Thursday 20th August 1987 (Series 13, 1st QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 20 August 1987.

C1: No.1 Seed Nita Marr (7 wins, 401 points.)
C2: No.8 Seed Cath Powell (1 win, 1 draw, 103 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Derek Nimmo.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: J R A D A X E D G
R02: S L I A L S E N S
R03: T H U T I N Q G E
R04: 50, 9, 10, 6, 4, 8. Target: 987.
R05: N T O I R F E T Y
R06: S G O R A T N O L
R07: R W B E A U S C O
R08: 50, 3, 8, 1, 5, 9. Target: 422.
R09: D E F G G I L L N * (conundrum)


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Round 1: J R A D A X E D G

C1: GRADE (5)
C2: RAGED (5)
DC: GRADED (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 6)

Round 2: S L I A L S E N S

C1: SALLIES (7)
C2: SAILS (5)
DC: SINLESS (7)
OT: NAILLESS (8) SENSILLA (8)
Score: 12–5 (max 14)

Round 3: T H U T I N Q G E

C1: QUIET (5)
C2: TIGHTEN (7)
DC: QUINTET (7)
OT: HUTTING (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 9, 10, 6, 4, 8. Target: 987.

C1: 983.
C2: 987. (10 x 50 x (8 - 6)) - (9 + 4) (10)
Score: 12–22 (max 31)

Round 5: N T O I R F E T Y

C1: FITTER (6)
C2: FORTY (5)
DC: FINERY (6)
OT: TRITONE (7)
Score: 18–22 (max 38)

Round 6: S G O R A T N O L

C1: STRONG (6)
C2: ROAST (5)
DC: ORTOLANS (8)
Score: 24–22 (max 46)

Round 7: R W B E A U S C O

C1: BRACES (6)
C2: BROWSE (6)
DC: OBSCURE (7) CAROUSE (7)
Score: 30–28 (max 53)

Round 8: 50, 3, 8, 1, 5, 9. Target: 422.

C1: 423. (8 x 50) + (3 x 5) + 9 - 1 (7)
C2: 424.
CV: 422. ((50 - 3) x 9) - 1 (10)
Score: 37–28 (max 63)

Round 9: D E F G G I L L N *

C1 buzzes on 12 seconds to say FLEDGLING which is correct.
Score: 47–28 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Nita:
Total score - 47
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 1

Cath:
Total score - 28
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 38
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 3.1
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 2

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