Countdown recap for Wednesday 15 January 1986.
C1: Champion Tom Foster (1 win, 48 points.)
C2: Challenger Simon Ellinas.
DC: Della Thompson and Ken Bruce.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.
R01: F S L E A B S P O
R02: S G D E A L I P V
R03: R S N L U E D A O
R04: 50, 8, 2, 9, 2, 5. Target: 515.
R05: C T R P E I O X M
R06: R S D E U N B E C
R07: F G W P U I E T G
R08: 50, 3, 4, 5, 1, 9. Target: 128.
R09: E E E L N S S S S * (conundrum)
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Round 1: F S L E A B S P O
C1: FABLES (6)
C2: FALSE (5)
DC: aesop
OT: BOLASES (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)
Round 2: S G D E A L I P V
C1: GLADES (6)
C2: VALISE (6)
DC: SILAGED (7)
OT: GLAIVES (7) PALSIED (7) VISAGED (7)
Score: 12–6 (max 14)
Round 3: R S N L U E D A O
C1: SNORED (6)
C2: LEARNS (6)
DC: LAUNDERS (8) UNLOADERS (18)
Score: 18–12 (max 32)
Round 4: 50, 8, 2, 9, 2, 5. Target: 515.
C1: 516.
C2: 515. (5 x 2 x 50) + 8 + 9 - 2 (10)
Score: 18–22 (max 42)
Round 5: C T R P E I O X M
C1: TRICE (5)
C2: TRICE (5)
DC: MORTICE (7)
Score: 23–27 (max 49)
Round 6: R S D E U N B E C
C1: BURDENS (7)
C2: BENDERS (7)
DC: ENSURED (7) CENSURED (8)
Score: 30–34 (max 57)
Round 7: F G W P U I E T G
C1: TWIG (4)
C2: WEPT (4)
OT: GIGUE (5) PEWIT (5)
Score: 34–38 (max 62)
Round 8: 50, 3, 4, 5, 1, 9. Target: 128.
C1: 139.
C2: 129. ((3 - 1) x 50) + (5 x 4) + 9 (7)
CV: 128. (50 x 3) - (9 x (4 - 1)) + 5 (10)
Score: 34–45 (max 72)
Round 9: E E E L N S S S S *
C2 buzzes on 18 seconds to say SENSELESS which is correct.
Score: 34–55 (max 82)
Statistics Corner
Tom:
Total score - 34
Raw score - 41
Total % of max - 41
Raw % of max - 50
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 4.6
Number of maxes - 0
Simon:
Total score - 55
Raw score - 60
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 2
Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=8