Friday 30th May 1986 (Series 9, 1st SF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 30 May 1986.

C1: No.4 Seed David White (3 wins, 183 points.)
C2: No.1 Seed David Trace (9 wins, 475 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Gyles Brandreth.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N J S R P O I A I
R02: S R E O G Q C E R
R03: F M G Z O E A O U
R04: 75, 50, 6, 6, 3, 5. Target: 725.
R05: T D O E P N L O R
R06: S D W D I E I L N
R07: T S X E A N M E A
R08: 5, 7, 4, 5, 9, 3. Target: 834.
R09: L S L U M B U N K (conundrum)


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Round 1: N J S R P O I A I

C1: APRONS (6)
C2: SPRAIN/PARSON (6)
DC: SOPRANI (7)
OT: ASPIRIN (7) PARISON (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: S R E O G Q C E R

C1: GROCERS (7)
C2: GROCERS (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: F M G Z O E A O U

C1: ZEUGMA (6)
C2: GAUZE (5)
Score: 19–13 (max 20)

Round 4: 75, 50, 6, 6, 3, 5. Target: 725.

C1: 724.
C2: 725. ((6 + 3) x 75) + 50 (10)
Score: 19–23 (max 30)

Round 5: T D O E P N L O R

C1: TROOPED (7)
C2: POODLE (6)
DC: PORTEND (7)
OT: DROPLET (7) PELOTON (7) POOTLED (7) ROOTLED (7) TORPEDO (7)
Score: 26–23 (max 37)

Round 6: S D W D I E I L N

C1: WINDED (6)
C2: SWINDLED (8)
OT: DWINDLES (8) SIDEWIND (8)
Score: 26–31 (max 45)

Round 7: T S X E A N M E A

C1: EMANATES (8)
C2: EMANATES (8)
OT: MANATEES (8)
Score: 34–39 (max 53)

Round 8: 5, 7, 4, 5, 9, 3. Target: 834.

C1: 833. Mistake in working.
C2: -
CM: 834. (((4 x 5 x 5) - 7) x 9) - 3 (10)
Score: 34–39 (max 63)

Round 9: L S L U M B U N K

C2 buzzes on 11.67 seconds to say NUMBSKULL which is correct.
Score: 34–49 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

David W:
Total score - 34
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 4

David T:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 60
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 5

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