Monday 11 September 1995 (Series 30 Prelim 51)

[Johnny Canuck]

Countdown recap for Monday 11 September 1995.

C1: Champion Maggie Desogus (1 win, 49 points.)
C2: Challenger Chris Colsmann.
DC: Ruth Killick and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D S T O O I N S N
R02: R V W E A S P O T
R03: T F C E I E L T U
R04: 50, 6, 9, 10, 2, 6. Target: 815.
R05: L S I U A R T P O
R06: G R M N A A I F S
R07: T Y E R L A E J D
R08: 50, 7, 3, 5, 9, 2. Target: 383.
R09: A C G I I K N N P * (conundrum, scramble unknown)


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Round 1: D S T O O I N S N

C1: SOON (4)
C2: NOON (4)
DC: NOONS (5) STOOD (5) NOTIONS (7)
Score: 4–4 (max 7)

Round 2: R V W E A S P O T

C1: TOWERS (6)
C2: TOWERS (6)
DC: ESPARTO (7) OVERSAW (7) POSTWAR (7) SEAPORT (7) OVERPAST (8)
Score: 10–10 (max 15)

Round 3: T F C E I E L T U

C1: FETTLE (6)
C2: LETTUCE (7)
DC: CUTTLE (6)
Score: 10–17 (max 22)

Round 4: 50, 6, 9, 10, 2, 6. Target: 815.

C1: 815. (6+10)x50+9+6 (10)
C2: 815. (6+10)x50+9+6 (10)
Score: 20–27 (max 32)

Round 5: L S I U A R T P O

C1: PORTALS (7)
C2: PASTOR (6)
DC: POSTURAL (8) PULSATOR (8) STIPULAR (8)
OT: TROUPIALS (18)
Score: 27–27 (max 50)

Round 6: G R M N A A I F S

C1: FARMING (7)
C2: FARMING (7)
DC: FARMING (7) MARGINS (7) MARINAS (7) SANGRIA (7) FRAMINGS (8)
Score: 34–34 (max 58)

Round 7: T Y E R L A E J D

C1: RELATED (7)
C2: ALTERED (7)
DC: ALERTED (7) LAYERED (7) RELAYED (7) TREADLE (7)
OT: DELAYER (7)
Score: 41–41 (max 65)

Round 8: 50, 7, 3, 5, 9, 2. Target: 383.

C1: 383. 7x50+3x5+2x9 (10)
C2: 382.
Score: 51–41 (max 75)

Round 9: A C G I I K N N P *

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say PANICKING which is correct.
Score: 51–51 (max 85)

Tie-break conundrum: A A D H O R S U Z *

C2 buzzes on 1 second to say HAZARDOUS which is correct.
Score: 51–61 (max 85)

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=30