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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 (Series 11)|John Clarke]].
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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 (Series 11)|John Clarke]].
  
  

Revision as of 23:24, 11 March 2009

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.


Preceded by
Gino Corr		 Series runner-up
Series 20		 Followed by
Jackie McLeod

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
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
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