Are You an Egghead? Are You an Egghead? Are You an Egghead? is a BBC quiz show that was presented by Dermot Murnaghan. It is a spin-off from the quiz show "Eggheads", with its goal to find a further Egghead to complement the existing team. The first series was aired weekdays from 20 October to 2 December 2008 and was won by Barry Simmons. The second and final series was aired from 12 October to 23 November 2009 and was won by Pat Gibson. A similar show, "Make Me an Egghead", aired in 2016. In May 2008, auditions for a sixth person to join
Are You an Egghead? each) should they wish. The advantage in the final round should be with the contestant who has won more of the main rounds and hence has more Eggheads on their team, although the Egghead might not necessarily know the answer when they are asked and the contestant does not have to take their answer. Like "Eggheads", the category is always General Knowledge in the final. The final of "Are You an Egghead?" has a slightly different format from that of the first five rounds, in the following ways: There are nine possible subjects (the same as "Eggheads") in the head-to-head