Tuesday 19th April 1988 (Series 15, Prelim 7)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 19 April 1988.

C1: Champion Allan Saldanha (6 wins, 381 points.)
C2: Challenger Nick Wilkes.
DC: Julia Swannell and Clement Freud.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N P M U O I K U T
R02: G N T L O R B E G
R03: T R D A I E J A P
R04: 25, 9, 8, 10, 2, 1. Target: 531.
R05: G T N S O G T E I
R06: Y M N E I E K I H
R07: T L H R C O L A S
R08: 75, 4, 1, 2, 5, 8. Target: 459.
R09: G U N G I E R H N (conundrum)


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Round 1: N P M U O I K U T

C1: MOUNT (5)
C2: INPUT (5)
OT: PINOUT (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 6)

Round 2: G N T L O R B E G

C1: BELONG (6)
C2: BELONG (6)
DC: GOBLET (6) BOGGLE (6)
OT: BOLTER (6) GORGET (6) LOGGER (6) LONGER (6) NOBLER (6) TOGGLE (6)
Score: 11–11 (max 12)

Round 3: T R D A I E J A P

C1: RADIATE (7)
C2: partied
OT: ADAPTER (7) ADIPATE (7) DIPTERA (7) PIRATED (7)
Score: 18–11 (max 19)

Round 4: 25, 9, 8, 10, 2, 1. Target: 531.

C1: 534.
C2: 532. ((10 + 9 + 2) x 25) + 8 - 1 (7)
CV: 531. (((10 + 8 - 1) x 2) + 25) x 9 (10)
Score: 18–18 (max 29)

Round 5: G T N S O G T E I

C1: SETTING (7)
C2: SETTING (7)
DC: TESTING (7)
OT: EGOTIST (7) GETTING (7) SOTTING (7) TIENTOS (7) TONIEST (7)
Score: 25–25 (max 36)

Round 6: Y M N E I E K I H

C1: HIKE (4)
C2: MINK (4)
DC: yemeni ENEMY (5)
OT: HEINIE (6)
Score: 29–29 (max 42)

Round 7: T L H R C O L A S

C1: CLOTHS (6)
C2: CHARTS (6)
DC: COLLARS (7) SCHOLAR (7) SCROTAL (7)
OT: CHLORAL (7) CHOLLAS (7) CROTALS (7) HARLOTS (7) SHALLOT (7)
Score: 35–35 (max 49)

Round 8: 75, 4, 1, 2, 5, 8. Target: 459.

C1: 459. ((8 - 2) x 75) + 4 + 5 (10)
C2: 459. ((4 + 2) x 75) + 8 + 1 (10)
Score: 45–45 (max 59)

Round 9: G U N G I E R H N

C1 buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say HUNGERING which is correct.
Score: 55–45 (max 69)

Statistics Corner

Allan:
Total score - 55
Raw score - 62
Total % of max - 80
Raw % of max - 90
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 5

Nick:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 45
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=15