Roddie Bell

Roddie Bell in Series 84.

Roddie Bell was a finalist in Series 84. He was a Funeral Driver from Dunbar, East Lothian.

Bell first appeared on 3 November 2021 against Jamie Brown where he won with a score of 111 to Brown's 61 points. From there he continued with a run of two centuries, including personal best of 118, and 2 scores in the 90's before losing his sixth game to Graham Grant.

Bell qualified for the series finals as the 7th seed, where he played against fellow Scotsman Stu Harkness. Bell levelled the scoreline in the first numbers game, until Harkness picked up pace and eventually broke away with a nine-letter spot of LIONHEART, although both players found POWDERISE for nine. After an impossible last numbers, Bell then solved the conundrum to bow out with 82 points, while Harkness advanced with 112 points. Bell amassed an overall total of 657 points in his run.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
7630	3/11/2021	P	Jamie Brown	61 – 111	Roddie Bell	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Ben Macintyre	Susie Dent	136
7631	4/11/2021	P	Roddie Bell	118 – 33	Sean Jackson	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Ben Macintyre	Susie Dent	138
7632	5/11/2021	P	Roddie Bell	105 – 88	Rajiv Kumar	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Ben Macintyre	Susie Dent	136
7633	8/11/2021	P	Roddie Bell	92 – 67	Zoe McEvoy	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Alastair Campbell	Susie Dent	155
7634	9/11/2021	P	Roddie Bell	90 – 54	Marigold Katsande	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Alastair Campbell	Susie Dent	136
7635	10/11/2021	P	Roddie Bell	59 – 85	Graham Grant	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Alastair Campbell	Susie Dent	127
7661	16/12/2021	QF	Stu Harkness	112 – 82	Roddie Bell	Anne Robinson	Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon				Lucy Summers	Adrian Chiles		none	137