Tuesday 9th June 1987 (Series 12, Prelim 42)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 9 June 1987.

C1: Champion Cathy Morgan (5 wins, 290 points.)
C2: Challenger Sarah Purlan.
DC: Julia Swannell and Steve Jones.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S N D Y I A E D R
R02: I M S C A H R O U
R03: G L H G E E O M W
R04: 50, 100, 8, 5, 3, 6. Target: 482.
R05: R Y T U E N T I A
R06: M R P L U O A N E
R07: K S Y G A O S E T
R08: 75, 3, 6, 8, 8, 7. Target: 723.
R09: R O V E I N C A R (conundrum)


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Round 1: S N D Y I A E D R

C1: DRAINED (7)
C2: DANDIES (7)
DC: SANDIER (7) grained
OT: SARDINED (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: I M S C A H R O U

C1: CHORUS (6)
C2: CHARMS (6)
DC: MOHAIRS (7)
OT: AUROCHS (7) CARIOUS (7) CHAMOIS (7) CHARISM (7) CHRISOM (7) CURIOSA (7) MORCHAS (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)

Round 3: G L H G E E O M W

C1: WOGGLE (6)
C2: WHEEL (5)
Score: 19–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 100, 8, 5, 3, 6. Target: 482.

C1: 482. (5 x 100) - (6 x 3) (10)
C2: 482. (5 x 100) - (6 x 3) (10)
Score: 29–23 (max 31)

Round 5: R Y T U E N T I A

C1: ENTITY (6)
C2: entire
DC: NATTIER (7) NUTTIER (7)
OT: NITRATE (7) TAUNTER (7) TAURINE (7) TENUITY (7) TERTIAN (7) UNITARY (7) URINATE (7)
Score: 35–23 (max 38)

Round 6: M R P L U O A N E

C1: RUMPLE (6)
C2: replan
DC: NUMERAL (7)
OT: ALMONER (7) AMPOULE (7) APOLUNE (7) ENAMOUR (7) LAMPERN (7) MANROPE (7) MORULAE (7) NEUROMA (7) PLEROMA (7) PLEURON (7) UNMORAL (7)
Score: 41–23 (max 45)

Round 7: K S Y G A O S E T

C1: GASKETS (7)
C2: SKATES (6)
Score: 48–23 (max 52)

Round 8: 75, 3, 6, 8, 8, 7. Target: 723.

C1: 728. ((3 + 7) x 75) - (6 + 8 + 8) (7)
C2: -
CM: 723. ((6 + 3) x 75) + (7 x 8) - 8 (10)
Score: 55–23 (max 62)

Round 9: R O V E I N C A R

No one buzzes. The answer was CARNIVORE.
Score: 55–23 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Cathy:
Total score - 55
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 76
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 3

Sarah:
Total score - 23
Raw score - 34
Total % of max - 32
Raw % of max - 47
Total average score per round - 2.6
Raw average score per round - 3.8
Number of maxes - 1

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