Tuesday 24th February 1987 (Series 11, Prelim 16)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 24 February 1987.

C1: Challenger Jack Melville.
C2: Champion Marianne Croll (1 win, 51 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Gyles Brandreth.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B M S A R I E D S
R02: N P L T D O E A G
R03: O D Q E L S I N D
R04: 50, 25, 2, 10, 5, 1. Target: 975.
R05: R T R V E A C E O
R06: N F L T U A E B F
R07: T G S T R U E A N
R08: 75, 10, 9, 2, 5, 7. Target: 679.
R09: A C E E H P R T Y * (conundrum)


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Round 1: B M S A R I E D S

C1: BRASSED (7)
C2: ASIDES (6)
DC: MISREADS (8)
OT: SEABIRDS (8) SIDEARMS (8) SIDEBARS (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: N P L T D O E A G

C1: PLANTED (7)
C2: TANGLED (7)
DC: GLOATED (7) TADPOLE (7)
OT: NOTEPAD (7) POLENTA (7) TALONED (7) TANGELO (7) TANGOED (7) TONEPAD (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 15)

Round 3: O D Q E L S I N D

C1: SOILED (6)
C2: SOILED (6)
DC: NODDLES (7) INDOLES (7)
OT: DILDOES (7) DOLINES (7) NODDIES (7)
Score: 20–13 (max 22)

Round 4: 50, 25, 2, 10, 5, 1. Target: 975.

C1: 975. (2 x 50 x 10) - 25 (10)
C2: 975. (10 + 2 + 1) x (25 + 50) (10)
Score: 30–23 (max 32)

Round 5: R T R V E A C E O

C1: REACTOR (7)
C2: CREATOR (7)
DC: OVERACT (7) TERRACE (7) OVERRATE (8 - not got til after round 6)
OT: OVERREACT (18)
Score: 37–30 (max 50)

Round 6: N F L T U A E B F

C1: AFFLUENT (8)
C2: FLUENT (6)
DC: TUNABLE (7)
Score: 45–30 (max 58)

Round 7: T G S T R U E A N

C1: TRUANTS (7)
C2: STRANGE (7)
DC: taunters GAUNTEST (8)
Score: 52–37 (max 66)

Round 8: 75, 10, 9, 2, 5, 7. Target: 679.

C1: -
C2: 679. (75 x 9) + ((10 / 5) x 2) (10)
Score: 52–47 (max 76)

Round 9: A C E E H P R T Y *

C2 buzzes on 17.5 seconds to say ARCHETYPE which is correct.
Score: 52–57 (max 86)

Statistics Corner

Jack:
Total score - 52
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 3

Marianne:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 69
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 7.7
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=11