Friday 20th March 1987 (Series 11, Prelim 34)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 20 March 1987.

C1: Challenger Steve Macdonald.
C2: Champion Jim Deeney (2 wins, 104 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Richard Stilgoe.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D R T N O A E N P
R02: V M T N L U E I O
R03: R S E A M P T I N
R04: 50, 3, 1, 9, 8, 2. Target: 256.
R05: J Y V W N A E R S
R06: T R C S D I E I A
R07: F B M S X E I A T
R08: 2, 10, 3, 6, 1, 2. Target: 225.
R09: C R I E S Y E L P (conundrum)


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Round 1: D R T N O A E N P

C1: PANDER (6)
C2: PANNED (6)
DC: PORTEND (7) PRONATED (8)
OT: PATRONNE (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: V M T N L U E I O

C1: moulten
C2: MOTIVE (6)
DC: OUTLINE (7) OUTLIVE (7)
OT: INVOLUTE (8)
Score: 6–12 (max 16)

Round 3: R S E A M P T I N

C1: STAINER (7)
C2: TAMPERS (7)
DC: PAINTERS (8) PRIMATES (8) MINARETS (8) PERTAINS (8) REPAINTS (8)
OT: SPEARMINT (18)
Score: 13–19 (max 34)

Round 4: 50, 3, 1, 9, 8, 2. Target: 256.

C1: 256. ((50 + 1) x (3 + 2)) + 9 - 8 (10)
C2: 256. ((50 + 1) x (3 + 2)) + 9 - 8 (10)
Score: 23–29 (max 44)

Round 5: J Y V W N A E R S

C1: WAVERS (6)
C2: ANSWER (6)
OT: WYVERNS (7) YAWNERS (7)
Score: 29–35 (max 51)

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

C1: DICIEST (7)
C2: SACRED (6)
OT: CARDITIS (8)
Score: 36–35 (max 59)

Round 7: F B M S X E I A T

C1: BEFITS (6)
C2: bamiest
DC: FIXATES (7)
Score: 42–35 (max 66)

Round 8: 2, 10, 3, 6, 1, 2. Target: 225.

C1: 223. Mistake in working.
C2: 221. (((3 x 6) + 2 + 2) x 10) + 1 (7)
CM: 225. (((10 + 2) x 6) + 2 + 1) x 3 (10)
Score: 42–42 (max 76)

Round 9: C R I E S Y E L P

C2 buzzes on 5 seconds to say PRECISELY which is correct.
Score: 42–52 (max 86)

Statistics Corner

Steve:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 42
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 49
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 1

Jim:
Total score - 52
Raw score - 58
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 2

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