Christopher Hughes (quiz contestant)

Christopher Hughes (quiz contestant)

Christopher John Hughes (born 14 August 1947) is one of Britain's leading quizzers. Hughes, a retired train driver and railway worker, has been a winner of Mastermind (1983), International Mastermind (1983), and Brain of Britain, 2005.[1] He is one of only four people ever to have won both Mastermind and Brain of Britain.[2]

He currently competes alongside other quiz champions on the UK quiz show Eggheads, in which members of the public pit their wits against them in order to win a cash prize.[3]

As of 2010, he lives in Crewe, Cheshire.[4]

Bibliography

  • Hughes, Christopher (1984). The Great Railway Quiz. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0 7153 8596 8. 

References

  1. ^ Biography at UKGameshows.com
  2. ^ UK Game Show Records, UKGameshows.com
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Norman S. "Meet the Eggheads", Radio Times (7–13 August 2010), pp. 24–25 (BBC Magazines)

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