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− | '''Derek Coombs''' first appeared on Countdown on 16 July 1990, beating his opponent [[Richard Hooke]] 42-37 in the 10th heat of [[series 20]]. he beat a further seven opponents to become the only [[octochamp]] of the series, and duly returned for the final rounds as #1 seed. After inflicting a heavy defeat on [[Denys Hollis]] in the quarter-finals and beating [[Maurice Binks]] in the semis, he faced [[Liz Barber]] in the [[episode 1067|final]]. Trailing by one point going into the conundrum, Derek buzzed in on 18 seconds and looked to have won it, but his answer was incorrect. Liz also answering the conundrum incorrectly later on proved to be academic- Derek had lost the game, and the series, by a single point. oddly, Derek did not return for [[Championship of Champions V]] at the start of the next series, instead returning in 1993 for [[Championship of Champions VI]], where he was beaten in the first round by [[Fiona Willis]]. derek would return to Countdown once more in 1996 for the [[supreme championship]], where he was beaten in the first round by [[John Clarke]]. | + | '''Derek Coombs''' first appeared on Countdown on 16 July 1990, beating his opponent [[Richard Hooke]] 42-37 in the 10th heat of [[series 20]]. he beat a further seven opponents to become the only [[octochamp]] of the series, and duly returned for the final rounds as #1 seed. After inflicting a heavy defeat on [[Denys Hollis]] in the quarter-finals and beating [[Maurice Binks]] in the semis, he faced [[Liz Barber]] in the [[episode 1067|final]]. Trailing by one point going into the conundrum, Derek buzzed in on 18 seconds and looked to have won it, but his answer was incorrect. Liz also answering the conundrum incorrectly later on proved to be academic- Derek had lost the game, and the series, by a single point. oddly, Derek did not return for [[Championship of Champions V]] at the start of the next series, instead returning in 1993 for [[Championship of Champions VI]], where he was beaten in the first round by [[Fiona Willis]]. derek would return to Countdown once more in 1996 for the [[supreme championship]], where he was beaten in the first round by [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]]. |
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{{ep | 1067 | 28/09/1990 | GF | Derek Coombs | 66 - 67 | [[Liz Barber]] | Tim Rice, Gyles Brandreth | Simon Mason }} | {{ep | 1067 | 28/09/1990 | GF | Derek Coombs | 66 - 67 | [[Liz Barber]] | Tim Rice, Gyles Brandreth | Simon Mason }} | ||
{{ep | 1329 | 5/01/1993 | CQF | Derek Coombs | 54 - 64 | [[Fiona Willis]] | [[Richard Stilgoe]] | [[Susie Dent]] }} | {{ep | 1329 | 5/01/1993 | CQF | Derek Coombs | 54 - 64 | [[Fiona Willis]] | [[Richard Stilgoe]] | [[Susie Dent]] }} | ||
− | {{ep | 1857 | 11/10/1996 | aQF | [[John Clarke]] | 58 - 52 | Derek Coombs | [[Nigel Rees]] | Susie Dent }} | + | {{ep | 1857 | 11/10/1996 | aQF | [[John Clarke (Series 11)|John Clarke]] | 58 - 52 | Derek Coombs | [[Nigel Rees]] | Susie Dent }} |
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
Revision as of 18:26, 25 January 2008
Derek Coombs first appeared on Countdown on 16 July 1990, beating his opponent Richard Hooke 42-37 in the 10th heat of series 20. he beat a further seven opponents to become the only octochamp of the series, and duly returned for the final rounds as #1 seed. After inflicting a heavy defeat on Denys Hollis in the quarter-finals and beating Maurice Binks in the semis, he faced Liz Barber in the final. Trailing by one point going into the conundrum, Derek buzzed in on 18 seconds and looked to have won it, but his answer was incorrect. Liz also answering the conundrum incorrectly later on proved to be academic- Derek had lost the game, and the series, by a single point. oddly, Derek did not return for Championship of Champions V at the start of the next series, instead returning in 1993 for Championship of Champions VI, where he was beaten in the first round by Fiona Willis. derek would return to Countdown once more in 1996 for the supreme championship, where he was beaten in the first round by John Clarke.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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1013 | 16/07/1990 | P | Richard Hooke | 37 – 42 | Derek Coombs | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Della Thompson | |||
1014 | 17/07/1990 | P | Derek Coombs | 56 – 15 | Pat Daines | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Della Thompson | |||
1015 | 18/07/1990 | P | Derek Coombs | 57 – 30 | Neil Kendall | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Della Thompson | |||
1016 | 19/07/1990 | P | Neil Rich | 49 – 58 | Derek Coombs | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Eve Pollard | Simon Mason | |||
1017 | 20/07/1990 | P | Derek Coombs | 63 – 33 | Duncan Dale-Emberton | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Eve Pollard | Simon Mason | |||
1018 | 23/07/1990 | P | Derek Coombs | 68 – 18 | Mollie Haigh | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Eve Pollard | Simon Mason | |||
1019 | 24/07/1990 | P | Derek Coombs | 72 – 44 | Colin Blumen | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Eve Pollard | Simon Mason | |||
1020 | 25/07/1990 | P | Derek Coombs | 46 – 44 | Kevin Roberts | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Eve Pollard | Simon Mason | |||
1061 | 20/09/1990 | QF | Derek Coombs | 69 – 10 | Denys Hollis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Simon Williams | Simon Mason | |||
1065 | 26/09/1990 | SF | Derek Coombs | 51 – 34 | Maurice Binks | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tim Rice | Simon Mason | |||
1067 | 28/09/1990 | GF | Derek Coombs | 66 – 67 | Liz Barber | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Tim Rice, Gyles Brandreth | Simon Mason | |||
1329 | 5/01/1993 | CQF | Derek Coombs | 54 – 64 | Fiona Willis | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Richard Stilgoe | Susie Dent | |||
1857 | 11/10/1996 | aQF | John Clarke | 58 – 52 | Derek Coombs | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Susie Dent |