Wednesday 15th June 1988 (Series 15, 1st SF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 15 June 1988.

C1: No.1 Seed Allan Saldanha (9 wins, 540 points.)
C2: No.5 Seed Peter Pryer (4 wins, 234 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T N G I A E Y F N
R02: K O G T W I I U N
R03: R T L I E A S L N
R04: 50, 25, 2, 1, 8, 5. Target: 815.
R05: L I H E S O M A R
R06: S P Y E O O R T N
R07: S E T U T V S E L
R08: 25, 1, 10, 1, 8, 3. Target: 945.
R09: L A T I N M A N G (conundrum)


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Round 1: T N G I A E Y F N

C1: ANTIGEN (7)
C2: EATING (6)
OT: ANTEING (7) GENTIAN (7) INFANTE (7) YEANING (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: K O G T W I I U N

C1: TOWING (6)
C2: OUTING (6)
DC: TWINK (5)
OT: KITING (6) TOKING (6)
Score: 13–6 (max 13)

Round 3: R T L I E A S L N

C1: LATRINES (8)
C2: LATRINES (8)
DC: ENTRAILS (8)
OT: LITERALS (8) TALLIERS (8)
Score: 21–14 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 25, 2, 1, 8, 5. Target: 815.

C1: 816. 8 x 2 x (50 + 1) (7)
C2: -
CV: 815. (((50 x 8) - 5) x 2) + 25 (10)
Score: 28–14 (max 31)

Round 5: L I H E S O M A R

C1: morales
C2: mashier
DC: MORALISE (8) SHOALIER (8)
OT: HEMIOLAS (8)
Score: 28–14 (max 39)

Round 6: S P Y E O O R T N

C1: prones
C2: POOREST (7)
OT: ENTROPY (7) OPERONS (7) POOTERS (7) POSTERN (7) PROTONS (7) SNOOPER (7)
Score: 28–21 (max 46)

Round 7: S E T U T V S E L

C1: SETTLES (7)
C2: TUSSLE (6)
OT: SVELTEST (8)
Score: 35–21 (max 54)

Round 8: 25, 1, 10, 1, 8, 3. Target: 945.

C1: 948. (((3 x 10) + 8) x 25) - (1 + 1) (7)
C2: 948. (((3 x 10) + 8) x 25) - (1 + 1) (7)
CV: 945. (25 + 10) x (8 + 1) x 3 (10)
Score: 42–28 (max 64)

Round 9: L A T I N M A N G

C2 buzzes on 10 seconds to say MALIGNANT which is correct.
Score: 42–38 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Allan:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 42
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 57
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 3

Peter:
Total score - 38
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 4

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