Tom Stevenson

Tom Stevenson in Series 86.

Tom Stevenson was a contestant in Series 86 from Burford in Shropshire. At the time of his appearance, he was a Media, Culture & English Literature student at the University of Worcester. He is also an Apterite, and participated in Series 1 and Series 2 of ZoomDown.

In 2020, he appeared on the Radio 2 quiz Popmaster, winning a Bluetooth speaker.

He made his TV debut the show after Alan Young become an octochamp, kicking off with a hefty 120 points against Mike Oliver, which he repeated in his second episode. In his fourth episode, he scored a max game, and broke the record for the highest ever score on the show, with 154, surpassing Elliott Mellor’s 3 year old record by 2 points.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
7857	26/09/2022	P	Mike Oliver	58 – 120	Tom Stevenson	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Eve Muirhead	Susie Dent	136
7858	27/09/2022	P	Tom Stevenson	120 – 61	Sean Mowat	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Eve Muirhead	Susie Dent	135
7859	28/09/2022	P	Tom Stevenson	119 – 10	Sara Woolridge	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Eve Muirhead	Susie Dent	124
7860	29/09/2022	P	Tom Stevenson	154 – 28	Lauren Bowley	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Eve Muirhead	Susie Dent	154
7861	30/09/2022	P	Tom Stevenson	117 – 39	Andy Keeble	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Eve Muirhead	Susie Dent	145
7862	03/10/2022	P	Tom Stevenson	117 – 37	Steve Robinson	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Pat Nevin	Susie Dent	122
7863	04/10/2022	P	Tom Stevenson	129 – 57	David Clerkin	Colin Murray	Rachel Riley				Lucy Summers	Pat Nevin	Susie Dent	135

External links

Article on Stevenson's achievement in The Times