Saturday 19th December 1987 (Series 14, 2nd QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Saturday 19 December 1987.

C1: No.2 Seed Stephen Deakin (8 wins, 433 points.)
C2: No.7 Seed Joel Salkin (3 wins, 1 draw, 203 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Carol Thatcher.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S G A S Q U F O D
R02: V T A E L D I S A
R03: K Z O H S E C I M
R04: 25, 10, 1, 2, 8, 4. Target: 387.
R05: A U S P W V G I T
R06: N D A T M E N I T
R07: A I V G N H E T A
R08: 50, 2, 10, 4, 1, 10. Target: 533.
R09: E R E C T R A Y S (conundrum)


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Round 1: S G A S Q U F O D

C1: QUADS (5)
C2: SQUADS (6)
Score: 0–6 (max 6)

Round 2: V T A E L D I S A

C1: VALIDATES (18)
C2: VALIDATES (18)
DC: SALIVATED (18)
Score: 18–24 (max 24)

Round 3: K Z O H S E C I M

C1: CHOKES (6)
C2: HOMES (5)
DC: ECHOISM (7)
OT: HOMESICK (8)
Score: 24–24 (max 32)

Round 4: 25, 10, 1, 2, 8, 4. Target: 387.

C1: 387. (8 x 2 x 25) - (10 + 4 - 1) (10)
C2: 387. (8 x 2 x 25) - (10 + 4 - 1) (10)
Score: 34–34 (max 42)

Round 5: A U S P W V G I T

C1: pausing
C2: WITS (4)
DC: WAIST (5) GAWPS (5)
OT: AGIST (5) GAITS (5) PITAS (5) PUTAS (5) STUPA (5) TAPIS (5) TWIGS (5) VAGUS (5) VISTA (5) WAITS (5)
Score: 34–38 (max 47)

Round 6: N D A T M E N I T

C1: TANNED (6)
C2: TANNED (6)
DC: TAINTED (7)
OT: MEDIANT (7)
Score: 40–44 (max 54)

Round 7: A I V G N H E T A

C1: HEAVING (7)
C2: HEAVING (7)
DC: NAVIGATE (8)
Score: 47–51 (max 62)

Round 8: 50, 2, 10, 4, 1, 10. Target: 533.

C1: 533. ((50 + 4) x 10) - (10 - 2 - 1) (10)
C2: 533. ((50 + 4) x 10) - (10 - 2 - 1) (10)
Score: 57–61 (max 72)

Round 9: E R E C T R A Y S

C2 buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say SECRETARY which is correct.
Score: 57–71 (max 82)

Statistics Corner

Stephen:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 62
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 3

Joel:
Total score - 71
Raw score - 76
Total % of max - 87
Raw % of max - 93
Total average score per round - 7.9
Raw average score per round - 8.4
Number of maxes - 5

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