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Meet the Halton pub quizmaster who's a hit on Chris Moyles's radio show
He's the Halton pub quizmaster who gets the chance to test the general knowledge of MILLIONS of people every week.
On Monday nights Rob Speight – aka Rob DJ – sets the questions at his local, The Woodman, in Halton.
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On Tuesday mornings, however, his audience is the eight million people who tune into Chris Moyles's Radio 1 show.
Moyles, who is from Leeds, runs his own version of The Woodman's quiz each week and uses Rob's questions and specially-recorded soundbites.
And Rob's cheesey catchphrases – like "fan dabi dozi" and "shnizzle my quizzle" – have made him a cult figure on the airwaves.
He now appears at Radio 1 roadshows and even has a Facebook site dedicated to him.
But, according to Rob, the locals don't treat him any differently.
He said: "I don't get any special treatment at all – just a few "shnizzle my quizzles" at the bar sometimes.
"Apart from that it's all good fun – a laugh. I do really enjoy it.
"My daughters get a bit embarrassed sometimes, though. I'm the typical embarrassing dad – they can't understand how I ended up on Radio 1 at the age of 41."
Rob has known Moyles and his family, who until recently lived in nearby Temple Newsam, Leeds, for the past 10 years.
He heard about Rob's quizzes at The Woodman and dropped in to take part.
He was so impressed by what he saw, he asked Rob to contribute a weekly quiz and asked him to record some sound samples at the BBC's Radio Leeds studios.
The quiz is now a regular feature of the show.
Rob, from Temple Newsam, said: "It's been going on about three years now. I had no idea it would become so popular.
"Chris comes in the pub when he gets chance but no one really bats an eyelid. It's a really friendly local and he's just seen as one of the regulars."
Rob is a diehard quiz fan, though between setting The Woodman's quiz and working as a security surveyor for Chubb, he doesn't have much time to take part.
Earlier this month, however, he led a team from the pub on BBC2's popular Eggheads programme.
Unfortunately the fivesome came away empty-handed, though Rob did win his head-to-head battle.
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