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'''Niall Laverty''' was a finalist in [[Series 22]]. | '''Niall Laverty''' was a finalist in [[Series 22]]. | ||
− | A 29-year-old freelance IT consultant from Belfast, Laverty also went to win an | + | A 29-year-old freelance IT consultant from Belfast, Laverty also went to win an episode of ''{{w|The Weakest Link (UK game show)|The Weakest Link}}'' in August 2001. His other quiz show appearances to date include ''{{w|The Krypton Factor}}'' (1987), ''{{w|Fifteen to One}}'' (1988 and 2019), ''{{w|Britain’s Best Brain}}'' (2009), and, with [[Andy Bruno]], ''Matchpoint'', ''The Travel Quiz'', and ''Eggheads''. More recently, he appeared on ''{{w|Pointless (TV series)|Pointless}}'' and ''{{w|Perfection (game show)|Perfection}}'' in 2012, where he became the first contestant to play the perfect game, answering all 18 questions correctly. |
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
− | {{ep | 1163 | 12/08/1991 | P |[[Dorothy Farahar]]| 37 - 68 |Niall Laverty|[[Simon Williams]]|[[Alexandra Clayton]]| | + | {{ep | 1163 | 12/08/1991 | P |[[Dorothy Farahar]]| 37 - 68 |Niall Laverty|[[Simon Williams]]|[[Alexandra Clayton]]|72}} |
− | {{ep | 1164 | 13/08/1991 | P |[[David Smith (Series 22)|David Smith]]| 27 - 55 |Niall Laverty|Simon Williams|Alexandra Clayton| | + | {{ep | 1164 | 13/08/1991 | P |[[David Smith (Series 22)|David Smith]]| 27 - 55 |Niall Laverty|Simon Williams|Alexandra Clayton|72}} |
{{ep | 1165 | 14/08/1991 | P |[[Bryan Maycock]]| 39 - 51 |Niall Laverty|Simon Williams|Alexandra Clayton|85}} | {{ep | 1165 | 14/08/1991 | P |[[Bryan Maycock]]| 39 - 51 |Niall Laverty|Simon Williams|Alexandra Clayton|85}} | ||
{{ep | 1166 | 15/08/1991 | P |[[Renee Meenehan]]| 36 - 27 |Niall Laverty|[[Dinah Sheridan]]|[[Catherine Clarke]]|74}} | {{ep | 1166 | 15/08/1991 | P |[[Renee Meenehan]]| 36 - 27 |Niall Laverty|[[Dinah Sheridan]]|[[Catherine Clarke]]|74}} | ||
− | {{ep | 1193 | 23/09/1991 | QF |[[Robert Teuton]]| 59 - 48 |Niall Laverty|[[Martin Jarvis]]|[[Richard Samson]]| | + | {{ep | 1193 | 23/09/1991 | QF |[[Robert Teuton]]| 59 - 48 |Niall Laverty|[[Martin Jarvis]]|[[Richard Samson]]|72}} |
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
Latest revision as of 09:17, 13 November 2020
Niall Laverty was a finalist in Series 22.
A 29-year-old freelance IT consultant from Belfast, Laverty also went to win an episode of The Weakest Link in August 2001. His other quiz show appearances to date include The Krypton Factor (1987), Fifteen to One (1988 and 2019), Britain’s Best Brain (2009), and, with Andy Bruno, Matchpoint, The Travel Quiz, and Eggheads. More recently, he appeared on Pointless and Perfection in 2012, where he became the first contestant to play the perfect game, answering all 18 questions correctly.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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1163 | 12/08/1991 | P | Dorothy Farahar | 37 – 68 | Niall Laverty | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Alexandra Clayton | 72 | ||
1164 | 13/08/1991 | P | David Smith | 27 – 55 | Niall Laverty | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Alexandra Clayton | 72 | ||
1165 | 14/08/1991 | P | Bryan Maycock | 39 – 51 | Niall Laverty | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Alexandra Clayton | 85 | ||
1166 | 15/08/1991 | P | Renee Meenehan | 36 – 27 | Niall Laverty | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Dinah Sheridan | Catherine Clarke | 74 | ||
1193 | 23/09/1991 | QF | Robert Teuton | 59 – 48 | Niall Laverty | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Martin Jarvis | Richard Samson | 72 |