Monday 16th February 1987 (Series 11, Prelim 10)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 16 February 1987.

C1: Champion Alan Johnson (3 wins, 123 points.)
C2: Challenger Jeananne Kidd.
DC: Della Thompson and Steve Jones.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E O L B S I F T E
R02: R F Y R I E A L T
R03: M S D E I B E S R
R04: 75, 25, 9, 9, 3, 1. Target: 771.
R05: W C T S U A E A N
R06: U O A G P D E Y R
R07: T L P D N O A O E
R08: 100, 7, 2, 7, 9, 10. Target: 865.
R09: C A B L E M E N S (conundrum)


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Round 1: E O L B S I F T E

C1: BOILS (5)
C2: FOIBLES (7)
OT: BOTFLIES (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: R F Y R I E A L T

C1: REALITY (7)
C2: REALITY (7)
DC: LITERARY (8)
Score: 7–14 (max 16)

Round 3: M S D E I B E S R

C1: BREEDS (6)
C2: BESIDES (7)
DC: DESIRES (7) DEMISES (7)
OT: BEMIRED (7) BEMIRES (7) BIREMES (7) BREDIES (7) DERBIES (7) MESSIER (7) MISERES (7) REMISED (7) REMISES (7) RESIDES (7)
Score: 7–21 (max 23)

Round 4: 75, 25, 9, 9, 3, 1. Target: 771.

C1: 771. ((75 + 3) x (9 + 1)) - 9 (10)
C2: 772.
Score: 17–21 (max 33)

Round 5: W C T S U A E A N

C1: uncast
C2: SCENT (5)
DC: CATENAS (7)
OT: NUTCASE (7)
Score: 17–26 (max 40)

Round 6: U O A G P D E Y R

C1: GROUPED (7)
C2: GROUPED (7)
OT: UPGRADE (7)
Score: 24–33 (max 47)

Round 7: T L P D N O A O E

C1: POODLE (6)
C2: POODLE (6)
DC: PLATOON (7)
OT: PLATOONED (18)
Score: 30–39 (max 65)

Round 8: 100, 7, 2, 7, 9, 10. Target: 865.

C1: 865. (100 x 9) - ((7 - 2) x 7) (10)
C2: 863.
Score: 40–39 (max 75)

Round 9: C A B L E M E N S

No one buzzes. The answer was SEMBLANCE.
Score: 40–39 (max 85)

Statistics Corner

Alan:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3

Jeananne:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=11