Thursday 3rd April 1986 (CoC II, 4th QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 3 April 1986.

C1: Series 5 Quarter-Finalist & No.4 Seed John Wallace (8 wins, 404 points.)
C2: Series 7 Champion & No.5 Seed Ian Bebbington (6 wins, 373 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Gyles Brandreth.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B R E V P O O L U
R02: T N K S S I O I G
R03: N S U A L C E T H
R04: 25, 3, 8, 1, 6, 7. Target: 998.
R05: S D V S A U E T U
R06: N T E B I H F E U
R07: Y N P E A E R S F
R08: 50, 25, 1, 3, 5, 6. Target: 718.
R09: T E N E X T C A P (conundrum)


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Round 1: B R E V P O O L U

C1: LOOPER (6)
C2: ROUBLE (6)
DC: PLOVER (6)
OT: BLOOPER (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: T N K S S I O I G

C1: KISSING (7)
C2: TOSSING (7)
OT: SKITING (7) STOKING (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: N S U A L C E T H

C1: UNLATCHES (18)
C2: LAUNCHES (8)
DC: UNCHASTE (8)
Score: 31–13 (max 32)

Round 4: 25, 3, 8, 1, 6, 7. Target: 998.

C1: 997. (((8 x 6) - 7 - 1) x 25) - 3 (7)
C2: 997. ((6 - 1) x 8 x 25) - 3 (7)
CM: 998. (((6 x 25) - 8) x 7) + 3 + 1 (10)
Score: 38–20 (max 42)

Round 5: S D V S A U E T U

C1: SUAVE (5)
C2: STAVED (6)
DC: SUAVEST (7)
Score: 38–26 (max 49)

Round 6: N T E B I H F E U

C1: THINE (5)
C2: UNITE (5)
DC: BENEFIT (7)
Score: 43–31 (max 56)

Round 7: Y N P E A E R S F

C1: REPAYS (6)
C2: EARNS (5)
OT: FAYRES (6) NAPERY (6) NEPERS (6) PANEER (6) PARENS (6) PAYEES (6) PAYERS (6) PREENS (6) PYRENE (6) RANEES (6) SENARY (6) SERAPE (6) YEARNS (6)
Score: 49–31 (max 62)

Round 8: 50, 25, 1, 3, 5, 6. Target: 718.

C1: 724.
C2: 714. (6 + 5 + 3) x (50 + 1) (7)
CM: 718. (3 x 5 x 50) - (25 + 6 + 1) (10)
Score: 49–38 (max 72)

Round 9: T E N E X T C A P

C1 buzzes on 1 second to say EXPECTANT which is correct.
Score: 59–38 (max 82)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 69
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 84
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 7.7
Number of maxes - 4

Ian:
Total score - 38
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-5