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( October 2015 ) Eggheads Genre Quiz show Directed by Suzanne Pearse Presented by Dermot Murnaghan ( 2003 -- 2014 ) Jeremy Vine ( 2008 -- ) Starring Current Eggheads : Kevin Ashman ( 2003 -- ) Chris Hughes ( 2003 -- ) Judith Keppel ( 2003 -- ) Barry Simmons ( 2008 -- ) Pat Gibson ( 2009 -- ) David Rainford ( 2012 -- ) Lisa Thiel ( 2014 -- ) Steve Cooke ( 2016 -- ) Beth Webster ( 2016 -- ) Former Eggheads : Daphne Fowler ( 2003 -- 14 ) CJ de Mooi ( 2003 -- 12, 2014 -- 16 ) Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series 20 ( regular ) 7 ( celebrity ) No. of episodes 1748 ( regular ; as of 29 January 2018 ) 77 ( celebrity ; as of 2 June 2017 ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Andy Culpin Rob Dean Running time 30 minutes Production company ( s ) 12 Yard BBC Scotland ( 2010 -- ) Distributor ITV Studios Release Original network BBC One ( 2003 -- 04 ) BBC Two ( 2005 -- ) Picture format 16 : 9 Original release 10 November 2003 ( 2003 - 11 - 10 ) -- present Chronology Related shows Are You an Egghead ? Revenge of the Egghead Make Me an Egghead External links Eggheads 12 Yard Eggheads is a British quiz show that airs on weekdays. It was first broadcast in 2003 chaired by Dermot Murnaghan. In 2008 Jeremy Vine became joint chair, and subsequently sole chair. In each episode, a team of five quiz and game show champions ( the Eggheads ) is challenged by a team of five contestants for prize money. The most prize money that has been won is £ 75,000, in 2007. Some teams have been reduced to one contestant for the final round, but have still beaten five Eggheads. Occasionally, one remaining Egghead will beat five challengers. Only once have the Eggheads lost four games in succession and only twice has a team of all five challengers won the final round. Occasional teams of celebrities challenge the Eggheads in short series, with their own rolling prize fund. The show has resulted in three spinoff series : Are You an Egghead ? ( 2008 ), Revenge of the Egghead ( 2014 ) and Make Me an Egghead ( 2016 ). Contents 1 Hosts 2 Format 2.1 Rounds 2.2 Subjects 3 `` Eggheads '' 3.1 Current Eggheads 3.2 Former Eggheads 3.3 Graphical representation 4 Teams who have defeated the Eggheads 5 Celebrity Eggheads 6 Transmissions 7 Spin - offs 7.1 Are You an Egghead ? 7.2 Revenge of the Egghead 7.2. 1 Main game 7.2. 2 Final round 7.3 Make Me an Egghead 8 References 9 External links Hosts The show began in 2003 with Dermot Murnaghan as the presenter. From 2008, Jeremy Vine presented when Murnaghan was hosting the spinoff series. After the spin - off show finished, Murnaghan and Vine continued to host the series on a rotational basis, with Murnaghan typically hosting the first half of each series and Vine taking over for the second half. From series 16 Vine became the sole presenter. Format Rounds The show is played in five rounds. The first four rounds each focus on one subject category ( of nine ) while the final round tests general knowledge. In the first four rounds, the challengers choose a member of their own team to play, and an Egghead against whom they wish to compete. The players for that round then leave the studio to go into the `` Question Room ''. The challenger is given the choice of going first or second. Both players are asked in turn three multiple - choice questions. If there is no winner, the round goes into sudden death with no choices given for answers. The player who wins each round earns a place in the final round, while the losing players are eliminated from the game. The general knowledge round is then played the same way as the previous rounds but challengers, if more than one remains, can confer. If they win they take the prize money ; if the Eggheads win, the prize money is increased by £ 1,000 for the next quiz. Subjects There are nine ( formerly eight ) possible subjects for the first rounds. They are : Arts & Books Entertainment ( 2003 - 2008 ) Film & Television ( 2008 - present ) Food & Drink Geography History Music ( 2008 - present ) Politics Science Sport Music and Film & Television were introduced in Autumn 2008 through a split of the Entertainment category. Subjects can appear in any order, although at least one of Sport, Music or Film and Television will appear in every episode. `` Eggheads '' In the first eight series, the team consisted of only five Eggheads who each appeared in every episode and did not rotate. At the end of 2008, a sixth Egghead was added and appearances rotated. From series 15, five of eight possible Eggheads appear each episode, and later in 2016, two brand - new Eggheads ( one male and one female ) joined the panel after a spin - off series entitled Make Me an Egghead. Current Eggheads Kevin Ashman ( 2003 -- present ) is the eight - time winner of the British Quiz Championship, the winner of the third series of Fifteen to One in 1989, the 1995 Mastermind ( including all - time record score ), the 1996 Brain of Britain ( including all - time record score ), its 3 - yearly Brain of Brains and 9 - yearly Top Brain in 1998, the Fifteen to One : Millenium Edition in 1999, the twelve time Brain of London winner, the twice Gold Medallist for quizzing at the Mind Sports Olympiad, the two time Master Brain, and the winner of Sale of the Century, Quiz Night, Trivial Pursuit and The Great British Quiz. Since joining Eggheads, he has won six European Quizzing Championships and six World Quizzing Championships as well as being the Captain of the England quiz team and being ranked the number one quizzer in the world. Chris Hughes ( 2003 -- present ) won £ 100 on The Sky 's the Limit in the 1970s, Top of the World in 1982, Mastermind and International Mastermind in 1983 and participated on The Weakest Link in 2001 where despite answering every question correctly, was the last contestant voted off. Since joining Eggheads, he won Brain of Britain in 2005. Judith Keppel ( 2003 -- present ) was the first British winner of £ 1,000,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ? in 2000. Barry Simmons ( 2008 -- present ) won £ 64,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ? in 2005, a winning member of Masterteam in 2006 and a semi-finalist on Mastermind. He joined Eggheads in 2008 after winning the first series of Are You an Egghead ? beating in the final Shaun Wallace, who would become one of two original chasers in The Chase. Since joining Eggheads, he won Brain of Britain in 2013 which garnered controversy amongst listeners. He is currently a member of the Scotland Quiz Team. Pat Gibson ( 2009 -- present ) won £ 1,000,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ? in 2004, Mastermind in 2005 and Brain of Britain in 2006. He is a four - time winner ( 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015 ) of the British Quiz Championship, and a four - time winner ( 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013 ) of the World Quizzing Championships. He took part in Are You an Egghead ? twice, losing in the quarter - finals to Mark Kerr in the first series in 2008, but winning the second series in 2009 beating David Edwards in the final to join the Eggheads. He also won Mastermind Champion of Champions in 2010. He has amassed 21 international quizzing medals and was ranked the second strongest quizzer in the UK, behind Kevin Ashman. David Rainford ( 2012 -- present ) appeared on Remote Control in 1991 and won £ 250,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire in 2005. He was a previous contestant on Are You An Egghead where he was a semi-finalist in the first series in 2008, losing to eventual winner Barry Simmons, and a quarter - finalist in the second series in 2009, losing to David Edwards. He replaced CJ de Mooi. He earned himself the nickname `` Tremendous Knowledge Dave ''. Lisa Thiel ( 2014 -- present ), a previous contestant on The Weakest Link in 2001 where she made the final but lost, The Chase in 2012 and part of a winning team on the Egghead 's spinoff Revenge of the Egghead in 2014. Steve Cooke ( 2016 -- present ), winner of the men 's contest in Make Me an Egghead. Beth Webster ( 2016 -- present ), winner of the women 's contest in Make Me an Egghead. Former Eggheads CJ de Mooi ( 2003 -- 2012, Revenge of the Egghead ( 2014 ), 2014 -- 2016 ) won the original The Weakest Link Bad Loser Special in 2000, 100 % in 2001, Beat the Nation in 2002 and Fifteen to One. He is also a Mensa chess champion. He took a break from the show from August 2012 until May 2014. His last appearance on his first run on the show was on 31 August 2012 during Series 13. He was the sole Egghead on Revenge of the Egghead, which aired on BBC2 in 2014. In May 2016, he confirmed on Twitter he is leaving the show again to pursue an acting career in South Africa. Daphne Fowler ( 2003 -- 2014 ) won Going for Gold in 1988, Brain of Britain in 1997 and two series of Fifteen to One in 2001 ( including second highest score, for which she answered every question in the final round correctly ). She has now retired from Eggheads, with her last appearance being in May 2014. She was replaced in the team by returning Egghead CJ de Mooi. Graphical representation This chart displays when each presenter and Egghead was active. The black bars denote the start of each series. Teams Who have defeated the Eggheads The highest amount any team has won to beat the Eggheads is £ 75,000 in 2007 ( Series 8, Episode 14 ) by a team of Oxford Brookes University students, Beer Today, Gone Tomorrow. Team name Episode Prize money Cumulative ( at end of each Series ) Notes Unicorn Inn Series 1, Episode 13 £ 13,000 Folically Challenged Series 1, Episode 15 £ 2,000 Unlikely Lads Series 1, Episode 21 £ 6,000 £ 21,000 Streatham Massive Series 2, Episode 10 £ 20,000 Spaghetti Series 2, Episode 30 £ 19,000 £ 60,000 The Rotor Heads Series 3, Episode 21 £ 21,000 £ 81,000 Densa Series 4, Episode 11 £ 20,000 Wapping Black Sheep Series 4, Episode 14 £ 3,000 £ 104,000 Radio Ga Ga Series 5, Episode 6 £ 17,000 £ 121,000 Second Class Series 6, Episode 3 £ 37,000 Mancunian Candidates Series 6, Episode 10 £ 7,000 Russell 's Raiders Series 6, Episode 14 £ 4,000 £ 169,000 West Yorkies Series 7, Episode 18 £ 29,000 Seville Servants Series 7, Episode 19 £ 1,000 £ 199,000 # 1 Eggheads lose twice in a row Beer today, Gone tomorrow Series 8, Episode 14 £ 75,000 Biggest win on the show so far Preston Quizmasters Series 8, Episode 17 £ 3,000 Museum of London / Museum in Docklands team Series 8, Episode 50 £ 33,000 Taxidermists Series 8, Episode 51 £ 1,000 # 2 Eggheads lose twice in a row Blue Vibe Series 8, Episode 63 £ 12,000 Beer and Skittles Series 8, Episode 68 £ 5,000 £ 328,000 Weakly Players Series 9, Episode 15 £ 27,000 Sean and the Sheep Series 9, Episode 35 £ 20,000 Tap Heads Series 9, Episode 48 £ 13,000 The Rat Pack Series 9, Episode 54 £ 5,000 Eggheads lose to a single opponent for the first time Lads Wot Lunch Series 9, Episode 65 £ 12,000 South Wales Warriors Series 9, Episode 70 £ 5,000 Loser 's Corner Series 9, Episode 76 £ 6,000 Meet your Waterloo Series 9, Episode 83 £ 7,000 # 2 Eggheads lose to a single opponent Flexi Funksters Series 9, Episode 99 £ 16,000 # 3 Eggheads lose to a single opponent Cubbington Players Series 9, Episode 112 £ 13,000 Act One Series 9, Episode 120 £ 8,000 Final team to play ( and defeat ) the original set of 5 Eggheads Bere Heads Series 9, Episode 145 £ 25,000 The Abbey Revellers Series 9, Episode 146 £ 1,000 # 3 Eggheads lose twice in a row The Bald & The Beautiful Series 9, Episode 152 £ 6,000 Eclectic Mix Series 9, Episode 159 £ 7,000 £ 499,000 The Oxford Imps Series 10, Episode 2 £ 3,000 Chummie Brummies Series 10, Episode 31 £ 29,000 One Sense Less Series 10, Episode 54 £ 23,000 The Midweek Marauders Series 10, Episode 64 £ 10,000 Beached Boys Series 10, Episode 66 £ 2,000 Sally Warboys Series 10, Episode 69 £ 3,000 The Hanging Gale Series 10, Episode 82 £ 13,000 The Cartoonists Series 10, Episode 91 £ 9,000 First team with all five challengers to win the final round against single Egghead ( Kevin ) Insight Radio Series 10, Episode 92 £ 1,000 # 4 Eggheads lose twice in a row & # 4 Eggheads lose to a single opponent Ocean 's Five Series 10, Episode 93 £ 1,000 # 1 Eggheads lose three times in a row Bognor Regis + 2 Series 10, Episode 94 £ 1,000 # 1 Eggheads lose four times in a row The Eggitors Series 10, Episode 98 £ 4,000 Pembroke Globetrotters Series 10, Episode 115 £ 17,000 PRS Plus Series 10, Episode 121 £ 6,000 £ 621,000 The Wise Owls Series 11, Episode 3 £ 37,000 Work I.T. Out Series 11, Episode 5 £ 2,000 Shabba Series 11, Episode 35 £ 30,000 # 5 Eggheads lose to a single opponent The Black & White Stripes Series 11, Episode 52 £ 17,000 Loiners by Proxy Series 11, Episode 57 £ 5,000 The Middleton Moonrakers Series 11, Episode 58 £ 1,000 # 7 Eggheads lose twice in a row Scrum 5 Series 11, Episode 72 £ 14,000 Comedy of Errors Series 11, Episode 75 £ 3,000 # 6 Eggheads lose to a single opponent Glamorgan Poppies Series 11, Episode 86 £ 11,000 The Apple Turnovers Series 11, Episode 93 £ 7,000 Get It With Letters Series 11, Episode 122 £ 29,000 Chessboxers Series 11, Episode 124 £ 2,000 The Flying Doctors Series 11, Episode 130 £ 6,000 # 7 Eggheads lose to a single opponent Lancashire Hotpots Series 11, Episode 141 £ 11,000 # 8 Eggheads lose to a single opponent Bar 5 Series 11, Episode 157 £ 16,000 £ 812,000 Living by Numbers Series 12, Episode 6 £ 9,000 Culture Vultures Series 12, Episode 24 £ 18,000 Who Cares Wins Series 12, Episode 38 £ 14,000 The Internal Marketeers Series 12, Episode 63 £ 25,000 Chad Acad Series 12, Episode 66 £ 3,000 Cornish Monkeys Series 12, Episode 72 £ 6,000 Millennium Marvels Series 12, Episode 84 £ 12,000 Loose Connection Series 12, Episode 85 £ 1,000 # 8 Eggheads lose twice in a row She Who Must Be Obeyed Series 12, Episode 91 £ 6,000 The Tramlines Series 12, Episode 96 £ 5,000 The Lions ' Den Series 12, Episode 97 £ 1,000 # 9 Eggheads lose twice in a row 5 A Day Series 12, Episode 124 £ 27,000 Blackpool Rockers Series 12, Episode 141 £ 17,000 The Five Marketeers Series 12, Episode 145 £ 4,000 # 9 Eggheads lose to a single opponent The Brocketeers Series 12, Episode 149 £ 4,000 £ 964,000 The Royal Harmonics Series 13, Episode 12 £ 23,000 Dobbin Series 13, Episode 19 £ 7,000 Shelford 5 Series 13, Episode 22 £ 3,000 The Wonderyears Series 13, Episode 30 £ 8,000 Over £ 1,000,000 has now been paid out in prize money since show first started Phoenix Nights Series 13, Episode 37 £ 7,000 The Bell Boys Series 13, Episode 38 £ 1,000 # 10 Eggheads lose twice in a row A Tale of Two Families Series 13, Episode 41 £ 3,000 Bucks Quiz Series 13, Episode 44 £ 3,000 The Melting Pot Series 13, Episode 47 £ 3,000 Lightning Can Strike Twice Series 13, Episode 53 £ 6,000 # 10 Eggheads lose to a single opponent The Family Connection Series 13, Episode 65 £ 12,000 Dad 's Army Series 13, Episode 83 £ 18,000 # 11 Eggheads lose to a single opponent The Hole in the Wall Gang Series 13, Episode 85 £ 2,000 UNOS Series 13, Episode 89 £ 4,000 The Quad Runners Series 13, Episode 118 £ 29,000 # 12 Eggheads lose to a single opponent Handel with Care Series 13, Episode 120 £ 2,000 Team Scotia Series 13, Episode 136 £ 16,000 £ 1,111,000 Two and a Half Tandems Series 14, Episode 22 £ 26,000 Bright Sparks Series 14, Episode 33 £ 11,000 Streetwise Series 14, Episode 49 £ 16,000 The Business Men Series 14, Episode 90 £ 41,000 2nd highest amount won by a challenging team. # 13 Eggheads lose to a single opponent. 100th team to defeat the Eggheads. The Crooked Spires Series 14, Episode 95 £ 5,000 The Clevelanders Series 14, Episode 106 £ 11,000 Beer Run Quizzers Series 14, Episode 108 £ 2,000 Doctors ' Notes Series 14, Episode 113 £ 5,000 Business Belles Series 14, Episode 119 £ 6,000 No Direction Series 14, Episode 130 £ 11,000 # 14 Eggheads lose to a single opponent Neither Big Nor Clever Series 14, Episode 134 £ 4,000 The Sensational Alex Fairley Band Series 14, Episode 136 £ 2,000 # 2 Eggheads get first 2 questions wrong in the final round. Has happened once before in Series 11, Episode 154. Rambling Badgers Series 14, Episode 139 £ 3,000 £ 1,254,000 Green Giants Series 15, Episode 12 £ 13,000 # 2 All five challengers win the final round against a single Egghead ( Judith ) The Amnesiacs Series 15, Episode 17 £ 5,000 The Hound Dogs Series 15, Episode 20 £ 3,000 Cardigan Carnage Series 15, Episode 22 £ 2,000 The Soroptimists Series 15, Episode 31 £ 9,000 Collegiate Quizzers Series 15, Episode 44 £ 13,000 Stumped Series 15, Episode 53 £ 9,000 Burns Baby Burns Series 15, Episode 55 £ 2,000 Meat Bingo Series 15, Episode 69 £ 14,000 Team 42 Series 15, Episode 70 £ 1,000 # 11 Eggheads lose twice in a row Cave Aged Series 15, Episode 77 £ 7,000 Shipmates Series 15, Episode 81 £ 4,000 £ 1,336,000 Quizzical Series 16, Episode 6 £ 25,000 The Courtiers Series 16, Episode 19 £ 13,000 Five Diamonds Series 16, Episode 30 £ 11,000 Capita Ovorum Series 16, Episode 31 £ 1,000 # 12 Eggheads lose twice in a row Golden Girls Series 16, Episode 36 £ 5,000 The Baked Bean Tin Series 16, Episode 46 £ 10,000 Washy Posse Series 16, Episode 49 £ 3,000 Ducking and Diving Series 16, Episode 57 £ 8,000 The Lumberjacks Series 16, Episode 59 £ 2,000 Words in Action Series 16, Episode 75 £ 16,000 Bob 's Buddies Series 16, Episode 91 £ 16,000 £ 1,446,000 A Clearer Head Series 17, Episode 20 £ 29,000 The Westenders Series 17, Episode 29 £ 9,000 Hayling Hackers Series 17, Episode 34 £ 5,000 # 15 Eggheads lose to a single opponent Ludophiles Series 17, Episode 37 £ 3,000 The Simms Roaders Series 17, Episode 48 £ 11,000 The Criminal Element Series 17, Episode 62 £ 14,000 Team consisting of crime writers Val McDermid, Mark Billingham, Chris Brookmyre, Martyn Waites & Doug Johnstone We Quiz You Not Series 17, Episode 70 £ 8,000 # 16 Eggheads lose to a single opponent Acorn Antiques Series 17, Episode 85 £ 15,000 # 17 Eggheads lose to a single opponent He is Heavy, He 's my Father Series 17, Episode 95 £ 10,000 £ 1,550,000 # 18 Eggheads lose to a single opponent Rambling Away Series 18, Episode 2 £ 7,000 Harwell and the Dekatrons Series 18, Episode 6 £ 4,000 Peter 's Griffin Series 18, Episode 10 £ 4,000 Soft Boiled Series 18, Episode 15 £ 5,000 # 19 Eggheads lose to a single opponent 2Morrows ' People Series 18, Episode 33 £ 18,000 T'Villidge Fowk Series 18, Episode 39 £ 6,000 Abide With Us Series 18, Episode 40 £ 1,000 # 13 Eggheads lose twice in a row Top Spinners Series 18, Episode 43 £ 3,000 # 20 Eggheads lose to a single opponent Queen Bee 's Cs Series 18, Episode 61 £ 18,000 150th team to defeat the Eggheads Cabbies Series 18, Episode 62 £ 1,000 £ 1,617,000 # 14 Eggheads lose twice in a row & # 3 Eggheads get first 2 questions wrong in the final round Old Dorks Series 19, Episode 3 £ 26,000 Knights Templeman Series 19, Episode 8 £ 5,000 The Barrycudas Series 19, Episode 14 £ 6,000 All Saints Series 19, Episode 36 £ 22,000 Compulsory Mantis Shrimp Series 19, Episode 38 £ 2,000 Burnley is Babylon Series 19, Episode 42 £ 4,000 Tasselled Wobbegongs Series 19, Episode 52 £ 10,000 The Great Grandsons Series 19, Episode 69 £ 17,000 Gli Italiani Series 19, Episode 70 £ 1,000 # 15 Eggheads lose twice in a row Suspicious Looking Sausages Series 19, Episode 73 £ 3,000 Percies Series 19, Episode 86 £ 13,000 £ 1,726,000 Doing it for the Craic Series 20, Episode 13 £ 22,000 Celebrity Eggheads The first series of Celebrity Eggheads was 5 editions that ran from 15 to 19 December 2008, and was presented by Dermot Murnaghan. On 7 December 2009, 10 more 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 to 2 June 2017. This was the first series of Celebrity Eggheads presented by Jeremy Vine. The Eggheads won the first 19 episodes of the series but were defeated by Quizino Royale, a team consisting of the four members of Bond and James Bond composer David Arnold. They won £ 20,000 for their charity. The Eggheads won the last two episodes, the £ 2,000 prize being given to Children in Need. Transmissions Series Start date End date Episodes Host Eggheads Notes Series Cumulative 10 November 2003 19 December 2003 30 30 Dermot Chris, Daphne, CJ, Kevin and Judith Aired at 12 : 30 on BBC1, adjacent to the BBC News at One in Wipeout 's old slot 6 September 2004 16 December 2004 30 60 23 May 2005 7 November 2005 30 90 Episodes in this series and subsequent series aired largely at 6pm on BBC2 with occasional airings at 5 : 15 when Pointless airs at 5 : 45 and 6 : 30 when Two Tribes or Richard Osman 's House of Games is on 8 November 2005 12 December 2005 25 115 100th episode ( 16 November 2005 ) 5 10 April 2006 6 June 2006 40 155 6 25 September 2006 27 October 2006 25 180 7 5 March 2007 10 September 2007 80 260 250th episode ( 22 August 2007 ) 8 11 September 2007 28 February 2008 80 340 9 29 February 2008 23 March 2009 160 500 Dermot ( Eps. 1 -- 80 ) Jeremy ( Eps. 81 -- 160 ) Chris, Daphne, CJ, Kevin, Judith and Barry Jeremy 's debut ( 6 October 2008 ) Barry 's debut ( 2 December 2008 ) 500th episode ( 23 March 2009 ) 10 24 March 2009 26 February 2010 155 655 Dermot ( Eps. 1 -- 75 ) Jeremy ( Eps. 76 -- 155 ) 11 1 March 2010 6 April 2011 160 815 Dermot ( Eps. 1 -- 80 ) Jeremy ( Eps. 81 -- 160 ) Chris, Daphne, CJ, Kevin, Judith, Barry and Pat Pat 's debut ( 1 March 2010 ) 12 7 April 2011 13 April 2012 160 975 13 16 April 2012 14 March 2013 140 1115 Dermot ( Eps. 1 -- 60 ) Jeremy ( Eps. 61 -- 140 ) Chris, Daphne, CJ, Kevin, Judith, Barry, Pat and Dave 1,000 th episode ( 18 May 2012 ) CJ 's final episode ( 31 August 2012 ) Dave 's debut ( 27 September 2012 ) 14 9 April 2013 27 May 2014 140 1255 Chris, Daphne, Kevin, Judith, Barry, Pat and Dave Daphne 's final episode ( 27 May 2014 ) 15 28 May 2014 3 February 2015 100 1355 Dermot ( Eps. 1 -- 50 ) Jeremy ( Eps. 51 -- 100 ) Chris, CJ, Kevin, Judith, Barry, Pat, Dave and Lisa CJ 's return ( 28 May 2014 ) Dermot 's last episode ( 30 September 2014 ) Lisa 's debut ( 3 October 2014 ) 16 4 February 2015 21 January 2016 100 1455 Jeremy 17 22 January 2016 19 August 2016 100 1555 1,500 th episode ( 27 April 2016 ) CJ 's last appearance ( 2 June 2016 ) 18 26 September 2016 17 April 2017 85 1640 Chris, Kevin, Judith, Barry, Pat, Dave, Lisa, Steve and Beth Steve and Beth 's debut ( 26 September 2016 ) 19 18 April 2017 2 April 2018 95 1735 20 3 April 2018 TBC 95 1830 Spin - offs Are You an Egghead ? Main article : Are You an Egghead ? On 20 October 2008, a spin - off called Are You an Egghead ? debuted on BBC Two. The first series was won by Barry Simmons and lasted between 20 October to 2 December 2008 while the second series was won by Pat Gibson and lasted between 12 October to 23 November 2009. Revenge of the Egghead On 24 February 2014, a new spin - off series of Eggheads was launched called Revenge of the Egghead. It was presented by Jeremy Vine and saw the return of CJ de Mooi, who left Eggheads in 2012. In each episode, de Mooi faced a team of five contestants hoping to win thousands of pounds. The series ran for a 6 - week period, between 24 February and 4 April 2014. Lisa Thiel appeared on the show as part of a winning team before becoming an Egghead herself shortly afterwards. Main game Each contestant, in turn, is asked a general knowledge question. If their answer is right, £ 200 is added to the prize fund but if their answer is wrong and de Mooi knows their answer is wrong, he presses a red button in front of him to answer the same question. If he gets it wrong and the contestant gets it right, an additional £ 100 is added to the prize fund. If he gets it right, the contestant is asked a multiple - choice question by de Mooi. If they get it right, gameplay continues as normal but if they get it wrong, they lose one of their two lives. If a contestant loses both of their lives, they are out of the game. When time runs out, the surviving players move on to the final round, along with the total number of lives remaining for all players, for a chance to win an equal share of the prize fund. Final round The final round starts out with de Mooi answering ten general knowledge questions. The number of questions he gets right becomes the target that the team has to beat. The team can confer on every question. Every wrong answer means that the team loses one of their lives and if they lose all of their lives, they leave with nothing but if they beat the target, they win an equal share of the prize fund. Make Me an Egghead Main article : Make Me an Egghead A 25 - part spin - off series ran from 22 August to 23 September 2016, with the search for two new members for the Eggheads line - up : one male, one female. The series was won by Steve Cooke and Beth Webster. References Jump up ^ World Quizzing Championships 2009 Jump up ^ `` Brain of Brains 2014 ''. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 2 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` BBC in row over ' professional quizzer ' on Brain of Britain ''. The Telegraph. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` Who are the Eggheads ? TV 's cleverest quizzers revealed ''. BT. Retrieved 5 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` Series 5, Episode 34 ''. The Chase. Jump up ^ Mensa Jump up ^ `` Master minds win £ 75,000 ''. Thisisoxfordshire. 5 October 2007. 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Retrieved 12 January 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Eggheads - Series 16, Episode 100 ''. BBC Online. Retrieved 12 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` Eggheads - Series 17, Episode 1 ''. BBC Online. Retrieved 12 January 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Eggheads - Series 17, Episode 100 ''. BBC Online. Retrieved 12 January 2016. Jump up ^ `` Eggheads - Series 18, Episode 1 ''. BBC Online. Retrieved 12 January 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Eggheads - Series 18, Episode 85 ''. BBC Online. Retrieved 13 April 2017. Jump up ^ `` Eggheads - Series 19, Episode 1 ''. BBC Online. Retrieved 13 April 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Eggheads Series 19 - Episode 95 ''. Radio Times. Retrieved 22 March 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Eggheads Series 20 - Episode 1 ''. Radio Times. Retrieved 22 March 2018. External links Eggheads on IMDb Eggheads at BBC Programmes Eggheads at 12 - Yard Productions Eggheads at UKGameshows.com Celebrity Eggheads at BBC Programmes BBC Scotland current television programmes Children 's Me Too ! 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