Monday 16th November 1987 (Series 14, Prelim 31)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 16 November 1987.

C1: Challenger Jennifer Cooke.
C2: Challenger Daniel Tedds.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Lance Percival.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Z N R I A G L I R
R02: N K D O A L L I N
R03: R T S E A R K I X
R04: 75, 9, 6, 5, 2, 8. Target: 388.
R05: C D O T N I G A F
R06: D N T E W A B V E
R07: L S Y I A R G D U
R08: 50, 3, 10, 3, 9, 6. Target: 216.
R09: N O V I C E C N D (conundrum)


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Round 1: Z N R I A G L I R

C1: glaring
C2: LAZING (6)
DC: RAILING (7) zingari
OT: LAIRING (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: N K D O A L L I N

C1: LOAD (4)
C2: LOAD (4)
DC: KAOLIN (6)
OT: LANOLIN (7)
Score: 4–10 (max 14)

Round 3: R T S E A R K I X

C1: STARE (5)
C2: STRIKER (7)
DC: STARKER (7)
OT: ARTSIER (7) SARKIER (7) SKIRRET (7) TARRIES (7) TARSIER (7)
Score: 4–17 (max 21)

Round 4: 75, 9, 6, 5, 2, 8. Target: 388.

C1: 390.
C2: 388. (75 x 5) + (2 x 8) - (9 - 6) (10)
Score: 4–27 (max 31)

Round 5: C D O T N I G A F

C1: COATING (7)
C2: FADING (6)
DC: FACTION (7)
OT: COTINGA (7) FACTOID (7)
Score: 11–27 (max 38)

Round 6: D N T E W A B V E

C1: WANTED (6)
C2: WANTED (6)
DC: DEBATE (6) ADVENT (6) WEANED (6)
OT: BEANED (6) BEATEN (6) VENTED (6) WEAVED (6)
Score: 17–33 (max 44)

Round 7: L S Y I A R G D U

C1: SUGARY (6)
C2: GUARDS (6)
DC: GAUDILY (7) sugarily
OT: DYSURIA (7)
Score: 23–39 (max 51)

Round 8: 50, 3, 10, 3, 9, 6. Target: 216.

C1: 210.
C2: 215. ((10 - 6) x 50) + 9 + 3 + 3 (7)
CV: 216. (50 + 10 + 9 + 3) x 3 (10)
Score: 23–46 (max 61)

Round 9: N O V I C E C N D

C2 buzzes on 9.75 seconds to say CONVINCED which is correct.
Score: 23–56 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Jennifer:
Total score - 23
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 32
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 2.6
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 2

Daniel:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 62
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 87
Total average score per round - 6.2
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 4

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