Monday 17th March 1986 (Series 8, Prelim 51)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 17 March 1986.

C1: Challenger Susan Graham.
C2: Champion Anthony Butcher (1 win, 44 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S N L E I E S N E
R02: P M K O T I L R E
R03: Y L G U I T A R U
R04: 75, 50, 6, 1, 4, 10. Target: 370.
R05: X H G I N A O S T
R06: M V S E U S O U D
R07: L E G D I M T S E
R08: 50, 1, 5, 3, 8, 5. Target: 624.
R09: E A R T H W E E D (conundrum)


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Round 1: S N L E I E S N E

C1: insense
C2: SENILE (6)
DC: ENSILES (7)
OT: ENISLES (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: P M K O T I L R E

C1: TOILER (6)
C2: IMPLORE (7)
DC: POLITER (7)
OT: MOTLIER (7)
Score: 0–13 (max 14)

Round 3: Y L G U I T A R U

C1: GUITAR (6)
C2: GUILTY (6)
OT: LITURGY (7)
Score: 6–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 75, 50, 6, 1, 4, 10. Target: 370.

C1: 370. Mistake in working.
C2: 370. (50 x 6) + 75 - (4 + 1) (10)
Score: 6–29 (max 31)

Round 5: X H G I N A O S T

C1: THINGS (6)
C2: HOSTING (7)
DC: HOAXING (7)
OT: AGONIST (7) GOATISH (7) HASTING (7)
Score: 6–36 (max 38)

Round 6: M V S E U S O U D

C1: SOUSED (6)
C2: MOVED (5)
DC: MOUSED (6)
OT: MOUSSED (7)
Score: 12–36 (max 45)

Round 7: L E G D I M T S E

C1: MIDGETS (7)
C2: MIDGETS (7)
DC: GIMLETS (7) SMELTED (7)
OT: LEDGIEST (8)
Score: 19–43 (max 53)

Round 8: 50, 1, 5, 3, 8, 5. Target: 624.

C1: 625.
C2: 624. ((5 x 5) + 50 + 3) x 8 (10)
Score: 19–53 (max 63)

Round 9: E A R T H W E E D

C2 buzzes on 5 seconds to say WEATHERED which is correct.
Score: 19–63 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Susan:
Total score - 19
Raw score - 38
Total % of max - 26
Raw % of max - 52
Total average score per round - 2.1
Raw average score per round - 4.2
Number of maxes - 0

Anthony:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 68
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 93
Total average score per round - 7.0
Raw average score per round - 7.6
Number of maxes - 5

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=8