Tuesday 27th October 1987 (Series 14, Prelim 17)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 27 October 1987.

C1: Challenger Gus Angus.
C2: Champion Nic Brown (3 wins, 166 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R G E N S I A G T
R02: R H E I A K D G N
R03: L N E O E C D F A
R04: 75, 1, 10, 4, 3, 6. Target: 416.
R05: C N O E I T G L U
R06: D A U I N B E D R
R07: K P V T U O E S N
R08: 25, 75, 8, 1, 7, 6. Target: 452.
R09: A C E I I L M P T * (conundrum)


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

C1: GANGSTER (8)
C2: GREASING (8)
DC: ANGRIEST (8) restaging
OT: GANISTER (8) GANTRIES (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: R H E I A K D G N

C1: GRAINED (7)
C2: ADHERING (8)
Score: 8–16 (max 16)

Round 3: L N E O E C D F A

C1: CLEANED (7)
C2: DEACON (6)
OT: CELADON (7) ENLACED (7)
Score: 15–16 (max 23)

Round 4: 75, 1, 10, 4, 3, 6. Target: 416.

C1: 416. (75 x 6) - ((10 x 3) + 4) (10)
C2: 416. (75 x 6) - ((10 x 3) + 4) (10)
Score: 25–26 (max 33)

Round 5: C N O E I T G L U

C1: CLOUTING (8)
C2: CLOUTING (8)
DC: ELOCUTING (18)
OT: CULTIGEN (8)
Score: 33–34 (max 51)

Round 6: D A U I N B E D R

C1: unbraided
C2: unbraided
DC: UNDERBID (8)
Score: 33–34 (max 59)

Round 7: K P V T U O E S N

C1: STONE (5)
C2: STONE (5)
DC: TOKENS (6) SPOKEN (6)
OT: KNOUTS (6) PONTES (6) UNKEPT (6) UNSTEP (6) UNSTOP (6) VENOUS (6)
Score: 38–39 (max 65)

Round 8: 25, 75, 8, 1, 7, 6. Target: 452.

C1: 452. (75 x 6) + 8 + 1 - 7 (10)
C2: 452. (75 x 6) + 8 + 1 - 7 (10)
Score: 48–49 (max 75)

Round 9: A C E I I L M P T *

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say IMPLICATE which is correct.
Score: 48–59 (max 85)

Statistics Corner

Gus:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 4

Nic:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 5

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=14