Friday 17th July 1987 (Series 13, Prelim 13)

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Friday 17th July 1987 (Series 13, Prelim 13)

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Countdown recap for Friday 17 July 1987.

C1: Champion Kevin Nelson (4 wins, 214 points.)
C2: Challenger Alan Cannon.
DC: Freda Thornton and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B E T I S O B G J
R02: S K N W A O U F I
R03: Y U N E C I O T X
R04: 75, 1, 7, 6, 10, 3. Target: 926.
R05: B R E U D C S E D
R06: R A B I M A N O D
R07: W T S I A I L T G
R08: 100, 9, 6, 7, 8, 3. Target: 749.
R09: F R E E D R U T H (conundrum)


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Round 1: B E T I S O B G J

C1: jobbies
C2: BOGIES (6)
DC: GIBBETS (7)
OT: GOBBETS (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: S K N W A O U F I

C1: WINKS (5)
C2: FAWNS (5)
DC: FUSION (6)
OT: FUNKIAS (7)
Score: 5–11 (max 14)

Round 3: Y U N E C I O T X

C1: COUNT (5)
C2: EXOTIC (6)
DC: EXCITON (7)
OT: OXYNTIC (7)
Score: 5–17 (max 21)

Round 4: 75, 1, 7, 6, 10, 3. Target: 926.

C1: 930. ((7 + 6 - 1) x 75) + (3 x 10) (7)
C2: 923. Mistake in working.
CV: 926. ((10 + 3) x 75) - ((6 + 1) x 7) (10)
Score: 12–17 (max 31)

Round 5: B R E U D C S E D

C1: REDUCES (7)
C2: REDUCES (7)
OT: BEDDERS (7) DEDUCES (7) RECUSED (7) REDBUDS (7) REDUCED (7) RESCUED (7) SECURED (7) SEDUCED (7) SEDUCER (7)
Score: 19–24 (max 38)

Round 6: R A B I M A N O D

C1: RABID (5)
C2: AROMA (5)
DC: BARMAID (7) BARMAN (6)
OT: AIRBAND (7) ARMBAND (7) BANDORA (7) DIORAMA (7) INBOARD (7) MADRONA (7) ROADMAN (7)
Score: 24–29 (max 45)

Round 7: W T S I A I L T G

C1: WAIST (5)
C2: WAIST (5)
DC: WILTS (5)
OT: GASLIT (6) TWILIT (6) WILGAS (6)
Score: 29–34 (max 51)

Round 8: 100, 9, 6, 7, 8, 3. Target: 749.

C1: 749. ((100 + 8) x 7) - (9 - (6 / 3)) (10)
C2: 749. (7 x 100) + (9 x 6) - (8 - 3) (10)
Score: 39–44 (max 61)

Round 9: F R E E D R U T H

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say FURTHERED which is correct. (Same conundrum as 3 days earlier :!: )
Score: 49–44 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Kevin:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 3

Alan:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=13
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