Friday 11th December 1987 (Series 14, Prelim 51)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 11 December 1987.

C1: Challenger Steven Henton.
C2: Champion Les Nyman (1 win, 43 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Eve Pollard.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: X I A A S D N S O
R02: V W G I E H D P O
R03: S A O N S G A F E
R04: 25, 1, 10, 6, 7, 2. Target: 469.
R05: A O N B K E F R L
R06: Y I G L T A E D N
R07: D S T U O L E N I
R08: 50, 4, 10, 6, 8, 4. Target: 321.
R09: M O U S I B A I T (conundrum)


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Round 1: X I A A S D N S O

C1: adonis
C2: SODAS (5)
DC: NAIADS (6)
OT: ANOXIA (6) AXIONS (6) DANIOS (6) DIANAS (6) DIOXAN (6)
Score: 0–5 (max 6)

Round 2: V W G I E H D P O

C1: WEIGH (5)
C2: HIVED (5)
OT: DOGIE (5) EPHOD (5) GEOID (5) HOPED (5) OGIVE (5) PODGE (5) VIDEO (5) VOWED (5) WIPED (5) WODGE (5)
Score: 5–10 (max 11)

Round 3: S A O N S G A F E

C1: SEASON (6)
C2: SEASON (6)
OT: FOSSAE (6) GENOAS (6) GOSSAN (6) SANGAS (6)
Score: 11–16 (max 17)

Round 4: 25, 1, 10, 6, 7, 2. Target: 469.

C1: 469. ((10 + 7 + 2) x 25) - 6 (10)
C2: 462.
Score: 21–16 (max 27)

Round 5: A O N B K E F R L

C1: FLANKER (7)
C2: BLANKER (7)
Score: 28–23 (max 34)

Round 6: Y I G L T A E D N

C1: LEADING (7)
C2: DEALING (7)
DC: DELAYING (8) DELATING (8)
Score: 35–30 (max 42)

Round 7: D S T U O L E N I

C1: LOUDEST (7)
C2: OUTLINED (8)
OT: DELUSION (8) DILUENTS (8) INSULTED (8) OUTLINES (8) SOLITUDE (8) UNLISTED (8) UNSOILED (8)
Score: 35–38 (max 50)

Round 8: 50, 4, 10, 6, 8, 4. Target: 321.

C1: 322. ((50 + 4) x 6) - (10 - 8) (7)
C2: 322. (50 x 6) + 10 + 8 + 4 (7)
CV: 321. ((50 - 10) x 8) + (4 / 4) (10)
Score: 42–45 (max 60)

Round 9: M O U S I B A I T

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say AMBITIOUS which is correct.
Score: 52–45 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Steven:
Total score - 52
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 84
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 5

Les:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 4

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