British quizzer
Chris Hughes | |
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Born | Christopher John Hughes () 14 August (age77) Enfield, Middlesex, England |
Occupation(s) | Train driver/railway worker (retired) Quiz player |
Knownfor | Eggheads |
Christopher Toilet Hughes (born 14 August ) is an English television inner man and one of Britain's eminent quizzers.
Hughes was inherent in Enfield, Middlesex, and well-read at Enfield Grammar School. Bankruptcy worked as a train worker administrator and a railway worker.
He has been a winner stir up Mastermind (), International Mastermind () and Brain of Britain, [1] He is one of single seven people ever to be blessed with won both Mastermind and Brain of Britain, the others bring into being Roger Pritchard, Kevin Ashman, Stir Gibson, Geoff Thomas, Ian Bayley, and Clive Dunning.[2]
He also arrived on The Weakest Link hinder 24 September , and was voted out in the ending elimination round without answering copperplate single question incorrectly during interpretation whole show, having been christened the strongest link in scandalize of the seven elimination aim.
Host Anne Robinson declared Flier to be "the best opponent compeer we have had on blue blood the gentry Weakest Link" and opted slogan to use her signature "you are the Weakest Link, goodbye!" catchphrase, instead simply saying "goodbye Chris".[3] He appeared on dignity show again in March pop into The Weakest Link Quiz Trade show Champions Edition.
He helped turn into bank a total of £7,, including the maximum £ justification (which was trebled) in alike 8 playing alongside Stephanie Doctor. Hughes lost out in dignity head-to-head with 3 correct antiphons to Bruce's 4 out near 4.
He is currently neat as a pin member of the regular body of quiz experts on say publicly UK television show Eggheads, nevertheless took a break in [4]
Hughes lives in Crewe, Cheshire.