Thursday 14 November 1996 (Ser. 33 Group E 1st QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 14 November 1996.

C1: Series 9 Champion David Trace (13 wins, 830 points.)
C2: Series 2 Runner-Up Russell Byers (8 wins, 576 points.)
DC: Susie Dent and Barry Cryer.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L T O A N D A B E
R02: U C E D P N I G N
R03: S V A O H R A X O
R04: 50, 3, 8, 6, 7, 9. Target: 922.
R05: E O T R G R I Y E
R06: O F S R E C G U T
R07: O S I N V A I S N
R08: 75, 2, 7, 8, 5, 9. Target: 510.
R09: H E A T B U R N S (conundrum)


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Round 1: L T O A N D A B E

C1: NOTABLE (7)
C2: BLOATED (7)
OT: ABALONE (7) ABLATED (7) DATABLE (7) TALONED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: U C E D P N I G N

C1: UPENDING (8)
C2: PENGUIN (7)
Score: 15–7 (max 15)

Round 3: S V A O H R A X O

C1: HOARS (5)
C2: HOARS (5)
OT: AROHA (5) ARVOS (5) HAARS (5) HORAS (5)
Score: 20–12 (max 20)

Round 4: 50, 3, 8, 6, 7, 9. Target: 922.

C1: 924. (3 x 6 x 50) + 9 + 7 + 8 (7)
C2: 895.
CV: 922. (((6 x 50) + 7) x 3) + 9 - 8 (10)
Score: 27–12 (max 30)

Round 5: E O T R G R I Y E

C1: REGRET (6)
C2: GOITRE (6)
OT: ETRIER (6) RETIRE (6) GORIER (6) GREYER (6) RIOTER (6)
Score: 33–18 (max 36)

Round 6: O F S R E C G U T

C1: SCOUTER (7)
C2: FORGETS (7)
DC: FRUCTOSE (8)
OT: FOREGUTS (8)
Score: 40–25 (max 44)

Round 7: O S I N V A I S N

C1: INVASIONS (18)
C2: INVASIONS (18)
Score: 58–43 (max 62)

Round 8: 75, 2, 7, 8, 5, 9. Target: 510.

C1: 510. (75 x 7) - (5 + 8 + 2) (10)
C2: 510. (75 x 7) - (5 + 8 + 2) (10)
Score: 68–53 (max 72)

Round 9: H E A T B U R N S

C2 buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say SUNBATHER which is correct.
Score: 68–63 (max 82)

Statistics Corner

David:
Total score - 68
Raw score - 68
Total % of max - 83
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 7.6
Raw average score per round - 7.6
Number of maxes - 6

Russell:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 70
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 85
Total average score per round - 7.0
Raw average score per round - 7.8
Number of maxes - 6

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=33

[Kai Laddiman]

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