Gino Corr

Gino Corr was the runner-up of series 19. He won four games towards the very end of the series, but lost the final heat game of the series to Duncan-Dale Emberton. Nonetheless, he returned for the final rounds as #5 seed, beating Maureen Harmer and Lindsay Denyer on his way to the final. He lost the final, however, to Michael Wareham. Gino's performances, not to mention his near-legendary wit and personality, saw him return for Championship of Champions V. There, he beat Jonathan Anstey in the first round and went on to beat Lawrence Pearse in the semi-final, in the process making the most famous letters declaration never to be shown on Countdown, as can be seen here. In the final, Gino lost a close match to Irish wunderkind Tim Morrissey. Gino returned for the supreme championship in 1996, but lost to Steve Balment in the first round.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
991	15/03/1990	P	Iqbal Hussein	42 – 54	Gino Corr	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Freda Thornton
992	16/03/1990	P	Gino Corr	54 – 14	Jean Read	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Freda Thornton
993	19/03/1990	P	Gino Corr	48 – 28	Michael Wilson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Freda Thornton
994	20/03/1990	P	Gino Corr	43 – 37	Peter Morris	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Sylvia Syms	Freda Thornton
995	21/03/1990	P	Duncan Dale-Emberton	48 – 33	Gino Corr	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Simon Mason
999	27/03/1990	QF	Maureen Harmer	22 – 55	Gino Corr	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees	Simon Mason
1000	28/03/1990	SF	Lindsay Denyer	20 – 56	Gino Corr	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Bill Tidy	Simon Mason
1002	30/03/1990	GF	Michael Wareham	92 – 68	Gino Corr	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Nigel Rees, Bill Tidy	Simon Mason
1069	1/01/1991	CQF	Gino Corr	57 – 47	Jonathan Anstey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Catherine Clarke
1073	7/01/1991	CSF	Gino Corr	61 – 34	Lawrence Pearse	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Catherine Clarke
1074	08/01/1991	CGF	Gino Corr	62 – 78	Tim Morrissey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Dinah Sheridan	Catherine Clarke
1875	6/11/1996	dQF	Stephen Balment	52 – 44	Gino Corr	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Geoffrey Durham	Susie Dent