Thursday 17th April 1986 (Series 9, Prelim 7)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 17 April 1986.

C1: Challenger Denis Baines.
C2: Champion David Trace (6 wins, 317 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Eve Pollard.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E D O T N G I P G
R02: S N E A G T E N U
R03: W A T P E O R D A
R04: 50, 25, 1, 4, 2, 5. Target: 861.
R05: G M E A S T I L L
R06: E I E C D R W H O
R07: A N T E S O F D U
R08: 25, 2, 6, 10, 1, 4. Target: 355.
R09: O E T R Y I T O N (conundrum)


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Round 1: E D O T N G I P G

C1: PIGEON (6)
C2: POINTED (7)
DC: DOTING (6)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: S N E A G T E N U

C1: NEGATES (7)
C2: NEGATES (7)
DC: GANNETS (7)
OT: NEATENS (7) UNEATEN (7)
Score: 7–14 (max 14)

Round 3: W A T P E O R D A

C1: ADAPTER (7)
C2: WARPED (6)
DC: ADAPTOR (7)
OT: ADOPTER (7) READOPT (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 25, 1, 4, 2, 5. Target: 861.

C1: -
C2: 854. Mistake in working.
CM: 861. ((((50 - 2) x 5) - 25) x 4) + 1 (10)
Score: 14–14 (max 31)

Round 5: G M E A S T I L L

C1: limits
C2: MALLETS (7)
DC: TILLAGES (8)
OT: LEGALISM (8) LEGALIST (8) STILLAGE (8)
Score: 14–21 (max 39)

Round 6: E I E C D R W H O

C1: CHOWDER (7)
C2: CHOWDER (7)
OT: CHEERIO (7) CHEWIER (7) COHERED (7) COWERED (7) COWHERD (7) COWHIDE (7) CROWDIE (7)
Score: 21–28 (max 46)

Round 7: A N T E S O F D U

C1: FONDUES (7)
C2: FONDEST (7)
OT: ASTOUND (7) DONATES (7) FANTODS (7) SNAFUED (7) SNOUTED (7) SOUTANE (7)
Score: 28–35 (max 53)

Round 8: 25, 2, 6, 10, 1, 4. Target: 355.

C1: 351.
C2: 355. ((10 + 4) x 25) + 6 - 1 (10)
Score: 28–45 (max 63)

Round 9: O E T R Y I T O N

C2 buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say NOTORIETY which is correct.
Score: 28–55 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Denis:
Total score - 28
Raw score - 41
Total % of max - 38
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 3.1
Raw average score per round - 4.6
Number of maxes - 4

David:
Total score - 55
Raw score - 61
Total % of max - 75
Raw % of max - 84
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 6

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=9