Friday 27th November 1987 (Series 14, Prelim 40)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 27 November 1987.

C1: Champion Frank Houston (2 wins, 110 points.)
C2: Challenger June Jay.
DC: Julia Swannell and Neil Innes.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: A T L D S K E R U
R02: T F S E O A G W E
R03: R E T F Y O M L T
R04: 100, 75, 10, 6, 9, 4. Target: 517.
R05: R N D I A E C L P
R06: I Z Q N E V C S I
R07: H V N E O U V J E
R08: 50, 100, 4, 10, 10, 8. Target: 156.
R09: E E O R R T T V X * (conundrum)


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Round 1: A T L D S K E R U

C1: SKATED (6)
C2: SALTED (6)
DC: TALKERS (7) STALKED (7) STALKER (7)
OT: AUKLETS (7) DARKEST (7) LUSTRED (7) RUSTLED (7) SALUTED (7) SALUTER (7) STRUDEL (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: T F S E O A G W E

C1: STOWAGE (7)
C2: STOWAGE (7)
DC: GOATEES (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: R E T F Y O M L T

C1: LOFTY (5)
C2: mottley
DC: MOTLEY (6) LOTTERY (7)
Score: 18–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 75, 10, 6, 9, 4. Target: 517.

C1: 516. (100 x 6) - (75 + 9) (7)
C2: 516. ((9 - 4) x 100) + 10 + 6 (7)
CV: 517. ((75 - 4) x 6) + 100 - 9 (10)
Score: 25–20 (max 31)

Round 5: R N D I A E C L P

C1: PAIRED (6)
C2: PLAINER (7)
DC: REPLICA (7) placider
OT: PANICLED (8)
Score: 25–27 (max 39)

Round 6: I Z Q N E V C S I

C1: VINES (5)
C2: VEINS (5)
DC: INCISE (6)
OT: SEIZIN (6)
Score: 30–32 (max 45)

Round 7: H V N E O U V J E

C1: VENUE (5)
C2: HOVE (4)
Score: 35–32 (max 50)

Round 8: 50, 100, 4, 10, 10, 8. Target: 156.

C1: 156. 100 + 50 + 10 - 4 (10)
C2: 156. 10 - 8 + 4 + 100 + 50 (10)
Score: 45–42 (max 60)

Round 9: E E O R R T T V X *

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say EXTROVERT which is correct.
Score: 55–42 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Frank:
Total score - 55
Raw score - 61
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 87
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 4

June:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 2

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