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[[File:Daaniyal Ali.png|thumb|200px|right|Daaniyal Ali in [[Series 84]].]]
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'''Daaniyal Ali''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 84]]. He was a College Student from Swindon.
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'''Daaniyal Ali''' was a [[contestant]] in [[Series 84]]. At the time of his appearances, he was a college student from {{w|Swindon}}. He is now an [[Apterous|Apterite]].
  
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Daaniyal made his debut against Steven Grady who had just won the coveted teapot the day prior and before gameplay - Ali would gain 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 {{word|BEDARRNED}} and thirteen seconds in…Ali pressed his buzzer believing the answer to be {{word|REBRANDED}} in which it was to clinch the victory, the teapot and the champion's chair.
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Daaniyal made his debut against Steven Grady where before gameplay, he gained some notoriety for saying to {{w|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 {{word|BEDARRNED}} and thirteen seconds in – Ali buzzed in and believed the answer to be {{word|REBRANDED}} in which it was to clinch the victory, the [[teapot]] and the champion's chair.
  
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Ali went on to win a further three games with a high score of 121 in his fourth game where he spotted {{word|PORCELAIN}} in the fourth round for maximum points but alas, he was matched up against top Apterite, Ahmed Mohamed in his fifth game in which Mohamed won by sixty points to end Ali's run despite solving the conundrum {{word|ANAILGURU}} as a consolation. Ahmed went on to become an [[octochamp]] and then eventually the [[series champion]].
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Ali went on to win three more games; he achieved a high score of 121 in his fourth game where he spotted {{word|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.
  
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He appeared on [[ZoomDown Series 4]] after his episodes were broadcast. His first match was against [[Joey Burton]] in which he won on a crucial conundrum of {{word|DISCOANNE}}. He lost to [[Martyn Pegram]] in his second game by five points despite solving the conundrum {{word|TOXTREBLE}}.
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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.
  
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He is now an [[Apterite]], and made his CO-event debuts at [[Co:Brum 2023]] and [[Co:Reading 2024]].
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The [[Co-event]]s he currently appeared at are [[Co:Brum 2023]] and [[Co:Reading 2024]].
  
 
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==See also==
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*[[User:DaaniyalAli|Daaniyal Ali's user page]]
  
 
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*[https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/19612351.teen-shines-countdown---turns-night-clubbing-anne-robinson/ Article on Daaniyal and his rise to fame]
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*[https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/19612351.teen-shines-countdown---turns-night-clubbing-anne-robinson/ Article on Daaniyal and his rise to fame.]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsauTc7ti_g/ The Queen of Mean meets her match]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsauTc7ti_g/ The Queen of Mean meets her match.]

Latest revision as of 16:04, 26 June 2026

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 Kay Burley Susie Dent 126
7602 24/09/2021 P Daaniyal Ali 72 – 47 Sam Balmforth Anne Robinson Rachel Riley Kay Burley Susie Dent 130
7603 27/09/2021 P Daaniyal Ali 91 – 62 Kirsty Bowen Anne Robinson Rachel Riley Stanley Johnson Susie Dent 135
7604 28/09/2021 P Daaniyal Ali 121 – 41 Siân Davies Anne Robinson Rachel Riley Stanley Johnson Susie Dent 145
7605 29/09/2021 P Daaniyal Ali 51 – 111 Ahmed Mohamed Anne Robinson Rachel Riley Stanley Johnson Susie Dent 126

See also

External Links

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