Wednesday 16th January 1991 (Series 21, Prelim 6)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 16 January 1991.

C1: Challenger Malcolm Mackinnon.
C2: Champion Jackie McLeod (3 wins, 156 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Hayley Mills.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Y S T P A I I T C
R02: B T I E U V G H W
R03: N R T O E I S D I
R04: 50, 7, 3, 4, 7, 10. Target: 544.
R05: E A B J L T E D K
R06: F T D N A A A E L
R07: R S N E O R C P I
R08: 100, 7, 1, 4, 1, 10. Target: 942.
R09: S U M O G R A I N (conundrum)


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Round 1: Y S T P A I I T C

C1: STATIC (6)
C2: STATIC (6)
DC: ATTICS (6)
OT: STYPTIC (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: B T I E U V G H W

C1: WEIGHT (6)
C2: WEIGHT (6)
Score: 12–12 (max 13)

Round 3: N R T O E I S D I

C1: SIDE (4)
C2: sternoid
DC: DERISION (8) DISORIENT (18)
OT: RETINOIDS (18)
Score: 16–12 (max 31)

Round 4: 50, 7, 3, 4, 7, 10. Target: 544.

C1: 544. ((50 + 4) x 10) + 7 - 3 (10)
C2: 545.
Score: 26–12 (max 41)

Round 5: E A B J L T E D K

C1: BELATED (7)
C2: BLEATED (7)
Score: 33–19 (max 48)

Round 6: F T D N A A A E L

C1: LEANT (5)
C2: FATED (5)
DC: DENTAL (6)
OT: ADNATE (6)
Score: 38–24 (max 54)

Round 7: R S N E O R C P I

C1: PRISE (5)
C2: CORNERS (7)
DC: CONSPIRE (8)
OT: PRISONER (8)
Score: 38–31 (max 62)

Round 8: 100, 7, 1, 4, 1, 10. Target: 942.

C1: 941. ((100 - 7 + 1) x 10) + 1 (7)
C2: 932.
CV: 942. ((100 - 4 - 1) x 10) - (7 + 1) (10)
Score: 45–31 (max 72)

Round 9: S U M O G R A I N

No one buzzes. The answer was IGNORAMUS.
Score: 45–31 (max 82)

Statistics Corner

Malcolm:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 3

Jackie:
Total score - 31
Raw score - 43
Total % of max - 38
Raw % of max - 52
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=21