The casting directors behind the iconic quiz show Eggheads are currently on the look-out for teams to compete in the next series.
And the people of Manchester are being encouraged to flex their brains.
If you’re unfamiliar with the show, Eggheads – which has been on air since 2003 and has got a whopping 28 series under its belt – is a team of five quiz and game show where the champions (the Eggheads) are challenged by a team of contestants on a range of different topics, including Sport, Politics, Film & TV, Music, and more, all before the final General Knowledge round determines who takes the win.
During each head-to-head round, the selected player from the challenging team gets to pick the Egghead they’d like to take on, and the person who wins each round then earns a place in the final round.
The catch?
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All losing players from the head-to-head rounds are eliminated from the game, and can’t compete in the final round.
Eggheads has been on air since 2003 and has got 28 series under its belt / Credit: BBC
The challengers play for prize money, while the others compete for “the Eggheads’ reputation”.
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If the challengers lose, then £1,000 is added to the prize money fund for the eventual winners to take home, until the Eggheads are beaten and then the prize reverts back to £1,000.
Reckon you’ve got what it takes?
Producers 12 Yard are currently searching for teams of brainy Mancunians – “who are grouped by an interesting hobby / connection” – to, quite literally, give the Eggheads a run for their money and see if they can beat them.
Contestants must be aged 18 or over, with filming scheduled to be taking place between 8-23 January 2022.
If you’re keen to apply for the show, applicants will be asked for their full name, age, address, phone number, and occupation, and will then be asked for details about your team – including team name, team captain, how your team met, how you came up with your team name, and some surprising facts about you.
Applications for the next series of the Eggheads will close Friday 10 December at midnight, and you can apply here.
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Co-op is offering shoppers £10 discounts as a ‘thank you’ following its cyber attack
Emily Sergeant
Co-op is offering shoppers £10 discounts to say ‘thank you’ for their cooperation during the recent cyber attack disruption.
Last month, the supermarket retailer’s stock was massively affected due to what was described as ‘malicious attempts by hackers to access [its] systems’, leaving shelves of stores across the UK bare, and payments by shoppers disrupted.
The company called it a ‘highly complex situation’, and also confirmed that hackers stole personal data – including members’ names and contact details.
The Co-op was just one business to be hit by cyber attacks this year, with other major ones affecting several other retailers like Marks & Spencer and Harrods.
Co-op is offering shoppers £10 discounts as a ‘thank you’ following its cyber attack / Credit: Co-op (via Flickr)
Now that Co-op’s 2,300 food stores nationwide have successfully returned to usual trading, the retailer wants to show gratitude to its 6.5 million members who supported the business while the attack was taking place.
To say ‘thank you’, Co-op is offering its members a 25% discount on a £40 shop, meaning they can get £10 off their purchases.
“I’m very proud that, thanks to the work of our colleagues, we are very near to making a full and complete recovery from the recent cyberattack on our Co-op,” commented Co-op’s Managing Director of Food, Matt Hood, “and I’m delighted to see our stores looking back to normal and being able to serve our shoppers and communities.
“We are so grateful to our member owners for their support and patience with us during what was a very difficult time.
“I hope this gesture of appreciation goes a little way to showing them our thanks, with more value rewards to come over the summer.”
The 25% offer runs from today (Wednesday 18 June) right through to 24 June at all Co-op stores across the UK, and it can only be used by members one time.
TikTok star turned pop star Addison Rae announces gig in Manchester
Thomas Melia
Viral TikTok star and now recording artist, Addison Rae, has announced her first-everheadline European tour, where she’ll be paying Manchester a visit, and tickets go on sale this week.
After launching into the music scene back in 2021 with pure pop single, ‘Obsessed’, Addison made her pop star intentions very clear.
Since then, Addison has gone on to work with high-profile artists such as Charli XCX, who appears as a feature on track ‘2 Die 4’ taken from her first EP, ‘AR’.
Addison also contributed to the inescapable phenomenon of last year that was ‘Brat Summer’, appearing on the aforementioned A-list artist’s Brat remix album, on a reworking of the hit ‘Von Dutch’.
With more than 88.5 million followers on TikTok alone and north of 35 million on Instagram, it goes without saying that her legions of ‘Sunraes’ (yes, a real term used by some in the community) will be lining up to get tickets to her UK tour dates.
Now the singer is ready to take the world by storm, confirming a US and European tour following the release of her debut album, simply titled Addison.
This LP, which features standouts like smash single ‘Diet Pepsi’, ‘Aquamarine’ and ‘Fame Is A Gun’, has been met with rave reviews from fans and critics alike.
The fledgling 24-year-old American-born pop star is a big fan of the UK, so much so that one of the singles from this very debut album, ‘Headphones On’, includes a music video dedicated to frozen food retailer Iceland.
See for yourself…
Addison Rae is set to bring ‘The Addison Tour’ – her first on the continent and here in Britain and Ireland – to Manchester Academy on 30 August, with general admission going on sale this Friday, 20 June.
So, if you’re a fan, get ready to grab yours HERE.
Emily Sergeant -
3rd December 2021 
