Friday 18th April 1986 (Series 9, Prelim 8)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 18 April 1986.

C1: Challenger Lynn Blackburn.
C2: Champion David Trace (7 wins, 372 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Eve Pollard.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: A L J T E U X R A
R02: T L I O V R A M O
R03: E A U Y S R W E C
R04: 50, 25, 7, 4, 9, 5. Target: 185.
R05: O T B I M C O P A
R06: T V I H S E B A T
R07: V S I E M T I N R
R08: 50, 100, 6, 1, 1, 8. Target: 230.
R09: N O T Y D R A M A (conundrum)


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Round 1: A L J T E U X R A

C1: RELAX (5)
C2: EXTRA (5)
DC: EXALT (5)
OT: LUXATE (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 6)

Round 2: T L I O V R A M O

C1: MORTAL (6)
C2: MORAL (5)
DC: VIOLATOR (8)
Score: 11–5 (max 14)

Round 3: E A U Y S R W E C

C1: SWEAR (5)
C2: SAUCER (6)
DC: SECURE (6)
OT: CAUSER (6) CAUSEY (6) CAYUSE (6) CERUSE (6) CREASE (6) RECUSE (6) RESCUE (6) RESEAU (6) SAWYER (6) SCREWY (6)
Score: 11–11 (max 20)

Round 4: 50, 25, 7, 4, 9, 5. Target: 185.

C1: 184.
C2: 185. (25 x 7) + (50 / 5) (10)
Score: 11–21 (max 30)

Round 5: O T B I M C O P A

C1: AMBIT (5)
C2: IMPACT (6)
DC: COMBAT (6) ATOMIC (6)
OT: APOMICT (7)
Score: 11–27 (max 37)

Round 6: T V I H S E B A T

C1: BATHES (6)
C2: HABITS (6)
DC: ATHEIST (7) BATISTE (7)
OT: STAITHE (7) STATIVE (7)
Score: 17–33 (max 44)

Round 7: V S I E M T I N R

C1: REMITS (6)
C2: MINISTER (8)
DC: INTERIMS (8) MINIVERS (8)
OT: INVITERS (8) MINIVETS (8) VITRINES (8)
Score: 17–41 (max 52)

Round 8: 50, 100, 6, 1, 1, 8. Target: 230.

C1: -
C2: -
CM: 230. ((100 - 6) x (1 + 1)) - 8 + 50 (10)
Score: 17–41 (max 62)

Round 9: N O T Y D R A M A

C2 buzzes on 6 seconds to say MANDATORY which is correct.
Score: 17–51 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Lynn:
Total score - 17
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 24
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 1.9
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 0

David:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 71
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 4

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