The quizmaster

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Online quizmaster Jay Flynn was down on his luck as the Covid pandemic broke. He’d lost his pub, The Crown in Lancashire, which he’d been running with his wife, and was looking for ways to keep the loyal locals together for whom the regular weekly quiz was a lifeline. He set up a quiz night on Facebook but forgot to mark the event as private. Before long 800 people had registered their interest and it was about to go viral around the world. It was the start of an online international quiz sensation, and a lifetime away from Jay’s two years on the streets of London when he’d nearly taken his own life. Back then he was saved by a community, and now – through his quizzing community – he was helping others through the bleakest of periods.

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THE REMARKABLE TRUE STORY OF QUIZZING SENSATION JAY FLYNN: NOW A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER!


Readers have been LOVING The Quizmaster:
‘I read this in one sitting . . . I cried, laughed and hugged my Kindle!!’ ?????
‘Absolutely incredible read. We have followed Jay since the first quiz right up to now and I honestly cannot believe how truly remarkable he is after reading more about his story . . . If you are looking for a real page turner that you just can’t put down you’ve found it here with this book. Cannot recommend highly enough.’ ?????
‘What an amazing but at times difficult read, Jay has really put his heart on the line in his autobiography, a very brave thing to do.’ ?????

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Jay Flynn was down on his luck when the Covid pandemic struck. He had just lost the tenancy of the pub he ran in Lancashire – and with it the loyal community of locals who loved his quirky weekly quiz.

As the world closed down, he sensed the quiz could now be a lifeline both for him and the locals – so he sent them invites to an online version. But he had forgotten to mark the event ‘private’, and on the night, a disbelieving Jay played quizmaster to half a million teams, from Kenya to Canada, New Zealand to the Ukraine. This was to be the start of a global online quiz sensation, earning more than £1 million for charity and Jay an MBE, as well as his own slot on Zoe Ball’s BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show.

It was all the more incredible because, as a lost and troubled young man, Jay had spent two years homeless, sleeping on a bench on the Embankment in London, almost taking his own life. Rescued by a homeless charity, he’d learnt how a simple community can save lives. It proved a priceless lesson.

Now, in his inspiring memoir, Jay shows how, sometimes, you can find the answers you’re seeking in the most unexpected places.

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Weight 440 g
Dimensions 236 × 154 × 24 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

256

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

032.02 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K