Kevin Ashman "Eggheads", teamed up with other quiz champions, in which members of the public pit their wits against them in order to win a cash prize. Alongside his Egghead team mates he also took part in the spin-off show "Are You an Egghead?", a competition to find further members of the Egghead team resulting in the addition of Barry Simmons in 2008 and Pat Gibson in the second series in 2009. For ten years Ashman had never incorrectly answered a history category question. This happened for the first time on 6 January 2014. Currently ranked World/European number 1, Ashman has 17
Are You an Egghead? the final. The format is similar to that of the original "Eggheads" show with the two contestants on the day playing five head-to-head main rounds and then a final round to decide the winner. The difference is that in "Are You an Egghead?" the prize for winning a head-to-head round is to choose one of the existing Eggheads to be on your team in the final. In the five main rounds, the contestants are given a category, with the player who has won the coin toss before the show choosing whether or not to go first in the opening round.