Michael McPartland (quizzer)
Michael McPartland (born 8 July 1978) from Middlesbrough is a British quizzer and civil servant who has won several titles in quizzing. A member of the team that won 2015's Punch Taverns/Carling Great British Pub Quiz, he followed up this success with individual victory in the LightSpeed Quiz series in the same year.[1] He plays in the Wearside Quiz League where, also in 2015, he won the League, Cup and Pairs treble. He is a regular participant at Quiz In The North events.[2]
In 2014 he finished 3rd in Mastermind, behind fellow Teessider Clive Dunning.[3] This achievement led to quiz hosting gigs.[4]
In 2018 he appeared on a Only Connect special as a member of the Footballers, against the Korfballers, having appeared on the show several years earlier. [5]
In 2020 he won £64,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.
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- ↑ "LightSpeed Quiz 2015". YouTube. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ↑ "Fancy taking on some of TV's biggest brains? Here's your chance". Teesside Gazette. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ↑ "He started on a building site and finished Mastermind of Britain - Stockton man wins prestigious BBC quiz show". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ↑ "The Original Bierkeller Weekly Quiz Hosted By Michael Mcpartland". Facebook. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ↑ "Sport Special: Footballers v Korfballers". BBC Online. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
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