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? 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