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Wales Online
Wales Online
Katie Hoggan

TV gameshow addict says two things about The Chase studio really freaked him out

When Stephen Havard, 46, was a young boy, he would spend hours in front of the TV screen watching game shows like Bullseye and always had his head in an encyclopaedia. "I liked reading atlases to get all the capital cities, it was probably a bit strange but I liked to get to know all the facts," said Stephen.

He never dreamed he would later appear on five TV game shows in his adulthood. With appearances on The Chase, Pointless and Eggheads under his belt, Stephen has seen the behind-the-scene worlds of these popular shows, won cash prizes and rubbed shoulders with well-loved game show hosts.

The IT software tester from Loughor who lives with his wife and two children first caught the game show bug as a teenager when his university were holding auditions for the Channel 4 quiz show Fifteen to One. "I didn't get on but it ignited the spark to get on a quiz show," said Stephen.

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