Daphne Fowler
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Daphne Fowler (née Bradshaw, also formerly known as Daphne Hudson, born 1939 (age 68–69)) in Warwick, Warwickshire, England) is a British retired bank secretary and game show champion who currently resides in Weston-super-Mare.[1] Since taking early retirement, she has taken part in many televised game shows. She has won many titles, including winning Fifteen to One (twice), Going for Gold and Brain of Britain. She is currently taking part in the game show Eggheads, where she is one of the team of five game show champions challenged daily by a new quiz team. Daphne has been described as "Britain's best known female quiz contestant."[2]
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[edit] Eggheads
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For more details on this topic, see Eggheads (TV series).
Daphne Fowler has been appearing on the British quiz show Eggheads since 2003, and is one of the strongest of the five Eggheads, a quiz team described on the show as "arguably the most formidable quiz team in the country."
Contestants are often guilty of prejudging Daphne based on her 'sweet old lady' appearance, and choose her as their opponent for the sports round, only for the show's host to reveal that sport is actually one of her strongest subjects.
It is often mentioned on the programme that she is a friend and mentor to fellow Egghead C. J. de Mooi.
[edit] Quiz game show record
| Show | Year(s) | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Winner Takes All | 1979 | |
| Bullseye | 1982 | |
| Sale of the Century (UK version) |
1983 | Winner |
| Brain of Britain | 1983, 1984 | |
| Masterteam | 1986 | |
| Sale of the Century (Australian version) |
1986 | |
| Sale of the Century (World Championship) |
1987 | |
| Going for Gold | 1988 | Series champion |
| Sale of the Century (World Championship II) |
1988 | |
| Fifteen to One | 1989 | |
| Jeopardy! | 1990 | Won £2000 |
| Runway | 1990 | |
| Brain of Britain | 1997 | Winner |
| Masterbrain | 1997 | Winner |
| 100% Gold | 1998 | |
| Whitaker's Almanack Champions' Challenge | 1998 | Winner |
| Mastermind Radio Edition | 1999 | |
| One to Win | 2000 | |
| Fifteen to One | 2000–2002 | Twice series champion, holds record for second highest score of all time (432 out of 433) |
| Eggheads | 2003–present |
[edit] References
- ^ Daphne Fowler - Quiz Players
- ^ Daphne Fowler. ukgameshows.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
