Thursday 21st May 1987 (Series 12, Prelim 29)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 21 May 1987.

C1: Champion Janet McRae (2 wins, 98 points.)
C2: Challenger Matthew Francis.
DC: Freda Thornton and Humphrey Lyttelton.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N D V G E E I A D
R02: R B O L S I Y T A
R03: H T N E A I S T S
R04: 100, 5, 7, 1, 3, 1. Target: 528.
R05: H Y E S N A H C L
R06: G N X S R E I A C
R07: D R O S B T I D I
R08: 100, 1, 7, 10, 6, 2. Target: 167.
R09: A E E L P P R T U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: N D V G E E I A D

C1: needing
C2: EVADING (7)
DC: DEIGNED (7) AVENGED (7)
OT: DAVENED (7) DEEDING (7) INVADED (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: R B O L S I Y T A

C1: BROILS (6)
C2: TRAILS (6)
DC: BRISTLY (7) ORBITALS (8) STROBILA (8)
OT: ROYALIST (8) SOLITARY (8)
Score: 6–13 (max 15)

Round 3: H T N E A I S T S

C1: ATHIEST (7)
C2: thinest
DC: HESITANT (8) SHANTIES (8) ATHEISTS (8)
OT: ANTHESIS (8) ANTSIEST (8) HASTIEST (8) INSTATES (8) NASTIEST (8) STAITHES (8) TITANESS (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 23)

Round 4: 100, 5, 7, 1, 3, 1. Target: 528.

C1: 528. (5 x 100) + ((3 + 1) x 7) (10)
C2: 528. (5 x 100) + ((3 + 1) x 7) (10)
Score: 23–23 (max 33)

Round 5: H Y E S N A H C L

C1: LANCES (6)
C2: LANCES/HYENAS (6)
DC: LYNCHES (7)
Score: 29–29 (max 40)

Round 6: G N X S R E I A C

C1: CREASING (8)
C2: CREASING (8)
Score: 37–37 (max 48)

Round 7: D R O S B T I D I

C1: DIRT (4)
C2: biros
DC: ORBITS (6)
OT: BISTRO (6) DROIDS (6) DROITS (6) IDIOTS (6) ORIBIS (6) SORDID (6)
Score: 41–37 (max 54)

Round 8: 100, 1, 7, 10, 6, 2. Target: 167.

C1: 167. 100 + (6 x 10) + 7 (10)
C2: 167. 100 + (6 x 10) + 7 (10)
Score: 51–47 (max 64)

Round 9: A E E L P P R T U *

C2 buzzes on 20.5 seconds to say PERPETUAL which is correct.
Score: 51–57 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Janet:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3

Matthew:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 5

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