Monday 29th August 1994 (Series 28, Prelim 40)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 29 August 1994.

C1: Champion Gregg Magee (1 win, 42 points.)
C2: Challenger Eileen Farmer.
DC: Ruth Killick and Philip Franks.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B E D A G A T W P
R02: E L B T I O L Q I
R03: A V E G U R E K Y
R04: 75, 2, 1, 7, 3, 5. Target: 972.
R05: I O J S T I U R G
R06: A N I D A M E S D
R07: E W R L A S C R T
R08: 50, 4, 5, 10, 1, 7. Target: 247.
R09: N O M A D T I D E (conundrum)


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Round 1: B E D A G A T W P

C1: ADEPT (5)
C2: AGATE (5)
DC: ABATED (6) GAWPED (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 6)

Round 2: E L B T I O L Q I

C1: BILLET (6)
C2: BILLET (6)
OT: BOILIE (6) ILLITE (6)
Score: 11–11 (max 12)

Round 3: A V E G U R E K Y

C1: VAGUER (6)
C2: VAGUER (6)
DC: GREAVE (6) EUREKA (6)
OT: GUYVER (6)
Score: 17–17 (max 18)

Round 4: 75, 2, 1, 7, 3, 5. Target: 972.

C1: 972. (((2 x 7) - 1) x 75) - 3 (10)
C2: 970.
Score: 27–17 (max 28)

Round 5: I O J S T I U R G

C1: JOIST (5)
C2: outrigs
DC: GROUTS (6) JURIST (6)
OT: GRIOTS (6) GUIROS (6) SUITOR (6)
Score: 32–17 (max 34)

Round 6: A N I D A M E S D

C1: DEMANDS (7)
C2: MAIDENS (7)
DC: DANDIES (7) MADDENS (7)
OT: AMNESIA (7) DANAIDS (7) DEADMAN (7) DIADEMS (7) MAENADS (7) MAIDANS (7) MEDIANS (7) MEDINAS (7) SIDEMAN (7) MIDDENS (7) NAIADES (7)
Score: 39–24 (max 41)

Round 7: E W R L A S C R T

C1: SCARLET (7)
C2: CRAWLERS (8)
OT: TRAWLERS (8)
Score: 39–32 (max 49)

Round 8: 50, 4, 5, 10, 1, 7. Target: 247.

C1: 247. (50 x 5) - (4 - 1) (10)
C2: 247. (50 x 5) - (10 - 7) (10)
Score: 49–42 (max 59)

Round 9: N O M A D T I D E

C1 buzzes on 3.5 seconds to say DOMINATED which is correct.
Score: 59–42 (max 69)

Statistics Corner

Gregg:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 96
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 6

Eileen:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 5

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=28

[Soph K]

What exactly are recaps?

[James Robinson]

What exactly are recaps?

Basically, it shows you the round-by-round detail of the mentioned episode.

The ones in the Current recaps section are more detailed, because we can see them, but these historical ones we obviously can't, unless they come up on YouTube.