Jack Waley-Cohen
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Jack Waley Cohen was a co-host on the UK Game Show Totally Top Trumps
, which was hosted by Sky Sports
presenter Andy Goldstein
., and is a former president of the Oxford University Quiz Society.
shows and is also a former Weakest Link
winner.
In 2000, he competed at the British Quiz Championship
and also won some of Jeremy Beadle
's money on Win Beadle's Money, recording the second highest score ever on the show.
In 2002, he won £1000 on an episode of Challenge TV gameshow Defectors
, presented by Richard Orford.
In 2008, he competed on the BBC Four
show Only Connect
, and his team – the Lapsed Psychologists – made it all the way to the final of the first ever series, only to lose to the Crossworders.
and is a director at UK translation company Lingo24
.
Waley-Cohen is a good amateur tennis
player, beating former Wimbledon winner Pat Cash
in a doubles match at a Save the Children
corporate tennis tournament in December, 2008.
Totally Top Trumps
Totally Top Trumps was a short-lived UK gameshow that aired on Challenge for 20 episodes in 2004. It was presented by Andy Goldstein and supported by captains Rob Deering, Dan Clark and scorer/quiz geek Jack Waley-Cohen. It was loosely based on the card game Top TrumpsThere were four rounds to the...
, which was hosted by Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
presenter Andy Goldstein
Andy Goldstein
Andrew 'Andy' Goldstein is a British TV presenter.Well known for his rather long nose, homosexuality, dodgy briefs and dapple faced complextion....
., and is a former president of the Oxford University Quiz Society.
Life
Waley-Cohen won three CountdownCountdown (game show)
Countdown is a British game show involving word and number puzzles. It is produced by ITV Studios and broadcast on Channel 4. It is presented by Jeff Stelling, assisted by Rachel Riley, with regular lexicographer Susie Dent. It was the first programme to be aired on Channel 4, and over sixty-five...
shows and is also a former Weakest Link
The Weakest Link
The Weakest Link is a television game show which first appeared in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 14 August 2000 and will end its run in 2012 when its host Anne Robinson ends her contract. The original British version of the show airs around the world on BBC Entertainment...
winner.
In 2000, he competed at the British Quiz Championship
British Quiz Association
The British Quiz Association runs the British Quizzing Championships on the first Saturday in September every year.-Quiz Championships 1999/2000:...
and also won some of Jeremy Beadle
Jeremy Beadle
Jeremy James Anthony Gibson-Beadle MBE was an English television presenter, writer and producer. During the 1980s, he was a regular face on British television and in two years appeared 50 weeks of the year. His shows regularly topped the charts beating Coronation Street and EastEnders on one...
's money on Win Beadle's Money, recording the second highest score ever on the show.
In 2002, he won £1000 on an episode of Challenge TV gameshow Defectors
Defectors (game show)
Defectors was a Challenge TV game show that aired from 2001 to 2002. It was hosted by Richard Orford.-Transmissions:...
, presented by Richard Orford.
In 2008, he competed on the BBC Four
BBC Four
BBC Four is a British television network operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation and available to digital television viewers on Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable....
show Only Connect
Only Connect
Only Connect is a quiz show programme first shown on BBC Four on 15 September 2008, presented by Victoria Coren. In the series, teams compete in a tournament of finding connections between seemingly unrelated clues. Radio Timess listings usually describe it as "a game of patience and lateral...
, and his team – the Lapsed Psychologists – made it all the way to the final of the first ever series, only to lose to the Crossworders.
Personal
Jack Waley-Cohen is the grandson of former Lord Mayor of London Sir Bernard Waley-CohenBernard Waley-Cohen
Sir Bernard Nathaniel Waley-Cohen, 1st Baronet , was a British businessman. He was Lord Mayor of London in 1960. He was educated at Clifton College where he was a member of Polacks....
and is a director at UK translation company Lingo24
Lingo24
-History & Overview:Lingo24 was founded as an online translation company by Oxford University languages graduate Christian Arno, from his parents' Aberdeen home in September 2001...
.
Waley-Cohen is a good amateur tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player, beating former Wimbledon winner Pat Cash
Pat Cash
Patrick Hart "Pat" Cash is a retired Australian professional tennis player who won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1987.-Early career:...
in a doubles match at a Save the Children
Save the Children
Save the Children is an internationally active non-governmental organization that enforces children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries...
corporate tennis tournament in December, 2008.