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Brydon Coverdale
Born (1982-12-14) December 14, 1982 (age 42)
NationalityAustralian
Other namesThe Shark
Occupation(s)Contestant on Game Show
Cricket journalist

Brydon Coverdale (born 14 December 1982[1][failed verification]) is an Australian quiz personality best known for being one of the "Chasers" on The Chase Australia, where he is nicknamed "The Shark".[2]

Coverdale grew up in Camperdown in Victoria. In later life he moved to the city to study journalism. He is a fan of sport, particularly cricket.[3] Prior to The Chase Australia, Coverdale appeared on several other Australian quiz programs, including, Million Dollar Minute, where he won $307,000 in 2014. He became the first grand champion of Pass the Buck where he won $38,788 in 2002. He also won a total of $32,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, appeared on The Weakest Link in 2001, Deal or No Deal in 2005 and was a quarter-finalist on Letters and Numbers in 2011. He has also appeared on Sale of the Century and Wheel of Fortune.[4]

Coverdale is a reporter and assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo, a news website exclusively for cricket.[5][6]

On October 5, 2013, Coverdale married Zoe in Eltham, Melbourne, Australia.[7] They have a daughter named Heidi.

Coverdale also runs a blog named DadReads, discussing children's books he has read to his daughter.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Million Dollar Minute winner Brydon Coverdale scores $307,000". news.com.au. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Seven previews The Chase". Mediaweek. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  3. ^ "The Chasers The Shark Brydon Coverdale" (PDF). Seven West Media. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Brydon on Channel 7's The Chase". Camperdown Chronicle. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Brydon Coverdale (@brydoncoverdale)". Twitter. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Brydon Coverdale Assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo". Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Introducing Zoe & Brydon Coverdale". Flickr. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  8. ^ Coverdale, Brydon. "DadReads". Blogger. Retrieved 22 April 2017.