Friday 8th May 1987 (Series 12, Prelim 20)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 8 May 1987.

C1: Champion Jon Marsh (7 wins, 1 draw, 417 points.)
C2: Challenger Phyllis Stevens (1 draw, 49 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Patrick Mower.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: W W V S O E K O L
R02: T S A E S O N H A
R03: R B D E O R T A D
R04: 25, 100, 4, 6, 2, 5. Target: 828.
R05: N S I U T N A E G
R06: C T I P U Y T O S
R07: D G A I T P U O V
R08: 25, 2, 4, 6, 5, 5. Target: 523.
R09: O U N C E M E W L (conundrum)


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Round 1: W W V S O E K O L

C1: VOWELS (6)
C2: VOWELS (6)
OT: WOLVES (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: T S A E S O N H A

C1: HASTENS (7)
C2: HONEST (6)
DC: ASSONATE (8)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)

Round 3: R B D E O R T A D

C1: BORDER (6)
C2: ABORTED (7)
DC: BROADER (7)
OT: BOARDED (7) BOARDER (7) ROADBED (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 100, 4, 6, 2, 5. Target: 828.

C1: 829. ((6 + 2) x 100) + 25 + 4 (7)
C2: 829. ((6 + 2) x 100) + 25 + 4 (7)
CM: 828. ((100 + 6) x 2 x 4) - (25 - 5) (10)
Score: 20–20 (max 31)

Round 5: N S I U T N A E G

C1: UNSEATING (18)
C2: UNSEATING (18)
Score: 38–38 (max 49)

Round 6: C T I P U Y T O S

C1: SPOTTY (6)
C2: PUTTY (5)
DC: COYPUS (6)
OT: COPYIST (7) STYPTIC (7)
Score: 44–38 (max 56)

Round 7: D G A I T P U O V

C1: POUT (4)
C2: AVOID (5)
DC: AGOUTI (6)
Score: 44–43 (max 62)

Round 8: 25, 2, 4, 6, 5, 5. Target: 523.

C1: 522. (4 x 5 x (6 - 5 + 25)) + 2 (7)
C2: -
CM: 523. (((5 x 4) + 6 - 5) x 25) - 2 (10)
Score: 51–43 (max 72)

Round 9: O U N C E M E W L

C1 buzzes on 23 seconds to say UNWELCOME which is correct.
Score: 61–43 (max 82)

Statistics Corner

Jon:
Total score - 61
Raw score - 71
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 87
Total average score per round - 6.8
Raw average score per round - 7.9
Number of maxes - 3

Phyllis:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=12