Friday 13th March 1987 (Series 11, Prelim 29)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 13 March 1987.

C1: Champion James Wilkie (3 wins, 138 points.)
C2: Challenger Simon Smith.
DC: Julia Swannell and Richard Stilgoe.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D Y T V I E A S R
R02: L E B Y O E W T A
R03: C V S E U O P R T
R04: 100, 6, 10, 5, 3, 2. Target: 406.
R05: D T I E G N A T T
R06: L K G S E A I N T
R07: L G U A D T O E S
R08: 25, 5, 7, 2, 2, 10. Target: 328.
R09: L A S Y U M I L C (conundrum)


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Round 1: D Y T V I E A S R

C1: VARIETY (7)
C2: DRIES (5)
DC: ADVERSITY (18)
Score: 7–0 (max 18)

Round 2: L E B Y O E W T A

C1: TOWEL (5)
C2: TABLE (5)
DC: OBLATE (6) TOWABLE (7)
OT: BELTWAY (7)
Score: 12–5 (max 25)

Round 3: C V S E U O P R T

C1: POUTERS (7)
C2: CURVES (6)
DC: VECTORS (7)
OT: COUVERTS (8) CUTOVERS (8)
Score: 19–5 (max 33)

Round 4: 100, 6, 10, 5, 3, 2. Target: 406.

C1: 406. ((10 - (2 x 3)) x 100) + 6 (10)
C2: 406. ((5 - (3 - 2)) x 100) + 6 (10)
Score: 29–15 (max 43)

Round 5: D T I E G N A T T

C1: TINGED (6)
C2: tangent
DC: TAINTED (7) TATTING (7)
Score: 35–15 (max 50)

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

C1: STALKING (8)
C2: STALE (5)
DC: STEALING (8) LANKIEST (8)
OT: GENITALS (8) KINGLETS (8) LINKAGES (8)
Score: 43–15 (max 58)

Round 7: L G U A D T O E S

C1: STAGED (6)
C2: SLATED (6)
DC: TOUSLED (7) SALUTED (7)
OT: GLOATED (7) LEGATOS (7) LOUDEST (7) OUTAGES (7)
Score: 49–21 (max 65)

Round 8: 25, 5, 7, 2, 2, 10. Target: 328.

C1: 328. Mistake in working.
C2: 338. ((10 + 2 + 2) x 25) - (7 + 5) (5)
CM: 328. ((25 + 5) x 10) + (7 x 2 x 2) (10)
Score: 49–26 (max 75)

Round 9: L A S Y U M I L C

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say CLUMSILY which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes on 10 seconds to say MUSICALLY which is correct.
Score: 49–36 (max 85)

Statistics Corner

James:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 2

Simon:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 42
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 2

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