Pat Gibson
- January 6, 2024
- Quizzer
Quick Facts
Pat Gibson Biography
| Name | Pat Gibson |
| Birthday | Jul 19 |
| Birth Year | 1961 |
| Place Of Birth | Galway |
| Home Town | Galway |
| Birth Country | Ireland |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
Pat Gibson is one of the most popular and richest Quizzer who was born on July 19, 1961 in Galway, Galway, Ireland. Pat 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.
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.
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.
In 2010 Gibson won the IQA World Quizzing Championship achieving an all-time high score of 180/210, defeating both Kevin Ashman and Belgian Ronny Swiggers who tied at 169/210. In the 2010 EQC Gibson had the highest accumulated score in terms of the number of correct answers, and would have won the Singles title with a normal scoring system of 1 point for each correct answer, as he had 2 more than the eventual winner, Olav Bjortomt. Gibson retained the World Quizzing Championship title in 2011 with a score of 186/210, a 10-point margin over Kevin Ashman, and won again in 2013 with a score of 172/210.
On 25 December 2006 he won the highly prestigious 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.
Pat Gibson Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Quizzer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Pat Gibson is one of the richest Quizzer from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pat Gibson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Patrick Gibson (born 19 July 1961) is an Irish quizzer. On 24 April 2004 he became the fourth contestant to win the £1m jackpot on the quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. He is a multiple world champion in quizzing and one of the world’s most successful quiz players. He is best known for winning several quiz shows and being a panellist on Eggheads. He was born, raised and educated in Ireland but currently lives in the United Kingdom and competes as part of the England quiz team. As of 5 December 2018, Gibson is currently the No. 1 ranked quizzer in the world.
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.
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.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5′ 10″ |
Pat Gibson height 5′ 10″ Pat weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Pat Gibson Dating?
According to our records, Pat Gibson is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Pat Gibson’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Pat Ranked on the list of most popular Quizzer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Pat Gibson celebrates birthday on July 19 of every year.
Is Pat Gibson still married?
Is Pat Gibson married? Pat Gibson is married to Shelagh , and they have with two children, Elizabeth and Noah.
What does Pat Gibson do now?
He is best known for winning several quiz shows and being a panellist on Eggheads. He was born, raised and educated in Ireland but currently lives in the United Kingdom and competes as part of the England quiz team. As of 5 December 2018, Gibson is currently the No. 1 ranked quizzer in the world.
What did Pat Gibson do for a living?
Pat Gibson (19 July 1961), a software developer and professional quiz player originally born in Ireland but at the time living in Wigan, Greater Manchester, was a contestant on series 15 of the UK version of the show on 3, 24 April, 2004. He became the fourth contestant in the United Kingdom to win £1,000,000.
Which Eggheads won Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
Million pound winner Donald Fear teamed up with his brother Davyth – who won half a million on the same show – their cousin Diane Gilbert and Donald’s Telford table tennis and quizzing friend, Terry Ridgway, for an appearance on Eggheads.
What does Kevin from Eggheads do for a living?
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