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? experience in TV game shows was an appearance on Busman's Holiday in the 1990s, beat the more experienced Paul, despite the fact that Paul had all 5 Eggheads available to him. Paul's downfall came in 2 questions which none of the 4 Eggheads he asked advice for knew the answer, giving Rob an unlikely 2–1 win. Match Six: Cathy Gillespie v. Pat Gibson: Pat, back after his quarter-final appearance in the last series took on Cathy, whose "Mastermind" experience made it a tough match. However, wasting both her Eggheads on her first question gave the tie to Pat, who didn't