Are You an Egghead? Rainford ended James Webb's run in the competition after coming from behind in the final round. James had led 2–1 in the final round before David fought back to claim a 4–3 victory. Earlier David had won 3 head-to-heads to James' 2. Match Two: Alan Morgan v. Barry Simmons: Barry Simmons despatched Alan Morgan to make the semi-finals. Barry won all five head-to-head rounds and looked as though he would complete a comfortable win when Alan made an early slip up in the final. However, Barry made a mistake on a question too thus taking the contest into sudden death.
Are You an Egghead? the Buck" and "Payday", despite winning more of the head-to-head rounds. Harold won 3 head-to-heads to Mark's 2, but was beaten 4–3 in the final round with one slip up proving costly. Match One: David Rainford v. Jenny Ryan: David Rainford defeated Jenny Ryan in the first of the second round matches. David won 3 head-to-head rounds to Jenny's 2 before David completed the job 4–3 in the final round using his Eggheads to better effect. Match Two: James Webb v. Dr. Ian Bayley: James Webb caused a shock to knock out seasoned quizzer Ian Bayley. Dr. Bayley won 3