Friday 20th November 1987 (Series 14, Prelim 35)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 20 November 1987.

C1: Champion Joel Salkin (3 wins, 151 points.)
C2: Challenger Derek Rutter.
DC: Julia Swannell and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: I E R N S V G N C
R02: R V A Q E I A J C
R03: E I O M P L R L W
R04: 50, 9, 3, 1, 5, 7. Target: 575.
R05: T M A G E L D A T
R06: E O I S S M T V R
R07: G F U G Y A A N E
R08: 75, 10, 6, 6, 8, 10. Target: 704.
R09: A D E E H O R R V * (conundrum)


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Round 1: I E R N S V G N C

C1: SERVING (7)
C2: VERSING (7)
DC: CRINGES (7)
OT: CENSING (7) GINNERS (7) NERVING (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: R V A Q E I A J C

C1: AVARICE (7)
C2: CRAVE (5)
DC: CAVIARE (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)

Round 3: E I O M P L R L W

C1: MILLER (6)
C2: IMPLORE (7)
DC: WIMPLE (6)
OT: IMPELLOR (8)
Score: 14–14 (max 22)

Round 4: 50, 9, 3, 1, 5, 7. Target: 575.

C1: 575. ((50 + 7) x (9 + 1)) + 5 (10)
C2: 577.
Score: 24–14 (max 32)

Round 5: T M A G E L D A T

C1: MALTED (6)
C2: DAMAGE (6)
DC: MATTED (6)
OT: AGLEAM (6) GALAED (6) GELADA (6) MALATE (6) TAMALE (6)
Score: 30–20 (max 38)

Round 6: E O I S S M T V R

C1: MOTIVES (7)
C2: MOTIVES (7)
DC: EROTISMS (8)
OT: MORTISES (8) VOMITERS (8)
Score: 37–27 (max 46)

Round 7: G F U G Y A A N E

C1: GUANA (5)
C2: FUGGY (5)
OT: GANGUE (6)
Score: 42–32 (max 52)

Round 8: 75, 10, 6, 6, 8, 10. Target: 704.

C1: 704. ((75 - 6) x 10) + 8 + 6 (10)
C2: 704. ((75 - 6) x 10) + 8 + 6 (10)
Score: 52–42 (max 62)

Round 9: A D E E H O R R V *

C2 buzzes on 17 seconds to say OVERHEARD which is correct.
Score: 52–52 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Joel:
Total score - 52
Raw score - 58
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 5

Derek:
Total score - 52
Raw score - 64
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 4

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