Are You an Egghead? Eight: Pete Dixon v. Barry Simmons: Barry Simmons, a former "Mastermind" and "Brain of Britain" contestant, defeated Pete Dixon, who has appeared on "The Weakest Link" and "Fifteen to One". Barry, who has also played for the England quiz team, won four head-to-head rounds to Pete's one. Pete made one mistake in the last round and lost 5–3. Match Nine: Val Edmondson v. Pat Gibson: Pat Gibson, a winner on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", "Mastermind" and "Brain of Britain", came through his first round match with experienced quizzer Val Edmondson, who appeared on quiz shows "Top of the
Are You an Egghead? head-to-head victories in brackets. Match One: Gary Grant v. Julia Hobbs: Julia, who has set questions on quiz shows, such as "Going for Gold" seemed to be breezing through to the last 16 against Gary Grant, a finalist on "The Weakest Link" and a future "Mastermind" series champion, taking 4 Eggheads into the final round, but after Chris let her down on the final multiple choice question, Gary won in sudden death. Match Two: Pam Thomas v. Chris Young: Pam, winner of the first series of "A Question of Genius" took on Chris, whose exploits included being involved in a