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Name	Episodes	Known for
Susie Dent Self - Lexicographer Self - Lexicographer See fewer	5,281	Meet the Richardsons (2020)
Carol Vorderman Self - Arithmetician Self - Arithmetician See fewer	4,610	Trollied (2011)
Richard Whiteley Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	3,891	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Rachel Riley Self - Arithmetician Self - Arithmetician See fewer	3,389	The IT Crowd (2006)
Nick Hewer Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	2,049	Countdown: Championship of Champions (1984)
Jeff Stelling Self - Host / Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Host / Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	663	Ted Lasso (2020)
Cathy Hytner Self - Letters Hostess Self - Letters Hostess See fewer	617	Coronation Street (1960)
Colin Murray Self - Host / Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Host / Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	507	Fat Slags (2004)
Des O'Connor Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	470	The Des O'Connor Show (1970)
Gyles Brandreth Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Contestant Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Contestant See fewer	321	Dear Ladies (1983)
Richard Samson Self - Lexicographer Self - Lexicographer See fewer	316	Countdown: Championship of Champions (1984)
Des Lynam Self - Host / Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Host / Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	289	Have I Got News for You (1990)
Mark Nyman Self - Lexicographer / Self - Contestant Self - Lexicographer / Self - Contestant See fewer	288	TV Scrabble (2001)
Anne Robinson Self - Host / Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Host / Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	269	The Weakest Link (2000)
Damian Eadie Self - Lexicographer / Self - Contestant Self - Lexicographer / Self - Contestant See fewer	247	8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (2012)
Richard Stilgoe Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	233	The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Catherine Clarke Self - Lexicographer Self - Lexicographer See fewer	227	Countdown Masters (1989)
Freda Thornton Self - Lexicographer Self - Lexicographer See fewer	202	Countdown Masters (1989)
Della Thompson Self - Lexicographer Self - Lexicographer See fewer	195	Countdown: Championship of Champions (1984)
Julia Swannell Self - Lexicographer Self - Lexicographer See fewer	176	Countdown (1982)
Philip Franks Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	176	Phantom Thread (2017)
Nigel Rees Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	174	Cabbages and Kings (1979)
Richard Digance Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	173	Mick Miller: In the Club (2005)
Karen Loughlin Self - Letters Hostess Self - Letters Hostess See fewer	168	Sale of the Century (1971)
Phil Hammond Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	165	Doctors and Nurses (2004)
Geoffrey Durham Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	164	Doctor Who (1963)
Martin Jarvis Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	147	Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Paul Zenon Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	140	Crazy Cottage (1996)
Jan Harvey Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	128	Family Affairs (1997)
Yvonne Warburton Self - Lexicographer Self - Lexicographer See fewer	125	Countdown: Championship of Champions (1984)
Alison Heard Self - Lexicographer Self - Lexicographer See fewer	118	Countdown (1982)
Tom O'Connor Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	118	Tom O'Connor (1977)
Bill Tidy Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Contestant Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Contestant See fewer	117	The Fosdyke Saga (1977)
Jo Brand Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Contestant Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Contestant See fewer	109	Getting On (2009)
Tim Rice Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	108	Aladdin (1992)
Jon Culshaw Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	103	Dead Ringers (2002)
Keith Barron Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	99	Doctor Who (1963)
Rick Wakeman Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	87	Lawrence: After Arabia (2021)
Barry Cryer Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	85	The Stanley Baxter Show (1963)
Pam Ayres Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	85	Rex the Runt (1991)
Ken Bruce Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Special Guest Self - Dictionary Corner / Self - Special Guest See fewer	85	Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson (2013)
Tania Styles Self - Lexicographer Self - Lexicographer See fewer	84	Balderdash & Piffle (2006)
Ned Sherrin Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	83	Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life (1964)
Gloria Hunniford Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	82	Hale and Pace (1986)
Beverley Isherwood Self - Numbers Hostess Self - Numbers Hostess See fewer	80	The Optimist (1983)
John Inverdale Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	75	100 Streets (2016)
Ruth Killick Self - Lexicographer Self - Lexicographer See fewer	74	Countdown (1982)
Alastair Stewart Self - Dictionary Corner Self - Dictionary Corner See fewer	74	Bad Girls (1999)
Judy Pearsall Self - Lexicographer Self - Lexicographer See fewer	73	Countdown (1982)
Catherine Stokes Self - Lexicographer Self - Lexicographer See fewer	69	Countdown (1982)