Wednesday 25th May 1988 (Series 15, Prelim 33)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 25 May 1988.

C1: Challenger Gavin Rogers, son of Series 14 contestant, Margaret Rogers.
C2: Challenger Jean Braden.
DC: Freda Thornton and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S I N A M U R E J
R02: P K A S I F O I N
R03: H B U T O A L E X
R04: 100, 1, 7, 10, 10, 3. Target: 974.
R05: R I D L A G T E N
R06: M A Y E R A S E J
R07: T C O T E I B N E
R08: 4, 3, 10, 6, 6, 4. Target: 382.
R09: O C T A N E C U D (conundrum)


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Round 1: S I N A M U R E J

C1: MARINES (7)
C2: MANURES (7)
DC: JASMINE (7) SEMINAR (7) SURNAME (7)
OT: ANEURISM (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: P K A S I F O I N

C1: PAINS (5)
C2: SPANK (5)
DC: PIANOS (6) OKAPIS (6)
OT: PINKOS (6)
Score: 12–12 (max 14)

Round 3: H B U T O A L E X

C1: BLOAT (5)
C2: LOATHE (6)
OT: BOATEL (6) HATBOX (6) LOBATE (6) LUXATE (6) OBLATE (6)
Score: 12–18 (max 20)

Round 4: 100, 1, 7, 10, 10, 3. Target: 974.

C1: 976. (100 x 10) - (3 x 10) + 7 - 1 (7)
C2: 973. Mistake in working.
CV: 974. ((100 - 3) x 10) + 10 + 1 - 7 (10)
Score: 19–18 (max 30)

Round 5: R I D L A G T E N

C1: TREADING (8)
C2: TRADING (7)
DC: RELATING (8) ALERTING (8) INTEGRAL (8) TRIANGLE (8) TREADLING (18)
Score: 27–18 (max 48)

Round 6: M A Y E R A S E J

C1: ERASE (5)
C2: ERASE (5)
DC: SEAMER (6)
OT: JERSEY (6) SMEARY (6)
Score: 32–23 (max 54)

Round 7: T C O T E I B N E

C1: BITTEN (6)
C2: ENTICE (6)
DC: CENOBITE (8) EBONITE (7)
Score: 38–29 (max 62)

Round 8: 4, 3, 10, 6, 6, 4. Target: 382.

C1: 382. (((6 x 6) + 3) x 10) - (4 + 4) (10)
C2: -
Score: 48–29 (max 72)

Round 9: O C T A N E C U D

C1 buzzes on 28 seconds to say CONDUCTANCE which is incorrect.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was ACCOUNTED.
Score: 48–29 (max 82)

Statistics Corner

Gavin:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 1

Jean:
Total score - 29
Raw score - 36
Total % of max - 35
Raw % of max - 44
Total average score per round - 3.2
Raw average score per round - 4.0
Number of maxes - 1

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