Thursday 1st May 1986 (Series 9, Prelim 17)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 1 May 1986.

C1: Champion David White (2 wins, 120 points.)
C2: Challenger Yvette Bach.
DC: Della Thompson and Gyles Brandreth.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S S C N A E S L O
R02: T R F O E P D A G
R03: F D T G E O C R O
R04: 50, 1, 7, 9, 8, 5. Target: 824.
R05: E O I N D H F A S
R06: V T K E Y S I E S
R07: T G A R I A N R T
R08: 3, 4, 6, 1, 5, 9. Target: 457.
R09: T O O Q U A I N T (conundrum)


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Round 1: S S C N A E S L O

C1: scenes
C2: CLASSES (7)
DC: SOLACES (7)
OT: CASSONES (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: T R F O E P D A G

C1: FORAGED (7)
C2: PARTD (5)
DC: GRAFTED (7)
OT: PORTAGED (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 16)

Round 3: F D T G E O C R O

C1: FOOTED (6)
C2: FORGED (6)
DC: CROFTED (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 23)

Round 4: 50, 1, 7, 9, 8, 5. Target: 824.

C1: 821. ((50 + 1) x (9 - 7) x 8) + 5 (7)
C2: -
CM: 824. ((50 + 1) x (9 + 7)) + 8 (10)
Score: 20–13 (max 33)

Round 5: E O I N D H F A S

C1: SHINED (6)
C2: FIENDS (6)
DC: FASHIONED (18)
Score: 26–19 (max 51)

Round 6: V T K E Y S I E S

C1: stives
C2: SKIVES (6)
OT: SIEVES (6) SKEETS (6) SKITES (6)
Score: 26–25 (max 57)

Round 7: T G A R I A N R T

C1: TARTING (7)
C2: ARRANT (6)
OT: ARRAIGN (7) GRANITA (7) RATTING (7) TARRING (7)
Score: 33–25 (max 64)

Round 8: 3, 4, 6, 1, 5, 9. Target: 457.

C1: 453.
C2: 454. (5 x 9 x (6 + 4)) + 3 + 1 (7)
CM: 457. (((9 x 5) + 1) x (6 + 4)) - 3 (10)
Score: 33–32 (max 74)

Round 9: T O O Q U A I N T

C2 buzzes on 12.75 seconds to say QUOTATION which is correct.
Score: 33–42 (max 84)

Statistics Corner

David:
Total score - 33
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 39
Raw % of max - 48
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 1

Yvette:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 2

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