Monday 16th December 1985 (Series 7, 3rd QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 16 December 1985.

C1: No.3 Seed Tim O'Kane (4 wins, 1 draw, 267 points.)
C2: No.6 Seed Jean Fish (3 wins, 152 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: W E B N A C O W S
R02: A E L N Y U F G A
R03: D A E N B I Q Y S
R04: 50, 10, 2, 10, 1, 3. Target: 318.
R05: E O A T N T S L E
R06: Y A D E P V S O T
R07: I L H F T E U R G
R08: 50, 100, 10, 9, 1, 5. Target: 705.
R09: C E A S E F I R B (conundrum)


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Round 1: W E B N A C O W S

C1: BEACONS (7)
C2: SCONE (5)
OT: COWBANES (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: A E L N Y U F G A

C1: FLANGE (6)
C2: FLANGE (6)
DC: FUNGAL (6)
OT: LEGUAAN (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 15)

Round 3: D A E N B I Q Y S

C1: BANDIES (7)
C2: BANDIES (7)
OT: YANDIES (7)
Score: 20–13 (max 22)

Round 4: 50, 10, 2, 10, 1, 3. Target: 318.

C1: 319. (50 x 3 x 2) + 10 + 10 - 1 (7)
C2: 319. (50 x 3 x 2) + 10 + 10 - 1 (7)
CV: 318. ((3 x 50) + 10 - 1) x 2 (10)
Score: 27–20 (max 32)

Round 5: E O A T N T S L E

C1: NETTLES (7)
C2: TALENTS (7)
DC: NOTELETS (8)
Score: 34–27 (max 40)

Round 6: Y A D E P V S O T

C1: DEPOTS (6)
C2: DESPOT (6)
DC: podesta
OT: TEAPOYS (7)
Score: 40–33 (max 47)

Round 7: I L H F T E U R G

C1: FREIGHT (7)
C2: FIGHTER (7)
DC: RIGHTFUL (8)
Score: 47–40 (max 55)

Round 8: 50, 100, 10, 9, 1, 5. Target: 705.

C1: 701. ((9 + 5) x 50) + 1 (7)
C2: 709. ((9 + 5) x 50) + 10 - 1 (7)
CV: 705. (100 + 50 - (10 - 1)) x 5 (10)
Score: 54–47 (max 65)

Round 9: C E A S E F I R B

C1 buzzes on 10.875 seconds to say BACKFIRES which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes on 11 seconds to say BRIEFCASE which is correct.
Score: 54–57 (max 75)

Statistics Corner

Tim:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 1

Jean:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 62
Total % of max - 76
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=7