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'''Lew Schwarz''' was a finalist in [[Series 21]].
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'''Lew Schwarz''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 21]].
  
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He was the only contestant ever to suffer two [[:Category:Draws|tied games]], but eventually completed an [[octochamp]] run in his tenth game, and was number one seed for the Series 21 finals.  
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Schwarz was the only contestant to have two [[:Category:Draws|drawn games]] before tie-break conundrums were introduced at the start of [[Series 22]] ([[Richard Ayoade]] would eventually tie that record with him in 2022), but eventually completed an [[octochamp]] run in his tenth game, and was No. 1 seed for the finals of Series 21. In his quarter-final, however, he finally suffered his first and only defeat to [[Jackie McLeod]].
  
 
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{{ep | 1113 | 4/03/1991 | P |[[Gillian Tickle]]| 53 - 56 |Lew Schwarz|[[Ned Sherrin]]|[[Alexandra Clayton]]|73}}
 
{{ep | 1113 | 4/03/1991 | P |[[Gillian Tickle]]| 53 - 56 |Lew Schwarz|[[Ned Sherrin]]|[[Alexandra Clayton]]|73}}
 
{{ep | 1114 | 5/03/1991 | P |[[John Taylor]]| 38 - 53 |Lew Schwarz|Ned Sherrin|Alexandra Clayton|82}}
 
{{ep | 1114 | 5/03/1991 | P |[[John Taylor]]| 38 - 53 |Lew Schwarz|Ned Sherrin|Alexandra Clayton|82}}
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{{ep | 1115 | 6/03/1991 | P |[[Penny Downer]]| 40 - 44 |Lew Schwarz|[[Nigel Rees]]|[[Judy Pearsall]]|84}}
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{{ep | 1115 | 6/03/1991 | P |[[Penny Downer]]| 40 - 44 |Lew Schwarz|[[Nigel Rees]]|[[Judy Pearsall]]|82}}
 
{{ep | 1116 | 7/03/1991 | P |[[Jim Perryman]]| 36 - 66 |Lew Schwarz|Nigel Rees|Judy Pearsall|79}}
 
{{ep | 1116 | 7/03/1991 | P |[[Jim Perryman]]| 36 - 66 |Lew Schwarz|Nigel Rees|Judy Pearsall|79}}
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{{ep | 1117 | 8/03/1991 | P |[[Julie Purdey]]| 42 - 42 |Lew Schwarz|Nigel Rees|Judy Pearsall|74}}
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{{ep | 1117 | 8/03/1991 | P |[[Julie Purdey]]| 42 - 42 |Lew Schwarz|Nigel Rees|Judy Pearsall|72}}
 
{{ep | 1118 | 11/03/1991 | P |Julie Purdey| 53 - 60 |Lew Schwarz|Nigel Rees|Judy Pearsall|73}}
 
{{ep | 1118 | 11/03/1991 | P |Julie Purdey| 53 - 60 |Lew Schwarz|Nigel Rees|Judy Pearsall|73}}
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{{ep | 1119 | 12/03/1991 | P |[[Terence Eastman]]| 38 - 53 |Lew Schwarz|Nigel Rees|Judy Pearsall|70}}
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{{ep | 1119 | 12/03/1991 | P |[[Terence Eastman]]| 38 - 53 |Lew Schwarz|Nigel Rees|Judy Pearsall|69}}
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{{ep | 1120 | 13/03/1991 | P |[[Nuala Clenaghan]]| 54 - 54 |Lew Schwarz|Nigel Rees|Judy Pearsall|73}}
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{{ep | 1120 | 13/03/1991 | P |[[Nuala Clenaghan]]| 54 - 54 |Lew Schwarz|Nigel Rees|Judy Pearsall|72}}
 
{{ep | 1121 | 14/03/1991 | P |Nuala Clenaghan| 46 - 63 |Lew Schwarz|[[Sally James]]|Judy Pearsall|83}}
 
{{ep | 1121 | 14/03/1991 | P |Nuala Clenaghan| 46 - 63 |Lew Schwarz|[[Sally James]]|Judy Pearsall|83}}
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{{ep | 1122 | 15/03/1991 | P |[[Frank Adams]]| 36 - 56 |Lew Schwarz|Sally James|Judy Pearsall|71}}
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{{ep | 1122 | 15/03/1991 | P |[[Frank Adams]]| 36 - 56 |Lew Schwarz|Sally James|Judy Pearsall|68}}
 
{{ep | 1126 | 21/03/1991 | QF |[[Jackie McLeod]]| 55 - 33 |Lew Schwarz|Sally James|Judy Pearsall|72}}
 
{{ep | 1126 | 21/03/1991 | QF |[[Jackie McLeod]]| 55 - 33 |Lew Schwarz|Sally James|Judy Pearsall|72}}
 
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Latest revision as of 11:48, 30 July 2022

Lew Schwarz
Octochamp Statistics
Final positionQuarter-finalist
Seeding1
Points total547 (including 2 draws)
Conundrums solved8 (out of 10)

Lew Schwarz was an octochamp in Series 21.

Schwarz was the only contestant to have two drawn games before tie-break conundrums were introduced at the start of Series 22 (Richard Ayoade would eventually tie that record with him in 2022), but eventually completed an octochamp run in his tenth game, and was No. 1 seed for the finals of Series 21. In his quarter-final, however, he finally suffered his first and only defeat to Jackie McLeod.

Episodes

# Date Type Contestant 1 Score Contestant 2 Presenters Guest Lex Max
1113 4/03/1991 P Gillian Tickle 53 – 56 Lew Schwarz Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ned Sherrin Alexandra Clayton 73
1114 5/03/1991 P John Taylor 38 – 53 Lew Schwarz Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Ned Sherrin Alexandra Clayton 82
1115 6/03/1991 P Penny Downer 40 – 44 Lew Schwarz Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Judy Pearsall 82
1116 7/03/1991 P Jim Perryman 36 – 66 Lew Schwarz Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Judy Pearsall 79
1117 8/03/1991 P Julie Purdey 42 – 42 Lew Schwarz Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Judy Pearsall 72
1118 11/03/1991 P Julie Purdey 53 – 60 Lew Schwarz Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Judy Pearsall 73
1119 12/03/1991 P Terence Eastman 38 – 53 Lew Schwarz Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Judy Pearsall 69
1120 13/03/1991 P Nuala Clenaghan 54 – 54 Lew Schwarz Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Nigel Rees Judy Pearsall 72
1121 14/03/1991 P Nuala Clenaghan 46 – 63 Lew Schwarz Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sally James Judy Pearsall 83
1122 15/03/1991 P Frank Adams 36 – 56 Lew Schwarz Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sally James Judy Pearsall 68
1126 21/03/1991 QF Jackie McLeod 55 – 33 Lew Schwarz Richard Whiteley Carol Vorderman Sally James Judy Pearsall 72
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