Thursday 21st April 1988 (Series 15, Prelim 9)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 21 April 1988.

C1: Challenger Frances Rush.
C2: Challenger Chris Mackenzie-Thorpe.
DC: Julia Swannell and Clement Freud.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: W K C D O A E D R
R02: Q M T I O U S R A
R03: W T G T I E R E Z
R04: 25, 5, 2, 10, 5, 7. Target: 887.
R05: G Y N A I E S N L
R06: V W R T A I O E N
R07: L V C A O E R Y T
R08: 25, 7, 10, 10, 8, 7. Target: 853.
R09: I X P O T E N C E (conundrum)


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Round 1: W K C D O A E D R

C1: CROWDED (7)
C2: WRACKED (7) - originally disallowed, but then allowed after the break
DC: CROAKED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: Q M T I O U S R A

C1: SQUIRT (6)
C2: RATIOS (6)
OT: AMORIST (7) ATRIUMS (7) MARQUIS (7) MATSURI (7) QUARTOS (7) SAUTOIR (7) TOURISM (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: W T G T I E R E Z

C1: WETTER (6)
C2: WETTER (6)
DC: GETTER (6)
OT: TERGITE (7)
Score: 19–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 5, 2, 10, 5, 7. Target: 887.

C1: -
C2: 887. (5 x 7 x 25) + 10 + 2 (10)
Score: 19–29 (max 31)

Round 5: G Y N A I E S N L

C1: LEANINGS (8)
C2: LEANINGS (8)
DC: YEANLINGS (18)
OT: INSANELY (8)
Score: 27–37 (max 49)

Round 6: V W R T A I O E N

C1: RATION (6)
C2: WAITER (6)
DC: TAWNIER (7)
OT: TINWARE (7) WAITRON (7)
Score: 33–43 (max 56)

Round 7: L V C A O E R Y T

C1: COVERTLY (8)
C2: TRAVEL (6)
DC: OVERACT (7)
Score: 41–43 (max 64)

Round 8: 25, 7, 10, 10, 8, 7. Target: 853.

C1: 852. (((10 x 8) + 7) x 10) - 25 + 7 (7)
C2: 850.
CV: 853. ((25 - 8) x 7 x 7) + 10 + 10 (10)
Score: 48–43 (max 74)

Round 9: I X P O T E N C E

C1 buzzes on 12.5 seconds to say EXCEPTION which is correct.
Score: 58–43 (max 84)

Statistics Corner

Frances:
Total score - 58
Raw score - 58
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 6.4
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 3

Chris:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=15