Monday 1st January 1990 (Masters 1, Game 40)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 1 January 1990.

C1: Series 16 Contestant Roger Wales.
C2: Series 10 Contestant David Whiting.
DC: Freda Thornton.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: I A E V R G G N A
R02: 25, 4, 5, 5, 9, 1. Target: 369.
R03: B D D F M N O U U * (conundrum)
R04: E E I Q T M N T E
R05: 50, 4, 3, 8, 7, 9. Target: 132.
R06: A C E G H I I N V * (conundrum)
R07: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
R08: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?. Target: ???.
R09: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? (conundrum)
R10: A I U G L Y S F S
R11: 25, 4, 7, 3, 6, 4. Target: 508.
R12: A B E I N N S T T * (conundrum)
R13: W P D V E A E G O
R14: 75, 5, 1, 7, 7, 4. Target: 408.
R15: A A B C D D E I T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: I A E V R G G N A

C1: grieving
C2: AVERAGING (18)
Score: 0–18 (max 18)

Round 2: 25, 4, 5, 5, 9, 1. Target: 369.

C1: 370. ((4 - 1) x 5 x 25) - 5 (7)
C2: 370. ((9 + 5 + 1) x 25) - 5 (7)
CV: 369. (((5 - 1) x 4) + 25) x 9 (10)
Score: 7–25 (max 28)

Round 3: B D D F M N O U U *

C2 buzzes on 1 second to say DUMBFOUND which is correct.
Score: 7–35 (max 38)

Round 4: E E I Q T M N T E

C1: TIME (4)
C2: MITTEN (6)
OT: EMETINE (7)
Score: 7–41 (max 45)

Round 5: 50, 4, 3, 8, 7, 9. Target: 132.

C1: 132. (3 x 50) - (9 + 7 + (8 / 4)) (10)
C2: 132. ((9 - 7) x 50) + (8 x 4) (10)
Score: 17–51 (max 55)

Round 6: A C E G H I I N V *

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say ACHIEVING which is correct.
Score: 27–51 (max 65)

Round 7: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

C1: XXXXXXX (7)
C2: XXXXXXX (7)
Score: 34–58 (max ?)

Round 8: ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?. Target: ???.

C1: ???. (10)
C2: ???. (10)
Score: 44–68 (max ?)

Round 9: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

C1 buzzes on ? seconds to say ????????? which is correct.
Score: 54–68 (max ?)

Round 10: A I U G L Y S F S

C1: SALSIFY (7)
C2: GLASSY (6)
DC: FUSSILY (7)
Score: 61–68 (max ?)

Round 11: 25, 4, 7, 3, 6, 4. Target: 508.

C1: 507. ((6 - (4 - 3)) x 4 x 25) + 7 (7)
C2: 507. ((6 - (4 - 3)) x 4 x 25) + 7 (7)
CV: 508. (((7 x 25) - 6) x 3) - (4 / 4) (10)
Score: 68–75 (max ?)

Round 12: A B E I N N S T T *

C2 buzzes on 3.5 seconds to say ABSTINENT which is correct.
Score: 68–85 (max ?)

Round 13: W P D V E A E G O

C1: pedago
C2: AVOWED (6)
OT: APOGEE (6) GAWPED (6) WEAVED (6)
Score: 68–91 (max ?)

Round 14: 75, 5, 1, 7, 7, 4. Target: 408.

C1: 408. Mistake in working.
C2: 408. ((75 + 4) x 5) + 7 + 7 - 1 (10)
Score: 68–101 (max ?)

Round 15: A A B C D D E I T *

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say ABDICATED which is correct.
Score: 78–101 (max ?)

Statistics Corner

Roger:
Total score - 78
Raw score - 82
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 5.5

David:
Total score - 101
Raw score - 107
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 7.1

Further summaries are at:
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