Thursday 11th June 1987 (Series 12, 1st QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 11 June 1987.

C1: No.1 Seed Jon Marsh (8 wins, 1 draw, 478 points.)
C2: No.8 Seed Stephen Haggerty (2 wins, 96 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Steve Jones.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S R V E L A G D I
R02: L J E U T N A V C
R03: L F R I T O V Q E
R04: 100, 6, 1, 7, 10, 4. Target: 504.
R05: T W A I S Y E N R
R06: T S N L I A T E S
R07: B N G A I V S E T
R08: 100, 6, 2, 8, 3, 7. Target: 318.
R09: A F I N E R I C N (conundrum)


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Round 1: S R V E L A G D I

C1: GRAVEL (6)
C2: GLIDERS (7)
DC: GRAVIES (7) GRAVELS (7)
OT: ADVISER (7) DERAILS (7) DIALERS (7) DRIVELS (7) GILDERS (7) GIRDLES (7) GLAIVES (7) REDIALS (7) REVISAL (7) SILAGED (7) VERGLAS (7) VERLIGS (7) VISAGED (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: L J E U T N A V C

C1: JAUNT/UNCLE (5)
C2: LANE (4)
DC: vulcan
OT: CANTLE (6) ELUANT (6) LANCET (6) LAUNCE (6) LEVANT (6) LUCENT (6) LUNATE (6) UNLACE (6)
Score: 5–7 (max 13)

Round 3: L F R I T O V Q E

C1: LOFTIER (7)
C2: TREFOIL (7)
Score: 12–14 (max 20)

Round 4: 100, 6, 1, 7, 10, 4. Target: 504.

C1: 504. ((6 - 1) x 100) + 4 (10)
C2: 504. ((6 - 1) x 100) + 4 (10)
Score: 22–24 (max 30)

Round 5: T W A I S Y E N R

C1: WAITERS (7)
C2: WAITERS (7)
DC: WINTERS (7) TAWNIER (7)
OT: STERNWAY (8)
Score: 29–31 (max 38)

Round 6: T S N L I A T E S

C1: SALTIEST (8)
C2: STAINS (6)
DC: TAINTLESS (18)
Score: 37–31 (max 56)

Round 7: B N G A I V S E T

C1: BEATINGS (8)
C2: BEATINGS (8)
DC: VINTAGES (8)
Score: 45–39 (max 64)

Round 8: 100, 6, 2, 8, 3, 7. Target: 318.

C1: 318. ((2 + 8 - 7) x 100) + (6 x 3) (10)
C2: 318. (100 + 6) x 3 (10)
Score: 55–49 (max 74)

Round 9: A F I N E R I C N

C1 buzzes on 4.5 seconds to say FINANCIER which is correct.
Score: 65–49 (max 84)

Statistics Corner

Jon:
Total score - 65
Raw score - 71
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 85
Total average score per round - 7.2
Raw average score per round - 7.9
Number of maxes - 5

Stephen:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 5

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