Saturday 12th December 1987 (Series 14, Prelim 52)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Saturday 12 December 1987.

C1: Champion Steven Henton (1 win, 52 points.)
C2: Challenger Eleanor Crosby.
DC: Della Thompson and Eve Pollard.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T R I L T E O W S
R02: B L G E I P U M R
R03: T Y G A O R E N L
R04: 75, 7, 8, 10, 9, 9. Target: 536.
R05: S T L I E K G O W
R06: E I R T N E S F L
R07: D L N O I A T V E
R08: 25, 1, 6, 8, 10, 5. Target: 594.
R09: S A L T Y B I T I (conundrum)


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Round 1: T R I L T E O W S

C1: LOITERS (7)
C2: LITTERS (7)
DC: TRIOLETS (8)
OT: WRISTLET (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: B L G E I P U M R

C1: BLUGIER (7)
C2: UMPIRE (6)
DC: BUMPIER (7) LUMPIER (7)
OT: GRUMBLE (7) PLUMBER (7) PLUMIER (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 15)

Round 3: T Y G A O R E N L

C1: GREATLY (7)
C2: LONGER (6)
DC: TANGELO (7) ORNATELY (8)
OT: NEGATORY (8)
Score: 21–7 (max 23)

Round 4: 75, 7, 8, 10, 9, 9. Target: 536.

C1: 536. Mistake in working.
C2: 536. (75 x 7) + 10 + (9 / 9) (10)
Score: 21–17 (max 33)

Round 5: S T L I E K G O W

C1: LOWEST (6)
C2: LOWEST (6)
OT: LOGIEST (7)
Score: 27–23 (max 40)

Round 6: E I R T N E S F L

C1: listener (declared as 7)
C2: FINEST (6)
DC: LISTENER (8)
OT: ENLISTER (8)
Score: 27–29 (max 48)

Round 7: D L N O I A T V E

C1: VIOLATED (8)
C2: VIOLATED (8)
OT: DELATION (8) DIVALENT (8) DONATIVE (8) DOVETAIL (8)
Score: 35–37 (max 56)

Round 8: 25, 1, 6, 8, 10, 5. Target: 594.

C1: 596.
C2: 594. ((6 + 8 + 10) x 25) - (5 + 1) (10)
Score: 35–47 (max 66)

Round 9: S A L T Y B I T I

C2 buzzes on 12 seconds to say ABILITYS which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was STABILITY.
Score: 35–47 (max 76)

Statistics Corner

Steven:
Total score - 35
Raw score - 42
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 2

Eleanor:
Total score - 47
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 3

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