Thursday 7th March 1991 (Series 21, Prelim 42)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 7 March 1991.

C1: Challenger Jim Perryman.
C2: Champion Lew Schwarz (3 wins, 153 points.)
DC: Judy Pearsall and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: A I O S L G D F S
R02: V S T E E F Z I T
R03: I A A T Y N R Q A
R04: 50, 4, 1, 3, 3, 6. Target: 321.
R05: T L C S I O G E N
R06: U A E R Y S C S W
R07: D T D I O B A I W
R08: 50, 3, 6, 5, 8, 4. Target: 377.
R09: G N A S H L I M B (conundrum)


And now a brief interlude before our main feature:

SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER

Enjoy the show.

Round 1: A I O S L G D F S

C1: GLASS (5)
C2: SOLIDS (6)
OT: DOSSAL (6) FOSSIL (6)
Score: 0–6 (max 6)

Round 2: V S T E E F Z I T

C1: VEST (4)
C2: FESTIVE (7)
Score: 0–13 (max 13)

Round 3: I A A T Y N R Q A

C1: TRAIN (5)
C2: RAINY (5)
DC: ANTIAR (6)
OT: QINTAR (6) TARIQA (6) YANTRA (6)
Score: 5–18 (max 19)

Round 4: 50, 4, 1, 3, 3, 6. Target: 321.

C1: 321. (50 x 6) + ((4 + 3) x 3) (10)
C2: 321. ((50 + 3) x 6) + 3 (10)
Score: 15–28 (max 29)

Round 5: T L C S I O G E N

C1: COSTING (7)
C2: COSTING (7)
DC: CLOSETING (18)
Score: 22–35 (max 47)

Round 6: U A E R Y S C S W

C1: SCARES (6)
C2: SAUCERS (7)
OT: CAUSERS (7) CAUSEYS (7) CAYUSES (7) SAWYERS (7) SUCRASE (7)
Score: 22–42 (max 54)

Round 7: D T D I O B A I W

C1: WADI (4)
C2: BAIT (4)
DC: IDIOT (5)
OT: BIOTA (5) OIDIA (5) TIBIA (5) TOWAI (5)
Score: 26–46 (max 59)

Round 8: 50, 3, 6, 5, 8, 4. Target: 377.

C1: 377. (((4 x 3) + 50) x 6) + 5 (10)
C2: 377. (8 x 50) - ((5 x 4) + 3) (10)
Score: 36–56 (max 69)

Round 9: G N A S H L I M B

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say SHAMBLING which is correct.
Score: 36–66 (max 79)

Statistics Corner

Jim:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 2

Lew:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 84
Raw % of max - 84
Total average score per round - 7.3
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 6

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