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Thursday 5th November 1987 (Series 14, Prelim 24)

Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:14 pm
by James Robinson
Countdown recap for Thursday 5 November 1987.

C1: Challenger Jean Anderson.
C2: Champion John Hadfield (1 win, 45 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Russell Harty.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: K P M I A O Y J I
R02: C R R A I L S O E
R03: R N T R A I E L S
R04: 50, 4, 10, 3, 6, 2. Target: 167.
R05: T N F A I S Y O T
R06: V M S H E O I M R
R07: T T G A I E N L C
R08: 50, 5, 1, 4, 7, 5. Target: 329.
R09: Q U E E R Y C F N (conundrum)


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Round 1: K P M I A O Y J I

C1: JOY (3)
C2: JAM (3)
DC: MYOPIA (6)
Score: 3–3 (max 6)

Round 2: C R R A I L S O E

C1: AIRERS (6)
C2: CARRIES (7)
DC: CARRIOLES (18)
Score: 3–10 (max 24)

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

C1: TRAINERS (8)
C2: LATRINES (8)
DC: ENTRAILS (8) RESTRAIN (8)
OT: RATLINES (8) RETIRALS (8) RETRAINS (8) RETRIALS (8) SNARLIER (8) STRAINER (8) TRAILERS (8) TRANSIRE (8) TRENAILS (8)
Score: 11–18 (max 32)

Round 4: 50, 4, 10, 3, 6, 2. Target: 167.

C1: 167. Mistake in working.
C2: 167. (50 x 3) + 10 + 4 + (6 / 2) (10)
Score: 11–28 (max 42)

Round 5: T N F A I S Y O T

C1: STATION (7)
C2: TAINTS (6)
Score: 18–28 (max 49)

Round 6: V M S H E O I M R

C1: mimers
C2: MORISH (6)
DC: HEROISM (7) MEMOIRS (7)
OT: MOREISH (7) SHIMMER (7) VERISMO (7)
Score: 18–34 (max 56)

Round 7: T T G A I E N L C

C1: LETTING (7)
C2: cattling
DC: GELATIN (7) GENITAL (7)
OT: TACETING (8)
Score: 25–34 (max 64)

Round 8: 50, 5, 1, 4, 7, 5. Target: 329.

C1: -
C2: 328. ((5 + 1) x 50) + (7 x 4) (7)
CV: 329. (50 + 1 - 4) x 7 (10)
Score: 25–41 (max 74)

Round 9: Q U E E R Y C F N

C2 buzzes on 6 seconds to say FREQUENCY which is correct.
Score: 25–51 (max 84)

Statistics Corner

Jean:
Total score - 25
Raw score - 31
Total % of max - 30
Raw % of max - 37
Total average score per round - 2.8
Raw average score per round - 3.4
Number of maxes - 2

John:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=14