Chris Hughes from The Eggheads dies aged 77
Chris Hughes, the Eggheads quiz star, has died aged 77.
A statement on the programme's social media accounts paid tribute to the 'great' quizzer and the 'happy memories' he provided from his two decades on the show.
Mr Hughes was one of several general knowledge experts who regularly appeared on the series, which saw members of the public challenge the five ' Eggheads '.
The statement, posted on the show's X and Facebook accounts, read: 'It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of Eggheads great Chris Hughes.
'Chris joined the show in 2003 and over the next 20 years gave us not only brilliant answers but very many laughs and happy memories. He will be hugely missed by all his Eggheads family.'
Mr Hughes died at his home in Crewe. His cause of death has not been announced.
The quizzer was in the long-running series' original line-up after being crowned a champion quizzer on Mastermind, International Mastermind and Brain of Britain, and also appeared on The Weakest Link.
Eggheads, a general knowledge challenge programme which was originally aired on the BBC before moving to Channel 5, saw a team made up of members of the public try to beat the general knowledge experts.
If they were successful, they would take home a cash prize, and if not £1,000 would roll over to the next week.
The series was presented by news presenter Dermot Murnaghan, before Radio 2 DJ and Channel 5 talk show host Jeremy Vine took over the role.
Paying tribute to Mr Hughes on X, Eggheads producer Robert Dean said '[Hughes] was an amazing Egghead who considered everyone on the production team part of his family.
'I have such fond memories of him and count myself lucky to have known him. I'll miss him tremendously.'
Anne Robinson, the former Weakest Link host, said Mr Hughes was 'the best contestant we have had' when he reached the final of The Weakest Link without getting a single question wrong.
Mr Hughes' final show was the 'Bean Headz' episode, which aired on April 26, 2023.
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