David Edwards (Who Wants to be a Millionaire contestant)
| David Edwards | |
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| Born | 1947 (age 64–65) Barry, south wales |
| Occupation | physics teacher (former) |
| Known for | Second and First male winner of the British television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? |
| Medal record | ||
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| Quizzing | ||
| Competitor for 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.
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[edit] 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).
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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).
[edit] Academic life
He studied Advanced French at Keele University with his wife Viv Edwards. He got 90% in all of his class tests.
[edit] References
- ^ Top Brains of Mensa to compete in Bristol Mensa, 21 September 2009
[edit] External links
| 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.
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