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Liz Barber
Liz Barber was the Series 20 champion.
She made her debut in the first show of Series 20. She won her first four games before losing to Andrea Parker 43 – 30, but these four wins were enough to earn her a spot in the final rounds as #7 seed. She beat Billy Ward and Fiona Willis on her way to a grand final showdown with #1 seed, octochamp Derek Coombs. With the score 67 – 66 in Barber's favour going into the crucial conundrum, it looked to have slipped away from her when Coombs buzzed in on 18 seconds. However, his guess was incorrect, and when Barber's guess on 26 seconds also proved incorrect, the final score was confirmed at 67 – 66, and Barber became the twentieth champion of Countdown.
Barber returned at the end of 1990 for Championship of Champions V, but was beaten by Tim Morrissey in the first round.
Barber also returned in 1996 for the Supreme Championship, but was again defeated in the first round, this time by Series 27's Richard Campbell. She took the lead briefly after spotting MASTERY, but Campbell beat her in the next letters game to even up the score. However, Barber messed up her solution in the final numbers game and Campbell unravelled SILVERCUE, leaving him to beat her 59 – 37.
Barber's Countdown adventure was not over, however, as she returned one last time in 2003 for the Ladies' Championship. She lost to Hilary Hopper in the first round, but it was a close-run thing, Hopper running out the 45 – 35 winner.
Barber's great nephew, Lewis Mackay also appeared, in Series 41 in 1999.
Preceded by Michael Wareham |
Series winner Series 20 |
Followed by Barry Grossman |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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1004 | 3/07/1990 | P | Liz Barber | 58 – 33 | David Morris | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Della Thompson | 73 | ||
1005 | 4/07/1990 | P | Liz Barber | 54 – 29 | Bill Giles | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Della Thompson | 74 | ||
1006 | 5/07/1990 | P | Liz Barber | 46 – 32 | Sue Goodworth | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Della Thompson | 70 | ||
1007 | 6/07/1990 | P | Liz Barber | 33 – 23 | Anne Duncan | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Della Thompson | 73 | ||
1008 | 9/07/1990 | P | Liz Barber | 30 – 43 | Andrea Parker | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Della Thompson | 73 | ||
1062 | 21/09/1990 | QF | Billy Ward | 28 – 61 | Liz Barber | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Simon Mason | 83 | ||
1066 | 27/09/1990 | SF | Fiona Willis | 37 – 50 | Liz Barber | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tim Rice | Simon Mason | 70 | ||
1067 | 28/09/1990 | GF | Derek Coombs | 66 – 67 | Liz Barber | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tim Rice, Gyles Brandreth | Simon Mason | 124 | ||
1068 | 31/12/1990 | CQF | Tim Morrissey | 55 – 54 | Liz Barber | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | 69 | ||
M93 | 7/1/91-11/1/91 | Masters 2 | Robert Violett | 71 – 70 | Liz Barber | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | N/A | Freda Thornton | 134 | ||
1882 | 15/11/1996 | eQF | Liz Barber | 37 – 59 | Richard Campbell | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Barry Cryer | Susie Dent | 76 | ||
3436 | 11/03/2003 | LSF | Hilary Hopper | 45 – 35 | Liz Barber | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Rick Wakeman | Alison Heard | 85 |