Series 21

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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.

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

Numbers after "+" signs in the Wins column represent drawn games. In Series 21, players were ranked by total number of points, including winning, drawing, and losing scores.

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)

The winner of each game is displayed in bold.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Host	Arithmetician	Guest	Lex	Max
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

External Links

• Series 21 on The Countdown Database.
• Series 21 on The Countdown Page.