Wednesday 19th March 1986 (Series 8, 1st QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 19 March 1986.

C1: No.1 Seed Clive Spate (6 wins, 366 points.)
C2: No.8 Seed Tony Clarke (3 wins, 128 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: A O S P H E D T N
R02: A E I S T C W N L
R03: E A O L V G N A Y
R04: 75, 7, 1, 4, 2, 9. Target: 245.
R05: O U R S T O G M E
R06: U E H L T A C G Z
R07: E A O H M S L N F
R08: 25, 100, 5, 8, 3, 8. Target: 302.
R09: I A N T I G O A T (conundrum)


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Round 1: A O S P H E D T N

C1: DONATES (7)
C2: STONED (6)
DC: PHONATES (8)
OT: NOTEPADS (8) PHAETONS (8) PHONATED (8) POTHEADS (8) STANHOPE (8) TONEPADS (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: A E I S T C W N L

C1: ENTAILS (7)
C2: clients (declared as 6)
DC: CLIENTS (7)
OT: CANTLES (7) CINEAST (7) ELASTIC (7) ELASTIN (7) INWALES (7) LACIEST (7) LANCETS (7) LATICES (7) LECTINS (7) LENTISC (7) SALIENT (7) SALTINE (7) SANICLE (7) SCALENI (7) SLAINTE (7) STENCIL (7)
Score: 14–0 (max 15)

Round 3: E A O L V G N A Y

C1: GALENA (6)
C2: ANGLE (5)
DC: LOVAGE (6)
OT: ANALOGY (7)
Score: 20–0 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 7, 1, 4, 2, 9. Target: 245.

C1: 245. (9 - 2) x 7 x (4 + 1) (10)
C2: 243.
Score: 30–0 (max 32)

Round 5: O U R S T O G M E

C1: OESTRUM (7)
C2: GROUTS (6)
DC: GOURMETS (8)
Score: 37–0 (max 40)

Round 6: U E H L T A C G Z

C1: CHALET (6)
C2: CAUGHT (6)
DC: GAUCHE (6)
OT: TEGULA (6)
Score: 43–6 (max 46)

Round 7: E A O H M S L N F

C1: MELONS (6)
C2: FLAMES (6)
DC: FLAMENS (7)
OT: MANHOLES (8)
Score: 49–12 (max 54)

Round 8: 25, 100, 5, 8, 3, 8. Target: 302.

C1: 303. (3 x 100) + 8 - 5 (7)
C2: 303. (3 x 100) + 8 - 5 (7)
CV: 302. ((8 + 8) x 25) + 5 - 3 - 100 (10)
Score: 56–19 (max 64)

Round 9: I A N T I G O A T

C1 buzzes on 20 seconds to say AGITATION which is correct.
Score: 66–19 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Clive:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 89
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 7.3
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 4

Tony:
Total score - 19
Raw score - 43
Total % of max - 26
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 2.1
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=8