BBC Mastermind fans forced to double take after spotting player from rival quiz show

Mastermind fans were forced to do double take after eagle-eyed fans spotted a familiar face on the popular quiz show.

During Monday's visit (October 28) to the studios, TV presenter welcomed four new contestants onto the show.

As viewers tuned in for the primetime show, the 60-year-old broadcaster introduced contestants Susan Cook, Juliette Harris, Justin Lee and Lewis Jones onto the programme to put their general knowledge to the test.

Each player is tasked with answering as many questions as they can on their chosen subject within two minutes before facing a further grilling on general knowledge for two and a half minutes.

This week, viewers were treated to a particularly exciting episode which initially saw underdogs Susan and Lewis scoring only four and five points respectively.

Meanwhile their competitors scored an impressive nine points each in the first round. But things took an unexpected turn when they sat in the hot seat for the quick-fire general knowledge round.

Showing off their impressive knowledge, Lewis scored an impressive 14 questions correctly, bringing his total up to 19 which tied with his co-star Justin and smashing his other two contestants out of the water.

In a nail-biting final round, the pair faced off in a final tie breaker round where they were eached asked five questions each while the other stepped out of the room.

When the final scores were tallied up, Lewis beat Justin by just two points, scoring an impressive 23 compared to his 21. This saw the project manager soaring through to the semi-finals with an impressive win streak.

But fans were left scratching their heads as Clive congratulated the player on his impressive win. After watching the exciting episode hit the airwaves, fans flooded to X - formerly known as Twitter to share their suspicions online.

it was at this point that fans recognised the professional quizzer after spotting him on rival shows in the past. One user penned: "When you see previous #UniversityChallenge and #OnlyConnect contestants on #Mastermind."

Another agreed: "Just switched on beeb 2 for #onlyconnect, caught the end of #mastermind... I recognise that face! Lewis - Never seen a tiebreak on Mastermind before, so tense! Well done [two applause emojis]."

A third echoed: "The guy from #onlyconnect is on #mastermind now!" as a fourth chimws in with: "Has this fella already been on #OnlyConnect and/or #UniversityChallenge, he seems familiar... #Mastermind." Fans will have to stay tuned to see how he will fair in the semi-finals next week.

Mastermind airs on Mondays from 7.30pm on BBC Two or catch up on BBC iPlayer.