Two Mastermind finalists have gone from rivals to lovers having entered a relationship after the show.
Claire Reynolds, 42, of Stratford-upon-Avon, narrowly missed out on the top score in the final of the 52nd series of the show.
John Robinson, a teacher at Bishop Challoner Catholic College in Birmingham, won the final and later his fellow player's heart.
The couple said they became close as they embarked on their return journey to England, The Times first reported, after the final was filmed in Northern Ireland in November.
'The show was shot in Belfast and we were both flying back to Birmingham and were on a flight together,' Reynolds said.
