Tuesday 22nd April 1986 (Series 9, Prelim 10)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 22 April 1986.

C1: Challenger Peter Conroy (1 draw, 42 points.)
C2: Challenger Mick Keeble (1 draw, 42 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Bill Tidy.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N R F O I L Z G E
R02: D A R H E C U G S
R03: T D N I A G N P R
R04: 100, 8, 7, 10, 5, 7. Target: 915.
R05: N E T G A I S G P
R06: L T M U E D T W I
R07: F O N D L I S E T
R08: 100, 7, 1, 6, 8, 5. Target: 519.
R09: A V E T S E A T D (conundrum)


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Round 1: N R F O I L Z G E

C1: FRINGE (6)
C2: FRINGE (6)
DC: FOREIGN (7) FLINGER (7)
OT: ZEROING (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: D A R H E C U G S

C1: CADGERS (7)
C2: SHARED (6)
DC: CHARGED (7) SUGARED (7) CRUSADE (7)
OT: CHARGES (7) CRASHED (7) CRUSHED (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 14)

Round 3: T D N I A G N P R

C1: PARTING (7)
C2: PARTING (7)
DC: grating PANTING (7) DARTING (7) TRADING (7)
OT: DARNING (7) DRAPING (7) PRATING (7) RANTING (7)
Score: 20–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 8, 7, 10, 5, 7. Target: 915.

C1: 912.
C2: 913. ((100 + 10 + 5) x 8) - 7 (7)
CM: 915. ((100 - 8) x 10) - 5 (10)
Score: 20–20 (max 31)

Round 5: N E T G A I S G P

C1: PASTING (7)
C2: GASPING (7)
OT: EASTING (7) GENISTA (7) INGESTA (7) PANTIES (7) SAPIENT (7) SEATING (7) SIGNAGE (7) STAGING (7) TEASING (7)
Score: 27–27 (max 38)

Round 6: L T M U E D T W I

C1: WILTED (6)
C2: WILTED (6)
DC: WITTED (6)
OT: DILUTE (6) MILDEW (6) TEDIUM (6) TILTED (6) TITLED (6)
Score: 33–33 (max 44)

Round 7: F O N D L I S E T

C1: FONDLES (7)
C2: FONDLES (7)
DC: TENFOLD (7)
OT: DENTILS (7) DOLINES (7) ENFOLDS (7) ENTISOL (7) FOISTED (7) FONDEST (7) INDOLES (7) LENTOID (7) OLEFINS (7) ONLIEST (7) STIFLED (7)
Score: 40–40 (max 51)

Round 8: 100, 7, 1, 6, 8, 5. Target: 519.

C1: 519. ((100 + 1) x 5) + 8 + 6 (10)
C2: 519. ((100 + 1) x 5) + 8 + 6 (10)
Score: 50–50 (max 61)

Round 9: A V E T S E A T D

C2 buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say DEVASTATE which is correct.
Score: 50–60 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Peter:
Total score - 50
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 6

Mick:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 85
Raw % of max - 93
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 6

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