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Trevor Montague (born May 20, 1954) is a British author and sports and fitness enthusiast who compiles books of facts. Best known for an A to Z of Almost Everything, he has since compiled an A to Z of Sport and an A to Z of the British Isles.

As a game show contestant, Trevor has had notable victories in Today's the Day and Fifteen-to-One (though on one occasion when he won a series of the latter he was successfully sued by the show's presenter and producer, William. G. Stewart, for the return of the trophy and his accrued expenses after it was discovered that he had breached eligibility rules).

Trevor Montague first appeared on Fifteen-to-One in 1990 but was quickly eliminated. In 1992 he entered again under a false name, 'Steve Romana', and wearing a disguise, in clear breach of the show's rules. His later wins arose after he was invited back onto the show, albeit William G Stewart did not then know of the dishonesty dating back to 1992, which only came to light after a viewer spotted it during repeats of old editions of the show on Challenge. While the judge overseeing the ensuing litigation commented on Mr Stewart's absence of a sense of humour, he nevertheless found the case proved against Mr Montague and awarded accordingly (see, for example, Chapter 16 of 'Brain Men' by Marcus Berkmann).

Other TV appearances made by Trevor Montague include: Krypton Factor (in 1988, when he almost won his heat, including an assault course victory, only to lose by answering a tiebreaker question incorrectly in the General Knowledge round), Brain of Britain, Challenge of the South, Connections, Countdown, Crosswits, Cryptogram, Discovery Mastermind, Five's Company Quiz, Game for a Laugh, It's Anybody's Guess, Mastermind, Masterteam, Runway, Say the Word, Think Tank, Thousand-to-One, Treasure Trail, Winner Takes All, The Weakest Link, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and many others.

In 1997 alone he rattled up 32 television quiz appearances. Talk shows and documentaries he has participated in include the Esther Rantzen Show, This Morning with Richard & Judy, The Gerry Ryan Show, and The Big Breakfast.Trevor founded the British Quiz Association in 2001 and hosted the first International quiz (against Belgium) in 2003, a fixture that later led to British, European and World championship matches. According to the Mastermind website Trevor has done more to popularise quizzing in the UK than any other person.

Trevor Montague's appearance on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? saw him leave with only £1,000. Trevor has also had the distinction of placing third in the Zest Peugeot National Fitness Championships in 2000 and also the British Quiz championships in 2002.

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