Eggheads (TV Series) - "Eggheads"

"Eggheads"

The quiz champions who compete on the show as the titular "Eggheads" are:

• Kevin Ashman: (2003–present). 8 times winner of British Quiz Championship, 6 times winner of European Quizzing Championships, 4 times winner of World Quizzing Championships, 1989 winner of Fifteen to One, 1999 winner of Fifteen to One: Champion of Champions, 1995 Mastermind (including all-time record score), 1996 Brain of Britain (including all-time record score), 1998 Brain of Britain: Brain of Brains, 1998 Brain of Britain: Top Brain, 10 times Brain of London, 2 times Gold Medalist for quizzing at the Mind Sports Olympiad, 2 times Master Brain, winner of Sale of the Century, Quiz Night, Trivial Pursuit and The Great British Quiz. Captain of the England quiz team and ranked the number 1 quizzer in the world.
• CJ de Mooi: (2003–2012). 2002 Beat the Nation, 2001 winner of 100% and 2000 contestant of The Weakest Link as well as having been Mensa chess champion. He "tweeted" that he wouldn't be in the Series 13 recordings of the show from 2012, in order that he pursues a full-time acting career. However, he continued to appear in Series 13 episodes of the show until Vine took over presenting duties from Murnaghan halfway through the series. His last appearance on the show was on 31 August 2012.
• Daphne Fowler: (2003–present). 2001 winner of Fifteen to One, 1997 Brain of Britain and 1988 winner of Going for Gold.
• Chris Hughes: (2003–present). 1983 Mastermind, International Mastermind and 2005 Brain of Britain.
• Judith Keppel: (2003–present). first British winner of £1,000,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.
• Barry Simmons: (2008–present). winner of Are You an Egghead?, semi-finalist on Mastermind, finalist on Brain of Britain, £64,000 winner on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, winning member 2006 Masterteam and now member of the Scotland Quiz Team.
• Pat Gibson: (2009–present). winner of Are You an Egghead? Series 2, 2 times winner (2007,2010) of British Quiz Championship, 3 times winner (2007, 2010, 2011) of World Quizzing Championships, 2005 winner of Mastermind, 2010 winner of Mastermind: Champion of Champions, 2006 winner of Brain of Britain, £1,000,000 winner on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, amassing 21 international quizzing medals, and ranked the second strongest quizzer in the UK, behind Kevin Ashman.
• Dave Rainford (2012–present) A previous contestant on Are You An Egghead and £250,000 winner on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.