Wednesday 8th April 1987 (Series 11, 1st SF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 8 April 1987.

C1: No.5 Seed James Wilkie (5 wins, 230 points.)
C2: No.1 Seed John Clarke (6 wins, 377 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Bill Tidy.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S L R I E Z C N U
R02: S P G O E A S T D
R03: Y B L U A D F E O
R04: 25, 50, 7, 3, 3, 6. Target: 910.
R05: T Q K I A T C W E
R06: Y T N I O E W Y S
R07: T R B I E O T M E
R08: 25, 2, 5, 2, 4, 5. Target: 836.
R09: A F F I I L N P T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: S L R I E Z C N U

C1: curlies
C2: UNCLES (6)
OT: LUCINES (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: S P G O E A S T D

C1: stopages
C2: DESPOTS (7)
DC: POSTAGES (8)
OT: DOSAGES (7) POSTAGE (7)
Score: 0–13 (max 15)

Round 3: Y B L U A D F E O

C1: FOULED (6)
C2: FABLED (6)
DC: DOUBLY (6)
OT: ALBEDO (6) BEFOUL (6) BUOYED (6) DOABLE (6) DOUBLE (6) FEUDAL (6) FLAYED (6) FOALED (6) LOAFED (6)
Score: 6–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 50, 7, 3, 3, 6. Target: 910.

C1: 907.
C2: 910. (6 x 3 x 50) + 7 + 3 (10)
Score: 6–29 (max 31)

Round 5: T Q K I A T C W E

C1: WICKET (6)
C2: WICKET (6)
DC: TICKET (6)
OT: CATTIE (6) TACKIE (6)
Score: 12–35 (max 37)

Round 6: Y T N I O E W Y S

C1: TOWNIES (7)
C2: SINEWY (6)
Score: 19–35 (max 44)

Round 7: T R B I E O T M E

C1: BITTER (6)
C2: EMBITTER (8)
Score: 19–43 (max 52)

Round 8: 25, 2, 5, 2, 4, 5. Target: 836.

C1: -
C2: 827. (((5 x 5) + (4 x 2)) x 25) + 2 (5)
OT: 835. (((25 + 2) x (4 + 2)) + 5) x 5 (7)
Score: 19–48 (max 59)

Round 9: A F F I I L N P T *

No one buzzes. The answer was PLAINTIFF.
Score: 19–48 (max 69)

Statistics Corner

James:
Total score - 19
Raw score - 32
Total % of max - 28
Raw % of max - 46
Total average score per round - 2.1
Raw average score per round - 3.6
Number of maxes - 3

John:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 4

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