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| − | '''David Stainer''' was a contestant in [[Series 47]]. He pipped [[Peter Coutts]] by just two points in Coutts' eighth game, and went on to make three centuries before losing to [[Cyril Cohen]]. | + | '''David Stainer''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 47]]. |
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| + | He pipped [[Peter Coutts]] by just two points in Coutts' eighth game, and went on to make three [[century|centuries]] before losing to [[Cyril Cohen]]. | ||
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| + | A solicitor, in 2003, he was invited back to play fellow solicitor [[Simon Cobb]] in a [[special episode]]. | ||
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| + | He has appeared on several other quiz shows, most notably ''{{w|University Challenge}}'' (as the captain of the {{w|Oriel College, Oxford}} team that finished as runners-up in the {{w|University Challenge 1998-99|1998-99}} series), ''{{w|BrainTeaser}}'', ''{{w|Fifteen to One}}'', ''{{w|100% (game show)|100%}}'', ''One To Win'', ''{{w|Grand Slam (British game show)|Grand Slam}}'', ''{{w|Only Connect}}'' (as the winner of the first series in 2008, and two Champion of Champions specials), ''{{w|Cleverdicks}}'' and ''{{w|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (British game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?}}'', winning £64,000 in the last of these. In 2019, he won the 66th series of ''{{w|Brain of Britain}}'' and, in 2021, he won the "Brain of Brains" title. He has also taken part in the British, European and World Quiz Championships on numerous occasions. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
| − | {{ep | 3231 | 15/04/2002 | P | [[Peter Coutts]] | 76 - 78 | David Stainer | [[Lionel Blair]] | [[Richard Samson]] }} | + | {{ep | 3231 | 15/04/2002 | P |[[Peter Coutts]]| 76 - 78 |David Stainer|[[Lionel Blair]]|[[Richard Samson]]|131}} |
| − | {{ep | 3232 | 16/04/2002 | P | David Stainer | 100 - 73 | [[Leslie Ellison]] | Lionel Blair | Richard Samson }} | + | {{ep | 3232 | 16/04/2002 | P |David Stainer| 100 - 73 |[[Leslie Ellison]]|Lionel Blair|Richard Samson|130}} |
| − | {{ep | 3233 | 17/04/2002 | P | David Stainer | 102 - 35 | [[Margaret Shephard]] | Lionel Blair | Richard Samson }} | + | {{ep | 3233 | 17/04/2002 | P |David Stainer| 102 - 35 |[[Margaret Shephard]]|Lionel Blair|Richard Samson|127}} |
| − | {{ep | 3234 | 18/04/2002 | P | David Stainer | 100 - 39 | [[Sheila Mackay]] | Lionel Blair | [[Damian Eadie]] }} | + | {{ep | 3234 | 18/04/2002 | P |David Stainer| 100 - 39 |[[Sheila Mackay]]|Lionel Blair|[[Damian Eadie]]|117}} |
| − | {{ep | 3235 | 19/04/2002 | P | David Stainer | 80 - 96 | [[Cyril Cohen]] | Lionel Blair | Damian Eadie }} | + | {{ep | 3235 | 19/04/2002 | P |David Stainer| 80 - 96 |[[Cyril Cohen]]|Lionel Blair|Damian Eadie|117}} |
| − | {{ep | S5 | 25/08/2003 | S | [[Simon Cobb]] | 93 | + | {{ep | S5 | 25/08/2003 | S |[[Simon Cobb]]| 88 – 93 |David Stainer|[[Geoffrey Durham]]|[[Susie Dent]]|138}} |
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
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[[Category:Contestants in Series 47]] | [[Category:Contestants in Series 47]] | ||
[[Category:Teapot owners]] | [[Category:Teapot owners]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Contestants on other game shows]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:13, 1 March 2024
David Stainer was a contestant in Series 47.
He pipped Peter Coutts by just two points in Coutts' eighth game, and went on to make three centuries before losing to Cyril Cohen.
A solicitor, in 2003, he was invited back to play fellow solicitor Simon Cobb in a special episode.
He has appeared on several other quiz shows, most notably University Challenge (as the captain of the Oriel College, Oxford team that finished as runners-up in the 1998-99 series), BrainTeaser, Fifteen to One, 100%, One To Win, Grand Slam, Only Connect (as the winner of the first series in 2008, and two Champion of Champions specials), Cleverdicks and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, winning £64,000 in the last of these. In 2019, he won the 66th series of Brain of Britain and, in 2021, he won the "Brain of Brains" title. He has also taken part in the British, European and World Quiz Championships on numerous occasions.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3231 | 15/04/2002 | P | Peter Coutts | 76 – 78 | David Stainer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lionel Blair | Richard Samson | 131 | ||
| 3232 | 16/04/2002 | P | David Stainer | 100 – 73 | Leslie Ellison | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lionel Blair | Richard Samson | 130 | ||
| 3233 | 17/04/2002 | P | David Stainer | 102 – 35 | Margaret Shephard | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lionel Blair | Richard Samson | 127 | ||
| 3234 | 18/04/2002 | P | David Stainer | 100 – 39 | Sheila Mackay | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lionel Blair | Damian Eadie | 117 | ||
| 3235 | 19/04/2002 | P | David Stainer | 80 – 96 | Cyril Cohen | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lionel Blair | Damian Eadie | 117 | ||
| S5 | 25/08/2003 | S | Simon Cobb | 88 – 93 | David Stainer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 138 | ||
