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? original judgement, which gave David his hard earned win. Match Seven: Jan Crompton v. David Rainford: In the head-to-heads, David managed to get the upper hand on Jan, although Jan got Kevin after winning the first one. With the help of their Eggheads, the General Knowledge round finished 5–5 after the multiple choice questions, but Jan stumbled in sudden death giving David the win. Match Eight: Amy Godel v. David Edwards: In another close game, Amy and David provided tough opposition for each other until Chris let Amy down in General Knowledge leaving David, with the help of Kevin to