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This last preliminary would go down in the history of Countdown, as you can see......

Countdown recap for Wednesday 19 August 1987.

C1: Challenger John Brooks.
C2: Champion Mark Preston (2 wins, 121 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: A C S T I N G E R
R02: D H M I O I G X O
R03: F N E S I P L A Y
R04: 50, 1, 8, 5, 3, 7. Target: 621.
R05: O S T E H N V O T
R06: I S N E T N O V H
R07: S N U J E L R A G
R08: 75, 8, 3, 5, 10, 6. Target: 211.
R09: A G H I N R T T W * (conundrum)


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Round 1: A C S T I N G E R

C1: TRACINGS (8)
C2: RECASTING (18)
Score: 0–18 (max 18)

Round 2: D H M I O I G X O

C1: DIM (3)
C2: DOOM (4)
DC: IDIOM (5)
Score: 0–22 (max 23)

Round 3: F N E S I P L A Y

C1: PLANES (6)
C2: FINALES (7)
DC: SPANIEL (7) LIFESPAN (8)
Score: 0–29 (max 31)

Round 4: 50, 1, 8, 5, 3, 7. Target: 621.

C1: 621. Mistake in working.
C2: 621. ((8 + 5 - 1) x 50) + (7 x 3) (10)
Score: 0–39 (max 41)

Round 5: O S T E H N V O T

C1: SHOVE (5)
C2: TENTHS (6)
DC: HONEST (6)
OT: TOSTONE (7)
Score: 0–45 (max 48)

Round 6: I S N E T N O V H

C1: HONEST (6)
C2: TENSION (7)
DC: INVENTS (7) INTONES (7) VENISON (7)
OT: HISTONE (7)
Score: 0–52 (max 55)

Round 7: S N U J E L R A G

C1: largens
C2: GRANULES (8)
Score: 0–60 (max 63)

Round 8: 75, 8, 3, 5, 10, 6. Target: 211.

C1: 213.
C2: 211. (75 x 3) - (8 + 6) (10)
Score: 0–70 (max 73)

Round 9: A G H I N R T T W *

C2 buzzes on 8 seconds to say THWARTING which is correct.
Score: 0–80 (max 83)

So, John Brooks became the first person to score 0 on the show, and actually some dictionaries for his troubles.
And Mark's winning margin of 80, was the highest in the history of the show, and would never be beaten in the 9-round format.

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 0
Raw score - 35
Total % of max - 0
Raw % of max - 42
Total average score per round - 0.0
Raw average score per round - 3.9
Number of maxes - 0

Mark:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 80
Total % of max - 96
Raw % of max - 96
Total average score per round - 8.9
Raw average score per round - 8.9
Number of maxes - 6

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