"by Barry Simmons and lasted between 20 October to 2 December 2008 while the second series was won by Pat Gibson and lasted between 12 October to 23 November 2009. On 24 February 2014, a new spin-off series of ""Eggheads"" was launched called ""Revenge of the Egghead"". It was presented by Jeremy Vine and saw the return of CJ de Mooi, who left ""Eggheads"" in 2012. In each episode, de Mooi faced a team of five contestants hoping to win thousands of pounds. The series ran for a 6-week period, between 24 February and 4 April 2014. Lisa Thiel appeared"
"the Eggheads lost four games in succession and only three times has a team of all five challengers won the final round. Occasional teams of celebrities challenge the Eggheads in short series, with their own rolling prize fund. The show has resulted in three spinoff series: ""Are You an Egghead?"" (2008), ""Revenge of the Egghead"" (2014) and ""Make Me an Egghead"" (2016). The show began in 2003 with Dermot Murnaghan as the presenter. From 2008, Jeremy Vine presented when Murnaghan was hosting the spinoff series. After the spin-off show finished, Murnaghan and Vine continued to host the series on a"
"to 2 June 2017. This was the first series of Celebrity Eggheads presented by Jeremy Vine. The Eggheads won the first 19 episodes of the series but were defeated by ""Quizino Royale"", a team consisting of the four members of Bond and James Bond composer David Arnold. They won £20,000 for their charity. The Eggheads won the last two episodes, the £2,000 prize being given to Children in Need. An eighth series of 15 episodes began on 13 August 2018. On 20 October 2008, a spin-off called ""Are You an Egghead?"" debuted on BBC Two. The first series was won"
"Eggheads (TV series) Eggheads is a British quiz show that airs on weekdays. It was first broadcast in 2003 chaired by Dermot Murnaghan. In 2008 Jeremy Vine became joint chair, and subsequently sole chair. In each episode, a team of five quiz and game show champions (the ""Eggheads"") is challenged by a team of five contestants for prize money. The most prize money that has been won is £75,000, in 2007. Some teams have been reduced to one contestant for the final round, but have still beaten five Eggheads. Occasionally, one remaining Egghead will beat five challengers. Only once have"
"Barry Simmons Barry Simmons (born 24 November 1948) is a Scottish-born quiz show contestant and was the winner of the BBC Two show ""Are You an Egghead?"" and as a result became the sixth ""Egghead"", joining Kevin Ashman, CJ de Mooi, Daphne Fowler, Christopher Hughes and Judith Keppel on the regular show on 2 December 2008. Simmons told ""The Jewish Chronicle"" newspaper, ""It’s the best job in British quizzing and to get paid for doing something you love is just the icing on the cake. But I have to admit I hate losing."" Simmons was born in Edinburgh and lives"
"2016, two brand-new Eggheads (one male and one female) joined the panel after a spin-off series entitled ""Make Me an Egghead"". This chart displays when each presenter and Egghead was active. The black bars denote the start of each series. The highest amount any team has won to beat the Eggheads is £75,000 in 2007 (Series 8, Episode 14) by a team of Oxford Brookes University students, ""Beer Today, Gone Tomorrow"". The first series of ""Celebrity Eggheads"" was 5 editions that ran from 15 to 19 December 2008, and was presented by Dermot Murnaghan. On 7 December 2009, 10 more"
"Make Me an Egghead Make Me an Egghead is a BBC Two quiz show presented by Jeremy Vine. It was a spin-off from ""Eggheads"" with the goal to find two further Eggheads, one male and one female, to complement the existing team of seven. It ran from 22 August to 23 September 2016 and was won by Steve Cooke and Beth Webster. A similar show, ""Are You an Egghead?"", aired in 2008 and 2009. After CJ de Mooi left ""Eggheads"" for an acting career in Cape Town, South Africa, the BBC announced that it would be airing a televised search"
"You an Egghead?"" in 2008 and 2009, and appeared on ""Mastermind"", choosing the American television series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" as her specialist subject. Ryan wrote questions for the pilot episode of ""The Chase"" in 2009. She joined the show in 2015, making her debut appearance on 2 September. She was recommended for ""The Chase"" by Anne Hegerty, as they had both competed together on the same quiz team, where Ryan was the captain of the team. Her nickname on the show is The Vixen, in reference to her red hair; she is also referred to as The Bolton Brainiac"
"the ""Eggheads"" team began. These auditions developed into a spin-off show, hosted by original Eggheads presenter Dermot Murnaghan. During the first series, from 20 October to 2 December 2008, the show aired at 4:30pm, weekdays on BBC Two. Series 2 also aired at 4:30pm on BBC Two and began on 12 October 2009. The auditions whittled the competition down to 32 contestants, who then played against each other in a straight knockout format to decide who would become the sixth Egghead. There were 16 first round matches, 8 in the second round, 4 quarterfinal matches and two semi finals and"
"to beat. The team can confer on every question. Every wrong answer means that the team loses one of their lives and if they lose all of their lives, they leave with nothing but if they beat the target, they win an equal share of the prize fund. A 25-part spin-off series ran from 22 August to 23 September 2016, with the search for two new members for the Eggheads line-up: one male, one female. The series was won by Steve Cooke and Beth Webster. Eggheads (TV series) Eggheads is a British quiz show that airs on weekdays. It was"
"certain after David got one wrong to go 8–1 up. But, then after failing to get a question wrong all game, Pat was suddenly stuck on 8, while David made a miraculous recovery to get the score to 8–7, but then Pat found another gear going to 9–7, then after David got another question wrong, he wrapped up proceedings to win 10–7 to become the 7th member of the ""Most Feared Quiz Team in the Country!"" Tournament overview with score in the final, followed by head-to-head victories in brackets. Are You an Egghead? Are You an Egghead? is a BBC"
"year. She was a member of the 'Bizchicks' team of entrepreneurs who competed on the Eggheads quiz show in November 2008, alongside teammates including the former dragon, Rachel Elnaugh, Laura Tenison and Emma Harrison, in order to raise money for The Nema Foundation, a charity running projects to relieve child poverty in Mozambique. In February 2009 she guested on the series of the Channel 4 Programme, ""Come Dine with Me"", with fellow diners Michelle Gayle, Chris Ellison and Raef Bjayou, and also appeared alongside guests including Ken Livingstone, Carol Decker and Toby Young on the BBC Two show, ""The Supersizers"
"on the show as part of a winning team before becoming an Egghead herself shortly afterwards. Each contestant, in turn, is asked a general knowledge question. If their answer is right, £200 is added to the prize fund but if their answer is wrong and de Mooi knows their answer is wrong, he presses a red button in front of him to answer the same question. If he gets it wrong and the contestant gets it right, an additional £100 is added to the prize fund. If he gets it right, the contestant is asked a multiple-choice question by de"
"the 7 September 2016 edition of 'Make me an Egghead' he lost to Terry Toomey in the final round despite having two Eggheads to help him to Terry's one. David had the two strongest eggheads - Kevin Ashman and Pat Gibson on his side. However, neither could help him on two questions, both of which he got wrong. Edwards has been a member of the Welsh National Quiz Team since its inception. Since 2008 Edwards has been the Captain of the national side, and in 2010 led Wales to its highest ever finish in the European Championships (4th). David Edwards"
"are nine (formerly eight) possible subjects for the first rounds. They are: Music and Film & Television were introduced in Autumn 2008 through a split of the Entertainment category. Subjects can appear in any order, although at least one of Sport, Music or Film & Television will appear in every episode. In the first eight series, the team consisted of only five Eggheads who each appeared in every episode and did not rotate. At the end of 2008, a sixth Egghead was added and appearances rotated. From series 15, five of eight possible Eggheads appear each episode, and later in"
"during his run was his son, Richard Edwards (who later won £125,000 on the show). Edwards was the ""Mastermind"" champion in 1990, and was awarded the title of Mensa Superbrain in 1985 after winning a newspaper competition. Edwards has also participated in a grand final of ""Fifteen to One"", and appeared in both series of ""Are You an Egghead?"", reaching the final of series two but coming second to fellow ""Mastermind"" and ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire"" winner Pat Gibson. He has won the British Quizzing Championships for pairs in 2008 and 2010 with his partner Nic Paul. In"
"over from Terry Wogan. On 6 October 2008, he started hosting the BBC Two quiz show ""Eggheads"" while the spin-off show, ""Are You an Egghead?"", was presented by the regular host, Dermot Murnaghan. Once the spin-off show had finished, Vine continued to host the second half of each series, with Murnaghan hosting the first half. In Series 16, it was announced that Vine had become the sole presenter. As of 2014, Vine also hosted the spin-off series ""Revenge of the Egghead"". The series ran for a 6-week period, between 24 February and 4 April 2014. From 2016–17, Vine co-presented ""Crimewatch"""
"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. 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 Mark Kerr."
"final of the ""Brain of Britain"" and won the competition. Before the final, some controversy was caused as he was thought of as ""a professional quizzer"". As reported by the BBC website, ""There is no rule banning Eggheads from appearing on ""Brain of Britain"" – the only rule is that former champions are not allowed to return."" In 2013 he was ranked number three quizzer in the world. Simmons is Jewish and is a member of the Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue. Barry Simmons Barry Simmons (born 24 November 1948) is a Scottish-born quiz show contestant and was the winner of"
"rounds. The opportunity to become the sixth Egghead attracted some of the 'biggest' names from the British quizzing scene as they attempt to join 'arguably the greatest quiz team in Britain'. Match One: Stephanie Bruce v. David Rainford: ""The National Lottery People's Quiz"" winner from 2007 Stephanie Bruce was defeated by former ""Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"" contestant David Rainford 5–3 in the final round after David had won four head-to-heads to Stephanie's one. Match Two: Jenny Ryan v. Mark Labbett: Jenny Ryan, a regular on the British quizzing circuit, defeated Mark Labbett 5–3 after a closely fought contest."
"the final. The format is similar to that of the original ""Eggheads"" show with the two contestants on the day playing five head-to-head main rounds and then a final round to decide the winner. The difference is that in ""Are You an Egghead?"" the prize for winning a head-to-head round is to choose one of the existing Eggheads to be on your team in the final. In the five main rounds, the contestants are given a category, with the player who has won the coin toss before the show choosing whether or not to go first in the opening round."
"Egghead Jr. (Looney Tunes) Egghead Jr. is a character in the animated cartoon Looney Tunes, created by Robert McKimson in the 1950s. He debuted in 1954's ""Little Boy Boo"", and made two subsequent Looney Tunes appearances in 1955's ""Feather Dusted"" and 1960's ""Crockett-Doodle-Doo"". Egghead Jr. is a large-headed and very intelligent baby chick and appeared in several shorts with bumptuous Foghorn Leghorn (also a character directed by McKimson and voiced by Mel Blanc). The only child of Miss Prissy, a widow hen, Egghead Jr. was bookish and never talked (though he mumbled when he counted playing hide-and-seek with Foghorn in"
"he had left ""Eggheads"" permanently to pursue an acting career. He appeared in broadcast episodes until August 2012 and was replaced on the show by Dave Rainford. However, he returned to a new, short-lived format of ""Eggheads"" in 2014 called ""Revenge of the Egghead"". He stated he returned because of his 'love of the show'. He then returned to the main version of ""Eggheads"" replacing Daphne Fowler. In 2016, Mooi was accused of sexual assault but was subsequently cleared. In an interview with the ""Daily Mirror"" de Mooi also mentioned that he had been axed from ""Eggheads"" and had re-located"
"get through to the next round. Match One: Gary Grant v. Shanker Menon: Gary once again proved that having more Eggheads doesn't guarantee a win. After losing the first 3 head-to-heads, Gary got back in to take the final 2, before managing to beat Shanker in sudden death. Match Two: Pat Gibson v. Mark Kerr: Pat Gibson, a former World Quiz Champion, takes on Mark Kerr; Pat's phone-a-friend when he won Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. As in Series 1, these met in the quarter-final, in what was the closest result ever in ""Are You an Egghead?"" history. Despite"
"addition of one ""real"" guest host. The ""guest host"" is sometimes just an inanimate or personified object that is spoken to by Nayan Patel. Some examples would be ""the Hand in the Toilet"" (the toilet was embedded in the wall; a hand came out the hole once in a while) and ""the camera-man."" Another voice on the show was Egghead (the director Greg Dickinson, who worked on the Zone from 1993-2008) Egghead's face was never seen. He also appeared several times as ""the guy in the gorilla suit"" Eggs currently splits his time between hockey rinks and his hobby of"
"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 2001 Bjortomt was the joint winner of ""The Guardian""'s overall Student Journalist of the Year award. He has a History"
"an Egghead?"" in 2008 and 2009. After his move to Sky News he shared this role with Jeremy Vine, who subsequently became the sole presenter in series 16. He also presented the BBC revival of Channel 4's 1980s hit ""Treasure Hunt"" alongside Suzi Perry. Murnaghan has guest presented reports for different travel shows including ITV's ""Wish You Were Here...?"" and BBC One's rival programme ""Holiday"". He has made cameos as a newsreader in the 2004 film ""Wimbledon"", ""Absolute Power"" and ""Midnight Man"". From January 2011 until December 2016, Murnaghan has presented his own show entitled ""Murnaghan"" on Sky News that"
"holds a record for the most appearances by a woman on the BBC's ""Mastermind"". She is active on the Quizzing Grand Prix Circuit in the United Kingdom, and in The Quiz League of London. She and the Women's runner-up, Julia Hobbs, were both ranked as ""Sages"" in the 2012 Order of Merit listings of the British Quiz Association. Make Me an Egghead Make Me an Egghead is a BBC Two quiz show presented by Jeremy Vine. It was a spin-off from ""Eggheads"" with the goal to find two further Eggheads, one male and one female, to complement the existing team"
"for each of the first three rounds won. They then compete in the fifth round, a quickfire round for two minutes with a point for each correct answer. The leading four male and female contenders advance to the semi-final stage. The contestant in bold won and contested the quickfire round, while the contestant in normal fonts was eliminated. Men's leaderboard Women's leaderboard In the event of a tie, the leader was the contestant who answered their last correct answer earliest in the quickfire round. The format was the same as that used previously on ""Are You an Egghead?"", with the"
"""Eggheads"" in 2009. In 2016, with Brian Chesney, he was British Quizzing Pairs champion. Jeff Evans Jeff Evans (born 1960) is a British writer and journalist. He is the author the ""Good Bottled Beer Guide"", and was the editor of the ""Good Beer Guide"" from 1991 to 1998. He has also written extensively about television. Jeff Evans was born 1960 in South Wales and studied languages at the University of Reading. He has been writing professionally about beer since the 1980s. He became editor of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)'s ""Good Beer Guide"" in 1990 and was responsible for"
"Egghead (Marvel Comics) Egghead is the name of two fictional supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The original version (Elihas Starr) first appeared in ""Tales to Astonish"" #38 (December 1962), and was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Larry Lieber. The second version first appeared in ""Dark Reign: Young Avengers"" #1 (July 2009), and was created by Paul Cornell and Mark Brooks. Elihas Starr was born in Queens, New York. A gifted government research atomic scientist with an egg-shaped head, Starr was dismissed for espionage and resolved to use his intellect as a criminal mastermind."
"Form"" and ""Double Your Money"" in the 1950s and 1960s. Pat won 4 head-to-head rounds to Val's 1 to have the advantage in the final and won 4–3 in that round. Match Ten: Said Khan v. Jan Crompton: Jan Crompton, who is primarily a quiz question setter and researcher, defeated Said Khan. The head-to-head rounds saw Jan winning 3 to Said's 2 to take a slight advantage into the final round, which Jan won 5–3. Match Eleven: Diane Hallagan v. Rob Hannah: Rob Hannah, a question setter, became the first contestant on Are you an Egghead? to win despite his"
"CJ de Mooi CJ de Mooi (, also known as Connagh Joseph De Mooi, born 5 November 1969) is a British professional quizzer, best known for his time as a panellist on the BBC Television show ""Eggheads"". He adopted the name de Mooi when he began working as a model; he translates it as Dutch for ""handsome"", though the actual translation would be ""the pretty"". De Mooi appeared on a number of television quiz shows before ""Eggheads"" (first aired in 2003), where he was one of five original members of the show's eponymous team. In December 2011, de Mooi announced"