This show holds the record for the highest score by a debutant in the 9-round era, as well as for the highest score ever achieved by anyone in the 9-round format.
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Countdown recap for Tuesday 14 April 1987.
C1: Challenger Stephen Balment.
C2: Champion Keith Albans (1 win, 60 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Gyles Brandreth.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: R S L O E T A N I
R02: W L D T O E I B R
R03: N F N A U A C I E
R04: 50, 6, 1, 7, 1, 3. Target: 141.
R05: Z R L S O I E D S
R06: G T P A U I S E F
R07: D B L U I E Y O R
R08: 100, 7, 1, 2, 4, 8. Target: 147.
R09: C A T F A I N T S (conundrum)
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Round 1: R S L O E T A N I
C1: RELATIONS (18)
C2: RELATIONS (18)
DC: ORIENTALS (18)
OT: TENSORIAL (18)
Score: 18–18 (max 18)
Round 2: W L D T O E I B R
C1: TWIRLED (7)
C2: BROILED (7)
OT: BLOWIER (7) DRIBLET (7) ORBITED (7)
Score: 25–25 (max 25)
Round 3: N F N A U A C I E
C1: NUANCE (6)
C2: FAUNA (5)
DC: FINANCE (7)
OT: INFAUNA (7) UNIFACE (7)
Score: 31–25 (max 32)
Round 4: 50, 6, 1, 7, 1, 3. Target: 141.
C1: 141. (3 x 50) - (7 + 1 + 1) (10)
C2: 141. (3 x 50) - (7 + 1 + 1) (10)
Score: 41–35 (max 42)
Round 5: Z R L S O I E D S
C1: SOLDIERS (8)
C2: SOILED (6)
DC: RISSOLE (7)
Score: 49–35 (max 50)
Round 6: G T P A U I S E F
C1: UPSTAGE (7)
C2: PAGES (5)
DC: FATIGUES (8)
Score: 56–35 (max 58)
Round 7: D B L U I E Y O R
C1: BROILED (7)
C2: redoubly
DC: BUILDER (7) BOULDER (7)
OT: REBUILD (7)
Score: 63–35 (max 65)
Round 8: 100, 7, 1, 2, 4, 8. Target: 147.
C1: 147. ((4 + 1) x 8) + 7 + 100 (10)
C2: 147. ((4 + 1) x 8) + 7 + 100 (10)
Score: 73–45 (max 75)
Round 9: C A T F A I N T S
C1 buzzes on 27 seconds to say FANTASTIC which is correct.
Score: 83–45 (max 85)
Statistics Corner
Stephen:
Total score - 83
Raw score - 83
Total % of max - 98
Raw % of max - 98
Total average score per round - 9.2
Raw average score per round - 9.2
Number of maxes - 7
Keith:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 61
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 4
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=12
Tuesday 14th April 1987 (Series 12, Prelim 2)
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Re: Tuesday 14th April 1987 (Series 12, Prelim 2)
You must have been typing all this in while the programme was on because I can't see how you would have got it up that quickly otherwise.
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Re: Tuesday 14th April 1987 (Series 12, Prelim 2)
Funny how this would be considered a routine or even subpar performance by a lot of players now.
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Re: Tuesday 14th April 1987 (Series 12, Prelim 2)
No bouldery in the COD7, which improves it a bit.