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Tony Manwani
Tony Manwani was a contestant in Series 41 and an octochamp in Series 79. He is a company director from Reading.
He first appeared in Series 41 in 1999 where he won his first game against Billy Davidson. He then won his second game against Julie Smithies before bowing out in a defeat to Rob Watson. Manwani returned to the programme 19 years later in 2018 during Series 79 and won all 8 heat games, becoming the second octochamp of the series, following Adam Rolston completing his run before Manwani.
Manwani's total of 715 points placed him in the #1 spot on the Series 79 leaderboard at the time he completed his octorun. As a result of his successes, he has now garnered a place in the series finals in December 2018 as number 6 seed.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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2610 | 29/09/1999 | P | Billy Davidson | 47 – 54 | Tony Manwani | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Angela Rippon | Damian Eadie | 72 | ||
2611 | 30/09/1999 | P | Tony Manwani | 56 – 43 | Julie Smithies | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Angela Rippon | Damian Eadie | 74 | ||
2612 | 1/10/1999 | P | Tony Manwani | 28 – 44 | Rob Watson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent | 72 | ||
6896 | 27/08/2018 | P | Paul Beever | 77 – 98 | Tony Manwani | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Raj Bisram | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
6897 | 28/08/2018 | P | Tony Manwani | 105 – 58 | Pamela Threlfal | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Anne Hegerty | Susie Dent | 136 | ||
6898 | 29/08/2018 | P | Tony Manwani | 99 – 62 | Joe Sinclair | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Anne Hegerty | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
6899 | 30/08/2018 | P | Tony Manwani | 90 – 26 | Chris Davidson | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Anne Hegerty | Susie Dent | 126 | ||
6900 | 31/08/2018 | P | Tony Manwani | 84 – 38 | Nick Fisk | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Anne Hegerty | Susie Dent | 123 | ||
6901 | 3/09/2018 | P | Tony Manwani | 67 – 43 | Tom Kistell | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Anne Hegerty | Susie Dent | 132 | ||
6902 | 4/09/2018 | P | Tony Manwani | 90 – 74 | Sam Klineberg | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Pougatch | Susie Dent | 121 | ||
6903 | 5/09/2018 | P | Tony Manwani | 82 – 73 | Duncan Hill | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Mark Pougatch | Susie Dent | 120 |