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2009 Competition
The final will be held in September 2009 at the Annual Gathering in Bristol
General information
In general, there are three rounds (including the final). Wherever possible we want to make the first round as local as possible but, in general, traveling around is all part and parcel of the ethos of the quiz - meeting like-minded people. If you are like me then you like traveling around and seeing different parts of the country - I've definitely visited a few places and made a few friends that I wouldn't have otherwise .
Each round consists of between 3 and 6 people answering a total of 120 questions. The procedure is very low-tech: if a question is unanswered, or answered incorrectly, it is carried along to the next contestant, and so down the line. Points are straightforward - one point for all correct answers. Contestants are "shuffled around" regularly.
Currently these areas are especially short of applicants : Scotland, North-East and Yorkshire, South-West England.
Quiz Links
Past Contests
2008
Winner : Les Hurst (Derby)
Finalists : Chris Gonet (Bristol), Mark Grant (Bromley), Glenys Hopkins (Warrington)
The final was held on on Sunday 21st. September 2008 at the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool.
2007
Winner :- Dave Edwards (Stafford)
Finalists :- Les Hurst (Derby), Gavin Fuller (London), Glenys Hopkins (Warrington)
The final was held in October 2007 at the the Britannia Hotel, Nottingham.
2006
The winner was Mark Grant (Bromley), shown in the picture below on the left with myself on the right (photo courtesy of Margaret Howe)
Finalists : David Edwards (Uttoxeter), Chris Gonet (Bristol), Glenys Hopkins (Warrington)
The final was held on Sunday 1st October 2006 at the Britannia Hotel, Nottingham.
2005
Winner :- Dave Edwards (Stafford)Finalists :- Gavin Fuller (London), Les Hurst (Derby), Helen Grayson (Leeds)
The final was held in November 2005 at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham.
2004
Winner :- Dave Edwards (Stafford)Finalists :- Gavin Fuller (London), Les Hurst (Derby), Chris Gonet (Bristol)
The final was held in January 2005 at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham.
2003
Winner :- Roger Boden (Birmingham)Finalists :- Chris Gonet (Bristol), Howard Pizzey (Kent), Nick Smith (Wolverhampton)
The final was held in November at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham. The questionmaster was Magnus Magnusson.
2002
Winner :- Roger Boden (Birmingham)Finalists :- Margaret Howe, Howard Pizzey, Laurence Puddefoot
The final was held in November at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham.
Contestants from the 2002 heat in Durham, plus questionmaster
2001
Winner :- Chris Gonet (Bristol)Finalists :- Roger Boden, Marjorie Evans, Robin Healey, Ray Ward
The final was held in November at the Holiday Inn, Birmingham.
2000
Winner :- Helen Grayson (Leeds)Finalists :- Gavin Fuller (London), Paul Overall (Shirley), Penny Rossiter
The final was in Birmingham
1999
Winner :- Ray Ward (London)Finalists :- Glenys Hopkins (Warrington),Laurence Puddefoot (Surrey), Pat Erridge (London), John Coventry (Liverpool)
The final was held on Sunday 25. April (1400) at Tower College, Mill Lane, Rainhill, Merseyside.
1998
The final took place on Sunday 12. April in the Moat House Hotel, Paradise Street, Liverpool as part of the Liverpool Easter Meeting. Unfortunately, the photographs I took of this final were destroyed in the Kodak laboratories.
The winner was Gavin Fuller (London and Fareham)
Other finalists (in alphabetical order) : John Coventry (Liverpool), Helen Grayson (Leeds), Margaret Howe (Birkenhead), Paul Overall (West Midlands).
1997
This year's final took place on Saturday 7. June in the George Hotel, George Street, Nottingham (in conjunction with the MENSA Nottingham Weekend).
The winner was John Wilson, of Liverpool who at the "three quarter" stage was tied with Alan Hunt, from London. Alan eventually came in second.
Other finalists were, in alphabetical order, Chris Lang (Cambridge), Trevor Montague (Sussex), Paul Overall (West Midlands), Sheila Willcocks (Rostrevor, Co. Down)
