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Countdown recap for Wednesday 24 June 1987.

C1: Series 12 Quarter-Finalist & No.6 Seed Cathy Morgan (7 wins, 398 points.)
C2: Series 9 Champion & No.3 Seed David Trace (11 wins, 604 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Sally James.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: J B S E A T G E S
R02: H T I O D N U P I
R03: K M N E I R H N A
R04: 100, 9, 8, 3, 10, 7. Target: 796.
R05: R T N I E S L A D
R06: T D S R I A E F R
R07: S N O I G P B A F
R08: 50, 2, 5, 4, 1, 4. Target: 345.
R09: P E D L A R U U Q (conundrum)


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Round 1: J B S E A T G E S

C1: BEASTS (6)
C2: BEGETS/BESETS (6)
DC: TEASES (6) STAGES (6)
OT: BASEST (6) BASSET (6) BASTES (6) EGESTS (6) SAGEST (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: H T I O D N U P I

C1: POUND (5)
C2: PUNDIT (6)
OT: DUPION (6) PINOUT (6) PITHOI (6) UNIPOD (6)
Score: 6–12 (max 12)

Round 3: K M N E I R H N A

C1: REMAIN (6)
C2: HERNIA/MANNER (6)
DC: RAMEKIN (7)
OT: MANKIER (7)
Score: 12–18 (max 19)

Round 4: 100, 9, 8, 3, 10, 7. Target: 796.

C1: 796. (8 x 100) - (7 - 3) (10)
C2: 796. (8 x 100) - (7 - 3) (10)
Score: 22–28 (max 29)

Round 5: R T N I E S L A D

C1: STRAINED (8)
C2: ENTRAILS (8)
DC: LATRINES (8) ISLANDER (8)
OT: DEINSTAL (8) DETRAINS (8) LANDTIES (8) LARDIEST (8) RANDIEST (8) RATLINES (8) TENDRILS (8) TRENAILS (8)
Score: 30–36 (max 37)

Round 6: T D S R I A E F R

C1: TRADERS (7)
C2: DRIFTERS (8)
DC: DRAFTERS (8)
OT: REDRAFTS (8)
Score: 30–44 (max 45)

Round 7: S N O I G P B A F

C1: SOAPING (7)
C2: SOAPING (7)
OT: BAGNIOS (7) GABIONS (7)
Score: 37–51 (max 52)

Round 8: 50, 2, 5, 4, 1, 4. Target: 345.

C1: 345. ((4 + 1 + 2) x 50) - 5 (10)
C2: 345. ((2 + 5) x 50) - (4 + 1) (10)
Score: 47–61 (max 62)

Round 9: P E D L A R U U Q

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say QUADRUPLE which is correct.
Score: 57–61 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Cathy:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 69
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 96
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 7.7
Number of maxes - 6

David:
Total score - 61
Raw score - 61
Total % of max - 85
Raw % of max - 85
Total average score per round - 6.8
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 7

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-6