Wednesday 30th January 1991 (Series 21, Prelim 16)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 30 January 1991.

C1: Challenger Barbara Kinghorn.
C2: Champion John Arfon (1 win, 1 draw, 95 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V S I A N J T E C
R02: S I P O G R C A G
R03: U A I D M L S R E
R04: 25, 3, 10, 2, 4, 7. Target: 128.
R05: F A Y L G I E R W
R06: P T N I A O B D E
R07: T Y A S I L S E H
R08: 25, 4, 1, 9, 1, 6. Target: 623.
R09: R O O F P R E S S (conundrum)


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Round 1: V S I A N J T E C

C1: ASCENT (6)
C2: INJECTS (7)
DC: VESICANT (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: S I P O G R C A G

C1: PAIRS (5)
C2: CORGIS (6)
DC: PROSAIC (7)
OT: AGOGICS (7) PICAROS (7)
Score: 0–13 (max 15)

Round 3: U A I D M L S R E

C1: mailers
C2: simular
DC: RESIDUAL (8) MISRULED (8)
Score: 0–13 (max 23)

Round 4: 25, 3, 10, 2, 4, 7. Target: 128.

C1: 127. Mistake in working.
C2: 131. (25 x 4) + (7 x 3) + 10 (7)
CV: 128. ((7 - 2) x 25) + 3 (10)
Score: 0–20 (max 33)

Round 5: F A Y L G I E R W

C1: FRAGILE (7)
C2: FAIRY (5)
OT: WEARILY (7)
Score: 7–20 (max 40)

Round 6: P T N I A O B D E

C1: OBTAINED (8)
C2: OBTAINED (8)
DC: ANTIPODE (8)
Score: 15–28 (max 48)

Round 7: T Y A S I L S E H

C1: LASHES (6)
C2: HASTILY (7)
DC: SHALIEST (8) HYALITES (8)
OT: ASHIEST (7) HATLESS (7) HYALITE (7) LYSATES (7) SAITHES (7) SALTISH (7) SHEILAS (7) STYLISE (7) STYLISH (7) TAHSILS (7) TEHSILS (7)
Score: 15–35 (max 56)

Round 8: 25, 4, 1, 9, 1, 6. Target: 623.

C1: 624. (((6 x 4) + 1) x 25) - 1 (7)
C2: 624. (((6 x 4) + 1) x 25) - 1 (7)
CV: 623. (6 x 4 x (25 + 1)) - 1 (10)
Score: 22–42 (max 66)

Round 9: R O O F P R E S S

C1 buzzes on 17.75 seconds to say PROFESSOR which is correct.
Score: 32–42 (max 76)

Statistics Corner

Barbara:
Total score - 32
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 42
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 3.6
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 3

John:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 1

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