Daphne Fowler (''née'' Bradshaw, previously Hudson; born 5 January 1939) is a British

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champion who has taken part in many televised game shows. She has won many titles, including winning ''

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'' (twice), '' Going for Gold'' and ''

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''. 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 Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined with Leamington Spa and Whi ...

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, but moved to

Cheriton, Kent Cheriton is a northern suburb of Folkestone in Kent. It is the location of the English terminal of the Channel Tunnel as well as of the major army barracks of Shorncliffe Camp. History The coastal plain where the North Downs meet the Strait ...

aged 6 where she attended Harcourt County Primary School. She then attended Folkestone Girls Grammar School and the

University of Exeter , mottoeng = "We Follow the Light" , established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter) , type = Public , ...

where she took a Degree in

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. She later worked for the

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as a secretary until she took early retirement, having begun to appear as a contestant on game shows.Daphne Fowler Chronology
Retrieved 2 November 2015

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

References

External links

Eggheads - 12yard ProductionsDaphne Fowler - quizplayers.comUK Gameshows Page: Daphne Fowler
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fowler, Daphne 1939 births Living people Contestants on British game shows People from Warwick People from Weston-super-Mare People educated at Folkestone School for Girls Alumni of the University of Exeter