Daphne Fowler

Daphne Fowler (née Bradshaw, previously Hudson; born 5 January 1939) is an English game show champion who 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.

Fowler took part in the gameshow Eggheads, where she was one of the team of seven gameshow champions challenged daily by a new quiz team. Fowler has been described as "Britain's best-known female quiz contestant".

Early life and career Fowler was born in Warwick, Warwickshire, but moved to Cheriton, Kent aged six where she attended Harcourt County Primary School. She then attended Folkestone Girls Grammar School and the University of Exeter where she took a Degree in Theology. She later worked for the National Westminster Bank as a secretary until she took early retirement, having begun to appear as a contestant on game shows.

Eggheads

Fowler appeared on the British quiz show Eggheads from 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 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 Bernard: they got to the final round but gambled and lost. 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, 2000–2002 Two-time 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. 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 Eggheads 2003–2014