Friday 24th July 1987 (Series 13, Prelim 18)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 24 July 1987.

C1: Challenger Richard Gilmore.
C2: Champion John Clark (2 wins, 125 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Lance Percival.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T L I O E S F T L
R02: R T D U N E G A I
R03: H A S G L I O S N
R04: 100, 8, 1, 3, 4, 10. Target: 509.
R05: T N R A G I D A R
R06: P T M I O V R E H
R07: K R O N U G E M A
R08: 25, 5, 10, 6, 4, 2. Target: 692.
R09: B G I I L L N O W * (conundrum)


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Round 1: T L I O E S F T L

C1: LITTLE (6)
C2: TOILETS (7)
DC: LOFTIEST (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: R T D U N E G A I

C1: TREADING (8)
C2: TREADING (8)
DC: GRADIENT (8)
OT: DERATING (8) INDURATE (8) URINATED (8)
Score: 8–15 (max 16)

Round 3: H A S G L I O S N

C1: SLASHING (8)
C2: SLASHING (8)
DC: LASHINGS (8) LASSOING (8)
OT: HASSLING (8) SHOALING (8) SLOSHING (8)
Score: 16–23 (max 24)

Round 4: 100, 8, 1, 3, 4, 10. Target: 509.

C1: 509. ((8 - 3) x 100) + 10 - 9 (10)
C2: 508.
Score: 26–23 (max 34)

Round 5: T N R A G I D A R

C1: TRADING (7)
C2: TRADING (7)
DC: DARTING (7) RADIANT (7)
OT: ARRAIGN (7) GRANITA (7) TARRING (7)
Score: 33–30 (max 41)

Round 6: P T M I O V R E H

C1: thermo
C2: MOTIVE (6)
DC: IMPROVE (7) MOITHER (7)
OT: MOTHIER (7) VOMITER (7)
Score: 33–36 (max 48)

Round 7: K R O N U G E M A

C1: MONGER (6)
C2: MANGER (6)
OT: GUNMAKER (8)
Score: 39–42 (max 56)

Round 8: 25, 5, 10, 6, 4, 2. Target: 692.

C1: 692. Mistake in working.
C2: 694. ((5 + 2) x 4 x 25) - 6 (7)
CV: 692. (((4 x 25) + 10 + 5) x 6) + 2 (10)
Score: 39–49 (max 66)

Round 9: B G I I L L N O W *

C2 buzzes on 7 seconds to say BILLOWING which is correct.
Score: 39–59 (max 76)

Statistics Corner

Richard:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 45
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 4

John:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 78
Raw % of max - 87
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=13