Format
The format of the quiz is simple. A contestant is asked a question; if he answers it correctly within ten seconds he gets a point and is asked another. If he gets one wrong the question is offered to the other contestants via silent buzzer, and after that the questions move to the next contestant. If a contestant gets five questions correct in a row then he gets a bonus point and the questions move to the next contestant. The contestant with the most points at the end of the programme wins. In case of a tie, the tied contestant with the most bonus points (points for answering questions missed by opponents, plus points for answering five questions in a row correctly) wins.
The show also features "Beat The Brains", in which a pair of questions submitted by a listener is read: the submitter wins a book token if the contestants fail to answer correctly one or both questions. At one point, the prize was a Brain of Britain quiz book, but was replaced by the book token when the book was out of print.
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