Original list from AUSTRALIAN FAN FUNDS, Version 1.0, 23rd August 1995 by Marc Ortlieb and Irwin Hirsh; collated by Perry Middlemiss. Thanks to Irwin Hirsh for maintaining an Australian Fan Fund website, from which most of the updates to this list were taken. See Irwin's pages for an (incomplete) bibliography of DUFF ballots and administrator reports, in addition to the following list. Other information, often more up to date, is available on Dave Langford's DUFF pages.
Those who have administered the Fund while not winning it themselves include John Foyster & Fred Patten (1972), Shayne McCormack (1974), Marc Ortlieb (1984) and Phil Ware (1993/94).
1972 Lesleigh Luttrell
Attended: Syncon 2, Sydney, NatCon
Trip report: "Lesleigh's Adventures Down Under"
Other Contenders: [Robert & Juanita Coulson], Andy Porter.
1974 Leigh Edmonds
Attended: Discon 2, Washington D.C., 1974 Worldcon
Trip report: "Emu Tracks Over America"
Other Contenders: [John Bangsund], Susan Clarke, Paul J. Stevens.
1975 Rusty Hevelin
Attended: Aussiecon, Melbourne, 1975 Worldcon
Slide trip report shown over the U.S.
Other Contenders: John D. Berry, jan howard finder.
1976 Christine McGowan
Attended: MidAmericon, Kansas City, 1976 Worldcon
Trip Report: "The Flight of the Kangaroo" (1986)
Other Contenders: Paul Stevens, John Alderson, Shayne McCormack.
1977 Bill Rotsler
Attended: A-Con 7, Adelaide, NatCon
No trip report, but numerous badges for sale.
Other Contenders: Fred Haskell, Bob Vardeman.
1978 Paul Stevens
Attended: Iguanacon II, Phoenix, 1978 Worldcon
Other Contenders: Keith Taylor, Shayne McCormack.
1979 Ken Fletcher & Linda Lounsbury
Attended: Syncon '79, Sydney, NatCon
Other Contenders: Mike Glyer, Cy Chauvin.
1980 Keith Curtis
Attended: Noreascon II, Boston, 1980 Worldcon
Trip Report chapter: in FNAC 1, June 1994, edited by John Foyster
Other Contenders: Bob Ogden, Jack Herman.
1981 Joyce Scrivner
Attended: Advention '81, Adelaide, NatCon
Trip report chapters:
(a) Quinapolis 6, Dec 82 edited by M.K. Digre
(b) Holier Than Thou 21, Winter 85 edited by Marty & Robbie Cantor
Other Contender: Jon Singer.
1982 Peter Toluzzi
Attended: Chicon IV, Chicago 1982, Worldcon
Slide Report presented in assorted places
Other Contenders: Derrick Ashby, Damian Brennan, Daryl Mannell.
1983 Jerry Kaufman
Attended: Syncon '83, Sydney, NatCon
Trip report: "Kaufman Coast to Coast"
Other Contenders: jan howard finder, Alexis Gilliland, Charlotte Proctor.
1984 Jack Herman
Attended: L.A. Con II, Los Angeles, 1984 Worldcon
Trip report: "Wahful Tracks Over America"
Other Contenders: John Packer.
1985 Marty & Robbie Cantor
Attended: Aussiecon Two, Melbourne, 1985 Worldcon
Trip report: "Duffbury Tales/Tales of Duffbury"
Other Contenders: Joni Stopa, Mike Glicksohn, rich brown.
1986 Nick Stathopoulos, Lewis Morley, Marilyn Pride
Attended: Confederation, Atlanta, 1986 Worldcon
Slide trip report shown in Australia
Other Contenders: Sally Beasley, Terry Frost, Mark Loney &
Michelle Muijsert.
1987 Lucy Huntzinger
Attended: CapCon, Canberra, 1987 Australian NatCon
A trip report summary was published on Lucy's Aries Moon web-diary.
Other Contenders: Tom Whitmore, Laurraine Tutihasi, Kathy Sanders.
1988 Terry Dowling
Attended: NolaCon 2, New Orleans, 1988 Worldcon
Trip report: "Prints from a Far Land"
(with colour photographs, no less)
Other Contenders: Cathy Kerrigan, The Rogers St Door
(Write in campaign).
1989 John D Berry
Attended: Swancon 14, Perth, NatCon
Other Contenders: Taral Wayne, Greg Ketter.
1990 Greg Turkich
Attended: Condiego, 1990 U.S. NasFic
Other Contender: Roger Weddall.
1991 Art Widner
Attended: Suncon, Brisbane, NatCon
Other Contender: Janice Murray.
1992 Roger Weddall
Attended: Magicon, Florida, 1992 Worldcon
Two posthumous collections released: "Lhyfe Thyme" and half of an
issue of "Anvil".
Other Contender: Greg Hills.
1993 Dick & Leah (Zeldes) Smith
Attended: Swancon 18, Perth, NatCon
Other Contenders: Richard Brandt, Charlotte Proctor.
1994 Alan Stewart
Attended: Conadian, Winipeg Canada, 1994 Worldcon
Other Contenders: Ron Clarke, Donna Heenan, Lucy Sussex &
Julian Warner.
1995 Pat & Roger Sims
Attended: Thylacon, Hobart, NatCon
Other Contenders: Nancy Tucker, Lucy Schmeidler.
1996 Winner: Perry Middlemiss
Attended: LACon 3, Los Angeles, Worldcon
A trip summary was published in February 1997
Other Contenders: Stephen Dedman, Danny Heap
1997 Winner: Janice Murray
Attended: Basicon 2, Melbourne, Aussie Natcon
Other Contenders: Andy Hooper, Joel Zakem
1998 Winner: Terry Frost
Attended: Bucconeer, Baltimore, Worldcon
Other Contender: Susan Clarke
1999 Winner: Janice Gelb
Attended: Aussiecon Three, Melbourne, Worldcon
Trip report: Janice's Adventures in Down-Underland (2000);
photos from Janice's trip can be viewed here
Other Contenders: Lise Eisenberg, Andy Hooper
2000 Winner: Cathy Cupitt
Attended: Chicon 2000, Chicago, Worldcon
Trip Report chapter:
(a) DUFF 2001: The Result!, January 2001, edited by Janice Gelb
Other Contender: Susan Batho
2001 Winner: Naomi Fisher & Patrick Molloy
Attended: Swancon 2001: Masquarade, Perth, Aussie Natcon
Other Contender: Steven Silver
2002 Winner: Julian Warner
Attended: ConJose, San Jose, Worldcon
Other Contender: David Cake & Sarah (Locksley) Xu
2003 Winner: Guy & Rosy Lillian
Attended: Swancon 2003, Perth, Aussie Natcon
Trip report: Antipodal Route (2006)
The following trip report chapters can be read on-line:
(a) Challenger 18, Spring/Summer 2003, edited by Guy Lillian III
(b) Challenger 19, Autumn/Winter 2003-2004, edited by Guy Lillian III
(c) Challenger 21, Winter 2004-2005, edited by Guy Lillian III
(d) Challenger 22, Summer 2005, edited by Guy Lillian III
(e) Challenger 22, Summer 2005, edited by Guy Lillian III
A trip summary was published in the editorial of Challenger 18
Other Contender: Mike & Linda McInerney
2004 Winner: Norman Cates
Attended: Noreascon, Boston, Massachusetts, Worldcon
Other Contenders: Erika Maria Lacey, Danny Oz (nee Heap)
2005 Winner: Joe Siclari
Attended: Thylacon IV, Hobart, Australian NatCon
Other Contender: Chris Barkley
2008 Winner: Steve and Sue Francis
Attended: Swancon 2008, Perth, Australian NatCon
Other Contender: Murray Moore
2009 Winner: Emma Hawkes
Attended: Anticipation, Montréal, Canada, Worldcon
Other Contenders: Chris Nelson, David Cake & Grant Watson, Alison Barton
2010 Winner: John Hertz
Attended: Aussiecon 4, Melbourne, Australia, Worldcon
Other Contenders: Jeffrey Boman, Terry Fong & Jannie Shea, Melanie Herz, and John Purcell
2011 Winner: David Cake
Attended: Renovation, Reno, Nevada, Worldcon
2012 Winner: Hold Over Funds
Contenders: Juanita Coulson, Murray Moore
2013 Winner: Bill Wright
Attended: LoneStarCon 3, San Antonio, Texas, Worldcon
2014: Winner: Juanita Coulson
Attended: Continuum X in Melboune
Other Contender: Aurora Celeste
2015: Race suspended until 2016.
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