Britain's Best Brain

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Britain's Best Brain
Created byIan Lamarra
Ricky Kelehar
Howard Davidson
Beren Money
Presented by Jamie Theakston
Zoe Ball
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerDeborah Sergeant
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companiesGroup M Entertainment and Tiger Aspect Productions
Original release
Network Channel 5
Release28 October (2009-10-28) 
16 December 2009 (2009-12-16)
Related
The Krypton Factor
Britain's Brightest

Britain's Best Brain is a British game show that aired on Channel 5 from 28 October to 16 December 2009 and hosted by Jamie Theakston and Zoe Ball. It saw ordinary members of the public undertake various tasks, all scientifically designed to test different parts of the brain. The show ran every Wednesday and was aired from 28 October to 16 December 2009. The winner, crowned 'Britain's Best Brain 2009', was Matt Clancy, a 29-year-old marketing consultant from London. [1]

Contents

Rounds

Qualifying leaderboard

Pos.
Player
Age
Home Location
Heat
Brain Score
1Matt Clancy29London21040
2Mike Park22Warrington4982
3Andrew Copley36Cambridgeshire4971
4Jo Knight39County Durham3940
5Chris Teear42Northampton2917
did not qualify
6Jess Brice25Chesterfield3901
7Dan Whelan20Cambridge2896
8Niall ??48Belfast6874
9Emma ??27Bristol6872
10Su Crown30London2850
11Kirk Parton25Cleveland6841
12David Jobson29Pitlochry6822
13Matt Walters39Leicester3807
14Sharon Forbes54Chippenham2781
15Ryan Howle24Manchester1754
16Chris ??48Crawley4740
17Marcia ??46Sutton6729
18Kevin Laing20Stevenage3727
19Karyn Cooke19County Durham7717
20Natalie Keane35Edgware3712
21Jackie McCoan42Pembrokeshire1678
22Owen Hughes21Derbyshire (Long Eaton)5667
23Andy ??36Conwy5666
24Stacey ??26Berkshire5649
25Lesley Bland36Leeds7615
26Gemma ??28Bridgend7605
27Moez ??23Manchester4579
28Catherine Cran25London1576
29Sonia Ashta-Sidhu29Middlesex1557
30Helen ??39West Sussex5542
31Anthony ??34Cambridgeshire5536
32Jules May47Montrose1530
33Samantha ??37Middlesex4485
34James ??41Epsom7476
35Edward ??59Galashiels7309

Grand Final leaderboard

Pos.
Player
Age
Home Location
Brain Scores
CalculationMemoryRecognitionCo-ordinationRiskTotal
1Matt Clancy29London1622701202550807
2Jo Knight39County Durham1621781422770759
3Andrew Copley36Cambridgeshire1352311022540722
4Mike Park22Warrington1092401681840701
5Chris Teear42Northampton14725522340458

References

  1. Naughton, Pete (27 October 2009). "Zoe Ball: 'It'd be nice to get a lass on Radio 2 during the day'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 31 March 2018.