Series 20

Series 20
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Series information
First episode	3 July 1990
Last episode	28 September 1990
Highest score (9-round games only)	72 (Derek Coombs)
Number of contestants	58
Number of episodes	65
Results
Winner	Liz Barber
Runner-up	Derek Coombs

Series 20 ran from 3 July to 28 September 1990. The twentieth of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley, it was won by Liz Barber. This was also the first series which had a change of dictionaries, as the COD8 replaced the COD7 in Episode 1016.

Seed table

Rank	Name	Wins	Points
1	Derek Coombs	8	462
2	Billy Ward	7	333
3	Fiona Willis	5+1	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

Numbers after "+" signs in the Wins column represent drawn games. Between Series 3 and Series 20, players were ranked by total number of points, including winning and drawing scores, but not losing ones.

Finals progress

Derek Coombs (1) vs Denys Hollis (8)	Derek Coombs (1) vs Maurice Binks (5)	Derek Coombs (1) vs Liz Barber (7)
Maurice Binks (5) vs Roy Bendall (4)
Fiona Willis (3) vs Gordon Foy (6)	Fiona Willis (3) vs Liz Barber (7)
Liz Barber (7) vs Billy Ward (2)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
1004	03/07/1990	P	Liz Barber	58 – 33	David Morris	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson	73
1005	04/07/1990	P	Liz Barber	54 – 29	Bill Giles	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson	74
1006	05/07/1990	P	Liz Barber	46 – 32	Sue Goodworth	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson	70
1007	06/07/1990	P	Liz Barber	33 – 23	Anne Duncan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson	73
1008	09/07/1990	P	Liz Barber	30 – 43	Andrea Parker	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson	73
1009	10/07/1990	P	Malti Vasudevan	28 – 38	Andrea Parker	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Richard Stilgoe	Della Thompson	71
1010	11/07/1990	P	George Head	55 – 14	Andrea Parker	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Della Thompson	84
1011	12/07/1990	P	George Head	31 – 43	Richard Hooke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Della Thompson	72
1012	13/07/1990	P	Graham Pearson	40 – 51	Richard Hooke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Della Thompson	70
1013	16/07/1990	P	Derek Coombs	42 – 37	Richard Hooke	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Della Thompson	84
1014	17/07/1990	P	Derek Coombs	56 – 15	Pat Daines	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Della Thompson	69
1015	18/07/1990	P	Derek Coombs	57 – 30	Neil Kendall	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Gyles Brandreth	Della Thompson	68
1016	19/07/1990	P	Neil Rich	49 – 58	Derek Coombs	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason	71
1017	20/07/1990	P	Duncan Dale-Emberton	33 – 63	Derek Coombs	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason	74
1018	23/07/1990	P	Mollie Haigh	18 – 68	Derek Coombs	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason	76
1019	24/07/1990	P	Colin Blumen	44 – 72	Derek Coombs	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason	73
1020	25/07/1990	P	Kevin Roberts	44 – 46	Derek Coombs	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason	81
1021	26/07/1990	P	Hadrian Geoffes	51 – 60	Gordon Foy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Eve Pollard	Simon Mason	71
1022	27/07/1990	P	David Uri	27 – 57	Gordon Foy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason	70
1023	30/07/1990	P	Marguerite Moulding	39 – 66	Gordon Foy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason	75
1024	31/07/1990	P	John Mann	40 – 43	Gordon Foy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason	81
1025	01/08/1990	P	Alan Harris	39 – 36	Gordon Foy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason	72
1026	02/08/1990	P	Alan Harris	30 – 35	Maurice Binks	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason	67
1027	03/08/1990	P	John Rowan	49 – 66	Maurice Binks	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason	74
1028	06/08/1990	P	Philip Calvert	6 – 42	Maurice Binks	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Patrick Mower	Freda Thornton	69
1029	07/08/1990	P	Dave Berry	44 – 49	Maurice Binks	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Patrick Mower	Freda Thornton	69
1030	08/08/1990	P	Peggy Wilkinson	33 – 39	Maurice Binks	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Patrick Mower	Freda Thornton	68
1031	09/08/1990	P	Peter North	38 – 32	Maurice Binks	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Patrick Mower	Freda Thornton	69
1032	10/08/1990	P	Peter North	46 – 37	Aileen Willett	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Patrick Mower	Freda Thornton	73
1033	13/08/1990	P	Peter North	28 – 46	Denys Hollis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Patrick Mower	Freda Thornton	92
1034	14/08/1990	P	Chris Bergman	27 – 31	Denys Hollis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Freda Thornton	70
1035	15/08/1990	P	Mike Lott	33 – 50	Denys Hollis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Freda Thornton	72
1036	16/08/1990	P	Tony Hallam	45 – 26	Denys Hollis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Freda Thornton	70
1037	17/08/1990	P	Tony Hallam	32 – 50	Iris Denon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Freda Thornton	71
1038	20/08/1990	P	Stephen Mack	53 – 42	Iris Denon	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Freda Thornton	72
1039	21/08/1990	P	Stephen Mack	57 – 35	Mervyn Taylor	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Martin Jarvis	Freda Thornton	83
1040	22/08/1990	P	Stephen Mack	52 – 53	Roy Bendall	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ernie Wise	Mark Nyman	84
1041	23/08/1990	P	Susan Godfrey	35 – 52	Roy Bendall	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ernie Wise	Mark Nyman	77
1042	24/08/1990	P	Jim Harvey	40 – 50	Roy Bendall	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ernie Wise	Mark Nyman	72
1043	27/08/1990	P	Dennis Edgson	36 – 42	Roy Bendall	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ernie Wise	Mark Nyman	72
1044	28/08/1990	P	Vera Selby	33 – 40	Roy Bendall	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ernie Wise	Mark Nyman	71
1045	29/08/1990	P	Fiona Willis	46 – 40	Roy Bendall	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Ernie Wise	Mark Nyman	75
1046	30/08/1990	P	Fiona Willis	48 – 46	Mary Andrews	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Brian Johnston	Mark Nyman	73
1047	31/08/1990	P	Fiona Willis	61 – 45	Michael Kerr	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Brian Johnston	Mark Nyman	74
1048	03/09/1990	P	Fiona Willis	61 – 30	Pete Johnson	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Brian Johnston	Mark Nyman	73
1049	04/09/1990	P	Fiona Willis	50 – 50	Ian McLoughlin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Brian Johnston	Mark Nyman	73
1050	05/09/1990	P	Fiona Willis	60 – 53	Ian McLoughlin	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Brian Johnston	Mark Nyman	73
1051	06/09/1990	P	Fiona Willis	45 – 52	Richard Stevens	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Brian Johnston	Mark Nyman	71
1052	07/09/1990	P	Billy Ward	48 – 44	Richard Stevens	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Brian Johnston	Mark Nyman	73
1053	10/09/1990	P	Billy Ward	43 – 35	Martin Jacques	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Mark Nyman	72
1054	11/09/1990	P	Billy Ward	34 – 31	Maureen Pollard	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Mark Nyman	82
1055	12/09/1990	P	Billy Ward	53 – 43	Malcolm Stern	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Mark Nyman	71
1056	13/09/1990	P	Billy Ward	39 – 15	Beryl Sutherland	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Frazer Hines	Mark Nyman	71
1057	14/09/1990	P	Billy Ward	54 – 39	Martin Parker	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason	72
1058	17/09/1990	P	Billy Ward	62 – 35	Diane Hartrey	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason	73
1059	18/09/1990	P	Billy Ward	39 – 42	Robert Houston	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason	75
1060	19/09/1990	P	Ray Norris	27 – 50	Robert Houston	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason	70
1061	20/09/1990	QF	Derek Coombs	69 – 10	Denys Hollis	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason	73
1062	21/09/1990	QF	Billy Ward	28 – 61	Liz Barber	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason	83
1063	24/09/1990	QF	Roy Bendall	32 – 46	Maurice Binks	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Simon Williams	Simon Mason	69
1064	25/09/1990	QF	Fiona Willis	44 – 37	Gordon Foy	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Simon Mason	73
1065	26/09/1990	SF	Derek Coombs	51 – 34	Maurice Binks	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Simon Mason	67
1066	27/09/1990	SF	Fiona Willis	37 – 50	Liz Barber	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice	Simon Mason	70
1067	28/09/1990	GF	Derek Coombs	66 – 67	Liz Barber	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Tim Rice, Gyles Brandreth	Simon Mason	124

External Links

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