Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Name | EGOT completed | Emmy | Grammy | Oscar | Tony |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Richard Rodgers | 1962 (17 years) | 1962 | 1960 | 1945 | 1950, |
| Helen Hayes | 1977 (45 years) | 1953 | 1977 | 1932 | 1947, |
| Rita Moreno | 1977 (16 years) | 1977 | 1972 | 1961 | 1975 |
| John Gielgud | 1991 (30 years) | 1991 | 1979 | 1981 | 1961, |
| Audrey Hepburn | 1994 (41 years) | 1993 | 1994 | 1953 | 1954 |
| Marvin Hamlisch | 1995 (23 years) | 1995 | 1974 | 1973 | 1976 |
| Jonathan Tunick | 1997 (20 years) | 1982 | 1988 | 1977 | 1997 |
| Mel Brooks | 2001 (34 years) | 1967 | 1998 | 1968 | 2001 |
| Mike Nichols | 2001 (40 years) | 2001 | 1961 | 1967 | 1964 |
| Whoopi Goldberg | 2002 (17 years) | 2002, | 1985 | 1990 | 2002 |
| Scott Rudin | 2012 (28 years) | 1984 | 2012 | 2007 | 1994 |
| Robert Lopez | 2014 (10 years) | 2008 | 2012 | 2014 | 2004 |
Question:
how long did it take richard rodgers to complete egot?
Answer:
17 years