Friday 22nd February 1991 (Series 21, Prelim 33)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 22 February 1991.

C1: Champion Gillian Tickle (1 win, 54 points.)
C2: Challenger Mark Birch.
DC: Alexandra Clayton and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: W L L N A E O T E
R02: R S U I W V T I G
R03: T T X D A U I F E
R04: 100, 9, 8, 1, 10, 8. Target: 665.
R05: R Z O A W R E C S
R06: S M S T I O E P S
R07: G B V I I N W E P
R08: 50, 4, 5, 10, 7, 1. Target: 512.
R09: S T E A D Y R Y E (conundrum)


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Round 1: W L L N A E O T E

C1: WALL (4)
C2: TOWEL (5)
DC: WALLET (6)
OT: ETALON (6) LATEEN (6) LOANEE (6) OLEATE (6) TALLOW (6) TOWNEE (6)
Score: 0–5 (max 6)

Round 2: R S U I W V T I G

C1: WRIST (5)
C2: WRITS (5)
DC: GRIST (5) TWIGS (5) VIRUS (5)
OT: GRITS (5) SIGRI (5) TRIGS (5) TRUGS (5) VIRTU (5) VISIT (5) WURST (5)
Score: 5–10 (max 11)

Round 3: T T X D A U I F E

C1: FITTED (6)
C2: FATED (5)
DC: FIXATED (7)
Score: 11–10 (max 18)

Round 4: 100, 9, 8, 1, 10, 8. Target: 665.

C1: -
C2: 673. ((8 - 1) x 100) - (8 + 9 + 10) (5)
CV: 665. ((100 - 10 - 8 - 8) x 9) - 1 (10)
Score: 11–15 (max 28)

Round 5: R Z O A W R E C S

C1: COWERS (6)
C2: SCORER (6)
DC: CRAZES (6) RAZORS (6) COARSER (7)
Score: 17–21 (max 35)

Round 6: S M S T I O E P S

C1: POSSETS (7)
C2: PISTES (6)
DC: MOSSIEST (8)
OT: MISSTEPS (8) STOMPIES (8)
Score: 24–21 (max 43)

Round 7: G B V I I N W E P

C1: VIEWING (7)
C2: VEIN (4)
Score: 31–21 (max 50)

Round 8: 50, 4, 5, 10, 7, 1. Target: 512.

C1: 512. ((50 + 1) x 10) + 7 - 5 (10)
C2: 512. (50 x 10) + 7 + 5 (10)
Score: 41–31 (max 60)

Round 9: S T E A D Y R Y E

C1 buzzes on 20 seconds to say YESTERDAY which is correct.
Score: 51–31 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Gillian:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 73
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 4

Mark:
Total score - 31
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 2

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