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- Patrick Gibson (born 19 July 1961) is an Irish quizzer based in the United Kingdom. On 24 April 2004, he became the fifth contestant to win the £1m jackpot on the quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and the fourth legitimate contestant to do so.
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Patrick Gibson (born 19 July 1961) is an Irish quizzer based in the United Kingdom. On 24 April 2004, he became the fifth contestant to win the £1m jackpot on the quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and the fourth legitimate contestant to do so.
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Pat Gibson was born in Galway in 1961. He moved to Letterkenny, County Donegal in the early 1970s. He was educated at Scoil Colmcille and St Eunan's College in Letterkenny. Pat holds an engineering degree from University College Galway. He emigrated to the United Kingdom in the 1980s, where he trained as a COBOL computer programmer.
Pat originally appeared on Fastest Finger First on 28 February 2004, but didn’t get into the Hot Seat. He later appeared on Fastest Finger First on 24 April 2004, and got into the Hot Set and went on to win the top prize.
Mastermind
In 2005 he was crowned champion of Mastermind: his specialist subjects included Father Ted, the books of Iain M. Banks and the films of Quentin Tarantino. On 6 August 2010 he was crowned Mastermind Champion of Champions with a winning score of 36 points with no passes. Jesse Honey also scored 36 but had 2 passes.
Brain of Britain
On 25 December 2006 he won the BBC Radio 4 quiz show Brain of Britain, becoming only the fourth person after Roger Pritchard, Kevin Ashman and Chris Hughes to win both that and Mastermind. In 2008 he finished third in BBC Radio 4's Brain of Brains, behind Egghead Chris Hughes and the eventual winner, 2008 World Quizzing Champion Mark Bytheway.
Eggheads and Are You an Egghead?
Gibson competed in both the first and second series of Are You an Egghead?, a series seeking a new panellist to join the resident team on the BBC Two / 12 Yard quiz show Eggheads. In the first series, he was beaten in the quarter-finals by friend Mark Kerr. He returned for the second series in 2009, and won the final broadcast on 23 November 2009, beating fellow Mastermind and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?winner David Edwards and thereby claiming a place on the Eggheads team.
He has amassed 25 international medals (7 gold, 11 silver and 7 bronze), the second highest total ever (behind Kevin Ashman with 27) and is ranked the second strongest player in the World/Europe. In 2007 Gibson won the IQA World Quizzing Championship. In pairs competitions he partners Ian Bayley and they have won the British and European titles. In...
Pat plays in the Summer in the Orrell and District League for the Millstone team, and in the winter in the Ormskirk league for Collywobblers.[citation needed]
The contestant that played before Pat Gibson, Bill Coplandwalked away empty-handed, the polar opposite of Pat's winnings.Pat served as a Phone-a-Friend of former contestant Mark Kerr, and helped him reach £64,000. Mark later retributed the favour, by serving as his Phone-a-Friend during Pat's million pound question.Pat later served as a Phone-a-Friend for Dermot and Molly Murnaghan on 26th August 2012 and helped them reach £50,000. He also served as a Phone-a-Friend for Des O'Connor and Lee Mackon 20th Decemb...Pat's run was split into two parts, in order to make room for the Celebrity Easter special shows.Dec 13, 2020 · When did Pat Gibson win Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Irish quiz champion Pat Gibson scooped the grand prize in 2004. “No doubt about it, it was an extraordinary experience," he told Shortlist.
Apr 23, 2024 · With a bead of sweat on his brow, Pat Gibson watched as two answers were deleted, as per the 50:50 lifeline on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. He then phoned a friend, and gave Chris Tarrant the final answer, and with that he became just the fourth million pound winner on the hit show.
May 10, 2018 · Labbett, best known for The Chase, got the £64,000 question wrong on Millionaire. Gibson is still quizzing, not just on Eggheads, and even someone as successful as him can be haunted by wrong answers in the past. “There are certain items that I have got wrong several times,” he admits.
Dec 13, 2020 · PAT Gibson has recalled the iconic game that made him a rich man on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: The Million Pound Question. Irish brainbox Pat is one of the world's top quizzers, getting to...
Nov 20, 2020 · Pat Gibson is one of only six people to have correctly answered all 15 questions on hit ITV quiz show which first aired 22 years ago.
