Asked how he celebrated the win, he stated: “I did sort of go home quietly, to be honest, I didn’t get drunk – I had to have a cup of tea.
“I feel it was simply sitting in a quiet room and letting all of it sink in, and eager about what occurred within the earlier 24 hours.”
He said the first person he told was his sister, who was “completely thrilled” for him and he said he would be giving some of his prize money to his niece and nephew.
Dubowski had applied to go on the show when Chris Tarrant was host but “did not get a response”, and he had applied again after lockdown but was not successful.
“Then in October final 12 months, I immediately noticed an commercial, or one thing on-line saying they’re recruiting for brand new opponents once more,” he stated.
“I believed oh, would possibly as effectively strive once more, obtained nothing to lose, and simply from that type of informal opening, it ended up with the highest prize.
“So I’m just happy I did it really.”
Other winners embrace: Judith Keppel (2000), David Edwards (2001), Robert Brydges (2001), Pat Gibson (2004) and Ingram Wilcox (2006).
