Friday 20th May 1988 (Series 15, Prelim 30)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 20 May 1988.

C1: Champion Dick Green (5 wins, 278 points.)
C2: Challenger Alison Abrams.
DC: Della Thompson and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T K I I Y R A G D
R02: M N R E I O V R S
R03: L Q E I C A J E T
R04: 50, 5, 7, 2, 10, 3. Target: 299.
R05: L S H I U O N D I
R06: S T A I G T D E M
R07: S M T O A I Y R N
R08: 100, 10, 3, 5, 7, 1. Target: 784.
R09: H I T S G R O V E (conundrum)


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Round 1: T K I I Y R A G D

C1: DIRTY (5)
C2: DARK (4)
DC: ARIDITY (7)
Score: 5–0 (max 7)

Round 2: M N R E I O V R S

C1: MINERS/MINORS (6)
C2: SENIOR (6)
DC: VERSION (7)
OT: IRONERS (7) MERINOS (7) VERISMO (7)
Score: 11–6 (max 14)

Round 3: L Q E I C A J E T

C1: EJECT (5)
C2: CITE (4)
OT: EJECTA (6)
Score: 16–6 (max 20)

Round 4: 50, 5, 7, 2, 10, 3. Target: 299.

C1: 300. 3 x 2 x 5 x 10 (7)
C2: 299. Mistake in working.
CV: 299. ((50 + 10) x 5) - (3 - 2) (10)
Score: 23–6 (max 30)

Round 5: L S H I U O N D I

C1: LOUDISH (7)
C2: SHOULD (6)
OT: HOISIN (6) HOUNDS (6) LINISH (6) OLDISH (6) SOLIDI (6) UNSHOD (6) UNSOLD (6)
Score: 30–6 (max 37)

Round 6: S T A I G T D E M

C1: MATIEST (7)
C2: STAGED (6)
DC: MIDGETS (7)
OT: AGISTED (7) GAMIEST (7) MISDATE (7) SIGMATE (7)
Score: 37–6 (max 44)

Round 7: S M T O A I Y R N

C1: RATIONS/MATRONS (7)
C2: romany
DC: MINATORY (8)
Score: 44–6 (max 52)

Round 8: 100, 10, 3, 5, 7, 1. Target: 784.

C1: 784. (100 x (3 + 5)) - (10 + 7 - 1) (10)
C2: 784. (100 x (3 + 5)) - (10 + 7 - 1) (10)
Score: 54–16 (max 62)

Round 9: H I T S G R O V E

C1 buzzes on 16 seconds to say OVERSIGHT which is correct.
Score: 64–16 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Dick:
Total score - 64
Raw score - 64
Total % of max - 89
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 7.1
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 4

Alison:
Total score - 16
Raw score - 36
Total % of max - 22
Raw % of max - 50
Total average score per round - 1.8
Raw average score per round - 4.0
Number of maxes - 1

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