Daphne Fowler
| Daphne Fowler | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Daphne Bradshaw 5 January 1939 Warwick, Warwickshire, England |
| Occupation |
Secretary (retired) quiz player |
Daphne Fowler (born 5 January 1939; née Bradshaw, also formerly known as Daphne Hudson) was born in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, is an English 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 took part in the gameshow Eggheads, where she was one of the team of seven gameshow champions challenged daily by a new quiz team. Daphne has been described as "Britain's best-known female quiz contestant".[2]
Eggheads
Daphne Fowler has been appearing on the British quiz show Eggheads since 2003, a quiz team described on the show as "arguably the most formidable quiz team in the country", and was the oldest member of the team. As of 27 May 2014, Fowler has retired from Eggheads being replaced by the returning CJ de Mooi.
Quiz game show record
| Show | Year(s) | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Winner Takes All | 1979 | Appeared in the final but lost. |
| Bullseye | 1982 | Appeared with her then husband: they got to the final round but gambled and lost; losing the star prize |
| Sale of the Century (UK version) |
1983 | Winner |
| Brain of Britain | 1983, 1984 | |
| Masterteam | 1986 | Participated in the team known as the Quidnics. |
| 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 (again) | 2000–2002 | Twice series champion, scored the second highest score of all time (432 out of 433). Bill McKaig was the only person to achieve the highest possible score. |
| Eggheads | 2003–2014 |
References
- ↑ Daphne Fowler - Quiz Players
- ↑ "Daphne Fowler". ukgameshows.com. Retrieved 2007-09-24.
External links
- Daphne Fowler's official web site
- Eggheads - 12yard Productions
- Daphne Fowler - quizplayers.com
- UK Gameshows Page: Daphne Fowler
- Daphne Fowler at the Internet Movie Database
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