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
Make Me an Egghead for each of the first three rounds won. They then compete in the fifth round, a quickfire round for two minutes with a point for each correct answer. The leading four male and female contenders advance to the semi-final stage. The contestant in bold won and contested the quickfire round, while the contestant in normal fonts was eliminated. Men's leaderboard Women's leaderboard In the event of a tie, the leader was the contestant who answered their last correct answer earliest in the quickfire round. The format was the same as that used previously on "Are You an Egghead?", with the