Originally Posted by CaroUK:
“I think when they are in the normal competition, they are as much on the spot as they are here. They all obviously have their specialist subjects, and a pretty wide general knowledge and can probably make a reasonable guess at most questions - but put them on the spot on a subject they don't know well, and without the usual thinking time, and when it's important to the contestant that they are honest, I can understand their reluctance to give a definitive answer.
I doubt very much that they will do it this way again - the Eggs haven't looked particularly good in it, and it must be demoralising to see that Kevin and Pat/Barry were the firm favourites of all the contestants. It really showed the Eggs (and the producers) which of them the viewers rate as assistants.”
“I think when they are in the normal competition, they are as much on the spot as they are here. They all obviously have their specialist subjects, and a pretty wide general knowledge and can probably make a reasonable guess at most questions - but put them on the spot on a subject they don't know well, and without the usual thinking time, and when it's important to the contestant that they are honest, I can understand their reluctance to give a definitive answer.
I doubt very much that they will do it this way again - the Eggs haven't looked particularly good in it, and it must be demoralising to see that Kevin and Pat/Barry were the firm favourites of all the contestants. It really showed the Eggs (and the producers) which of them the viewers rate as assistants.”
Of course in normal Egg heads , some of them don't get to answer some of the questions asked on here. For example Kevin and Pat rarely get sport questions, it's always poor Judith or Chris.
