Christopher Hughes (quiz contestant)

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Chris Hughes
Born (1947-08-14) 14 August 1947 (age 76)
Enfield, Middlesex, England
Occupation Train driver/railway worker (retired)
quiz player

Christopher John Hughes (born 14 August 1947, in Enfield, Middlesex, England) is one of Britain's leading quizzers. Hughes was educated at Enfield Grammar School and is a retired train driver and railway worker. He has been a winner of Mastermind (1983), International Mastermind (1983) and Brain of Britain, 2005.[1] He is one of only five people ever to have won both Mastermind and Brain of Britain.[2]

He also appeared on The Weakest Link on 24 September 2001, and was voted out in the final elimination round without answering a single question incorrectly during the whole show, having been named the strongest link in six of the seven elimination rounds. Host Anne Robinson declared Chris to be "the best contestant we have had on the Weakest Link" and opted not to use her signature "you are the Weakest Link, goodbye!" catchphrase, instead simply saying "goodbye Chris".

He currently competes alongside other quiz champions on the UK quiz show Eggheads, in which members of the public pit their wits against them in order to win a cash prize.[3]

As of 2010, he has lived in Crewe, Cheshire.[4]

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References

  1. Biography at UKGameshows.com
  2. UK Game Show Records, UKGameshows.com
  3. Christopher Hughes at the Internet Movie Database
  4. Norman S. "Meet the Eggheads", Radio Times (7–13 August 2010), pp. 24–25 (BBC Magazines)

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