Tuesday 20th May 1986 (Series 9, Prelim 30)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 20 May 1986.

C1: Challenger Roy Brown.
C2: Champion Peter Scott (1 win, 53 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Rula Lenska.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E M C A T R E N O
R02: E U D G E U T C L
R03: P W O A S E T G I
R04: 100, 2, 1, 6, 7, 5. Target: 292.
R05: O O R P I A F K O
R06: D S G I A Z D E L
R07: A I T Y E A D S F
R08: 100, 6, 8, 10, 7, 8. Target: 946.
R09: A D E G I I N N R * (conundrum)


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Round 1: E M C A T R E N O

C1: cementor
C2: MENTOR (6)
DC: CREMATE (7) CAROTENE (8)
Score: 0–6 (max 8)

Round 2: E U D G E U T C L

C1: GLUED (5)
C2: CUDGEL (6)
DC: DELUGE (6) ELUTED (6)
OT: DUCTULE (7)
Score: 0–12 (max 15)

Round 3: P W O A S E T G I

C1: POSTAGE (7)
C2: STOWAGE (7)
OT: ATOPIES (7) OPIATES (7)
Score: 7–19 (max 22)

Round 4: 100, 2, 1, 6, 7, 5. Target: 292.

C1: 292. ((2 + 1) x 100) - (7 - 5 + 6) (10)
C2: 292. ((2 + 1) x 100) - (7 - 5 + 6) (10)
Score: 17–29 (max 32)

Round 5: O O R P I A F K O

C1: FORK (4)
C2: PROOF (5)
DC: FAKIR (5)
OT: IROKO (5) KAFIR (5) KOORI (5) KORAI (5) OKAPI (5) POOKA (5)
Score: 17–34 (max 37)

Round 6: D S G I A Z D E L

C1: SADDLE (6)
C2: GLAZED (6)
DC: LADDIES (7) SILAGED (7)
OT: GLADDIES (8)
Score: 23–40 (max 45)

Round 7: A I T Y E A D S F

C1: steadify
C2: FASTED (6)
OT: DEFATS (6) FEISTY (6) FIESTA (6) FISTED (6) SAFETY (6) SIFTED (6) STADIA (6) STAYED (6) STEADY (6)
Score: 23–46 (max 51)

Round 8: 100, 6, 8, 10, 7, 8. Target: 946.

C1: 944. (10 x 100) - (8 x 6) - 8 (7)
C2: 946. Mistake in working.
CM: 946. (10 x 100) - (7 x 8) + 8 - 6 (10)
Score: 30–46 (max 61)

Round 9: A D E G I I N N R *

C2 buzzes on 13.5 seconds to say INGRAINED which is correct.
Score: 30–56 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Roy:
Total score - 30
Raw score - 39
Total % of max - 42
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 3.3
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 2

Peter:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 6.2
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 5

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