Wednesday 23rd December 1987 (Series 14, 1st SF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 23 December 1987.

C1: No.1 Seed Nic Brown (9 wins, 502 points.)
C2: No.4 Seed Alan Steel (7 wins, 396 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G S N A E A N T U
R02: S O V I F R U S E
R03: L R D I E O Y L Y
R04: 25, 9, 7, 4, 10, 1. Target: 180.
R05: F A N I S K G E T
R06: Y L R I I E T B P
R07: T O D A N G L I R
R08: 50, 8, 3, 9, 9, 10. Target: 910.
R09: A E E I L N S S T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: G S N A E A N T U

C1: annuates
C2: tautens
DC: GANNETS (7)
OT: AGNATES (7) ANNATES (7) GATEAUS (7)
Score: 0–0 (max 7)

Round 2: S O V I F R U S E

C1: SERIOUS (7)
C2: SERIOUS (7)
DC: FUSSIER (7)
OT: FISSURE (7) SURFIES (7) VIRUSES (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 14)

Round 3: L R D I E O Y L Y

C1: LORDLY (6)
C2: LORDLY (6)
DC: DOLLIER (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 9, 7, 4, 10, 1. Target: 180.

C1: 180. (25 x 7) + 4 + 1 (10)
C2: 180. (25 x 7) + 4 + 1 (10)
Score: 23–23 (max 31)

Round 5: F A N I S K G E T

C1: FEASTING (8)
C2: FEASTING (8)
Score: 31–31 (max 39)

Round 6: Y L R I I E T B P

C1: TRIPLE (6)
C2: PIETY (5)
DC: TREBLY (6) LIBERTY (7)
Score: 37–31 (max 46)

Round 7: T O D A N G L I R

C1: LOADING (7)
C2: DARLING (7)
OT: TRIGONAL (8)
Score: 44–38 (max 54)

Round 8: 50, 8, 3, 9, 9, 10. Target: 910.

C1: 910. ((9 + 9) x 50) + 10 (10)
C2: 910. ((9 + 9) x 50) + 10 (10)
Score: 54–48 (max 64)

Round 9: A E E I L N S S T *

C1 buzzes on 8 seconds to say ESSENTIAL which is correct.
Score: 64–48 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Nic:
Total score - 64
Raw score - 64
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 7.1
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 5

Alan:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 65
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 4

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