hiː ɐpˈɪɹd ɔnðə fˈɜːst ᵻdˈɪʃən əvə kwˈɛstʃən ʌv dʒˈiːnɪəs ˌɔn sˈɪkstiːn mˈɑːɹtʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn ænd wˈʌn pˈaʊnd fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ baɪ kɚɹˈɛktli aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪɪŋ ðə smˈɪθs sˈɔŋ tˈaɪɾəl wˌɪtʃ kəntˈeɪnz ɐ spˈɛlɪŋ mɪstˈeɪk"sˈɛmətɹi ɡˈeɪts"ænd ɹᵻmˈeɪnd æt ðə tˈɑːp ʌvðə lˈiːdɚ bˈoːɹd θɹuːˈaʊt ðə sˈɪɹiz, ˈɜːnɪŋ ɐ plˈeɪs ɪnðə ɡɹˈænd fˈaɪnəl.
He appeared on the first edition of A Question of Genius on 16 March 2009 and won £5,000 by correctly identifying The Smiths' song title which contains a spelling mistake ("Cemetry Gates") and remained at the top of the leader board throughout the series, earning a place in the grand final.