Thursday 31st January 1991 (Series 21, Prelim 17)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 31 January 1991.

C1: Challenger Jeremy Dann.
C2: Champion John Arfon (2 wins, 1 draw, 137 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R E Y L G S I R K
R02: N A N A D S E G H
R03: Q W L M I T Z A S
R04: 50, 10, 3, 7, 2, 3. Target: 903.
R05: M U X F D S I E C
R06: N L O D F P E T T
R07: I A T R V R I B A
R08: 50, 10, 3, 7, 10, 1. Target: 444.
R09: S O N I C P I E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: R E Y L G S I R K

C1: GIRLS (5)
C2: GRISLY (6)
DC: RISKY (5) likers
OT: GRIKES (6) GRILSE (6) GRYKES (6) KLIEGS (6) KYLIES (6) LIGERS (6) SKERRY (6)
Score: 0–6 (max 6)

Round 2: N A N A D S E G H

C1: HANGED (6)
C2: ADAGES (6)
DC: GNASHED (7)
OT: AGENDAS (7)
Score: 6–12 (max 13)

Round 3: Q W L M I T Z A S

C1: MAILS (5)
C2: WALTZ (5)
DC: ZITS (4)
OT: ASWIM (5) LITAS (5) MALIS (5) MALTS (5) MILTS (5) SALMI (5) SMALT (5) SWAMI (5) TAILS (5) WAILS (5) WAIST (5) WAITS (5) WALIS (5) WILTS (5) ZAMIS (5)
Score: 11–17 (max 18)

Round 4: 50, 10, 3, 7, 2, 3. Target: 903.

C1: 903. ((3 - 2 + 10 + 7) x 50) + 3 (10)
C2: 900.
Score: 21–17 (max 28)

Round 5: M U X F D S I E C

C1: exides
C2: excised
DC: MISCUED (7)
Score: 21–17 (max 35)

Round 6: N L O D F P E T T

C1: PLOTTED (7)
C2: PLOTTED (7)
DC: TENFOLD (7)
Score: 28–24 (max 42)

Round 7: I A T R V R I B A

C1: BRIAR (5)
C2: TRIVIA (6)
DC: BRAT (4)
Score: 28–30 (max 48)

Round 8: 50, 10, 3, 7, 10, 1. Target: 444.

C1: 443. ((50 - 7 + 1) x 10) + 3 (7)
C2: 440.
CV: 444. ((10 - 1) x 50) - (10 + 3 - 7) (10)
Score: 35–30 (max 58)

Round 9: S O N I C P I E R

C2 buzzes on 1.33 seconds to say PRECISION which is correct.
Score: 35–40 (max 68)

Statistics Corner

Jeremy:
Total score - 35
Raw score - 45
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 3

John:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 5

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