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Rachel Riley is the numbers expert on Channel 4’s long-running quiz show Countdown.
In February 2010 Rachel appeared in the Channel 4 Dispatches documentary Kids Don't Count which asked how and why we are failing Britain's children when it comes to maths. Rachel visited a primary school in Bristol to help encourage the children to tackle their maths demons.
Rachel has a keen interest in promoting Maths and Science to young people. She makes frequent school visits and has been involved in a number of initiatives such as Enterprise UK's Make Your Mark Challenge and the Science: [So what? So everything] campaign.
Brought up in Thorpe Bay, Essex, Rachel graduated from Oriel College Oxford with a degree in Mathematics, covering Quantum Theory, Fluid Mechanics and Applied Maths and was made a scholar in 2006.
Rachel is an avid Manchester United fan and recently presented a special show for MUTV in which she is given a guided tour of Carrington courtesy of Ryan Giggs and Rio Ferdinand.
She has also made a couple of appearances as a guest panellist on the hit comedy panel show 8 Out of 10 Cats on Channel 4.
Rachel recently put her grey matter to the test by appearing on BBC1's Celebrity Mastermind.
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