Merton College is to welcome a minor celebrity this term when Countdown octochamp Jeffrey Burgin joins its ranks.
Burgin has won the popular British quiz show eight times. He’s currently the 4th seed for the quarterfinals, which are due to take place in November.
“I’m hugely looking forward to joining Merton, it obviously has a very prestigious history of academic excellence which I hope I can live up to,” said Burgin, who will be studying Economics and Management at the college.
For Burgin, who is currently being considered for the Philippines national football team, life in Oxford will not all be about studying.
“The people I’ve met at Merton were all very welcoming and some definitely look as if they can party with the best of them!”
