Monday 28th April 1986 (Series 9, Prelim 14)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 28 April 1986.

C1: Champion Geoffrey Taylor (3 wins, 164 points.)
C2: Challenger Loretta Syrad.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Bill Tidy.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O E P N T L A W M
R02: I T R V N A E M B
R03: A E T V H T S A I
R04: 50, 10, 8, 4, 7, 2. Target: 810.
R05: A I E C V P B M T
R06: O A U R M W L T S
R07: E O I X C J R Y R
R08: 25, 2, 7, 4, 7, 5. Target: 290.
R09: T U R N E D C U P (conundrum)


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Round 1: O E P N T L A W M

C1: MOLTEN (6)
C2: MANTLE (6)
DC: POLENTA (7)
OT: TOWPLANE (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: I T R V N A E M B

C1: INVERT (6)
C2: VIBRANT (7)
OT: AMBIVERT (8) VERBATIM (8)
Score: 6–13 (max 16)

Round 3: A E T V H T S A I

C1: ATHEIST (7)
C2: SHAVE (5)
DC: HASTATE (7)
OT: AETATIS (7) AVIATES (7) SATIATE (7) STAITHE (7) STATIVE (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 23)

Round 4: 50, 10, 8, 4, 7, 2. Target: 810.

C1: 810. (50 x 8 x 2) + 10 (10)
C2: 810. (50 x 8 x 2) + 10 (10)
Score: 23–23 (max 33)

Round 5: A I E C V P B M T

C1: IMPACT (6)
C2: ACTIVE (6)
DC: CAPTIVE (7)
Score: 29–29 (max 40)

Round 6: O A U R M W L T S

C1: AMOURS (6)
C2: STORM (5)
OT: MORTALS (7) OUTLAWS (7) STROMAL (7)
Score: 35–29 (max 47)

Round 7: E O I X C J R Y R

C1: JERRY (5)
C2: CORER (5)
DC: CORRIE (6)
Score: 40–34 (max 53)

Round 8: 25, 2, 7, 4, 7, 5. Target: 290.

C1: 289. ((7 + 4) x 25) + (7 x 2) (7)
C2: 291. ((7 + 5) x 25) - (7 + 2) (7)
CM: 290. ((7 + 4) x (25 + 2)) - 7 (10)
Score: 47–41 (max 63)

Round 9: T U R N E D C U P

No one buzzes. The answer was PUNCTURED.
Score: 47–41 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Geoffrey:
Total score - 47
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 2

Loretta:
Total score - 41
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=9