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Kevin Ashman

Kevin Ashman
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Kevin Ashman at the European Quizzing Championship 2011 in Bruges, Belgium
Born (1959-11-02) 2 November 1959 (age 57)
Known for Eggheads and other TV quiz shows
Kevin Ashman
Medal record
Quizzing
Representing England
British Quiz Association
Gold medal – first place 1999 Singles
Gold medal – first place 2000 Singles
Gold medal – first place 2002 Singles
British Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Old Trafford Singles
Gold medal – first place 2005 Altrincham Singles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Shrewsbury Singles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Staveley Singles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Staveley Singles
Silver medal – second place 2008 Staveley Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2009 Derby Singles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Derby Singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lichfield Singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Lichfield Singles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Hilton Singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Rothwell Singles
Silver medal – second place 2015
Silver medal – second place 2016
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Old Trafford Singles
Gold medal – first place 2005 Silverstone Singles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Newport Singles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Irthlingborough Singles
Gold medal – first place 2009 Ludlow Singles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Peterborough Singles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lichfield Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Masham Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Surrey Singles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Northampton Singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Ghent Singles
Gold medal – first place 2004 Ghent National Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Tallinn Singles
Silver medal – second place 2005 Tallinn National Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Paris Singles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Paris Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2006 Paris National Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Paris Club
Gold medal – first place 2007 Blackpool National Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Oslo Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Oslo Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2008 Oslo National Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Dordrecht Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Dordrecht Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2009 Dordrecht National Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Derby Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2010 Derby National Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Bruges Singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Bruges Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2012 Tartu Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2012 Tartu National Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Liverpool Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2013 Liverpool Club
Gold medal – first place 2013 Liverpool National Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Bucharest Singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Bucharest Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2014 Bucharest National Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Rotterdam Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2015 Rotterdam National Team

Kevin C. Ashman (born 2 November 1959) is an English quiz player. He is often considered one of the greatest quizzers in the world, and since 2002 has been a professional quizzer; he has been an Egghead since 2003. He has won most of the top-level quiz tournaments in which he has taken part, among them several World and European Championships.

Ashman is from Winchester, Hampshire, He attended St Bede's Primary School and Peter Symonds Grammar School/College. He then graduated from the University of Southampton with a BA degree in Modern History. He became interested in quizzes in his mid-twenties when he resolved to improve his knowledge of the sciences whilst working as a civil servant in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Ashman had his first major television quiz success on Fifteen to One, winning series three in 1989, and returned to win the special 'Millennium Edition' between past champions on New Year's Eve 1999. In 1995 he won Mastermind, scoring 41 points with no passes in his heat, which remains a record to this day. His specialist subject on that occasion was the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. He later became the champion after winning the final with the subject Zulu War and in 2006 appeared at the final of the Junior version encouraging a young contestant who also chose Zulu Wars as his final subject. The following year he won Brain of Britain, scoring 38 in his semi final, which remains the highest individual score ever made on the show. He then went on to win Brain of Brains (contested between the previous three years' Brains of Britain) and Top Brain (contested every nine years between the previous three Brain of Brains). Ashman also twice won Master Brain, a radio competition for winners and runners-up of Mastermind and Brain of Britain.


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