Tuesday 10th December 1985 (Series 7, Prelim 42)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 10 December 1985.

C1: Champion Julian Hough (4 wins, 217 points.)
C2: Challenger Steve Holdsworth.
DC: Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R D E D S P I U C
R02: T N O G I W X E H
R03: I U D P A G L E N
R04: 25, 8, 6, 4, 3, 4. Target: 643.
R05: K W F N U E O J B
R06: C T A N O I X E G
R07: J G N S E A R N E
R08: 75, 25, 6, 4, 6, 3. Target: 961.
R09: O H N O M O N E Y (conundrum)


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Round 1: R D E D S P I U C

C1: PRICES (6)
C2: SPRUCED (7)
DC: CRISPED (7) CRUISED (7)
OT: CUDDIES (7) RUDDIES (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: T N O G I W X E H

C1: TOWING (6)
C2: TOWING (6)
DC: WHINGE (6) HEXING (6)
OT: HEWING (6) HOEING (6) TOEING (6) TOWNIE (6) TWINGE (6) WEIGHT (6) WHITEN (6) WIGEON (6)
Score: 6–13 (max 13)

Round 3: I U D P A G L E N

C1: PLEADING (8)
C2: plauding
Score: 14–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 8, 6, 4, 3, 4. Target: 643.

C1: 632.
C2: -
CV: 643. (((4 x 8) - 6) x 25) - (4 + 3) (10)
Score: 14–13 (max 31)

Round 5: K W F N U E O J B

C1: KNOWE (5)
C2: JUNK (4)
OT: BOEUF (5) WOKEN (5)
Score: 19–13 (max 36)

Round 6: C T A N O I X E G

C1: EXACTING (8)
C2: COATING (7)
OT: EXACTION (8)
Score: 27–13 (max 44)

Round 7: J G N S E A R N E

C1: ANGERS (6)
C2: ANGERS (6)
DC: ENRAGES (7)
OT: ENSNARE (7) JAEGERS (7)
Score: 33–19 (max 51)

Round 8: 75, 25, 6, 4, 6, 3. Target: 961.

C1: 956. ((4 + 6 + 3) x 75) - (25 - 6) (7)
C2: -
CV: 961. ((6 + 6) x (75 + 3)) + 25 (10)
Score: 40–19 (max 61)

Round 9: O H N O M O N E Y

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say HONEYMOON which is correct.
Score: 50–19 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Julian:
Total score - 50
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 5

Steve:
Total score - 19
Raw score - 31
Total % of max - 27
Raw % of max - 44
Total average score per round - 2.1
Raw average score per round - 3.4
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=7