Thursday 14th May 1987 (Series 12, Prelim 24)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 14 May 1987.

C1: Champion Ed Barral (1 win, 60 points.)
C2: Challenger Roger Brusch.
DC: Freda Thornton and Lance Percival.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P T O A W T Y E T
R02: I O E R N T M R O
R03: S D A E F L A T O
R04: 75, 100, 9, 10, 2, 2. Target: 246.
R05: U O A S R G N L I
R06: S B E N O G A L M
R07: I O U K V R M G I
R08: 9, 6, 1, 8, 3, 9. Target: 883.
R09: A R M Y S C O U T (conundrum)


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Round 1: P T O A W T Y E T

C1: POTTY (5)
C2: POTTY (5)
DC: TEAPOT (6)
OT: TEAPOY (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 6)

Round 2: I O E R N T M R O

C1: MONITOR (7)
C2: ROOMIER (7)
DC: EMOTION (7)
OT: IONOMER (7) MOONIER (7) ROOTIER (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 13)

Round 3: S D A E F L A T O

C1: FLOATED (7)
C2: FLOATED (7)
OT: FOLATES (7)
Score: 19–19 (max 20)

Round 4: 75, 100, 9, 10, 2, 2. Target: 246.

C1: 246. ((100 - 75) x 10) - (2 x 2) (10)
C2: 246. 75 - ((2 x 10) + 9) + (2 x 100) (10)
Score: 29–29 (max 30)

Round 5: U O A S R G N L I

C1: INSULAR (7)
C2: ROUSING (7)
DC: AROUSING (8)
OT: SINGULAR (8)
Score: 36–36 (max 38)

Round 6: S B E N O G A L M

C1: BELONGS/BANGLES (7)
C2: MANGLES (7)
OT: AMBONES (7) BEMOANS (7) BONSELA (7) GAMBLES (7) GAMBOLS (7) MANGELS (7) MANGOES (7) NOSEBAG (7)
Score: 43–43 (max 45)

Round 7: I O U K V R M G I

C1: MURK (4)
C2: VIGOUR (6)
Score: 43–49 (max 51)

Round 8: 9, 6, 1, 8, 3, 9. Target: 883.

C1: 870.
C2: -
CM: 883. ((((9 + 9) x 8) + 3) x 6) + 1 (10)
Score: 43–49 (max 61)

Round 9: A R M Y S C O U T

C2 buzzes on 15 seconds to say CUSTOMARY which is correct.
Score: 43–59 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Ed:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 4

Roger:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 83
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 6

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=12