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Gino Corr
Gino Corr was the runner-up of Series 19. He was a mature student from Aberdeen in Scotland. He'd previously worked in the oil industry but then worked in management. He won four games towards the very end of the series, but lost the final heat game of the series to Duncan Dale-Emberton. Nonetheless, he returned for the final rounds as #5 seed, beating Maureen Harmer and Lindsay Denyer on his way to the final. He lost the final, however, to Michael Wareham.
Gino's performances, not to mention his near-legendary wit and personality, saw him return for Championship of Champions V. There, he beat Jonathan Anstey in the first round and went on to beat Lawrence Pearse in the semi-final, in the process making the most famous letters declaration never to be shown on Countdown, as can be seen here. In the final, Gino lost a close match to Irish wunderkind Tim Morrissey.
Gino returned for the Supreme Championship in 1996, but lost to Steve Balment in the first round.
Preceded by Mandi Hale |
Series runner-up Series 19 |
Followed by Derek Coombs |
Preceded by Tony Vick |
Champion of Champions runner-up Championship of Champions V |
Followed by Chris Waddington |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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991 | 15/03/1990 | P | Iqbal Hussein | 42 – 54 | Gino Corr | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sylvia Syms | Freda Thornton | |||
992 | 16/03/1990 | P | Gino Corr | 54 – 14 | Jean Read | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sylvia Syms | Freda Thornton | |||
993 | 19/03/1990 | P | Gino Corr | 48 – 28 | Michael Wilson | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sylvia Syms | Freda Thornton | |||
994 | 20/03/1990 | P | Gino Corr | 43 – 37 | Peter Morris | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Sylvia Syms | Freda Thornton | |||
995 | 21/03/1990 | P | Duncan Dale-Emberton | 48 – 33 | Gino Corr | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Simon Mason | |||
999 | 27/03/1990 | QF | Maureen Harmer | 22 – 55 | Gino Corr | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees | Simon Mason | |||
1000 | 28/03/1990 | SF | Lindsay Denyer | 20 – 56 | Gino Corr | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Bill Tidy | Simon Mason | |||
1002 | 30/03/1990 | GF | Michael Wareham | 92 – 68 | Gino Corr | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Nigel Rees, Bill Tidy | Simon Mason | |||
1069 | 1/01/1991 | CQF | Gino Corr | 57 – 47 | Jonathan Anstey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | |||
1073 | 7/01/1991 | CSF | Gino Corr | 61 – 34 | Lawrence Pearse | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Gyles Brandreth | Catherine Clarke | |||
1074 | 8/01/1991 | CGF | Gino Corr | 62 – 78 | Tim Morrissey | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Dinah Sheridan | Catherine Clarke | |||
M94 | 14/1/91-16/1/91 | Masters | Gino Corr | 56 – 55 | Billy Ward | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | ? | Freda Thornton | |||
1875 | 6/11/1996 | dQF | Stephen Balment | 52 – 44 | Gino Corr | Richard Whiteley | Carol Vorderman | Geoffrey Durham | Susie Dent |