Episode 16 Celebrity Eggheads

These people are amongst the greatest quiz players in Britain.

Together, they make up the Eggheads,

arguably the most formidable quiz team in the country.

The question is, can they be beaten?

Welcome to a special celebrity edition of Eggheads,

the show where a team of five quiz Challengers pit their wits against

possibly the greatest quiz team in Britain.

Here they are, the Eggheads.

Are you ready for the rush, Eggs?

-Ready to race!

-They are ready.

And showing their mettle against our quiz Goliaths today are Gold Rush.

Now, everyone on this team inspired the nation during the summer of 2016

by all bringing home golds as part of Paralympic GB's amazing medal

haul at the Rio Paralympic Games.

-So, let's meet them.

-My name's Emma Wiggs.

I'm the Paralympic and World champion in paracanoe and eggs are

my favourite food, so I'm hoping

that's going to give me a head start.

I'm Ollie Hynd. I'm a double gold medallist from Rio at the

Paralympics in swimming. I'm also European,

World and Commonwealth champion and I also hold the world record in the

400 freestyle and the 200 individual medley.

I'm Jody Cundy, seven-time Paralympic gold medallist across six

games, across two sports, cycling and swimming.

Hi, I'm Rob Davies.

I'm a Paralympic gold medallist in table tennis in Rio 2016.

I'm also double European Champion and world number one.

Hello, I'm David Smith.

I'm a Paralympic champion in the sport of boccia.

I'm currently the joint most successful

British player in history.

So, Emma and team, hello.

-Hello.

-Good to see you here, and tell as about your quizzing, Emma,

because I know that's the key.

I mean, I think we've got a mixture of talent across the topics and I

think, as an athlete, obviously sport is a bit of a favourite,

but we also spend a lot of time eating, so I'm hopeful food and drink

-might come up, as well.

-I saw somewhere you eat 25 eggs a week.

-That's...

-Yeah.

-So a question on eggs would be good.

A question on eggs would be brilliant!

Ollie, what about you? Are you looking forward to any particular kind of

rounds like geography or science or...?

Erm... I think I'll probably be quite good at the music category, but,

you know, with us athletes we're all super-competitive,

so whatever category comes up, we're going to give it our best.

I noticed that, Jody, from all of your performances,

track and field, the level of competitive instinct here is second to none,

-that's right, isn't it?

-Yeah, we're pretty much thirsty for gold so, yeah,

we're all after each other, so if we can take a victory today,

-that would be great.

-Have you been sort of bonding before?

Have you worked out a plan, Jody, or anything like that?

I think so. We've got a good little strategy going on.

We've got pretty much our subjects picked, so I think we'll be all right.

Oh, so, have you seen the shows here, Rob?

Have you seen Eggheads before?

Yeah, I've seen them a few times, yeah.

Yeah. Do you know what to expect from this lot over here?

A lot of correct answers, worse luck!

Yeah, well, we hope they sort of slip up early,

but that doesn't always happen.

Rob, any particular favourites for you?

We've done a lot of travelling, so, I don't know,

hopefully that will put us in good stead for the geography.

-I'm not sure.

-OK, so we've got a bit of geography, a bit of music,

a bit of sport, of course. David, what about you?

Well, I've got a degree in aerospace engineering,

although I'm not sure how helpful that's going to be in a general

-knowledge quiz.

-I think science...

Science, maybe, yeah. Science, I like.

A little bit of history, I quite like history.

Politics, maybe...

See what we get and then we'll just take it from there.

OK, so we've got a sense of the team.

This is good. Good spread here, Emma.

I'm liking this already. And I wish you well.

Good luck. I hope you enjoy it, that's the main thing.

Every day, there is £1,000-worth of cash up for grabs for our Challengers'

chosen charity. However, if they fail to defeat the Eggheads,

the prize money rolls over to our next show.

So, Gold Rush,

I can tell you that the Eggheads are just knocking it out the park at the

moment. They've won the last 15 on the trot...

-Wow!

-..against the celebrities,

but I know that won't make your heads drop at all, will it?

Because that probably just makes you want to win it even more.

-Yeah.

-The good news is that means that no-one's taken the money,

so there's £16,000 to play for.

-Would you like to try?

-Yeah.

All right. The first head-to-head

battle is on the subject of Film & TV.

Who would like this? And you can have either Judith, Kevin, Steve,

Barry or Dave.

-So it's Jody or Rob.

-I can go Film & TV.

-Yeah? Yeah?

-Yeah.

-OK, so that'll be me.

-Jody, all right.

Our paracyclist against which Egghead?

Jody, who do we want here?

-Oh, I reckon...

-Film & TV?

I reckon Steve.

Uh-huh? He's got a lot of books, so it's possible he's neglected the TV.

-Maybe so.

-Hopefully!

-Spends so much time reading.

All right, let's hope. Jody from Gold Rush taking on Steve from the

Eggheads in the first round.

Film & TV, the subject.

And just to ensure there's no conferring,

would you please take your positions in our famous Question Room?

Well, Jody, you're one of our most decorated Paralympians,

-no question.

-Yeah, seven gold medals.

Six games, though. I've had plenty of time to try and accumulate those

-medals.

-Well, interestingly, you started with swimming, didn't you?

Yes, I did three Paralympics as a swimmer and Atlanta and Sydney were

two of my successful ones.

What made you change to cycling?

Pretty much got to the end of the sport and at the same time as I was

getting to the end of the sport and thinking about hanging up my trunks,

I ended up going to the Newport Velodrome for a disability open day.

One of the coaches thought I was pretty good and then the third time

I went on track was the national championships.

First race, I broke the British record in the flying 200,

so kind of took it up from there.

Remind us, Jody, what your disability is.

Below-knee amputee, so I walk around with an artificial leg and when I

race, I have a really cool painted blade that usually has something to

show off on it. For Rio,

I actually had a treasure map of the lost gold from London, that kind of

got stolen away from us.

Well, yeah, because that was a famous moment in 2012, wasn't it?

Where you were disqualified and there was a big ruckus.

Indeed, it was my John McEnroe moment,

so all the medals that I'd won ahead of that,

everybody forgot about and I was just renowned for being the person

that swore a lot in London. But I managed to put that right in Rio and won two

-gold medals, so...

-You did, in the men's kilo and the team sprint,

which must have felt amazing.

Yeah, the kilo was just satisfaction of crossing the line and being

first, but the team sprint, really enjoyed it.

Like, riding alongside Louis Rolfe and Jon-Allan Butterworth and we

smoked the world record,

won the gold and it was the last race on that velodrome and GB,

like, in the Olympics and the Paralympics, had been so successful.

It was just an amazing way to finish the competitions in there.

Well, you'll be pleased to know you've been an answer to questions

on Eggheads at least once.

-Oh, wow!

-Oh, yeah.

-Hopefully the people got the right answer, as well.

-I think they did, actually.

I think it was up to the Eggs and I think they did.

-Good luck on Film & TV here, Jody.

-Thank you.

-You're up against Steve.

Would you like to go first or second?

I'm actually going to go second.

OK, so, let's see what our Egghead is made of with your first question,

Steve. The sisters Roxy and Ronnie,

played by Rita Simons and Samantha Womack respectively,

were characters in which TV drama?

Roxy and Ronnie. Is it...

Yeah, I think this is Judith's favourite.

Killed off at Christmas.

-EastEnders.

-EastEnders is your answer.

Let's check with Judith, who loves this programme.

Yes. And they both were drowned.

-They were drowned at Christmas?

-At Christmas, yes.

Ridiculous, really.

Both of them. And they were such good characters.

I'm going to really miss them.

-What a shame.

-Yeah.

-And was Samantha Womack,

was she previously known as Samantha Janus or is that my imagination?

-That's her, yeah.

-She was?

-Oh, was she? Yes.

-Yes, she was, yes.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

EastEnders is the right answer, Steve.

Jody, back to you. What are the 12 Angry Men mentioned in the title of

the celebrated 1957 film?

So, the 12 Angry Men. Are they...

Do you know what?

I've not actually heard of that, so it will be a pure guess.

But 12 men, I mean, a football team's 11.

A jury, I don't think there's 12.

So I'm going to go with a submarine crew.

Actually, it's not a submarine crew.

It's a sort of courtroom drama with Henry Fonda

and he manages to change the jury's mind, really.

Hmm.

So, a jury is the answer.

Steve, your question. Who won Strictly Come Dancing in 2016?

Steve, is it...

Right. It's not a programme I watch.

I know that's heresy to you, Jeremy, but...

Danny Mac, I don't remember.

Ed Balls I do remember, but I know he didn't win it.

So my answer would be Ore Oduba.

Well, you've got it right. It is Ore Oduba. Ed Balls did very, very well.

Didn't quite get to the final. Danny Mac was an amazing dancer.

You've got to watch it, Steve!

Yeah, I think I'm the only person in Britain that doesn't, yeah.

We're hoping one day Barry's going to be on it.

-Barry?

-I'll watch it then!

-Yeah.

-Who knows?

One day, Barry. One day, it's going to happen.

OK. Jody, your question and you need this to stay in.

Which British director won the

Palm d'Or at the 2016 Cannes film Festival

for the film I, Daniel Blake?

So, a British director.

Well, a film I haven't seen and I really didn't pay

attention to the awards last year, so...

It would be really a shot in the dark again.

It's quite unfortunate.

I'm going to go with Mike Leigh,

because that's the only one that's really kind of standing out to me

that might be the right answer.

OK, now, I think these are all directors and I think they're all

-British directors. Are they, Steve?

-Yeah, definitely, yeah.

So it's tricky to choose between them.

Which would you have gone for?

Well, I've seen the film and it's a brilliant film and it's typical

Ken Loach. It's very gritty and depressing, but brilliantly acted.

-Sounds like Eggheads.

-Ha-ha.

Ken Loach is the answer, Jody. Sorry, no way back in this round.

We say, well done, Steve, you're through to the final round.

Jody, you've been knocked out but early days for our brilliant

Challengers. Please come back to us. We'll play round two.

So, as it stands, Gold Rush have taken an early hit here.

They've lost a brain from the final round.

Jody's gone. The Eggheads are still all there and let's see what we can

do now. The next subject for you is Arts & Books.

Emma, who would like this?

-No-one wanted that.

-That was the one we were struggling on, wasn't it?

Do you want to do that, Arts & Books? Rob?

I'm going to be terrible at it,

but... Do you think I can just take a hit, or...?

-Go for it.

-Go for it.

-I'll just go for it, yeah.

-Rob, OK.

-Rob's going for it.

-Great.

I'm excited about this because I love table tennis. And against which

Egghead? Anyone but Steve, so

you've got Dave, Barry, Kevin, Judith.

-Go Dave?

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-It's up to you.

-Yeah, Dave.

-Go for Dave, yeah.

-Yeah.

-Right.

-We're going for Dave.

Dave. OK, fine.

Rob from Gold Rush taking on Tremendous Knowledge Dave from the Eggheads.

How's your table tennis, Dave?

Very ancient. I think it was about nine at the youth club,

I think the last time I got a paddle out.

-OK.

-But playing a champion here, so...

-Should be good.

-Yeah, prepare for the slice and the swerve.

-Absolutely.

-To ensure there's no conferring, please take your positions.

Well, I was watching you win that gold in Rio, Rob.

That was an amazing moment.

Yeah, just surreal, that moment.

Just so happy and overjoyed, really, I think.

Because with table tennis, because it's so precise,

it's really nerve-racking.

I mean, I love playing and I know when it's tight,

you've got so little space to play for on the table.

You've got to be really careful.

Yeah, that's it. It's a massive skilful game to play, I think,

and very technical and tactical, as well, so...

Yeah, tight margins.

And the guy you were playing, the South Korean guy,

you'd played before and you'd been beaten by him.

Yeah, twice in one tournament I played him and he's a real tricky

character and to beat him like I did in the final,

I was just so chuffed and really pleased with that.

Because he had that shot where he sort of sliced it off the left-hand

-side of the table the whole time.

-Yeah, yeah, so...

Awkward shot to reach, that one.

Exactly! And when you play, you sit...

Just for those who can't visualise it, you sit at one end in your wheelchair,

but you have the bat essentially taped to your hand, is it?

Yeah, I've got a Velcro strap my nan and grandad made for me and, yeah,

I use that when I'm playing, just to strap the bat on because I have got

no dexterity in my hands.

So that just holds the bat in my hands.

And for a sport like that where there is a lot of spin and swerve,

it's been, I guess, very hard to master.

I notice when you serve, for example,

that you have to have the ball on the table and then flip it onto the bat.

Yeah, you place it on the bat and then it's got to be still before

you throw it up then, before you serve.

So you're a double European champion, world number one in table tennis.

Previously, you worked as a bricklayer, so it's quite a change.

Yeah, for sure. But I never realised how hard it was till I'd actually

-done it.

-I know that it was a

spinal-cord injury that changed your life

while you were playing rugby, actually.

Yeah, yeah, I was in the scrum when I had my accident,

a spinal-cord injury, so, yeah,

just happy now to have found my sport and to be able to excel in it.

Absolutely, and huge celebrations.

I could hear in your voice after you played, how thrilled you were in Rio.

Yeah, no, it was such a moment.

Been through so many ups and downs, it was just an unbelievable moment.

Well, good luck here. Arts & Books against Dave.

Let's aim for another unbelievable moment here against our Egghead.

Do you want to go first or second, Rob?

I'll go first, please, if I can.

OK, so here's your first question.

Good luck. Which country is the main setting for the bestselling novel

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo?

I know a lot of people will be shouting out this answer, but...

I'm going to go with Russia, please.

It's actually not Russia, it's...

Well, maybe the Challengers know.

-Do you?

-Sweden.

-Yeah, Sweden.

It's the Stieg Larsson trilogy, although he died, I think,

almost before it became successful, didn't he?

What age was he when he died, Eggs?

-50.

-50?

I think so. Stieg Larsson.

So, Sweden is the answer.

Dave, your question. A triptych is a work of art that is typically made

up of how many panels?

I think it's three.

Three is correct.

OK, back to you, Rob. Which of these fictional detectives appeared in

print first?

Rob, was it...

Erm...

Again, a complete guess.

I'm going to go...

..with Sam Spade, please.

Now, let's go through this with our Eggheads.

Kurt Wallander, anybody?

-That's Kenneth Branagh, isn't it?

-But he's the Swedish detective.

-Written by...?

-Henning Mankell.

-Henning Mankell, so, what, '70s?

No, no, no. He's actually - I'd say the most recent of the three because

they probably start...

Although the books are set from the early '90s onwards,

I think they started to be published in the late '90s.

OK. And John Rebus, then?

Rebus would be a bit before that, probably back in the...

-Yeah, he'd be back in the '80s.

-'80s, yeah?

-Sam Spade?

-Well, that goes back to the...

Well, cusp of the 1920s-'30s.

You're absolutely right there, Rob.

It's Sam Spade. Well done.

-Thank you.

-A good sort of 40, 50 years earlier than the other two.

OK, Dave.

Level. Let's see if you can take the lead.

Which character from Dickens says the following line?

"Annual income, £20.

"Annual expenditure, 19/19 and six.

"Result, happiness."

"Annual income, £20.

"Annual expenditure, £20, ought and six.

"Result, misery."

Is it...

DAVE LAUGHS

Right. I think you know what you're talking about, so...

Mr Micawber's in David Copperfield.

Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations.

I'm just wondering why those two would be looking at income.

I haven't really...

I've not heard this one at all.

I'm going to go Fagin.

Really? OK.

I thought you were going to go straight there.

-Barry, you know.

-It's Wilkins Micawber.

-It is Mr Micawber.

-I wouldn't have known.

Wilkins Micawber.

Don't take this amiss, but there is a sort of famous thing that, you

-know, debt is bad and...

-OK.

-Spending within your means is good.

-That's the fundamental lesson.

-Well, didn't hear it.

OK, right. So, here we are, one each.

Rob, get this right, put him in some trouble.

Who is the central character in the Arthur Miller play The Crucible?

The central character.

Can I go with Eddie Carbone, please?

It's not Eddie Carbone.

I think he is in Arthur Miller. Is he in All My Sons?

-No.

-Eggheads, what's he in?

-It's A View From The Bridge.

OK, he is in an Arthur Miller play, but it's a different one -

A View From The Bridge, says Judith.

It's John Proctor who's in this.

But don't worry, Rob. Your correct answer may see you through.

Let's see. Dave, your question.

In which year was the painter Wassily Kandinsky born?

Dave, was it...

Of those, I've got to go 1866, please.

1866 is the right answer. So, Dave, you've done it.

You're in the final round.

Rob, sorry, beaten by our Egghead. Return to us, both of you, please.

We'll play round three.

Well, let's have a little think about Kandinsky, the artist, shall We?

So, we said born in 1866.

Anyone know where?

Where? Russia.

-Russia, Moscow, yeah. Died in...?

-'44, 1944.

Correct, Kevin, yeah.

-Do you know where he died?

-He was probably in Germany at that time.

-It was France.

-It was actually in France, was it?

-OK.

-Yeah. And known for what kind of painting?

-Eventually, abstract.

-Abstract, so big splodges of oil?

-I have a Kandinsky in my kitchen.

-No, very delicate, actually!

-Delicate?

-Yes. He evolved into abstract.

Can you describe any of his paintings, or...?

Well, a lot of spikes in them.

-Right.

-A lot like that and sort of washes of colour.

-Quite delicate.

-I get him a bit confused with Kokoschka.

-Is he similar?

-No, he's sort of wiggly lines and...

-He does wiggly lines?

-Yeah.

So one of them does spikes and one of them does wiggles.

Well, spikes and splashes of colour.

-Right.

-I can't think how else to describe it.

A very high level of art criticism here.

LAUGHTER

Any other little facts on Kandinsky?

Because we kind of love to discover this.

He had synaesthesia.

Oh, where you hear sounds as colours.

You feel... Yes, it's where your senses are mixed up.

But you can, like, hear music as colours.

-Yeah.

-Or any combination of those sensory factors and he had that.

-Right.

-So he would refer to a number of his paintings as compositions,

-for instance.

-So he could almost hear the painting?

-Yeah.

-OK, so that's good, isn't it?

They know...

Anything you want to ask about him or anything else, just ask away.

Because it's good, we just like to dig into their information.

Gold Rush have lost two brains from the final round,

but with each round you're doing a bit better.

And I think at some point, you're going to topple an Egghead.

The Eggs are still sitting there looking a bit too smug, I think,

considering they're up against five gold medallists -

so let's see if we can take one down.

The next subject for you is Sport.

That has got to be good.

Who's the sport person?

For quiz purposes?

Crazy, the two sport people we've taken.

Does it mean you or Ollie?

-You want to do it?

-I don't mind.

-You want to do it?

-Yeah, I'll go for it.

-OK, Ollie's going to do it.

-All right, Ollie, our swimmer.

Who would you like to take on, Ollie? Can't be Steve or Dave.

But you can have Barry or Kevin or Judith.

-Go Judith.

-Yeah?

OK, we're going to go for Judith.

That will please her no end(!)

I knew it!

Ollie from Gold Rush choosing Judith from the Eggheads.

Is this the turning of the tide?

Please take your positions.

So, Ollie, 2016 Rio was great for you, too.

Yeah, it was. You know, going into it,

we'd put a lot of hard work in and I felt like I was in the best shape of

my life. And everything came together, so it was great.

You got gold in the 400 metres freestyle and in the individual medley,

silver in the 100 metres backstroke, so you were busy.

Yeah, definitely. And I had two other races, as well,

so I was racing on half of the competition days,

so I was definitely busy.

How did you manage to just gather yourself back up after each race, then?

It's difficult, but for me, I've always done that.

I've always competed in multiple events, so I'm kind of used to it.

But especially after the gold-medal races,

it was definitely difficult to sleep on those nights.

Yeah, I'll bet, because you almost feel that's it.

My work's done now. But you've got to get back into it the next day.

That's it, yeah. You've got to keep focused and, you know,

especially for swimmers who compete, you know,

all ten days in the Paralympics, it's tough.

And did you have family there?

Yeah, Mum and Dad flew out and I also had my coach.

And do you get a chance to see them outside the events or are you mainly

-separate?

-You could see them if you wanted to, but for me,

I wanted to just keep focused and just kind of go about my business

and do what I do in the pool.

And with your records -

you've got the record, for example, for the 100 metres backstroke -

do you secretly hope that never gets beaten or do you will on the next

generation to try and break it?

Yeah, it's a tough one, really.

Obviously, I want to keep them as long as I possibly can,

but for instance, in the 400 freestyle,

I actually took the world record off my brother,

which, of course, was great for me and, you know, for him,

he was happy that it kind of stayed in the family,

but obviously he wanted to keep hold of it for as long as he could.

And I heard that it was when you saw your brother, Sam,

compete at Beijing in the Paralympics there, that you thought,

-that's what I want to do.

-Yeah,

I was actually lucky enough to go out to Beijing in 2008 and kind of

see him win his gold medal and I guess he kind of showed me what it

takes to be the best in the world and then I watched him win gold in Beijing and

then thought, right, I want to beat him in four years.

And he didn't ever say, "Look,

"can you keep out of my sport? Because you are breaking my records."?

No! No! Luckily not.

All right. Well, good luck here against Judith on sport.

I know this is - well, I'm hoping this is your territory.

But all kinds of sports can come up.

And Judith is a fearsome quizzer.

-Aren't you, Judith?

-Well, I wouldn't say that.

Well, a modest quizzer, then.

Sport. Ollie, would you like to go first or second?

I'd like to go first, please, Jeremy.

And here we go. Your first question, Ollie.

Good luck. Which of these sports typically uses the smallest ball?

I'm pretty sure that it's squash!

Squash is correct.

Well done.

Judith, which Olympian married the cyclist Jason Kenny

in September 2016?

That was the beautiful Laura Trott.

Yes, it was Laura Trott.

And back to you, Ollie. Which British darts player,

nicknamed the Limestone Cowboy,

won the World Professional Championship in 1988?

OK, so I know nothing about darts,

so this is going to be a stab in the dark.

I'm going to go with Bob Anderson.

Let's check with Dave. He knows this.

-Dave?

-Yeah, he is absolutely right.

Yes, you are right. Bob Anderson is right.

Well done, Ollie. Nice work.

Judith, to keep up.

Which cricketer has scored the most Test match runs in history?

Well, I remember when Sachin Tendulkar retired and there was a

terrific sort of carry on about that.

I think it might be Sachin Tendulkar.

Sachin Tendulkar is correct, Judith.

Well done.

OK. 2-2.

Come on, Ollie. This could be the key moment.

Get this right, Judith goes under pressure.

And then we see just a complete batting collapse on the other side.

George Groves and Carl Froch fought each other twice in which

boxing weight division?

OK, so I'm pretty sure it's not heavyweight.

I'm going to go with welterweight.

All right, welterweight is your answer.

I know Dave loves his boxing.

-Dave, do you know this?

-Super-middleweight.

Super-middleweight is the answer.

Which gives Judith a chance to take the round.

Judith, get this right, you are in the final.

Which rugby union player captained the England team during its

unsuccessful 2015 World Cup campaign?

I think Dylan Hartley is the captain now.

And I think it was Chris Robshaw.

If you are right, you are in the final.

Is she right, Challengers, do you know?

-Yeah.

-Yeah. She's right.

-Yes, Judith. You have got it right.

It is Chris Robshaw.

Sorry, Ollie. That one answer has cost you dear against our Judith,

who is, as I say, beguilingly good at sport.

-Aren't you, Judith?

-I have got better.

You really have.

People challenge you without realising, sometimes.

Well done, Judith. You have won through on sport against a great sports person.

Come back to us, both of you,

and we will play one more round before the final.

OK, Emma. Any change of battle plan now?

You have obviously got, not a crisis, but difficulty.

Yeah, I think we have had a good shot at it and we are going to stick

to our tactics. We know which subjects the two of us are going to favour,

so we are going to stay confident and keep focused.

Excellent. Brilliant. Emma and David still very much in.

Gold Rush have lost three brains from the final round.

The Eggheads all still sitting pretty there.

All five of them.

And the next subject for you, the last one before the final, is Music.

Who wants Music?

David...

I literally know nothing about music.

I'll take it. I think you've probably got more general knowledge

-than me, so...

-I doubt that.

-I'll go with the music.

-OK.

-OK, David. Music for you.

And just before you go, give us an idea of which Egghead.

David, you can have either Barry or Kevin.

-Barry, please.

-OK.

David from Gold Rush versus Barry from the Eggheads.

Please take your positions now.

Your sport is boccia, David?

That's right.

Help those people who don't quite know what it is.

As soon as you describe it, they will understand.

-What happens?

-It's like indoor bowls.

It's played with fairly soft leather balls,

on a sort of indoor badminton court -

a quite hard, smooth surface.

The aim of the game is similar to other ball games,

where you have got to get your ball closer to what we call the jack ball

or the white ball. Unlike other games, it is not alternate.

So you have someone who is furthest away, would keep going.

So the ends become a bit more interesting.

And there is a bit more hitting around.

It's quite physical, actually.

It's quite surprising. I think people sort of get surprised by it.

And you have been at an amazing level since, going back to 2003,

when you became the youngest ever British boccia champion?

Yeah, that is right. It was a long time ago now.

I'm feeling my age a little bit!

Yeah, that was a kind of awesome moment.

I came up to Glasgow for that tournament,

in the back of a little minibus, not really expecting very much.

Then I turned out to win the thing.

-So it was, like, "Oh, cool!"

-And then 13 years on from that, Rio and gold?

Absolutely, yeah. Rio was a combination of eight years of work.

I felt after Beijing that I hadn't achieved what I could have done.

In London it was sort of a case of getting myself back on the medal roster as an individual.

And in Rio it was building on that and getting the gold.

I also compete in a team.

But unfortunately, we did well in Beijing,

but we went the other way in the team.

We sort of slipped down.

Thankfully as an individual, I was able to keep up.

Rio was awesome, really, to finish it off with that gold medal,

after all the years of hard work.

Yes, I remember seeing you being interviewed after you won in Rio.

I think you had been under a lot of pressure?

Yeah, quite. As a sport we didn't do as well as we would have liked

as a collective, and we all were feeling that pressure to try and

contribute to the medal haul, as it were.

Yeah, for me, being one of the last events to go,

having been a medallist before,

I knew there was a bit of expectation on me to do the same again.

And just the way it went, it got a bit tricky.

The quarters and the semifinals were probably two the best games I've

played in my life. And then that

meant in the final I was able to just flow.

I didn't really think too much about it.

I can't really remember the final at all.

Cos I was just flowing.

It probably wasn't the best game ever, but I got the result.

During all this time, you've been studying aerospace engineering at

-university?

-Yeah, quite.

I graduated in 2014.

That was quite a juggle at the time.

And then focusing full-time on the sport ready for Rio.

He is a man after your own heart, Barry, with the degree in aerospace?

Very much, indeed. Amazing accomplishments.

All right. Well, good luck.

Music is the subject, David.

I know it is not your first choice.

Just tell me whether you would like to go first or second.

I think I'll go first, please.

So here we go. By what nickname was the jazz musician and band leader

Edward Kennedy Ellington better known?

I'm going to go Duke.

Duke is absolutely right. Well done.

Barry, "Take my hand,

"take my whole life, too," are repeated lines from which song by Elvis Presley?

It just doesn't sound like...

It doesn't sound like Return To Sender.

Do you know, I really don't know this one.

I'm struggling here.

I think I'm down at the bottom of Lonely Street at the moment!

LAUGHTER

I think it's... It sounds like Can't Help Falling in Love,

but I don't know the song too well.

I'll go for Can't Help Falling in Love.

Can't Help Falling in Love. Of course, that is right, yeah.

# Take my hand, take my whole life, too... #

Now it's so obvious!

OK.

Can't Help Falling In Love is the right answer.

-Sorry, guys.

-It was lovely.

It was all right, actually.

# Like a river flows... #

OK, your question now, David.

Just Hold On was a UK top-ten single in 2016 for whom,

in collaboration with Steve Aoki?

I don't...

I feel like I know it but don't.

So I'm guessing with this one a little bit.

I'm being drawn towards James Arthur,

so I'm going to go with that.

James Arthur is your answer. Challengers, do you know?

-Our music man knows.

-Yeah, Louis Tomlinson.

Louis Tomlinson is the answer.

Really sorry.

Barry has the chance to take the lead in this round.

Which singer embarked on the Formation World Tour in 2016?

The Formation World Tour, Barry?

Oh, this one utterly passed me by.

I've not heard of the Formation World Tour.

So it could really be any of them.

I am really stabbing in the dark here,

but Lady Gaga has done a few world tours, so I shall go Lady Gaga.

Lady Gaga is your answer.

-Ollie, do you know this?

-It's Beyonce.

Oh, you are good on the music, aren't you?!

Beyonce is the answer.

So level still.

David, here is your question.

Which of these is a celebrated piece of music by the American composer

Samuel Barber?

Again, not really sure.

I'm going to go with New World Symphony, though.

Symphony... It just rings in my ear.

Now, I'm not sure.

Is this, who's that - Dvorak, Barry?

-Yes, that's Dvorak.

-And the Planets is?

-Gustaf Holst.

And Adagio For Strings is the correct answer here.

David, really sorry.

Should I have thrown that to you, Ollie, or not?!

LAUGHTER

All right. So Barry has the chance to take the round.

And if he gets this, David is knocked out and Emma,

you've got to warm up,

ready for the final.

Let's see. A lot riding on this.

The 1965 release Woolly Bully

was the only UK top-40 hit single for which band?

Woolly Bully.

I think The Archies' only hit was Sugar, Sugar.

So I'm going to discount them.

Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs.

Woolly Bully.

Well, I've heard of Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs,

but I can't recall what they have done. But I love the name so much,

I'm going to go for Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs.

OK. Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs.

Now, let's just work this out.

The Archies is Sugar, Sugar.

Shocking Blue, I've got Venus in my mind.

-Is that right?

-Yeah.

The answer is indeed Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs.

Oh, I'm sorry about that!

An undeserved win.

He chose it just because he liked the name, David.

How heartbreaking is that?

Sorry, David. Knocked out by our Egghead.

-C'est la vie.

-A lot on the shoulders of Emma now.

Come back to us. We will play the final round.

So, this is what we have been playing towards.

It is time for our final round,

which, as always, is General Knowledge.

But I'm afraid those of you who lost your head-to-heads won't be allowed

to take part in this round.

That is Ollie, Jody, Rob and David from Gold Rush.

Would you please now leave the studio?

Emma, good luck here.

-Thank you.

-I'm sorry you lost your colleagues along the way.

I know, I know. I could do with them alongside me,

but I'll try to do them proud.

You are used to canoeing solo, aren't you?

Yes, indeed. So it's me sitting on the start line in my kayak and it's

me sitting here now.

And tell us about Rio before we start quizzing,

and the joy of that win.

Yeah. Incredible. Just an incredible environment to be in.

The lake was spectacular.

To be representing Great Britain at the first Paralympics for paracanoe

was just amazing.

We love our sport, we know it is a great sport to watch,

but to show the world what it is like was an incredible opportunity,

-I'm really, really proud.

-I was watching it, actually,

just the other day, in preparation for meeting you.

You were a long way out.

In the interview afterwards, you said you didn't like being chased.

That is quite a good spur?

Yeah. I think a phobia of mine is to be chased.

But we had worked incredibly hard in the run-up to it.

I knew I was in good shape.

And like the guys said, just lay down that performance in that moment.

And that was my moment.

It was in Australia when you were 18 that you lost the use of your legs,

but you never really worked out how or why?

No, just a virus.

Wrong place, wrong time.

Just decided to make the best of the bits that work and crack on with

-what I've got.

-It's not just been canoeing -

it was sitting volleyball, as well?

Yeah. I was lucky enough to go to the London Paralympics with the sitting

volleyball team and I had a great experience.

Not many people get to go to a home Paralympics.

That was a nice experience to have.

And then Rio was a step up and a step on from there.

I have seen videos of you training.

My goodness, the amount of upper body work you do -

bench presses and all that - is incredible.

Yeah. We work pretty hard in the gym.

I am slightly regretting not working harder at the school books now,

sitting here on my own!

But we will give it a good shot.

And can I ask you where you keep your Paralympic gold medal?

Well, we were given a lovely wooden display box,

but I think, like many of the athletes, I keep it in a sock,

because it is easy to carry around and it stops it getting scratched.

It is a clean sock!

What, a dark-coloured sock or a stripy one?

My one is dark at the minute.

-Just a sock.

-Brilliant.

All right. All the best to you, Emma, against these Eggheads,

playing to win Gold Rush £16,000, because all the other celebrity

teams have gone down, which in a way is good for your side.

Dave, Barry, Steve, Kevin and Judith,

you are playing for something that money can't buy,

which is just for the pride of keeping this run of yours going.

But, come on, they've got to come unstuck at some point, don't you?

As usual, I will ask each team three questions in turn.

They are all General Knowledge, Emma.

You can confer. I'm sorry that doesn't help you.

The question is, can your one brain defeat these five?

You can definitely outrow them!

Let's see what you can do on the quiz.

Would you like to go first or second?

I'll go first, please.

So here we go with your first question.

Which of these characters from a famous nursery rhyme eats a

Christmas pie?

Well, it's a long time since I heard a nursery rhyme.

I don't think it's Little Bo Peep.

I think I'm going to go

Jack Horner, because I think he sat in a corner.

But I don't know if it was a Christmas pie he was eating.

I'm going to go with Little Jack Horner.

OK, Little Jack Horner. Let's just make sure of this.

Little Jack Horner sat in the corner, eating his curds and whey?

No, that is Little Miss Muffet.

So what was he eating, then?

-A Christmas pie.

-He was eating a Christmas pie?

-Yeah.

-Can you just give me the full rhyme?

"He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum and said,

-"'What a good boy am I!'"

-You're correct.

-Brilliant.

Little Jack. Thank goodness I wasn't taking that question.

I don't know what - we would have

had curds and whey all over the place.

OK, Eggheads.

In one of his final press conferences as President of the USA,

Barack Obama suggested that hackers from which country had sought to

influence the result of the 2016 US election?

-Russia.

-Russia.

-He did mention Russia.

-Yes, he mentioned Russia.

Well, the one that was fingered for that was Russia.

Russia is correct.

Emma. Lose Yourself was a 2002 UK number one for which rapper?

Wow! I think my training partners will be laughing now because my

music tastes are terrible.

What year was it, sorry, Jeremy?

Lose Yourself was a 2002 UK number one

for which rapper?

2002, so that's quite a long time ago.

I'm going to have to guess, because I've got no idea and all I can hear

at the minute is Spice Girls' songs in my head.

So... I'm going to stab a guess at Puff Daddy.

OK. Puff Daddy, you say...

Oh, let's see what your team-mates say.

Ollie? You are the music guy back there, Ollie.

No, it's Eminem.

-Oh, I nearly said that!

-Eminem.

Ollie, Is it from that movie, 12 Yard...?

-It's Eight Mile.

-Eight Mile!

12 Yard! I'm doing well today! Eight Mile.

# Don't lose yourself in the music...

# Never stop... #

Don't know the words. Eminem is the answer.

All right, it gives the Eggheads a chance.

Who plays the role of Prince Philip in the drama series The Crown?

Eggheads... Is it...

-ALL:

-Matt Smith.

That is Matt Smith.

Yes, it is Matt Smith. They are all Doctor Whos.

But he is the one who did it.

OK, Emma, you need to get this right to stay in.

Which of the following words can mean transient or fleeting?

Oh, my word.

I wish I'd paid more attention at English at school.

Can you read them again, Jeremy?

Which of the following words can mean transient or fleeting?

I'm going to go with fuscous, but it is a guess.

OK. If you've got this wrong, the contest is over.

Let's just see. Famulous, anybody?

-No.

-Don't recognise it.

-Fuscous?

-Don't know.

-Is that dark?

-Dark.

-Perplexing, something like that.

-It could be, yeah.

All right, which one do you think?

-Fugacious.

-I think it's fugacious.

-As in fugitive.

-Tempus fugit or fugitive, fleeing.

The answer, Emma, I'm sorry, is fugacious.

So we have to say, congratulations, Eggheads, you have won.

Well, if it was boccia or table tennis or swimming or cycling or canoeing,

they would have lost hands down.

-As you well know.

-Absolutely.

It's just on quizzing that you're up against this powerful team here.

-Sorry, Emma.

-But it's been a privilege to play some of the most

notable people in this country, who have done our country proud.

-Thank you.

-We applaud you.

Yeah, brilliant. Thank you, team.

Thanks for coming in. A hard old quiz.

My goodness. Commiserations, Gold Rush.

The Eggheads have done their thing, haven't you?

You just do it with this ruthless efficiency of yours.

This winning streak continues.

It is getting slightly annoying now.

It means that the Challengers don't win the £16,000.

But we don't give it to them.

We hold it over until the next celebrity show.

Eggheads, well done.

Will you be beaten by a celebrity team?

I don't know. Join us next time to see if a new team of Celebrity Challengers have

the brains to finally defeat them.

There will be £17,000 to play for.

Until then, goodbye.