Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan was a finalist in Series 46. He racked up the then maximum total of 6 wins including a score of 101 against Mandy Buck and qualified for the series finals as #4 seed. He saw off the challenge of Ian McMenzie before facing Ben Wilson in a tense semi-final. The game hinged on Ben getting the final numbers game right, and getting the conundrum in one second. Before the numbers game Ben lead by just a single point. Paul was not invited back to the Championship of Champions XI.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
3133	28/11/2001	P	Mark Roper	72 – 98	Paul Ryan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Richard Samson
3134	29/11/2001	P	Paul Ryan	89 – 68	Jeff Butcher	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Richard Samson
3135	30/11/2001	P	Paul Ryan	96 – 86	Andrew Clayton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Digance	Richard Samson
3136	3/12/2001	P	Paul Ryan	80 – 73	Turlough McConnell	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Henry Blofeld	Richard Samson
3137	4/12/2001	P	Paul Ryan	101 – 65	Mandy Buck	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Henry Blofeld	Richard Samson
3138	5/12/2001	P	Paul Ryan	95 – 57	Eleanor Grafton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Henry Blofeld	Richard Samson
3149	20/12/2001	QF	Paul Ryan	90 – 69	Ian McMenzie	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Denis Norden	Tania Styles
3150	21/12/2001	SF	Paul Ryan	80 – 101	Ben Wilson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Denis Norden	Tania Styles