EGGHEADS STAR TRAGEDY
EGGHEADS star Dave Rainford has died aged 51.
The brainbox earned legions of fans on the quiz show and earned him the nickname "Tremendous Knowledge Dave".
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Eggheads star Dave Rainford has passed away
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His tragic death was confirmed today by the BBC show's host Jeremy Vine.
He tweeted: "I'm very sad to hear that one of the Eggheads has died. Dave “Tremendous Knowledge” Rainford, famous for being banned from pub quiz machines in Manchester, was the best company after a recording: always fun and sociable.
"I never saw him angry or ungenerous, not once."
Dave was a regular on Eggheads since 2012 after taking over from CJ de Mooi.
But he revealed he was battling an undisclosed illness last year after fans grew concerned over his absence.
He said: "Brand new Eggheads starting on Monday. I was still recuperating when these programmes were recorded, but I can promise you that there are some great shows coming up with excellent challengers that will keep you on the edge of your seats. Keep watching."
The professional quizzer landed a spot on the show when he won £250,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire in 2005.
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He was famously once banned from entering pub quizzes in Manchester.
Dave was one of nine Eggheads alongside Kevin Ashman, Chris Hughes, Judith Keppel, Barry Simmons, Pat Gibson, David Rainford, Lisa Thiel, Steve Cooke and Beth Webster.
His former fellow quizzer Paul Sinha tweeted: “Devastated at the loss of my friend David Rainford.
"Egghead, great bloke, great friend. We had blindingly good nights out mate X”.
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