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Series 20

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

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