Friday 4th December 1987 (Series 14, Prelim 45)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 4 December 1987.

C1: Challenger Tom Weatherill.
C2: Champion Stephen Deakin (3 wins, 162 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E I A T B W L E S
R02: G N A F N I I S N
R03: T U E O M G I T S
R04: 9, 1, 3, 10, 2, 3. Target: 942.
R05: N R E S B A V E D
R06: O I T L O B N A H
R07: T Y E P N I S V E
R08: 50, 100, 9, 1, 3, 3. Target: 991.
R09: C C I N O O S S U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: E I A T B W L E S

C1: BEWAILS (7)
C2: TABLES (6)
DC: BESTIAL (7)
OT: ABLEIST (7) ASTILBE (7) BAILEES (7) BEASTIE (7) BLEWITS (7) STABILE (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: G N A F N I I S N

C1: fannings
C2: FANNING (7)
OT: FININGS (7) FINNING (7) INNINGS (7) SINNING (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 14)

Round 3: T U E O M G I T S

C1: UTMOST (6)
C2: GUEST (5)
DC: GOUTIEST (8) TITMOUSE (8)
OT: TIMEOUTS (8)
Score: 13–7 (max 22)

Round 4: 9, 1, 3, 10, 2, 3. Target: 942.

C1: -
C2: -
OT: 945. (((10 + 1) x 3) + 2) x 3 x 9 (7)
Score: 13–7 (max 29)

Round 5: N R E S B A V E D

C1: ADVERSE (7)
C2: BREVES (6)
DC: ADVERBS (7) BEAVERS (7) VERBENAS (8)
Score: 20–7 (max 37)

Round 6: O I T L O B N A H

C1: HABIT (5)
C2: BOOTH (5)
DC: HOBNAIL (7) OBLATION (8)
OT: BIATHLON (8) LOBATION (8)
Score: 25–12 (max 45)

Round 7: T Y E P N I S V E

C1: INSTEP (6)
C2: SPINET (6)
DC: PENSIVE (7) SEVENTY (7)
OT: SYENITE (7) TENSIVE (7)
Score: 31–18 (max 52)

Round 8: 50, 100, 9, 1, 3, 3. Target: 991.

C1: 989.
C2: 991. ((9 + 1) x 100) - (3 x 3) (10)
Score: 31–28 (max 62)

Round 9: C C I N O O S S U *

C2 buzzes on 1 second to say CONSCIOUS which is correct.
Score: 31–38 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Tom:
Total score - 31
Raw score - 38
Total % of max - 43
Raw % of max - 53
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 4.2
Number of maxes - 1

Stephen:
Total score - 38
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 3

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