| Britain's Best Brain | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Ian Lamarra Ricky Kelehar Howard Davidson Beren Money |
| Presented by | Jamie Theakston Zoe Ball |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Deborah Sergeant |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production companies | Group M Entertainment and Tiger Aspect Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | 28 October – 16 December 2009 |
| 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]
Rounds
- Calculation: designed to test the parietal lobe.
- Memory: designed to test the temporal lobe.
- Recognition: designed to test the occipital lobe.
- Co-ordination: designed to test the cerebellum.
- Risk: designed to test the frontal lobe.
Qualifying leaderboard
Pos. |
Player |
Age |
Home Location |
Heat |
Brain Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Clancy | 29 | London | 2 | 1040 |
| 2 | Mike Park | 22 | Warrington | 4 | 982 |
| 3 | Andrew Copley | 36 | Cambridgeshire | 4 | 971 |
| 4 | Jo Knight | 39 | County Durham | 3 | 940 |
| 5 | Chris Teear | 42 | Northampton | 2 | 917 |
| did not qualify | |||||
| 6 | Jess Brice | 25 | Chesterfield | 3 | 901 |
| 7 | Dan Whelan | 20 | Cambridge | 2 | 896 |
| 8 | Niall ?? | 48 | Belfast | 6 | 874 |
| 9 | Emma ?? | 27 | Bristol | 6 | 872 |
| 10 | Su Crown | 30 | London | 2 | 850 |
| 11 | Kirk Parton | 25 | Cleveland | 6 | 841 |
| 12 | David Jobson | 29 | Pitlochry | 6 | 822 |
| 13 | Matt Walters | 39 | Leicester | 3 | 807 |
| 14 | Sharon Forbes | 54 | Chippenham | 2 | 781 |
| 15 | Ryan Howle | 24 | Manchester | 1 | 754 |
| 16 | Chris ?? | 48 | Crawley | 4 | 740 |
| 17 | Marcia ?? | 46 | Sutton | 6 | 729 |
| 18 | Kevin Laing | 20 | Stevenage | 3 | 727 |
| 19 | Karyn Cooke | 19 | County Durham | 7 | 717 |
| 20 | Natalie Keane | 35 | Edgware | 3 | 712 |
| 21 | Jackie McCoan | 42 | Pembrokeshire | 1 | 678 |
| 22 | Owen Hughes | 21 | Derbyshire (Long Eaton) | 5 | 667 |
| 23 | Andy ?? | 36 | Conwy | 5 | 666 |
| 24 | Stacey ?? | 26 | Berkshire | 5 | 649 |
| 25 | Lesley Bland | 36 | Leeds | 7 | 615 |
| 26 | Gemma ?? | 28 | Bridgend | 7 | 605 |
| 27 | Moez ?? | 23 | Manchester | 4 | 579 |
| 28 | Catherine Cran | 25 | London | 1 | 576 |
| 29 | Sonia Ashta-Sidhu | 29 | Middlesex | 1 | 557 |
| 30 | Helen ?? | 39 | West Sussex | 5 | 542 |
| 31 | Anthony ?? | 34 | Cambridgeshire | 5 | 536 |
| 32 | Jules May | 47 | Montrose | 1 | 530 |
| 33 | Samantha ?? | 37 | Middlesex | 4 | 485 |
| 34 | James ?? | 41 | Epsom | 7 | 476 |
| 35 | Edward ?? | 59 | Galashiels | 7 | 309 |
Grand Final leaderboard
Pos. |
Player |
Age |
Home Location |
Brain Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculation | Memory | Recognition | Co-ordination | Risk | Total | ||||
| 1 | Matt Clancy | 29 | London | 162 | 270 | 120 | 255 | 0 | 807 |
| 2 | Jo Knight | 39 | County Durham | 162 | 178 | 142 | 277 | 0 | 759 |
| 3 | Andrew Copley | 36 | Cambridgeshire | 135 | 231 | 102 | 254 | 0 | 722 |
| 4 | Mike Park | 22 | Warrington | 109 | 240 | 168 | 184 | 0 | 701 |
| 5 | Chris Teear | 42 | Northampton | 147 | 25 | 52 | 234 | 0 | 458 |
References
- ↑ 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.
External links
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