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The child geniuses tackle their specialist rounds, including epidemiology and cryptoanalysis. The last two then go head to head in a quick-fire round. Who will claim the trophy?

March 2019
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Several competitors face elimination in a semi-final featuring nerves, illness, hugely demanding anagrams and some sudden death spelling
February 2019
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It's the quarter-final and the contenders take on science and some of the world's most complex principles. There's also a triple-point question offering big gains or big losses.
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The 14 remaining competitors take on geography, facing a fiendish memory round of flags and another twist in the rules
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This time it's all about maths, as the competitors demonstrate extraordinary feats of written and mental arithmetic, while also facing an intriguing twist in the rules
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The first two rounds of the contest are all about language skills, as the kids battle to master old English and to spell some of the most complicated words in the English dictionary
September 2018
The five finalists face two demanding rounds, including a quick-fire buzzer session, as they bid to be crowned Child Genius of 2017
August 2018
It's the semi-final in this week-long competition and the eight remaining competitors face two of the toughest rounds yet with Advanced Language and a sudden-death Spelling test
It's the quarter-final in this week-long competition to find Britain's brightest child and quizmaster Richard Osman tests the remaining 11 kids on Science and Memory
The remaining 13 kids face two challenging History rounds, including Ancient Greece to the modern day, and the British royal family
It's day two of the week-long competition as the kids face a testing Maths round and also a complex Memory challenge featuring a London bus map.
The new contest begins with the demanding Spelling round and the complex Linguistic Memory round - testing the kids with the scientific names of 60 fruit and vegetables
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Quizmaster Richard Osman tests the five gifted finalists in their specialist subjects. The last two standing then advance to the head to head final round as they battle for the title.
July 2016
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It's the semi-final stage and quizmaster Richard Osman tests the remaining ten competitors on language, comprehension and a gruelling round of spelling
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Quizmaster Richard Osman puts the remaining 13 competitors through a general knowledge round including arts, science, history and UK rail stations
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It's the demanding Maths and Memory round, featuring Mog, who entered all by himself, and Christopher, who's been in training with his dad Simon for three years
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It's the Child Genius final and the remaining five gifted youngsters take on the specialist subject round, including the curvature of space time and a history of cryptography
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It's the semi-final, and this round's tests are on logic and reasoning, and a complex memory test on human anatomy. Only five children can proceed to the final round.
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The two rounds for the last 12 competitors are a comprehension and extreme spelling test. With each round seeing two children eliminated, leader Thomas is feeling the pressure.
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It's the second stage of the contest, with rounds in maths and extraordinary memory. Can Holly bounce back? And does the ultra-competitive 11-year-old Mika want to win too badly?
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