Are You an Egghead? 5–3 in the final round. Match One: David Rainford v. Barry Simmons: Barry came from behind after the head-to-head rounds to book his place in the final. Dave had won 3 to Barry's 2 but one slip up in the final round from David and with Barry going first saw him win 5–3. Match Two: Mark Kerr v. Shaun Wallace: Shaun eventually prevailed over Mark in the longest game of the competition before the final. Trailing 3–2 to Mark from the head-to-heads, the match went all the way to sudden death before Shaun finally won 8–7 to move into the
Are You an Egghead? 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.