Friday 27th May 1988 (Series 15, Prelim 35)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 27 May 1988.

C1: Champion Gavin Rogers (2 wins, 90 points.)
C2: Challenger Sally Henstock.
DC: Freda Thornton and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L E R I N A W E Y
R02: I E A D R K C I N
R03: S E L U N A T H E
R04: 25, 100, 5, 7, 2, 3. Target: 760.
R05: O A E Y P L O S R
R06: T A E Y G K A D I
R07: E E R N O U M R V
R08: 5, 3, 1, 4, 8, 2. Target: 585.
R09: N O N L O G I C S (conundrum)


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Round 1: L E R I N A W E Y

C1: LEANER (6)
C2: LINER (5)
DC: LAWNIER (7) RENEWAL (7)
OT: INLAYER (7) NAILERY (7) WEARILY (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: I E A D R K C I N

C1: CRANKED (7)
C2: DARKEN (6)
DC: ACRIDINE (8)
Score: 13–0 (max 15)

Round 3: S E L U N A T H E

C1: THANES (6)
C2: HAUNTS (6)
DC: ENTHUSE (7)
OT: ELUANTS (7) ELUATES (7) LATEENS (7) LEANEST (7) LUNATES (7) UNLEASH (7)
Score: 19–6 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 100, 5, 7, 2, 3. Target: 760.

C1: 758. (7 x 100) + (25 x 2) + 3 + 5 (7)
C2: 760. Mistake in working.
CV: 760. (7 x 100) + ((25 - 5) x 3) (10)
Score: 26–6 (max 32)

Round 5: O A E Y P L O S R

C1: POORLY (6)
C2: PLAYERS (7)
OT: AEROSOL (7) LEPROSY (7) LOOPERS (7) PARLEYS (7) PAROLES (7) PARSLEY (7) REPLAYS (7) REPOSAL (7) ROSEOLA (7) SPARELY (7)
Score: 26–13 (max 39)

Round 6: T A E Y G K A D I

C1: GATED (5)
C2: gaited
DC: GAIETY (6)
Score: 31–13 (max 45)

Round 7: E E R N O U M R V

C1: MOURNER (7)
C2: MOURNER (7)
DC: OVERRUN (7) REMOVER (7)
OT: NERVURE (7) OVERMEN (7)
Score: 38–20 (max 52)

Round 8: 5, 3, 1, 4, 8, 2. Target: 585.

C1: 590. (((4 + 1) x 8 x 3) - 2) x 5 (7)
C2: 600.
CV: 585. (((8 + 2) x 4) - 1) x 5 x 3 (10)
Score: 45–20 (max 62)

Round 9: N O N L O G I C S

No one buzzes. The answer was CONSOLING.
Score: 45–20 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Gavin:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 1

Sally:
Total score - 20
Raw score - 31
Total % of max - 28
Raw % of max - 43
Total average score per round - 2.2
Raw average score per round - 3.4
Number of maxes - 2

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