Thursday 16th June 1988 (Series 15, 2nd SF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 16 June 1988.

C1: No.2 Seed Dick Green (9 wins, 538 points.)
C2: No.3 Seed Gavin Rogers (6 wins, 300 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R D I A J I O M S
R02: D A F I N T L E O
R03: C S A U M E G D I
R04: 6, 8, 9, 5, 1, 3. Target: 306.
R05: Q A C R E W A T Y
R06: R Y U O N D I L K
R07: D G A B N E I G N
R08: 50, 1, 7, 5, 8, 10. Target: 902.
R09: C E I I L O Q R U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: R D I A J I O M S

C1: RADIOS (6)
C2: RADIOS (6)
DC: DISARM (6)
OT: DAIMIOS (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: D A F I N T L E O

C1: DEFLATION (18)
C2: DELATION (8)
OT: DEFOLIANT (18)
Score: 24–6 (max 25)

Round 3: C S A U M E G D I

C1: CAUSED (6)
C2: MIDGES (6)
DC: MISCUED (7) CAESIUM (7)
OT: GAUDIES (7)
Score: 30–12 (max 32)

Round 4: 6, 8, 9, 5, 1, 3. Target: 306.

C1: 305.
C2: 306. ((5 x 8) - 6) x 9 (10)
Score: 30–22 (max 42)

Round 5: Q A C R E W A T Y

C1: WATERY (6)
C2: WATERY (6)
OT: RACEWAY (7)
Score: 36–28 (max 49)

Round 6: R Y U O N D I L K

C1: KINDLY (6)
C2: KINDLY (6)
DC: ROUNDLY (7)
Score: 42–34 (max 56)

Round 7: D G A B N E I G N

C1: BANGING (7)
C2: BANGING (7)
DC: BEADING (7) BENDING (7) BANDING (7)
OT: BADGING (7) BEANING (7)
Score: 49–41 (max 63)

Round 8: 50, 1, 7, 5, 8, 10. Target: 902.

C1: 902. ((10 + 8) x 50) + 7 - 5 (10)
C2: 902. ((10 + 8) x 50) + 7 - 5 (10)
Score: 59–51 (max 73)

Round 9: C E I I L O Q R U *

C1 buzzes on 6 seconds to say LIQUORICE which is correct.
Score: 69–51 (max 83)

Statistics Corner

Dick:
Total score - 69
Raw score - 76
Total % of max - 83
Raw % of max - 92
Total average score per round - 7.7
Raw average score per round - 8.4
Number of maxes - 4

Gavin:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 3

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