Eggheads daphne fowler biography
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Daphne Fowler
British game show champion
Daphne Fowler | |
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Born | Daphne Bradshaw (1939-01-05) 5 January 1939 (age 86) Warwick, Warwickshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Secretary Quiz player |
Known for | Eggheads (2003–2014) |
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Children | 5 |
Daphne Fowler (néeBradshaw, previously Hudson; born 5 January 1939) is a British 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".[1]
Early life and career
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Daphne Fowler leaves Eggheads
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David
Eggheads has got to be one of the most boring programmes on television. I have no idea how it has lasted so long. What form is the Columbus Jumbo spin off taking? A quiz show or a Peter Andre: My Life style programme?
I've always wanted to see the episode of The Adventure Game that Chris Hughes was a constant on. Apparently it still exists in the BBC archive but doesn't appear to be on YouTube and Challenge[TV] have never shown it.
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David posted:
Eggheads has got to be one of the most boring programmes on television. I have no idea how it has lasted so long. What f
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Daphne Fowler, Game Show Queen
As she retires from the UK series “Eggheads,” we look back at the career of a pioneering figure in game shows and one of the world’s greatest quiz champions.
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Dr. Joyce Brothers’ winning moment on The $64,000 Question (CBS)
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