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'''Lew Schwarz''' was a quarter-finalist from [[series 21]]. He beat 7-time winner [[Gillian Tickle]] in his first game, and won a further seven games (as well as drawing two games against [[Julie Purdey]] and [[Nuala Clenaghan]]) to become an [[octochamp]] and #1 seed for the final stages. However, Lew was soundly beaten in the quarter-final by eventual series runner-up [[Jackie McLeod]].
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{{octostats|Quarter-finalist|1|547 (including 2 draws)|8 (out of 10)}}
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'''Lew Schwarz''' was an [[octochamp]] in [[Series 21]].
  
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Lew remains noteworthy as the only person known to have played in ten consecutive televised games of Countdown, though [[Helen Grayson]] retains the record for highest number of heat games played (11).
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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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[[category:Finalists|Schwarz, Lew]]
 
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
 
{{episode table}}
 
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{{ep | 1113 | 4/03/1991 | P | [[Gillian Tickle]] | 53 - 56 | Lew Schwarz | [[Ned Sherrin]] | [[Alexandra Clayton]] }}
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{{ep | 1113 | 4/03/1991 | P |[[Gillian Tickle]]| 53 - 56 |Lew Schwarz|[[Ned Sherrin]]|[[Alexandra Clayton]]|73}}
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{{ep | 1114 | 5/03/1991 | P | Lew Schwarz | 53 - 38 | [[John Taylor]] | Ned Sherrin | Alexandra Clayton }}
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{{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 | Lew Schwarz | 44 - 40 | [[Penny Downer]] | [[Nigel Rees]] | [[Judy Pearsall]] }}
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{{ep | 1115 | 6/03/1991 | P |[[Penny Downer]]| 40 - 44 |Lew Schwarz|[[Nigel Rees]]|[[Judy Pearsall]]|82}}
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{{ep | 1116 | 7/03/1991 | P | Lew Schwarz | 66 - 36 | [[Jim Perryman]] | Nigel Rees | Judy Pearsall }}
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{{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 | Lew Schwarz | 42 - 42 | [[Julie Purdey]] | Nigel Rees | Judy Pearsall }}
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{{ep | 1117 | 8/03/1991 | P |[[Julie Purdey]]| 42 - 42 |Lew Schwarz|Nigel Rees|Judy Pearsall|72}}
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{{ep | 1118 | 11/03/1991 | P | Lew Schwarz | 60 - 53 | [[Julie Purdey]] | Nigel Rees | Judy Pearsall }}
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{{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 | Lew Schwarz | 53 - 38 | [[Terence Eastman]] | Nigel Rees | Judy Pearsall }}
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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 | Lew Schwarz | 54 - 54 | [[Nuala Clenaghan]] | Nigel Rees | Judy Pearsall }}
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{{ep | 1120 | 13/03/1991 | P |[[Nuala Clenaghan]]| 54 - 54 |Lew Schwarz|Nigel Rees|Judy Pearsall|72}}
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{{ep | 1121 | 14/03/1991 | P | Lew Schwarz | 63 - 46 | [[Nuala Clenaghan]] | [[Sally James]] | Judy Pearsall }}
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{{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 | Lew Schwarz | 56 - 36 | [[Frank Adams]] | Sally James | Judy Pearsall }}
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{{ep | 1122 | 15/03/1991 | P |[[Frank Adams]]| 36 - 56 |Lew Schwarz|Sally James|Judy Pearsall|68}}
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{{ep | 1126 | 21/03/1991 | QF | [[Jackie McLeod]] | 55 - 33 | Lew Schwarz | Sally James | Judy Pearsall }}
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{{ep | 1126 | 21/03/1991 | QF |[[Jackie McLeod]]| 55 - 33 |Lew Schwarz|Sally James|Judy Pearsall|72}}
 
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{{episode table end}}
  
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[[Category:Contestants in Series 21|Schwarz, Lew]]
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[[Category:Finalists]]
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[[Category:Octochamps of the 9 round era]]

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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