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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]].
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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 before losing to [[Nicholas Thompson]], 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 [[List of series high scores|highest score of the series]]) and [[June Madell]] in the semi-final, before losing to [[Peter Evans]] in the final.  
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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.  
  
 
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.  
 
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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He is also competitive [[Scrabble]] player and has been awarded the title of expert by the [[ABSP]].
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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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{{ep | 232 | 19/12/1984 | SF |[[June Madell]]| 25 – 47 |Robert Violett|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|69}}
 
{{ep | 232 | 19/12/1984 | SF |[[June Madell]]| 25 – 47 |Robert Violett|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|69}}
 
{{ep | 234 | 21/12/1984 | GF |[[Peter Evans]]| 87 – 71 |Robert Violett|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|114}}
 
{{ep | 234 | 21/12/1984 | GF |[[Peter Evans]]| 87 – 71 |Robert Violett|Gyles Brandreth|Yvonne Warburton|114}}
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{{ep | M38 | 18/12/89-22/12/89 | Masters 1 |[[Janet McRae]]| 84 – 61 |Robert Violett|N/A|[[Freda Thornton]]|???}}
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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 | 7/1/91-11/1/91 | Masters 2 |Robert Violett| 71 – 70 |[[Liz Barber]]|N/A|Freda Thornton|134}}
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{{ep | M93 | 7/01/1991-11/01/1991 | M |Robert Violett| 71 – 70 |[[Liz Barber]]|none|Freda Thornton|134}}
 
{{ep | 1870 | 30/10/1996 | cQF |[[Barry Grossman]]| 48 – 42 |Robert Violett|[[June Whitfield]]|[[Susie Dent]]|84}}
 
{{ep | 1870 | 30/10/1996 | cQF |[[Barry Grossman]]| 48 – 42 |Robert Violett|[[June Whitfield]]|[[Susie Dent]]|84}}
 
{{episode table end}}
 
{{episode table end}}

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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