David Stainer

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, BrainTeaser, Fifteen to One, 100%, One To Win, Grand Slam, Only Connect, Cleverdicks and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, winning £64,000 in the last of these.

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				Lucy Summers	Lionel Blair	Richard Samson	131
3232	16/04/2002	P	David Stainer	100 – 73	Leslie Ellison	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Lionel Blair	Richard Samson	130
3233	17/04/2002	P	David Stainer	102 – 35	Margaret Shephard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Lionel Blair	Richard Samson	127
3234	18/04/2002	P	David Stainer	100 – 39	Sheila Mackay	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Lionel Blair	Damian Eadie	117
3235	19/04/2002	P	David Stainer	80 – 96	Cyril Cohen	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	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