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Make Me an Egghead

Make Me an Egghead

Description: Some people may consider being called an egghead an insult. Others not only embrace the title but are part of a team on the quiz show of the same name. The Eggheads panel is made up of some of Britain's top quizzers, including big-money winners from other shows and other trivia Goliaths. In this series the team is looking to recruit two more members to join them, one male and one female are chosen from the applicants. First the aspiring Eggheads must play to win their place on the main show. As contestants they answer three multiple-choice questions, on a range of topics, asked by quizmaster Jeremy Vine. The successor of each round gets to choose an Egghead to play alongside them in the final game increasing their chances of winning.
Genre: Game-Show
Year Released: 2016
First episode air date: August 22, 2016
Presented By: Jeremy Vine
Network: BBC Two
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