Tuesday 22nd December 1987 (Series 14, 4th QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 22 December 1987.

C1: No.5 Seed Eleanor Crosby (5 wins, 245 points.)
C2: No.4 Seed Alan Steel (6 wins, 333 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Carol Thatcher.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R W O D C U K E I
R02: C O S E T N L I J
R03: T R A E N R A Y L
R04: 50, 5, 2, 10, 1, 1. Target: 534.
R05: G E N O N T I F S
R06: L S E N A H N A S
R07: T U K I G S E D R
R08: 100, 1, 5, 4, 1, 3. Target: 141.
R09: G R E E N S E A S (conundrum)


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Round 1: R W O D C U K E I

C1: CORKED (6)
C2: WICKED (6)
DC: ROCKED (6)
OT: CROWDIE (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: C O S E T N L I J

C1: SECTION (7)
C2: CLIENTS (7)
DC: LECTIONS (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)

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

C1: RANTER (6)
C2: ARRANTLY (8)
DC: errantly
Score: 13–21 (max 23)

Round 4: 50, 5, 2, 10, 1, 1. Target: 534.

C1: 540.
C2: 534. ((50 + 1 + 2) x 10) + 5 - 1 (10)
Score: 13–31 (max 33)

Round 5: G E N O N T I F S

C1: SOFTENING (18)
C2: STONING (7)
Score: 31–31 (max 51)

Round 6: L S E N A H N A S

C1: LASHES (6)
C2: LASHES (6)
DC: ANNEALS (7)
OT: HANSELS (7)
Score: 37–37 (max 58)

Round 7: T U K I G S E D R

C1: guiders
C2: DIGEST (6)
DC: GUSTIER (7) TRUDGES (7) SKIRTED (7)
OT: DUIKERS (7) DUSKIER (7) DUSTIER (7) GUTSIER (7) TUGRIKS (7)
Score: 37–43 (max 65)

Round 8: 100, 1, 5, 4, 1, 3. Target: 141.

C1: 140.
C2: 141. ((3 + 4 + 1) x 5) + 100 + 1 (10)
Score: 37–53 (max 75)

Round 9: G R E E N S E A S

C2 buzzes on 21 seconds to say EAGERNESS which is correct.
Score: 37–63 (max 85)

Statistics Corner

Eleanor:
Total score - 37
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 1

Alan:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 70
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 7.0
Raw average score per round - 7.8
Number of maxes - 4

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