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Friday 17th June 1988 (Series 15, Grand Final)

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:29 pm
by James Robinson
Countdown recap for Friday 17 June 1988.

C1: No.1 Seed Allan Saldanha (10 wins, 582 points.)
C2: No.2 Seed Dick Green (10 wins, 607 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke, Richard Stilgoe and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L F T O I E N B D
R02: N G A U N O C S A
R03: 25, 7, 6, 5, 2, 10. Target: 310.
R04: G D M I E A G N Z
R05: R G I T O S D E J
R06: 100, 4, 10, 1, 2, 9. Target: 440.
R07: L P C O U N T E R (conundrum)
R08: R M I A T I R A U
R09: Y Q W E A I C R N
R10: 10, 1, 10, 1, 8, 5. Target: 631.
R11: D L E I Y K O D V
R12: R F C I E U S C L
R13: 50, 9, 10, 8, 6, 7. Target: 740.
R14: B I L L C H I N A (conundrum)


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Round 1: L F T O I E N B D

C1: FOIBLE (6)
C2: TOILED (6)
DC: LENTOID (7)
OT: LOBEFIN (7) TENFOLD (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: N G A U N O C S A

C1: GUNS (4)
C2: CONGAS (6)
DC: GOANNAS (7)
OT: GUANACOS (8)
Score: 6–12 (max 15)

Round 3: 25, 7, 6, 5, 2, 10. Target: 310.

C1: 310. (25 + 6) x 10 (10)
C2: 310. (6 x 2 x 25) + 10 (10)
Score: 16–22 (max 25)

Round 4: G D M I E A G N Z

C1: AGEING (6)
C2: GAMING (6)
OT: DAZING (6) EDGING (6) ENIGMA (6) GAINED (6) GAMINE (6) GANGED (6) GAZING (6) IMAGED (6) MAGGIE (6) MAIDEN (6) MAZING (6) MEDIAN (6) MEDINA (6) NAGGED (6) ZAGGED (6) ZIGGED (6) ZINGED (6)
Score: 22–28 (max 31)

Round 5: R G I T O S D E J

C1: STODGIER (8)
C2: STORIED (7)
Score: 30–28 (max 39)

Round 6: 100, 4, 10, 1, 2, 9. Target: 440.

C1: 440. (100 + 10) x 4 (10)
C2: 440. (100 + 10) x 4 (10)
Score: 40–38 (max 49)

Round 7: L P C O U N T E R

No one buzzes. The answer was CORPULENT.
Score: 40–38 (max 59)

Round 8: R M I A T I R A U

C1: TRAM (4)
C2: TIARA (5)
DC: ATRIUM (6) TRAUMA (6)
OT: AMRITA (6) MARARI (6) TAMARI (6)
Score: 40–43 (max 65)

Round 9: Y Q W E A I C R N

C1: CRANE (5)
C2: WEARY (5)
DC: WINERY (6)
OT: CARNEY (6) WINCEY (6) YAWNER (6)
Score: 45–48 (max 71)

Round 10: 10, 1, 10, 1, 8, 5. Target: 631.

C1: 630. (8 - 1) x (10 - 1) x 10 (7)
C2: 630. (8 - 1) x (10 - 1) x 10 (7)
CV: 631. ((((10 + 1) x 5) + 8) x 10) + 1 (10)
Score: 52–55 (max 81)

Round 11: D L E I Y K O D V

C1: yolked - it's kosher to us......... :roll: :oops:
C2: VOIDED (6)
DC: DEVOID (6)
OT: KELOID (6) KIDDLE (6) YOLKED (6)
Score: 52–61 (max 87)

Round 12: R F C I E U S C L

C1: LUCIFERS (8)
C2: CRUISE (6)
DC: CLERICS (7) CIRCLES (7)
OT: CULICES (7) LUCIFER (7)
Score: 60–61 (max 95)

Round 13: 50, 9, 10, 8, 6, 7. Target: 740.

C1: 740. ((8 + 7) x 50) - 10 (10)
C2: 740. ((8 + 7) x 50) - 10 (10)
Score: 70–71 (max 105)

Round 14: B I L L C H I N A

C2 buzzes on 6 seconds to say CHILBLAIN which is correct.
Score: 70–81 (max 115)

Following the YOLKED incident (round 11), Allan was given a set of dictionaries of his own too. 8-)

Statistics Corner

Allan:
Total score - 70
Raw score - 78
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 6

Dick:
Total score - 81
Raw score - 94
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 6

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