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Series 21
From Countdown
Series 21 ran from December 1990 to March 1991, and began with Championship of Champions V. The twenty-first of 53 series presented by Richard Whiteley was won by Barry Grossman.
The chronological order in which the eight finalists of Series 21 appeared in the heats was exactly the opposite order in which they were listed in the seed table, from Jackie McLeod (#8 seed) near the beginning of the series to Lew Schwarz (#1 seed) near the end.
This series contained four draws, the highest total ever; possibly as a result of the impact this created on the seedings and point totals, the mechanism of drawn matches being replayed on the following day was scrapped in the following series in favour of the use of tie-break conundrums.
Contents |
Seed table
Rank | Name | Wins | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lew Schwarz | 8+2 | 547 |
2 | Gillian Tickle | 6+1 | 410 |
3 | Barry Grossman | 5 | 326 |
4 | Nick Saloman | 4 | 270 |
5 | John Arfon | 4+1 | 266 |
6 | Adam Simmons | 4 | 241 |
7 | Malcolm Mackinnon | 3 | 189 |
8 | Jackie McLeod | 4 | 187 |
Points totals include winning, drawing, and losing scores. Players ranked by total number of points. This led to Lew Schwarz's incredible octochamp score of 547, which included two draws. Gillian Tickle and John Arfon were also involved in draws, boosting their scores considerably.
Finals progress
Lew Schwarz (1) vs Jackie McLeod (8) | Jackie McLeod (8) vs Nick Saloman (4) | Jackie McLeod (8) vs Barry Grossman (3) |
John Arfon (5) vs Nick Saloman (4) | ||
Barry Grossman (3) vs Adam Simmons (6) | Barry Grossman (3) vs Gillian Tickle (2) | |
Malcolm Mackinnon (7) vs Gillian Tickle (2) |
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Guest | Lex | Max |
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31 December 1990–8 January 1991: Championship of Champions V | ||||||||
1075 | 9/01/1991 | P | Robert Houston | 49 – 36 | Paul Ablett | Dinah Sheridan | Catherine Clarke | 72 |
1076 | 10/01/1991 | P | Robert Houston | 64 – 53 | Ewen Alexander | Dinah Sheridan | Catherine Clarke | 82 |
1077 | 11/01/1991 | P | Robert Houston | 35 – 52 | Jackie McLeod | Dinah Sheridan | Catherine Clarke | 70 |
1078 | 14/01/1991 | P | Nimmy Aslam | 28 – 46 | Jackie McLeod | Dinah Sheridan | Catherine Clarke | 73 |
1079 | 15/01/1991 | P | Susan Gould | 18 – 58 | Jackie McLeod | Hayley Mills | Freda Thornton | 64 |
1080 | 16/01/1991 | P | Malcolm Mackinnon | 45 – 31 | Jackie McLeod | Hayley Mills | Freda Thornton | 82 |
1081 | 17/01/1991 | P | Malcolm Mackinnon | 50 – 39 | Marion Montgomery | Hayley Mills | Freda Thornton | 74 |
1082 | 18/01/1991 | P | Malcolm Mackinnon | 57 – 43 | Norman Maclean | Hayley Mills | Freda Thornton | 74 |
1083 | 21/01/1991 | P | Malcolm Mackinnon | 37 – 46 | Adam Simmons | Hayley Mills | Freda Thornton | 84 |
1084 | 22/01/1991 | P | Frederick Boyt | 36 – 60 | Adam Simmons | Bill Tidy | Freda Thornton | 74 |
1085 | 23/01/1991 | P | Pat Geer | 35 – 54 | Adam Simmons | Bill Tidy | Freda Thornton | 71 |
1086 | 24/01/1991 | P | Michael Gregory | 34 – 39 | Adam Simmons | Bill Tidy | Freda Thornton | 70 |
1087 | 25/01/1991 | P | Raine Hilson | 65 – 42 | Adam Simmons | Bill Tidy | Freda Thornton | 72 |
1088 | 28/01/1991 | P | Raine Hilson | 35 – 35 | John Arfon | Bill Tidy | Freda Thornton | 71 |
1089 | 29/01/1991 | P | Raine Hilson | 38 – 60 | John Arfon | Bill Tidy | Freda Thornton | 75 |
1090 | 30/01/1991 | P | Barbara Kinghorn | 32 – 42 | John Arfon | Bill Tidy | Freda Thornton | 76 |
1091 | 31/01/1991 | P | Jeremy Dann | 35 – 40 | John Arfon | Martin Jarvis | Catherine Clarke | 68 |
1092 | 1/02/1991 | P | Teresa Lankford | 27 – 56 | John Arfon | Martin Jarvis | Catherine Clarke | 72 |
1093 | 4/02/1991 | P | Simon Bavin | 46 – 33 | John Arfon | Martin Jarvis | Catherine Clarke | 82 |
1094 | 5/02/1991 | P | Simon Bavin | 44 – 36 | Jean Aldington | Martin Jarvis | Catherine Clarke | 74 |
1095 | 6/02/1991 | P | Simon Bavin | 53 – 49 | Bernard Baker | Martin Jarvis | Catherine Clarke | 72 |
1096 | 7/02/1991 | P | Simon Bavin | 34 – 46 | Brenda Holroyd | Martin Jarvis | Catherine Clarke | 67 |
1097 | 8/02/1991 | P | Nick Saloman | 60 – 33 | Brenda Holroyd | Simon Williams | Alexandra Clayton | 73 |
1098 | 11/02/1991 | P | Nick Saloman | 62 – 40 | Jean Davison | Simon Williams | Alexandra Clayton | 72 |
1099 | 12/02/1991 | P | Nick Saloman | 58 – 11 | Douglas Whittle | Simon Williams | Alexandra Clayton | 72 |
1100 | 13/02/1991 | P | Nick Saloman | 37 – 36 | Sheena Gray | Simon Williams | Alexandra Clayton | 67 |
1101 | 14/02/1991 | P | Nick Saloman | 53 – 62 | Barry Grossman | Simon Williams | Alexandra Clayton | 74 |
1102 | 15/02/1991 | P | Beatrice Syms | 44 – 48 | Barry Grossman | Richard Stilgoe | Alexandra Clayton | 71 |
1103 | 18/02/1991 | P | Dave Dinsmore | 20 – 49 | Barry Grossman | Richard Stilgoe | Alexandra Clayton | 73 |
1104 | 19/02/1991 | P | Val Carter | 35 – 69 | Barry Grossman | Richard Stilgoe | Alexandra Clayton | 70 |
1105 | 20/02/1991 | P | Richard Foster | 34 – 47 | Barry Grossman | Richard Stilgoe | Alexandra Clayton | 69 |
1106 | 21/02/1991 | P | Gillian Tickle | 54 – 51 | Barry Grossman | Richard Stilgoe | Alexandra Clayton | 70 |
1107 | 22/02/1991 | P | Gillian Tickle | 51 – 31 | Mark Birch | Richard Stilgoe | Alexandra Clayton | 70 |
1108 | 25/02/1991 | P | Gillian Tickle | 49 – 49 | Suzanne Kinnersley | Richard Stilgoe | Alexandra Clayton | 68 |
1109 | 26/02/1991 | P | Gillian Tickle | 40 – 34 | Suzanne Kinnersley | Ned Sherrin | Alexandra Clayton | 70 |
1110 | 27/02/1991 | P | Gillian Tickle | 49 – 47 | Thomas Noonan | Ned Sherrin | Alexandra Clayton | 83 |
1111 | 28/02/1991 | P | Gillian Tickle | 63 – 36 | Lynn Brown | Ned Sherrin | Alexandra Clayton | 72 |
1112 | 1/03/1991 | P | Gillian Tickle | 51 – 29 | Laurence Kiely | Ned Sherrin | Alexandra Clayton | 71 |
1113 | 4/03/1991 | P | Gillian Tickle | 53 – 56 | Lew Schwarz | Ned Sherrin | Alexandra Clayton | 73 |
1114 | 5/03/1991 | P | John Taylor | 38 – 53 | Lew Schwarz | Ned Sherrin | Alexandra Clayton | 82 |
1115 | 6/03/1991 | P | Penny Downer | 40 – 44 | Lew Schwarz | Nigel Rees | Judy Pearsall | 82 |
1116 | 7/03/1991 | P | Jim Perryman | 36 – 66 | Lew Schwarz | Nigel Rees | Judy Pearsall | 79 |
1117 | 8/03/1991 | P | Julie Purdey | 42 – 42 | Lew Schwarz | Nigel Rees | Judy Pearsall | 72 |
1118 | 11/03/1991 | P | Julie Purdey | 53 – 60 | Lew Schwarz | Nigel Rees | Judy Pearsall | 73 |
1119 | 12/03/1991 | P | Terence Eastman | 38 – 53 | Lew Schwarz | Nigel Rees | Judy Pearsall | 69 |
1120 | 13/03/1991 | P | Nuala Clenaghan | 54 – 54 | Lew Schwarz | Nigel Rees | Judy Pearsall | 72 |
1121 | 14/03/1991 | P | Nuala Clenaghan | 46 – 63 | Lew Schwarz | Sally James | Judy Pearsall | 83 |
1122 | 15/03/1991 | P | Frank Adams | 36 – 56 | Lew Schwarz | Sally James | Judy Pearsall | 68 |
1123 | 18/03/1991 | P | Jacky Lawson | 47 – 44 | David Ainsworth | Sally James | Judy Pearsall | 78 |
1124 | 19/03/1991 | P | Jacky Lawson | 59 – 35 | Ann Clenaghan | Sally James | Judy Pearsall | 71 |
1125 | 20/03/1991 | P | Jacky Lawson | 42 – 49 | Una Szewc | Sally James | Judy Pearsall | 73 |
1126 | 21/03/1991 | QF | Jackie McLeod | 55 – 33 | Lew Schwarz | Sally James | Judy Pearsall | 72 |
1127 | 22/03/1991 | QF | Gillian Tickle | 69 – 28 | Malcolm Mackinnon | Sally James | Judy Pearsall | 72 |
1128 | 25/03/1991 | QF | Adam Simmons | 23 – 60 | Barry Grossman | Brian Johnston | Richard Samson | 75 |
1129 | 26/03/1991 | QF | John Arfon Jones | 39 – 48 | Nick Saloman | Brian Johnston | Richard Samson | 76 |
1130 | 27/03/1991 | SF | Jackie McLeod | 50 – 27 | Nick Saloman | Brian Johnston | Richard Samson | 67 |
1131 | 28/03/1991 | SF | Gillian Tickle | 44 – 59 | Barry Grossman | Brian Johnston | Richard Samson | 74 |
1132 | 29/03/1991 | GF | Jackie McLeod | 67 – 99 | Barry Grossman | Sally James, Brian Johnston | Richard Samson | 117 |