Wednesday 20th May 1987 (Series 12, Prelim 28)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 20 May 1987.

C1: Champion Janet McRae (1 win, 64 points.)
C2: Challenger Tony Donovan.
DC: Freda Thornton and Lance Percival.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L B G S O A E N M
R02: K M R I O E G V O
R03: N P W R A E O H B
R04: 25, 75, 3, 2, 8, 7. Target: 833.
R05: Y L R G A U O A T
R06: Q S Z I E O L J S
R07: D T R A U O N G I
R08: 25, 10, 5, 8, 5, 6. Target: 908.
R09: C U R D I J E E P (conundrum)


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Round 1: L B G S O A E N M

C1: GLEAMS (6)
C2: BELONGS (7)
DC: BEMOANS (7)
OT: AMBONES (7) BANGLES (7) BONSELA (7) GAMBLES (7) GAMBOLS (7) MANGELS (7) MANGLES (7) MANGOES (7) NOSEBAG (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: K M R I O E G V O

C1: GROOVE (6)
C2: GIVER (5)
OT: GOOIER (6) ROOKIE (6) ROOMIE (6) VIGORO (6)
Score: 6–7 (max 13)

Round 3: N P W R A E O H B

C1: POWER (5)
C2: WEAPON (6)
OT: BORANE (6) ENWRAP (6) ORPHAN (6) PEROBA (6)
Score: 6–13 (max 19)

Round 4: 25, 75, 3, 2, 8, 7. Target: 833.

C1: 835.
C2: 834. ((8 + 3) x 75) + 7 + 2 (7)
CM: 833. ((75 + 25 + 3 + 2) x 8) - 7 (10)
Score: 6–20 (max 29)

Round 5: Y L R G A U O A T

C1: RAGOUT (6)
C2: GROAT (5)
OT: LAYOUT (6) OUTLAY (6) RAGULY (6) RUGOLA (6) TORULA (6) YOGURT (6)
Score: 12–20 (max 35)

Round 6: Q S Z I E O L J S

C1: SIZES (5)
C2: SOILS (5)
DC: LOSES (5)
OT: ISLES (5) LOESS (5) SILOS (5) SLOES (5) SOLES (5)
Score: 17–25 (max 40)

Round 7: D T R A U O N G I

C1: DARTING (7)
C2: TRAIN (5)
DC: OUTDARING (18) DURATION (8)
Score: 24–25 (max 58)

Round 8: 25, 10, 5, 8, 5, 6. Target: 908.

C1: -
C2: -
CM: 908. ((25 + 5) x 6 x 5) + 8 (10)
Score: 24–25 (max 68)

Round 9: C U R D I J E E P

C1 buzzes on 9 seconds to say PREJUDICE which is correct.
Score: 34–25 (max 78)

Statistics Corner

Janet:
Total score - 34
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 4

Tony:
Total score - 25
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 32
Raw % of max - 51
Total average score per round - 2.8
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 3

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