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 barry simmons quiz player
barry simmons

barry simmons -lrb- born november 24 , 1948 -rrb- is a quiz show contestant and was the winner of the bbc two show `` are you an egghead ? ''
and as a result became the sixth `` egghead '' , joining kevin ashman , c. j. de mooi , daphne fowler , christopher hughes and judith keppel on the regular show on 2 december 2008 .
simmons told `` the jewish chronicle '' newspaper , `` it 's the best job in british quizzing and to get paid for doing something you love is just the icing on the cake .
but i have to admit i hate losing . ''
simmons was born in edinburgh and lives in leeds , west yorkshire .
he won # 64,000 on `` who wants to be a millionaire ? ''
, was a semi-finalist on `` mastermind '' and has represented england at quizzing .
he reached the final of the 2008/2009 series of the radio program `` brain of britain '' , but was defeated by geoff thomas .
he has been a researcher at text question and answer service aqa 63336 since 2006 .
simmons was part of an aqa team that appeared on `` eggheads '' ; he won his own round but the team was defeated in the final round .
he also appeared on `` only connect '' in 2013 .
in 2013 he again reached the final of the `` brain of britain '' and won the competition .
before the final , some controversy was caused as he was thought of as `` a professional quizzer '' .
as reported by the bbc website , `` there is no rule banning eggheads from appearing on `` brain of britain '' -- the only rule is that former champions are not allowed to return . ''
in 2013 he was ranked number three quizzer in the world .
