Tuesday 7th June 1988 (Series 15, Prelim 42)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 7 June 1988.

C1: Champion Kathleen Vickers (2 wins, 88 points.)
C2: Challenger Steve Hindle.
DC: Julia Swannell and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G S I N S R A T E
R02: Y T O A N M O S I
R03: K P N U S I M J A
R04: 50, 3, 6, 10, 2, 4. Target: 782.
R05: S N R I E A L S B
R06: G T Z R O L E S I
R07: P T N U M O A Y S
R08: 75, 25, 8, 5, 3, 6. Target: 717.
R09: S P I E D G R A N (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: G S I N S R A T E

C1: INGRATES (8)
C2: ASSERTING (18)
DC: GANISTERS (18)
Score: 0–18 (max 18)

Round 2: Y T O A N M O S I

C1: SANITY (6)
C2: MOIST (5)
DC: MOTIONS (7)
OT: MYOTONIA (8)
Score: 6–18 (max 26)

Round 3: K P N U S I M J A

C1: SPANK (5)
C2: JUMPS (5)
DC: PUNS (4) MINUS (5) ANIMUS (6)
OT: JAMUNS (6) UMIAKS (6) UNMASK (6)
Score: 11–23 (max 32)

Round 4: 50, 3, 6, 10, 2, 4. Target: 782.

C1: 782. (50 x (10 + 6)) - ((2 + 4) x 3) (10)
C2: -
Score: 21–23 (max 42)

Round 5: S N R I E A L S B

C1: BRAINLESS (18)
C2: BRAINS (6)
Score: 39–23 (max 60)

Round 6: G T Z R O L E S I

C1: LOSER (5)
C2: GORIEST (7)
OT: GLISTER (7) GLORIES (7) GOITRES (7) GRISTLE (7) LOGIEST (7) LOITERS (7) TOILERS (7) ZLOTIES (7)
Score: 39–30 (max 67)

Round 7: P T N U M O A Y S

C1: MOUNTS (6)
C2: AMOUNTS (7)
OT: PANTOUMS (8)
Score: 39–37 (max 75)

Round 8: 75, 25, 8, 5, 3, 6. Target: 717.

C1: 719. (8 x 75) + (5 x 25) - 6 (7)
C2: 725.
CV: 717. ((6 / 3) x 5 x 75) - (25 + 8) (10)
Score: 46–37 (max 85)

Round 9: S P I E D G R A N

No one buzzes. The answer was DESPARING, yet SPREADING seemed so much better.....
Score: 46–37 (max 95)

Statistics Corner

Kathleen:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 2

Steve:
Total score - 37
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 39
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 2

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

[Mike Brown]

Round 9: S P I E D G R A N

No one buzzes. The answer was DESPARING, yet SPREADING seemed so much better.....

Actually, this could be another of my Series 15 bloopers. As DESPARE isn't given in COD7, it seems possible that the answer was the more likely SPREADING and DESPARING was my interpretation of an incorrect contestant offering. Having said that, it seems a bit unusual for me to put neither the time of the guess nor the incorrect guesser, although the comment in the bottom right-hand corner of the scan does seem to indicate that one of them offered DESPARING and then got SPREADING after the 30 seconds. I blame the fact the notes were made in green ink - never a good idea! A mystery for now, methinks...