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David Stainer
David Stainer was a contestant in Series 47.
He pipped Peter Coutts by just two points in Coutts' eighth game, and went on to make three centuries before losing to Cyril Cohen.
A solicitor, in 2003, he was invited back to play fellow solicitor Simon Cobb in a special episode.
He has appeared on several other quiz shows, most notably University Challenge, BrainTeaser, Fifteen to One, 100%, One To Win, Grand Slam, Only Connect, Cleverdicks and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, winning £64,000 in the last of these. In 2019, he won the 66th series of Brain of Britain. He has also taken part in the British, European and World Quiz Championships on numerous occasions.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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3231 | 15/04/2002 | P | Peter Coutts | 76 – 78 | David Stainer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lionel Blair | Richard Samson | 131 | ||
3232 | 16/04/2002 | P | David Stainer | 100 – 73 | Leslie Ellison | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lionel Blair | Richard Samson | 130 | ||
3233 | 17/04/2002 | P | David Stainer | 102 – 35 | Margaret Shephard | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lionel Blair | Richard Samson | 127 | ||
3234 | 18/04/2002 | P | David Stainer | 100 – 39 | Sheila Mackay | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lionel Blair | Damian Eadie | 117 | ||
3235 | 19/04/2002 | P | David Stainer | 80 – 96 | Cyril Cohen | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Lionel Blair | Damian Eadie | 117 | ||
S5 | 25/08/2003 | S | Simon Cobb | 88 – 93 | David Stainer | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent | 138 |