Birmingham Progressive Synagogue (BPS) member Joyce Rothschild has produced a record breaking result with her annual quiz in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

This year’s outing raised a mammoth £23,861 – its most yet – taking the running total to £275,058 for cancer charities.

Having now taken place for 27 years, all the money comes from entry fees and donations made by the many people who readily take up the challenge set by Joyce, her husband Mark and school friend Jasmi Roberts. They design and set the100 questions for the quiz, each with a different theme every year.

Joyce, a prominent member of BPS, said: “Every year we have improved on previous results and to do so again, in what seemed like being a difficult time for another record sum, was exceptional.

“It showed us how many people continue to enjoy taking part in the quiz. I thank all our loyal supporters including many members of the BPS community.”

For the first three years of the quiz, Joyce gave the Queen Elizabeth Hospital all of the proceeds as a recognition for the treatment she received there that enabled her to recover from breast cancer. Since then, Macmillan Cancer Support has been the sole beneficiary.

Joyce, who was awarded the British Empire Medal for her charitable work, added: “Every year we think we will just do one more because it is a huge amount of work but we are definitely planning one for next year.”

Megan Hayman Tansley, the Macmillan Cancer Support fund-raising manager in the West Midlands, paid warm tribute to all those who made vital contributions to the work of the charity.

She said: “Joyce is one of our most valued supporters. Without fund-raisers like her, Yasmi and the many who enter the quiz. we wouldn’t be able to reach the growing number of people who need our support and enable us to continue helping those living with cancer.”