Series 20

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Series 20 ran from July 1990 to September 1990. It was won by Liz Barber.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Derek Coombs	8	462
2	Billy Ward	7	333
3	Fiona Willis	5	326
4	Roy Bendall	5	237
5	Maurice Binks	5	231
6	Gordon Foy	4	226
7	Liz Barber	4	191
8	Denys Hollis	3	127

Between Series 3 and Series 20, players were ranked by total number of points, including winning and drawing scores, but not losing ones.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
1003	2/07/1990	S	Allan Saldanha	94 – 93	Tim Morrissey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth, Richard Stilgoe	Catherine Clarke
1004	3/07/1990	P	Liz Barber	58 – 33	David Morris	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson
1005	4/07/1990	P	Liz Barber	54 – 29	Bill Giles	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson
1006	5/07/1990	P	Liz Barber	46 – 32	Sue Goodworth	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson
1007	6/07/1990	P	Liz Barber	33 – 23	Anne Duncan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson
1008	9/07/1990	P	Liz Barber	30 – 43	Andrea Parker	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson
1009	10/07/1990	P	Andrea Parker	38 – 28	Malti Vasudevan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson
1010	11/07/1990	P	Andrea Parker	14 – 55	George Head	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Della Thompson
1011	12/07/1990	P	George Head	31 – 43	Richard Hooke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Della Thompson
1012	13/07/1990	P	Richard Hooke	51 – 40	Graham Pearson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Della Thompson
1013	16/07/1990	P	Richard Hooke	37 – 42	Derek Coombs	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Della Thompson
1014	17/07/1990	P	Derek Coombs	56 – 15	Pat Daines	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Della Thompson
1015	18/07/1990	P	Derek Coombs	57 – 30	Neil Kendall	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Della Thompson
1016	19/07/1990	P	Neil Rich	49 – 58	Derek Coombs	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason
1017	20/07/1990	P	Derek Coombs	63 – 33	Duncan Dale-Emberton	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason
1018	23/07/1990	P	Derek Coombs	68 – 18	Mollie Haigh	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason
1019	24/07/1990	P	Derek Coombs	72 – 44	Colin Blumen	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason
1020	25/07/1990	P	Derek Coombs	46 – 44	Kevin Roberts	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason
1021	26/07/1990	P	Hadrian Geoffes	51 – 60	Gordon Foy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason
1022	27/07/1990	P	Gordon Foy	57 – 27	David Uri	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason
1023	30/07/1990	P	Gordon Foy	66 – 39	Marguerite Moulding	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason
1024	31/07/1990	P	Gordon Foy	43 – 40	John Mann	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason
1025	1/08/1990	P	Gordon Foy	36 – 39	Alan Harris	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason
1026	2/08/1990	P	Alan Harris	30 – 35	Maurice Binks	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason
1027	3/08/1990	P	Maurice Binks	66 – 49	John Rowan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason
1028	6/08/1990	P	Maurice Binks	42 – 6	Philip Calvert	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Patrick Mower	Freda Thornton
1029	7/08/1990	P	Maurice Binks	49 – 44	Dave Berry	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Patrick Mower	Freda Thornton
1030	8/08/1990	P	Maurice Binks	39 – 33	Peggy Wilkinson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Patrick Mower	Freda Thornton
1031	9/08/1990	P	Maurice Binks	32 – 38	Peter North	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Patrick Mower	Freda Thornton
1032	10/08/1990	P	Peter North	46 – 37	Aileen Willett	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Patrick Mower	Freda Thornton
1033	13/08/1990	P	Peter North	28 – 46	Denys Hollis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Patrick Mower	Freda Thornton
1034	14/08/1990	P	Denys Hollis	31 – 27	Chris Bergman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Freda Thornton
1035	15/08/1990	P	Denys Hollis	50 – 33	Mike Lott	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Freda Thornton
1036	16/08/1990	P	Denys Hollis	26 – 45	Tony Hallam	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Freda Thornton
1037	17/08/1990	P	Tony Hallam	32 – 50	Iris Denon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Freda Thornton
1038	20/08/1990	P	Iris Denon	42 – 53	Stephen Mack	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Freda Thornton
1039	21/08/1990	P	Stephen Mack	57 – 35	Mervyn Taylor	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Freda Thornton
1040	22/08/1990	P	Stephen Mack	52 – 53	Roy Bendall	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ernie Wise	Mark Nyman
1041	23/08/1990	P	Roy Bendall	52 – 35	Susan Godfrey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ernie Wise	Mark Nyman
1042	24/08/1990	P	Roy Bendall	50 – 40	Jim Harvey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ernie Wise	Mark Nyman
1043	27/08/1990	P	Roy Bendall	42 – 36	Dennis Edgson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ernie Wise	Mark Nyman
1044	28/08/1990	P	Roy Bendall	40 – 33	Vera Selby	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ernie Wise	Mark Nyman
1045	29/08/1990	P	Roy Bendall	40 – 46	Fiona Willis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ernie Wise	Mark Nyman
1046	30/08/1990	P	Fiona Willis	48 – 46	Mary Andrews	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Brian Johnston	Mark Nyman
1047	31/08/1990	P	Fiona Willis	61 – 45	Michael Kerr	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Brian Johnston	Mark Nyman
1048	3/09/1990	P	Fiona Willis	61 – 30	Pete Johnson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Brian Johnston	Mark Nyman
1049	4/09/1990	P	Fiona Willis	50 – 50	Ian McLoughlin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Brian Johnston	Mark Nyman
1050	5/09/1990	P	Ian McLoughlin	53 – 60	Fiona Willis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Brian Johnston	Mark Nyman
1051	6/09/1990	P	Fiona Willis	45 – 52	Richard Stevens	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Brian Johnston	Mark Nyman
1052	7/09/1990	P	Richard Stevens	44 – 48	Billy Ward	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Brian Johnston	Mark Nyman
1053	10/09/1990	P	Billy Ward	43 – 35	Martin Jakes	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Mark Nyman
1054	11/09/1990	P	Billy Ward	34 – 31	Maureen Pollard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Mark Nyman
1055	12/09/1990	P	Billy Ward	53 – 43	Malcolm Stern	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Mark Nyman
1056	13/09/1990	P	Billy Ward	39 – 15	Beryl Sutherland	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Mark Nyman
1057	14/09/1990	P	Billy Ward	54 – 39	Martin Parker	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason
1058	17/09/1990	P	Billy Ward	62 – 35	Diane Hartrey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason
1059	18/09/1990	P	Billy Ward	39 – 42	Robert Houston	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason
1060	19/09/1990	P	Robert Houston	50 – 27	Ray Norris	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason
1061	20/09/1990	QF	Derek Coombs	69 – 10	Denys Hollis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason
1062	21/09/1990	QF	Billy Ward	28 – 61	Liz Barber	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason
1063	24/09/1990	QF	Roy Bendall	32 – 46	Maurice Binks	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason
1064	25/09/1990	QF	Fiona Willis	44 – 37	Gordon Foy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Simon Mason
1065	26/09/1990	SF	Derek Coombs	51 – 34	Maurice Binks	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Simon Mason
1066	27/09/1990	SF	Fiona Willis	37 – 50	Liz Barber	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Simon Mason
1067	28/09/1990	GF	Derek Coombs	66 – 67	Liz Barber	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice, Gyles Brandreth	Simon Mason

External links

• Series 20 on The Countdown Database.
• Series 20 on The Countdown Page.