Wednesday 1st April 1987 (Series 11, Prelim 42)

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Wednesday 1st April 1987 (Series 11, Prelim 42)

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 1 April 1987.

C1: Champion John Clarke (4 wins, 234 points.)
C2: Challenger Alan Benson.
DC: Freda Thornton and Russell Harty.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V G T O I A H S L
R02: R D G O U H O E Y
R03: A O E N P T N C I
R04: 25, 1, 8, 10, 4, 5. Target: 252.
R05: S V S V S O A E T
R06: R P N O E A R P Y
R07: N T N S E I E M W
R08: 75, 4, 1, 7, 9, 3. Target: 902.
R09: N A M E D R A P S (conundrum)


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Round 1: V G T O I A H S L

C1: ALIGHTS (7)
C2: slogs
OT: GOATISH (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: R D G O U H O E Y

C1: ROUGHED (7)
C2: honoured
Score: 14–0 (max 14)

Round 3: A O E N P T N C I

C1: CAPTION (7)
C2: PANIC (5)
DC: ENACTION (8)
Score: 21–0 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 1, 8, 10, 4, 5. Target: 252.

C1: 252. (25 x 10) + (8 / 4) (10)
C2: 252. (25 x 10) + (8 / 4) (10)
Score: 31–10 (max 32)

Round 5: S V S V S O A E T

C1: STOVES (6)
C2: OVATES (6)
DC: STAVES (6)
OT: ASSETS (6) TASSES (6) TOSSES (6) VESTAS (6)
Score: 37–16 (max 38)

Round 6: R P N O E A R P Y

C1: PROPANE (7)
C2: APRON (5)
Score: 44–16 (max 45)

Round 7: N T N S E I E M W

C1: NINES (5)
C2: TWINS (5)
DC: INTENSE (7) EMINENT (7)
OT: ENTWINES (8)
Score: 49–21 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 4, 1, 7, 9, 3. Target: 902.

C1: 902. (4 x 3 x 75) + 9 - 7 (10)
C2: 902. (4 x 3 x 75) + 9 - 7 (10)
Score: 59–31 (max 63)

Round 9: N A M E D R A P S

C1 buzzes on 18 seconds to say AMPERSAND which is correct.
Score: 69–31 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 69
Raw score - 69
Total % of max - 95
Raw % of max - 95
Total average score per round - 7.7
Raw average score per round - 7.7
Number of maxes - 7

Alan:
Total score - 31
Raw score - 41
Total % of max - 42
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 4.6
Number of maxes - 2

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