![]() The pressure told too, barely a handful of digits into the contest Rachel hesitated and pulled a face which everybody could read, she'd forgotten. Rachel said beforehand: "Knowing what I'm like and that everybody's watching in a different room I feel so much pressure!" Born in 1986 in Southend Essex, Rachel gained 4 A grades at A Level before attending Oriel College, Oxford, where she gained a second class honours degree in mathematics. Rachel Riley is Countdowns queen of maths, and the star has announced that she will be releasing a new book to help adults with the subject. The big contest was hosted by Richard Osman and each of the contestants were tasked with learning Pi to 200 decimal places.Įach of them would recall one number at a time back and forth until someone slips up, like a game of mathematical tennis. Rachel Riley’s easy guide to probability and statistics. In this brilliant, well-rounded guide, Countdown's Rachel Riley will take you back to the very basics, allow you to revisit what you learnt at school (and may have promptly forgotten, ahem), build your understanding of maths from the get-go and provide you with the essential toolkit to gain confidence in your numerical abilities. The show also saw child prodigies take on comedians Aisling Bea and Alan Carr, as well as journalist Krishnan Guru-Murthy.Ī maths prodigy, young David passed his maths GCSE aged just 9, and then his maths A-Level aged 10, eight years ahead of his peers. Buy At Sixes and Sevens: How to Understand Numbers and Make Maths Easy by Riley, Rachel, Moore, Dr Gareth (ISBN: 9780008491079) from Amazons Book Store. Our journalists cover all the news you need - from City Hall to your local streets, so you'll never miss a moment.ĭon't skip a beat and sign up to The 12 newsletter here. The MyLondon team tells London stories for Londoners. You'll get 12 stories straight to your inbox at around 12pm. ![]() MyLondon's brilliant newsletter The 12 is absolutely jam packed with all the latest to keep you keep you entertained, informed and uplifted. Rachel Riley ð (RachelRileyRR) OctoThe maths enthusiast began her career on Countdown in 2009 when she was 22, replacing long-serving mathematician Carol Vorderman. Do you want to stay up to date with the latest news, views, features and opinion from across the city?
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