Tuesday 1st December 1987 (Series 14, Prelim 42)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 1 December 1987.

C1: Champion Frank Houston (4 wins, 222 points.)
C2: Challenger Stephen Deakin.
DC: Julia Swannell and Neil Innes.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E N G S I R E T R
R02: S U T T E H C S I
R03: L A O D N L L R A
R04: 50, 7, 5, 6, 9, 5. Target: 237.
R05: D I L O T R Y A K
R06: N E C B L T A G E
R07: N D U F G A E T G
R08: 75, 100, 10, 5, 9, 1. Target: 829.
R09: C E G I M N O P T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: E N G S I R E T R

C1: STRING (6)
C2: STEERING (8)
DC: GENTRIES (8) STRINGER (8)
OT: INSERTER (8) INTEGERS (8) REGISTER (8) REINSERT (8) REINTERS (8) RENTIERS (8) RESIGNER (8) RESTRING (8) RINGSTER (8) TERRINES (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: S U T T E H C S I

C1: CHESTS (6)
C2: CHUTES (6)
DC: STITCHES (8)
OT: CHUTISTS (8) CUSHIEST (8)
Score: 6–14 (max 16)

Round 3: L A O D N L L R A

C1: adornal
C2: droan
DC: DOLLAR (6)
OT: ADORAL (6) ANODAL (6) AROLLA (6) LARDON (6)
Score: 6–14 (max 22)

Round 4: 50, 7, 5, 6, 9, 5. Target: 237.

C1: 237. (50 x 5) - (7 + 6) (10)
C2: 237. (50 x 5) - (7 + 6) (10)
Score: 16–24 (max 32)

Round 5: D I L O T R Y A K

C1: TAILOR (6)
C2: TRAIL (5)
DC: DILATORY (8)
OT: ADROITLY (8) IDOLATRY (8)
Score: 22–24 (max 40)

Round 6: N E C B L T A G E

C1: TANGLE (6)
C2: GENTLE (6)
DC: TENABLE (7) ELEGANT (7)
OT: NEGLECT (7)
Score: 28–30 (max 47)

Round 7: N D U F G A E T G

C1: NUGGET (6)
C2: TAGGED (6)
DC: GANGED (6)
OT: DEFANG (6) FAGGED (6) FANGED (6) GADGET (6) GANGUE (6) GAUGED (6) GUNGED (6) NAGGED (6) TANGED (6) TUGGED (6)
Score: 34–36 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 100, 10, 5, 9, 1. Target: 829.

C1: 829. ((10 + 1) x 75) + 9 - 5 (10)
C2: 829. (9 x 100) - 75 + 5 - 1 (10)
Score: 44–46 (max 63)

Round 9: C E G I M N O P T *

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say COMPETING which is correct.
Score: 44–56 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Frank:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 3

Stephen:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 61
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 84
Total average score per round - 6.2
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 5

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