Daaniyal Ali

Daaniyal Ali in Series 84.

Daaniyal Ali was a contestant in Series 84. At the time of his appearances, he was a college student from Swindon. He is now an Apterite.

Daaniyal made his debut against Steven Grady where before gameplay, he gained some notoriety for saying to Anne Robinson that "she was too old to go clubbing and that people wouldn't know her". The game itself went to a crucial conundrum with both players on eighty points, facing a scramble of BEDARRNED and thirteen seconds in – Ali buzzed in and believed the answer to be REBRANDED in which it was to clinch the victory, the teapot and the champion's chair.

Ali went on to win three more games; he achieved a high score of 121 in his fourth game where he spotted PORCELAIN in the fourth round for maximum points. But alas, he was matched up against top Apterite and eventual series champion Ahmed Mohamed in his fifth game. Mohamed won by sixty points to end Ali's run but Ali solved the conundrum as a consolation.

He appeared on ZoomDown Series 4 after his episodes were broadcast, his first match was against Joey Burton where he won on a crucial conundrum. But he then lost to Martyn Pegram in his second game by five points, after solving the conundrum.

The Co-events he currently appeared at are Co:Brum 2023 and Co:Reading 2024.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
7601	23/09/2021	P	Steven Grady	80 – 90	Daaniyal Ali	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Kay Burley	Susie Dent	126
7602	24/09/2021	P	Daaniyal Ali	72 – 47	Sam Balmforth	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Kay Burley	Susie Dent	130
7603	27/09/2021	P	Daaniyal Ali	91 – 62	Kirsty Bowen	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Stanley Johnson	Susie Dent	135
7604	28/09/2021	P	Daaniyal Ali	121 – 41	Siân Davies	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Stanley Johnson	Susie Dent	145
7605	29/09/2021	P	Daaniyal Ali	51 – 111	Ahmed Mohamed	Anne Robinson	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Stanley Johnson	Susie Dent	126

See also

• Daaniyal Ali's user page

External Links

• Article on Daaniyal and his rise to fame.
• The Queen of Mean meets her match.