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

Biography

Hughes was born in

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, and educated at

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. He worked as a train driver and railway worker. He has been a winner of ''

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'' (1983), ''

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'' (1983) and ''

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'', 2005. He is one of only seven people ever to have won both ''Mastermind'' and ''Brain of Britain'', the others being Roger Pritchard,

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, Pat Gibson, Geoff Thomas,

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, and Clive Dunning. He also appeared on ''

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'' 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. Host

Anne Robinson Anne Josephine Robinson (born 26 September 1944) is an English television presenter and journalist. She was the host of BBC game show '' The Weakest Link'' (2000–2017). She presented the Channel 4 game show ''Countdown'' from June 2021 to Jul ...

declared Hughes to be "the best contestant we have had on the Weakest Link" and opted not to use her signature "you are the Weakest Link, goodbye!" catchphrase, instead simply saying "goodbye Chris". He appeared on the show again in March 2012 in ''

'' Quiz Show Champions Edition. He helped to bank a total of £7,750, including the maximum £1000 target (which was trebled) in round 8 playing alongside Stephanie Bruce. Hughes lost out in the head-to-head with 3 correct answers to Bruce's 4 out of 4. He is currently a member of the regular panel of quiz experts on the UK television show, '' Eggheads''. As of 2010, he lives in Crewe, Cheshire.Norman S. "Meet the Eggheads", '' Radio Times'' (7–13 August 2010), pp. 24–25 (BBC Magazines)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Christopher 1947 births Living people Contestants on British game shows People from Ponders End People educated at Enfield Grammar School People from Crewe