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.
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.