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.
Eggheads (TV series) editions of "Celebrity Eggheads" began. These were also the first shows to feature Pat Gibson, the seventh Egghead. The first nine episodes aired until 19 December, with the tenth episode airing in March 2010. From 13 December 2010, 10 Celebrity Eggheads episodes were aired for a third series. Then, from 12 to 23 December 2011, including a Sunday show on 18 December, the format returned for a fourth series. From 10 to 21 December 2012, a further ten episodes aired. From 9 December 2013, a further 10 episodes aired. A seventh series of 22 episodes was broadcast from 3 May