Tuesday 24th May 1988 (Series 15, Prelim 32)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 24 May 1988.

C1: Champion Dick Green (7 wins, 395 points.)
C2: Challenger Tony Morgan.
DC: Freda Thornton and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V S E U T D O B I
R02: T R G O E N B O A
R03: L S A E D I N R O
R04: 50, 7, 8, 9, 10, 5. Target: 827.
R05: V N E O C S L I G
R06: S R S E A G E T F
R07: R F S O E K Q A L
R08: 50, 1, 1, 10, 9, 8. Target: 349.
R09: S T U P I D G I N (conundrum)


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Round 1: V S E U T D O B I

C1: VOIDEST (7)
C2: OUSTED (6)
OT: DEVIOUS (7) OUTBIDS (7) OUTSIDE (7) SUBEDIT (7) TEDIOUS (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

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

C1: BARONET (7)
C2: ration
OT: NEGATOR (7) OREGANO (7)
Score: 14–0 (max 14)

Round 3: L S A E D I N R O

C1: ORDINALS (8)
C2: ISLANDER (8)
DC: AILERONS (8)
OT: ANODISER (8) DARIOLES (8) ROSALINE (8) SOLANDER (8)
Score: 22–8 (max 22)

Round 4: 50, 7, 8, 9, 10, 5. Target: 827.

C1: 828. ((8 + 9) x 50) - (7 + 10 + 5) (7)
C2: 823.
CV: 827. ((50 + 10 - 8) x (9 + 7)) - 5 (10)
Score: 29–8 (max 32)

Round 5: V N E O C S L I G

C1: SOLVING/CLOSING (7)
C2: clovings
OT: ECLOSING (8)
Score: 36–8 (max 40)

Round 6: S R S E A G E T F

C1: FASTER/GRAFTS/STAGES (6)
C2: EGRETS (6)
DC: GREASES (7) FEASTERS (8)
OT: RESTAGES (8) SERFAGES (8)
Score: 42–14 (max 48)

Round 7: R F S O E K Q A L

C1: FREAKS (6)
C2: FLAKES (6)
DC: FORSAKE (7) LOAFERS (7)
Score: 48–20 (max 55)

Round 8: 50, 1, 1, 10, 9, 8. Target: 349.

C1: 349. ((8 - 1) x 50) - 1 (10)
C2: 350.
Score: 58–20 (max 65)

Round 9: S T U P I D G I N

C1 buzzes on 3.67 seconds to say DISPUTING which is correct.
Score: 68–20 (max 75)

Statistics Corner

Dick:
Total score - 68
Raw score - 68
Total % of max - 91
Raw % of max - 91
Total average score per round - 7.6
Raw average score per round - 7.6
Number of maxes - 5

Tony:
Total score - 20
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 27
Raw % of max - 53
Total average score per round - 2.2
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 1

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