Tuesday 31 January 1989 (Series 17, Prelim 15)

[Thomas Carey]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 31 January 1989.

C1: Challenger Tim Morrissey (4½ wins, 273 points).
C2: Challenger Dave Chapple.
DC: Sylvia Sims and Freda Thornton.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: W N A F R O U F M
R02: I E A I X H V M G
R03: T E O S D R I O P
R04: 100, 3, 10, 4, 7, 2. Target: 264.
R05: E I A I S R N J L
R06: G P L E A T E M B
R07: O E I A Q N P D R
R08: 75, 10, 7, 6, 1, 5. Target: 905.
R09: A G H I I N R S V (conundrum)


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Round 1: W N A F R O U F M

C1: FROWN (5)
C2: FROWN (5)
DC: FROWN (5)
OT: AMOUR (5) FORMA (5) FORUM (5) FURAN (5) MANOR (5) MORAN (5) MOURN (5) ROMAN (5) ROWAN (5) WOMAN (5)
Score: 5–5 (max 5)

Round 2: I E A I X H V M G

C1: IMAGE (5)
C2: HIVE (4)
Score: 10–5 (max 10)

Round 3: T E O S D R I O P

C1: DROOPIEST (18)
C2: DROOPIEST (18)
DC: DEPOSITOR (18)
Score: 28–23 (max 28)

Double nine!

Round 4: 100, 3, 10, 4, 7, 2. Target: 264.

C1: 264. (100-(10+2))*3 (10)
C2: 264. (((10*3)+100)*2)+4 (10)
Score: 38–33 (max 38)

Round 5: E I A I S R N J L

C1: NAILERS (7)
C2: JAILERS (7)
DC: AIRLINES (8)
Score: 45–40 (max 46)

No! He's lost his max game. Stupid Wright brothers!
(Just kidding)

Round 6: G P L E A T E M B

C1: TEMPLE (6)
C2: GAMBLE (6)
DC: PELMET (6)
OT: BEAGLE (6) EAGLET (6) GAMETE (6) LEGATE (6) MABELE (6) METAGE (6) PELAGE (6) PELTAE (6)
Score: 51–46 (max 52)

Round 7: O E I A Q N P D R

C1: RAINED (6)
C2: PRONE (5)
DC: ANEROID (7)
OT: APRONED (7) OPERAND (7) PADRINO (7) PADRONE (7) PONIARD (7)
Score: 57–46 (max 59)

Round 8: 75, 10, 7, 6, 1, 5. Target: 905.

C1: 905. (((6+7)-1)*75)+5 (10)
C2: 905. (((10+7+1)-6)*75)+5 (10)
Score: 67–56 (max 69)

Round 9: A G H I I N R S V *

C1 buzzes on 1 second to say RAVISHING which is correct.
Score: 77–56 (max 79)

C2 pressed at the same time, but Tim was faster.


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=17