Wednesday 13th May 1987 (Series 12, Prelim 23)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 13 May 1987.

C1: Challenger Ed Barral.
C2: Champion Nigel Aspden (2 wins, 111 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Lance Percival.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S N O C A D E F T
R02: S I N S T G E U E
R03: N A V E W O L S K
R04: 50, 25, 2, 1, 4, 9. Target: 216.
R05: N T H S D G E A O
R06: S P E T I V D E R
R07: B R T D C S U E A
R08: 75, 9, 4, 7, 3, 4. Target: 470.
R09: M E N I N P O R T (conundrum)


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Round 1: S N O C A D E F T

C1: DESCANT (7)
C2: SECOND (6)
OT: COASTED (7) DEACONS (7) DECANTS (7) DOCENTS (7) DONATES (7) FANTODS (7) FONDEST (7) SCANTED (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: S I N S T G E U E

C1: SUITES (6)
C2: UNITES (6)
DC: GENIUSES (8)
OT: EUGENISTS (18)
Score: 13–6 (max 25)

Round 3: N A V E W O L S K

C1: KNAVES (6)
C2: WOLVES (6)
DC: SLOVEN (6) LOAVES (6) NAVELS (6)
OT: KNAWELS (7)
Score: 19–12 (max 32)

Round 4: 50, 25, 2, 1, 4, 9. Target: 216.

C1: 216. (((9 - 1) / 2) + 50) x 4 (10)
C2: 216. (50 x 4) + 25 - 9 (10)
Score: 29–22 (max 42)

Round 5: N T H S D G E A O

C1: STONED (6)
C2: HONEST (6)
DC: HOSTAGE (7)
OT: DONATES (7) GHOSTED (7) GNASHED (7) HANDSET (7) ONSTAGE (7) SANDHOG (7) TANGOED (7) TANGOES (7) THONGED (7)
Score: 35–28 (max 49)

Round 6: S P E T I V D E R

C1: DEPRIVES (8)
C2: PRIDES (6)
OT: PREVISED (8) PRIESTED (8) RESPITED (8)
Score: 43–28 (max 57)

Round 7: B R T D C S U E A

C1: CUSTARD (7)
C2: subrated
DC: TRADUCES (8)
Score: 50–28 (max 65)

Round 8: 75, 9, 4, 7, 3, 4. Target: 470.

C1: 470. ((75 + 4) x (9 - 3)) - 4 (10)
C2: -
Score: 60–28 (max 75)

Round 9: M E N I N P O R T

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say PROMINENT which is correct.
Score: 60–38 (max 85)

Statistics Corner

Ed:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 60
Total % of max - 71
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 4

Nigel:
Total score - 38
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 45
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 2

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