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Countdown recap for Thursday 10 December 1987.

C1: Challenger Joan Bell.
C2: Challenger Les Nyman, father of Countdown legend, Mark Nyman.
DC: Della Thompson and Eve Pollard.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T S B E I T M E G
R02: T N V I O R E N T
R03: R H G N I O T F E
R04: 75, 6, 3, 6, 1, 1. Target: 717.
R05: R N B A E O T H L
R06: R S F I U L N E A
R07: O I C D J T E C H
R08: 25, 1, 10, 2, 2, 8. Target: 385.
R09: A I L N O S U X Y * (conundrum)


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Round 1: T S B E I T M E G

C1: BETIMES (7)
C2: BETIMES (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: T N V I O R E N T

C1: ENVIRON (7)
C2: ROTTEN (6)
DC: INVENTOR (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 15)

Round 3: R H G N I O T F E

C1: IGNORE (6)
C2: FROTHING (8)
OT: FRIGHTEN (8)
Score: 14–15 (max 23)

Round 4: 75, 6, 3, 6, 1, 1. Target: 717.

C1: 716. Mistake in working.
C2: -
CV: 719. (7)
OT: 719. ((75 + 6 - 1) x (6 + 3)) - 1 (7)
Score: 14–15 (max 30)

Round 5: R N B A E O T H L

C1: BROTHEL (7)
C2: BLATHER (7)
DC: BARONET (7)
OT: ALTHORN (7) ANOTHER (7) BLOATER (7) ENTHRAL (7) ETHANOL (7) HALBERT (7) LOATHER (7) NOTABLE (7) RATHOLE (7) RETABLO (7)
Score: 21–22 (max 37)

Round 6: R S F I U L N E A

C1: REFUSAL (7)
C2: FAILURES (8)
DC: FUNERALS (8) frauleins
OT: FLANEURS (8)
Score: 21–30 (max 45)

Round 7: O I C D J T E C H

C1: EDICT (5)
C2: CHOICE (6)
OT: DECOCT (6) ECHOIC (6) HECTIC (6) ITCHED (6)
Score: 21–36 (max 51)

Round 8: 25, 1, 10, 2, 2, 8. Target: 385.

C1: 385. Mistake in working.
C2: 383. ((10 + 2 + 2 + 1) x 25) + 8 (7)
CV: 385. (((2 x 25) - 2) x 8) + 1 (10)
Score: 21–43 (max 61)

Round 9: A I L N O S U X Y *

C1 buzzes on 12 seconds to say AUXILIARY which is incorrect.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was ANXIOUSLY.
Score: 21–43 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Joan:
Total score - 21
Raw score - 39
Total % of max - 30
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 2.3
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 2

Les:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 5

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