also a Scrabble expert and a member of the Association of British Scrabble Players. In 2019, he and fellow Scrabbler David Webb set a new record for the highest combined score in a tournament game: 1,213.[1]

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
209 16/11/1984 P Pam Fairless 51 – 52 Robert Violett Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Yvonne Warburton 86
210 19/11/1984 P Ken Yates 23 – 49 Robert Violett Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Yvonne Warburton 70
211 20/11/1984 P Nicholas Thompson 38 – 35 Robert Violett Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Yvonne Warburton 68
228 13/12/1984 QF John Wallace 49 – 67 Robert Violett Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Yvonne Warburton 69
232 19/12/1984 SF June Madell 25 – 47 Robert Violett Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Yvonne Warburton 69
234 21/12/1984 GF Peter Evans 87 – 71 Robert Violett Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Cathy Hytner Gyles Brandreth Yvonne Warburton 114
M38 18/12/1989-22/12/1989 M Janet McRae 84 – 61 Robert Violett Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman none Freda Thornton ???
M93 7/01/1991-11/01/1991 M Robert Violett 71 – 70 Liz Barber Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman none Freda Thornton 134
1870 30/10/1996 cQF Barry Grossman 48 – 42 Robert Violett Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman June Whitfield Susie Dent 84
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