.22Eggheads.22 Eggheads (TV series)
1 eggheads
1.1 current eggheads
1.2 former eggheads
1.3 graphical representation
eggheads
in first 8 series, team consisted of 5 eggheads each appeared in every episode , did not rotate. @ end of 2008, sixth egghead added , appearances rotated. series 15, 5 of 8 possible eggheads appear each episode, , later in 2016, 2 brand-new eggheads (one male , 1 female) joined panel after spin-off series entitled make me egghead.
current eggheads
kevin ashman (2003–present) eight-time winner of british quiz championship, winner of third series of fifteen 1 in 1989, 1995 mastermind (including all-time record score), 1996 brain of britain (including all-time record score), 3-yearly brain of brains , 9-yearly top brain in 1998, fifteen one: millenium edition in 1999, twelve time brain of london winner, twice gold medallist quizzing @ mind sports olympiad, 2 time master brain, , winner of sale of century, quiz night, trivial pursuit , great british quiz. since joining eggheads, has won 6 european quizzing championships , 6 world quizzing championships being captain of england quiz team , being ranked number 1 quizzer in world.
chris hughes (2003–present) won £100 on sky s limit in 1970s, top of world in 1982, mastermind , international mastermind in 1983 , participated on weakest link in 2001 despite answering every question correctly, last contestant voted off. since joining eggheads, won brain of britain in 2005.
judith keppel (2003–present) first british winner of £1,000,000 on wants millionaire? in 2000.
barry simmons (2008–present) won £64,000 on wants millionaire? in 2005, winning member of masterteam in 2006 , semi-finalist on mastermind. joined eggheads in 2008 after winning first series of egghead? beating in final shaun wallace, become 1 of 2 original chasers in chase. since joining eggheads, won brain of britain in 2013 garnered controversy amongst listeners. member of scotland quiz team.
pat gibson (2009–present) won £1,000,000 on wants millionaire? in 2004, mastermind in 2005 , brain of britain in 2006. four-time winner (2007, 2010, 2014, 2015) of british quiz championship, , four-time winner (2007, 2010, 2011, 2013) of world quizzing championships. took part in egghead? twice, losing in quarter-finals mark kerr in first series in 2008, winning second series in 2009 beating david edwards in final join eggheads. won mastermind champion of champions in 2010. has amassed 21 international quizzing medals , ranked second strongest quizzer in uk, behind kevin ashman.
dave rainford (2012–present) appeared on remote control in 1991 , won £250,000 on wants millionaire in 2005. previous contestant on egghead semi-finalist in first series in 2008, losing eventual winner barry simmons, , quarter-finalist in second series in 2009, losing david edwards. replaced cj de mooi. earned himself nickname tremendous knowledge dave .
lisa thiel (2014–present), previous contestant on weakest link in 2001 made final lost, chase in 2012 , part of winning team on egghead s spinoff revenge of egghead in 2014.
steve cooke (2016–present), winner of men s contest in make me egghead.
beth webster (2016–present), winner of women s contest in make me egghead.
former eggheads
cj de mooi (2003–2012, revenge of egghead (2014), 2014–2016) won original weakest link bad loser special in 2000,100% in 2001, beat nation in 2002 , fifteen one. mensa chess champion. took break show august 2012 until may 2014. last appearance on first run on show on 31 august 2012 during series 13. sole egghead on revenge of egghead, aired on bbc2 in 2014. in may 2016, confirmed on twitter leaving show again pursue acting career in south africa.
daphne fowler (2003–2014) won going gold in 1988, brain of britain in 1997 , 2 series of fifteen 1 in 2001 (including second highest score, answered every question in final round correctly). has retired eggheads, last appearance being in may 2014. replaced in team returning egghead cj de mooi.
graphical representation
this chart displays when each presenter , egghead active. black bars denote start of each series.
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