Friday 18th January 1991 (Series 21, Prelim 8)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 18 January 1991.

C1: Champion Malcolm Mackinnon (2 wins, 95 points.)
C2: Challenger Norman Maclean.
DC: Freda Thornton and Hayley Mills.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S M L G A I U E W
R02: H V C A I S R E U
R03: Q S D N I A I G M
R04: 50, 75, 7, 10, 8, 2. Target: 940.
R05: T P S E B I O G E
R06: P R S H A O E F S
R07: D C Y A N I E T L
R08: 100, 4, 9, 1, 7, 10. Target: 243.
R09: M O B A G R E E D (conundrum)


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Round 1: S M L G A I U E W

C1: GLEAMS (6)
C2: GLEAMS (6)
DC: MILAGES (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: H V C A I S R E U

C1: ARCHIVES (8)
C2: ARCHIVES (8)
Score: 14–14 (max 15)

Round 3: Q S D N I A I G M

C1: AIDING (6)
C2: SIDING (6)
DC: AIMING (6)
OT: SMIDGIN (7)
Score: 20–20 (max 22)

Round 4: 50, 75, 7, 10, 8, 2. Target: 940.

C1: 942. ((10 + 2) x 75) + 50 - 8 (7)
C2: 948.
CV: 940. ((8 x 50) + (7 x 10)) x 2 (10)
Score: 27–20 (max 32)

Round 5: T P S E B I O G E

C1: BIGOTS (6)
C2: BEGETS (6)
DC: EGOTISE (7)
OT: POETISE (7)
Score: 33–26 (max 39)

Round 6: P R S H A O E F S

C1: PROFESS (7)
C2: froshes
DC: PHRASES (7)
OT: PHAROSES (8)
Score: 40–26 (max 47)

Round 7: D C Y A N I E T L

C1: CYANIDE (7)
C2: CYANIDE (7)
OT: LYCAENID (8)
Score: 47–33 (max 55)

Round 8: 100, 4, 9, 1, 7, 10. Target: 243.

C1: 243. (100 - 9 - 10) x (4 - 1) (10)
C2: -
Score: 57–33 (max 65)

Round 9: M O B A G R E E D

C2 buzzes on 1.67 seconds to say EMBARGOED which is correct.
Score: 57–43 (max 75)

Statistics Corner

Malcolm:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 76
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 2

Norman:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 43
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 57
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=21