Wednesday 1st June 1988 (Series 15, Prelim 38)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 1 June 1988.

C1: Champion Gavin Rogers (5 wins, 241 points.)
C2: Challenger Paul Walker.
DC: Freda Thornton and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T E I H S L A N T
R02: Y K D G E O K N I
R03: R U D C A I L Y A
R04: 50, 2, 10, 2, 9, 8. Target: 764.
R05: S R P W A E I L A
R06: Y R I O I N N T U
R07: G L M S I A I C O
R08: 2, 1, 8, 6, 9, 6. Target: 873.
R09: N E W G R A I N S (conundrum)


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Round 1: T E I H S L A N T

C1: THANES (6)
C2: hailest
DC: THISTLE (7) HESITANT (8)
Score: 6–0 (max 8)

Round 2: Y K D G E O K N I

C1: DOING (5)
C2: DONKEY (6)
OT: DEKING (6) DYEING (6) DYKING (6) KEYING (6) KIDNEY (6) KINGED (6) KINKED (6) OINKED (6) YOKING (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 14)

Round 3: R U D C A I L Y A

C1: DIARY (5)
C2: DIARY (5)
DC: RADICAL (7)
OT: ACRIDLY (7) CURDILY (7)
Score: 11–11 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 2, 10, 2, 9, 8. Target: 764.

C1: -
C2: 766. (8 x 9 x 10) + 50 - 2 - 2 (7)
CV: 764. ((50 x 8) - (2 x 9)) x 2 (10)
Score: 11–18 (max 31)

Round 5: S R P W A E I L A

C1: WAILERS (7)
C2: WAILERS (7)
DC: AERIALS (7)
OT: SLIPWARE (8)
Score: 18–25 (max 39)

Round 6: Y R I O I N N T U

C1: RUNNY (5)
C2: IRONY (5)
DC: TURION (6)
OT: INTRON (6)
Score: 23–30 (max 45)

Round 7: G L M S I A I C O

C1: GOALS (5)
C2: islamic
DC: CLAIMS (6) SOCIAL (6)
OT: LOGICISM (8)
Score: 28–30 (max 53)

Round 8: 2, 1, 8, 6, 9, 6. Target: 873.

C1: 873. ((6 x 8 x 2) + 1) x 9 (10)
C2: 867.
Score: 38–30 (max 63)

Round 9: N E W G R A I N S

C2 buzzes on 4.75 seconds to say ANSWERING which is correct.
Score: 38–40 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Gavin:
Total score - 38
Raw score - 43
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 1

Paul:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 45
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 2

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