Christopher Hughes (quiz contestant)

Christopher John Hughes (born 14 August 1947) is an English television personality and one of Britain's leading quizzers.

[1] He is one of only seven people ever to have won both Mastermind and Brain of Britain, the others being Roger Pritchard, Kevin Ashman, Pat Gibson, Geoff Thomas, Ian Bayley, and Clive Dunning.

[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.

He helped to bank a total of £7,750, including the maximum £1000 target (which was trebled) in round 8 playing alongside Stephanie Bruce.

He is currently a member of the regular panel of quiz experts on the UK television show Eggheads, but took a break in 2021.