Jesse Honey
Encyclopedia
Jesse Honey is an English quiz player best known for winning the Mastermind
series 2010 and becoming a member of the English National team later in the year.
at Durham University
and took a Master's degree
in Town planning at University College London
. He works full time as a town planner and is therefore the only quiz amateur
in the national team.
era of the programme.
In a further tournament called Champion of Champions he even established a new record for specialist subjects reaching 23 points with "Flags of the World". He beat David Edwards but was edged out in the last round by reigning World Champion
Pat Gibson
on pass countback (Gibson 36 points, no passes, Honey 36 points, two passes). Honey had previously scored impressively on University Challenge
: he appeared as part of team from Durham University in the 1998-99 series - the team reached the semi-finals, before being knocked out by the Open University.
2007, Rochester 2009, Northampton
2010, Rothwell
2011, and Rochester 2011), made the Top 10 of the World Quizzing Championship
s three times straight 2007 to 2009 and in 2010 won a British Quizzing Championships Bronze medal in the individuals and a Silver with partner Sean Carey at pairs. For a long time he stood in the shadows of England's four world champions Kevin Ashman
, who holds the overall Mastermind record with 41 points, the aforementioned Gibson, Olav Bjortomt
and Mark Bytheway
and thus only made the national squad after Bytheway's premature death in 2010. In the Quiz League of London he replaced David Stainer
at the world's most successful club "Broken Hearts", three time European Champions
2007 to 2009 in the line-up Bjortomt, Dr.Ian Bayley
, Stainer and Mark Grant, the team won Silver in 2010 losing to Kevin Ashman's Milhous Warriors. In pairs he teamed up with Bayley at the EQC 2010, creating a duo of 2010 season winners as Bayley had won Brain of Britain
season 2009/2010 but did not medal.
Mastermind (TV series)
Mastermind is a British quiz show, well known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and air of seriousness.Devised by Bill Wright, the basic format of Mastermind has never changed — four and in later contests five contestants face two rounds, one on a specialised subject of the...
series 2010 and becoming a member of the English National team later in the year.
Life
Honey, the son of an English father and American mother, grew up in Bath but later moved to London. He studied JapaneseJapanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
at Durham University
Durham University
The University of Durham, commonly known as Durham University, is a university in Durham, England. It was founded by Act of Parliament in 1832 and granted a Royal Charter in 1837...
and took a Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in Town planning at University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
. He works full time as a town planner and is therefore the only quiz amateur
Amateur
An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
in the national team.
Mastermind
His first major TV appearance was winning the Mastermind series 2010, in the final achieving a record total score of 37 in the John HumphrysJohn Humphrys
Desmond John Humphrys , is a Welsh-born British author, journalist and presenter of radio and television, who has won many national broadcasting awards...
era of the programme.
In a further tournament called Champion of Champions he even established a new record for specialist subjects reaching 23 points with "Flags of the World". He beat David Edwards but was edged out in the last round by reigning World Champion
World Quizzing Championship
The World Quizzing Championship is an individual quiz contest organised by the International Quizzing Association...
Pat Gibson
Pat Gibson
Pat Gibson is an Irish multiple quiz show winner and a panellist on Eggheads.He was born and educated in Ireland but has lived in the United Kingdom for many years, and has represented England in the European Quizzing Championships since 2005.- Early life and education :Pat was born in Galway in...
on pass countback (Gibson 36 points, no passes, Honey 36 points, two passes). Honey had previously scored impressively on University Challenge
University Challenge
University Challenge is a British quiz programme that has aired since 1962. The format is based on the American show College Bowl, which ran on NBC radio from 1953 to 1957, and on NBC television from 1959 to 1970....
: he appeared as part of team from Durham University in the 1998-99 series - the team reached the semi-finals, before being knocked out by the Open University.
Competitive quizzing
He has also won five English Grand Prix events (OxfordOxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
2007, Rochester 2009, Northampton
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
2010, Rothwell
Rothwell
Rothwell is the name of several places in the United Kingdom:*Rothwell, Lincolnshire*Rothwell, Northamptonshire*Rothwell, West YorkshireRothwell is also the name of one place in Australia:*Rothwell, QueenslandIn names:...
2011, and Rochester 2011), made the Top 10 of the World Quizzing Championship
World Quizzing Championship
The World Quizzing Championship is an individual quiz contest organised by the International Quizzing Association...
s three times straight 2007 to 2009 and in 2010 won a British Quizzing Championships Bronze medal in the individuals and a Silver with partner Sean Carey at pairs. For a long time he stood in the shadows of England's four world champions Kevin Ashman
Kevin Ashman
Kevin Ashman from Winchester, Hampshire in England is one of the world's most successful quiz players and since 2002 a professional quizzer, an Egghead since 2003...
, who holds the overall Mastermind record with 41 points, the aforementioned Gibson, Olav Bjortomt
Olav Bjortomt
Stein Olav Bjortomt is an England international quiz player. He was the winner of the inaugural 2003 individual World Quizzing Championships, in the absence of Kevin Ashman when it was a fledgling event with then only 45 participants...
and Mark Bytheway
Mark Bytheway
Mark Bytheway was an England International Quiz player best known for becoming Quizzing World Champion in 2008 and winning the Top Brain competition of Brain of Britain.-Brain of Britain:...
and thus only made the national squad after Bytheway's premature death in 2010. In the Quiz League of London he replaced David Stainer
David Stainer
David Stainer is an English quizzer best known for outstanding team playing skills.After studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oriel College, Oxford he works as a solicitor in the City of London....
at the world's most successful club "Broken Hearts", three time European Champions
European Quizzing Championships
The European Quizzing Championships are an annual multi-disciplinary quiz event, in which representatives from various countries compete as individuals, teams and pairs. The last championships took place in Bruges, Belgium 4-6 November 2011...
2007 to 2009 in the line-up Bjortomt, Dr.Ian Bayley
Ian Bayley
Ian Bayley is a UK quiz player who, despite his youth when compared with other leading players , won several medals in quizzing, both in singles and as a member of a team. He is largely known as a strong team player winning the European Championships three times straight from 2007 to 2009 with...
, Stainer and Mark Grant, the team won Silver in 2010 losing to Kevin Ashman's Milhous Warriors. In pairs he teamed up with Bayley at the EQC 2010, creating a duo of 2010 season winners as Bayley had won Brain of Britain
Brain of Britain
Brain of Britain is a BBC radio general knowledge quiz, broadcast on BBC Radio 4.-History:It began as a slot in What Do You Know? in 1953 before becoming a programme in its own right in 1967. It was chaired by Franklin Engelmann until his death in 1972.-Format:The format of the quiz is simple...
season 2009/2010 but did not medal.