David Edwards (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? contestant)

David Edwards
Born 1947 (age 6768)
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales
Occupation physics teacher (former)
Known for Second winner (and first male winner) of the British television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Spouse(s) Viv Edwards
Children Richard Edwards, Louise Edwards
Medal record
Quizzing
Representing Wales
European Championships
Silver 2008 Oslo Club
British Championships (BQC)
Gold 2008 Stavely Pairs
Gold 2010 Derby Pairs

David Edwards (born 1947 in Barry, South Wales) is a former physics teacher at Cheadle High School and Denstone College in Staffordshire who became the first man to win the million pounds on the British Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on 21 April 2001, and only the second person to answer all 15 questions correctly, and hence win the prize, after Judith Keppel. He competed in both series of Are You an Egghead?, reaching the last 16 in 2008, and the final in 2009, where he lost to fellow Millionaire winner Pat Gibson.

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

£1 million (15 of 15) - no time limit
If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?
• A: Trees • B: Flowers
• C: Vegetables • D: Grain

His million pound question was "If you planted the seeds of Quercus robur, what would grow?" The options were Trees, Flowers, Vegetables and Grain. The correct answer was Trees. He used no lifelines for this question, having used all three on a previous question. The phone-a-friend he used was his son, Richard Edwards (who later won £125,000 on the show).

Other quiz titles

Edwards was also the champion of Mastermind in 1990, and was awarded the title of Mensa Superbrain in 1985 after winning a newspaper competition.[1]

Edwards has also participated in a grand final of Fifteen to One, and appeared in both series of Are You an Egghead?, reaching the final of series two but coming second to fellow Mastermind and Who Wants to be a Millionaire winner Pat Gibson. He has won the British Quizzing Championships for pairs in 2008 and 2010 with his partner Nic Paul.

International Quizzing

Edwards has been a member of the Welsh National Quiz Team since its inception. Since 2008 Edwards has been the Captain of the national side, and in 2010 led Wales to its highest ever finish in the European Championships (4th).

Academic life

In 1969, Edwards graduated in Metallurgy at Swansea University, subsequently completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at Keele University. He studied Advanced French as an external student at Keele University with his wife Viv Edwards. He got 90% in all of his class tests.

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Preceded by
Judith Keppel
Top prize winner on
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK)

21 April 2001
Succeeded by
Robert Brydges

NOTE: This reflects Charles Ingram being stripped of his winnings after the 2001 cheating scandal was uncovered.