describes himself as a "choker" (see Q&A link). He appeared on the quiz show Fifteen to One four times, finishing as a series runner-up in 2002. He captained the University of Nottingham team to the quarter-finals in the 1999–2000 series of BBC's University Challenge, and according to the credits of the show as of 2012, is currently a question setter. When he appeared on the Channel 4 quiz show Grand Slam in 2003, commentator James Richardson described him as the "Wayne Rooney of the quiz world." In 2007, Bjortomt competed in The National Lottery People's Quiz and was the first contestant to qualify for the grand final, answering 97 per cent of his questions correctly during the show. In 2008, he appeared in the quiz programme Battle of the Brains. On 10 October 2008 he appeared on Mastermind, scoring eight points on questions about West Indies Test cricket, and fourteen in the General Knowledge section, to finish in second place. In 2008 and 2009 he unsuccessfully competed in Are You an Egghead?, which attempts to find another player to join the existing team. In 2021 he became part of the Channel 5 quiz show Eggheads. Book National Quiz Team: The Only Quiz Book You Will Ever Need (co author) Personal details In 2001 Bjortomt was the winner of The Guardian&apos;s Student Feature writer of the Year award. He has a History degree from the University of Nottingham and a Postgraduate Diploma in Newspaper Journalism from Nottingham Trent University. He worked for The Times newspaper in London and has set the weekday Times2 quiz since July 2005 to the present day along with The Times Saturday quiz. His parents are Norwegian and Filipino. He has two younger sisters and a younger brother. References External links His Quiz blog (Not updated since December 2016) English people of Filipino descent English people of Norwegian descent Alumni of the University of Nottingham Living people IQA team event gold medalists Contestants on British game shows Contestants on University Challenge 1978 births