Tuesday 14th June 1988 (Series 15, 4th QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 14 June 1988.

C1: No.4 Seed Kathleen Vickers (4 wins, 187 points.)
C2: No.5 Seed Peter Pryer (3 wins, 183 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G Z R G E I T O N
R02: C A L E S A W S B
R03: L N I R A N T O M
R04: 50, 10, 6, 8, 3, 2. Target: 395.
R05: Y A S E N O K M N
R06: S J A G I T R E S
R07: R E M A T K P I E
R08: 75, 100, 1, 2, 10, 7. Target: 917.
R09: Y E T I F L I R T (conundrum)


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Round 1: G Z R G E I T O N

C1: GINGER (6)
C2: ZEROING (7)
OT: GENITOR (7) TRIGONE (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: C A L E S A W S B

C1: CABLES (6)
C2: cabales
DC: SCALES (6)
OT: ABASES (6) BAASES (6) CABALS (6) SABLES (6) SWALES (6)
Score: 6–7 (max 13)

Round 3: L N I R A N T O M

C1: RATION (6)
C2: NATION (6)
DC: NOMINAL (7)
OT: MANNITOL (8)
Score: 12–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 10, 6, 8, 3, 2. Target: 395.

C1: 395. (50 x 8) - (3 + 2) (10)
C2: 395. (50 x 8) - (3 + 2) (10)
Score: 22–23 (max 31)

Round 5: Y A S E N O K M N

C1: MONKEYS (7)
C2: MONKEYS (7)
OT: ANONYMS (7) MANNOSE (7)
Score: 29–30 (max 38)

Round 6: S J A G I T R E S

C1: GAITERS (7)
C2: GAITERS (7)
DC: GASSIER (7) SATIRES (7)
OT: AGISTERS (8)
Score: 36–37 (max 46)

Round 7: R E M A T K P I E

C1: ampeter
C2: PRIMATE (7)
DC: EMIRATE (7) MEATIER (7)
OT: EMPTIER (7) EPIMERA (7) MEERKAT (7) PEAKIER (7) PEATIER (7) TEMPERA (7)
Score: 36–44 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 100, 1, 2, 10, 7. Target: 917.

C1: -
C2: 914. ((10 - 1) x 100) + (7 x 2) (7)
CV: 917. (10 x 100) - 75 - (7 + 1) (10)
Score: 36–51 (max 63)

Round 9: Y E T I F L I R T

No one buzzes. The answer was FERTILITY.
Score: 36–51 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Kathleen:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 42
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 3

Peter:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 4

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