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'''Verity Joubert''' first appeared on Countdown on 26 July 1995, beating [[Andrew Bull]] 50-46 in the 18th heat game of [[Series 30]]. Verity won 3 more games before losing to [[Chris Williams]] 69-33. Her four wins were enough to see her into the final rounds as #7 seed, where she beat [[Andrew Bull]] a second time in the quarter-final before beating [[Sue Renwick]] in the semi-final. In the [[episode 1717|final]] against [[Chris Colsmann]], Verity entered a consistently good performance whilst Chris had multiple words disallowed. In the end, Verity ran out the 86-65 winner, and became the thirtieth champion of Countdown in the process. For an unknown reason, verity did not participate in [[Championship of Champions VIII]], but was instead entered into the [[supreme championship]] a few weeks later, where she lost to [[Kevin Nelson]] in the first round. verity's Countdown adventure was not over, however, as she would return to the studios in 2003 to record a special 3-day 'Ladies' championship' against other female series champions. However, she lost to [[Kate Ogilvie]] 47-39 in the first round.
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'''Verity Joubert''' first appeared on Countdown on 26 July 1995, beating [[Andrew Bull]] 50-46 in the 18th heat game of [[Series 30]]. Verity won 3 more games before losing to [[Chris Williams]] 69-33. Her four wins were enough to see her into the final rounds as #7 seed, where she beat [[Andrew Bull]] a second time in the quarter-final before beating [[Sue Renwick]] in the semi-final. In the [[episode 1717|final]] against [[Chris Colsmann]], Verity entered a consistently good performance whilst Chris had multiple words disallowed. In the end, Verity ran out the 86-65 winner, and became the thirtieth champion of Countdown in the process. For an unknown reason, verity did not participate in [[Championship of Champions VIII]], but was instead entered into the [[Supreme Championship]] a few weeks later, where she lost to [[Kevin Nelson]] in the first round. verity's Countdown adventure was not over, however, as she would return to the studios in 2003 to record a special 3-day 'Ladies' championship' against other female series champions. However, she lost to [[Kate Ogilvie]] 47-39 in the first round.
  
 
{{series winner|preceded_by=Darren Shacklady|series=30|followed_by=David Acton}}
 
{{series winner|preceded_by=Darren Shacklady|series=30|followed_by=David Acton}}

Revision as of 22:39, 16 February 2009

Verity Joubert.

Verity Joubert first appeared on Countdown on 26 July 1995, beating Andrew Bull 50-46 in the 18th heat game of Series 30. Verity won 3 more games before losing to Chris Williams 69-33. Her four wins were enough to see her into the final rounds as #7 seed, where she beat Andrew Bull a second time in the quarter-final before beating Sue Renwick in the semi-final. In the final against Chris Colsmann, Verity entered a consistently good performance whilst Chris had multiple words disallowed. In the end, Verity ran out the 86-65 winner, and became the thirtieth champion of Countdown in the process. For an unknown reason, verity did not participate in Championship of Champions VIII, but was instead entered into the Supreme Championship a few weeks later, where she lost to Kevin Nelson in the first round. verity's Countdown adventure was not over, however, as she would return to the studios in 2003 to record a special 3-day 'Ladies' championship' against other female series champions. However, she lost to Kate Ogilvie 47-39 in the first round.

Preceded by
Darren Shacklady
Series winner
Series 30
Followed by
David Acton

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
1670 26/07/1995 P Andrew Bull 46 – 50 Verity Joubert Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Stilgoe Richard Samson
1671 27/07/1995 P Verity Joubert 43 – 32 Warren Read Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Richard Samson
1672 28/07/1995 P Verity Joubert 58 – 31 Paul Horswill Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Richard Samson
1673 31/07/1995 P Verity Joubert 56 – 24 Edna King Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Richard Samson
1674 1/08/1995 P Verity Joubert 33 – 69 Chris Williams Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Philip Franks Richard Samson
1712 22/09/1995 QF Andrew Bull 45 – 52 Verity Joubert Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman David Jacobs Susie Dent
1716 28/09/1995 SF Sue Renwick 31 – 52 Verity Joubert Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman David Jacobs Susie Dent
1717 29/09/1995 GF Chris Colsmann 65 – 86 Verity Joubert Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman David Jacobs, Jon Pertwee Susie Dent
1895 4/12/1996 gQF Verity Joubert 35 – 43 Kevin Nelson Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Richard Digance David Swarbrick
3437 12/03/2003 LSF Kate Ogilvie 47 – 39 Verity Joubert Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Rick Wakeman Alison Heard