Wednesday 27th February 1991 (Series 21, Prelim 36)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 27 February 1991.

C1: Champion Gillian Tickle (3 wins, 1 draw, 194 points.)
C2: Challenger Thomas Noonan.
DC: Alexandra Clayton and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S L D R O I A T E
R02: E A G D Z S O C A
R03: W C N P E I O D T
R04: 50, 5, 1, 10, 9, 7. Target: 340.
R05: E O T S P S Y U I
R06: Q S T I U I F R E
R07: I A Y G W S E N M
R08: 25, 10, 4, 1, 6, 5. Target: 481.
R09: G A N D E R W I N (conundrum)


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Round 1: S L D R O I A T E

C1: SOLDIER (7)
C2: SOLDIER (7)
DC: IDOLATERS (18)
OT: STEROIDAL (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)

Round 2: E A G D Z S O C A

C1: CADGES (6)
C2: GAZES (5)
OT: ADAGES (6) DAGOES (6) DOSAGE (6) SOCAGE (6)
Score: 13–7 (max 24)

Round 3: W C N P E I O D T

C1: POINTED (7)
C2: OPINED (6)
DC: NOTICED (7)
OT: CTENOID (7) DEONTIC (7)
Score: 20–7 (max 31)

Round 4: 50, 5, 1, 10, 9, 7. Target: 340.

C1: 340. (7 x 50) - 10 (10)
C2: 340. (7 x 50) - 10 (10)
Score: 30–17 (max 41)

Round 5: E O T S P S Y U I

C1: POSSET (6)
C2: SPITES (6)
DC: SOUPIEST (8)
Score: 36–23 (max 49)

Round 6: Q S T I U I F R E

C1: SQUIRT (6)
C2: requites
DC: SURFEIT (7)
OT: FUSTIER (7) QUERIST (7)
Score: 42–23 (max 56)

Round 7: I A Y G W S E N M

C1: SWAYING (7)
C2: SWAYING (7)
DC: ENIGMAS (7)
OT: ANYWISE (7) GAMINES (7) SEAMING (7) SWAGMEN (7)
Score: 49–30 (max 63)

Round 8: 25, 10, 4, 1, 6, 5. Target: 481.

C1: 485.
C2: 483. (5 x 4 x 25) - (6 + 1 + 10) (7)
CV: 481. (((25 x 4) - 6) x 5) + 10 + 1 (10)
Score: 49–37 (max 73)

Round 9: G A N D E R W I N

C2 buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say WANDERING which is correct.
Score: 49–47 (max 83)

Statistics Corner

Gillian:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 4

Thomas:
Total score - 47
Raw score - 58
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 3

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