Thursday 24th January 1991 (Series 21, Prelim 12)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 24 January 1991.

C1: Challenger Michael Gregory.
C2: Champion Adam Simmons (3 wins, 160 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B N R I E T S O P
R02: R V A S D E U P A
R03: R T R I E H C A M
R04: 50, 1, 2, 8, 10, 100. Target: 744.
R05: C S E O G X C I D
R06: K W P E A F Y E S
R07: N S S D Q A O I F
R08: 100, 9, 7, 10, 1, 8. Target: 931.
R09: P E C A N T E X T (conundrum)


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Round 1: B N R I E T S O P

C1: BISTRO (6)
C2: RIPOSTE (7)
DC: POINTERS (8) PROTEINS (8)
OT: REPOINTS (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: R V A S D E U P A

C1: RAVED (5)
C2: RAVED (5)
DC: PARADES (7)
Score: 5–12 (max 15)

Round 3: R T R I E H C A M

C1: CHARMER (7)
C2: REACH (5)
DC: CHARTER (7) CHIMERA (7)
OT: CHARIER (7) ERRATIC (7) MARCHER (7) REMATCH (7) THERIAC (7) THERMIC (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 22)

Round 4: 50, 1, 2, 8, 10, 100. Target: 744.

C1: 745. ((8 - 1) x 100) + 50 - (10 / 2) (7)
C2: 742.
CV: 744. (100 - 10 + 2 + 1) x 8 (10)
Score: 19–12 (max 32)

Round 5: C S E O G X C I D

C1: DISCO (5)
C2: DICES (5)
DC: CODEX (5) OXIDES (6) CODICES (7)
Score: 24–17 (max 39)

Round 6: K W P E A F Y E S

C1: SPEAK (5)
C2: sweepy
DC: SWEEP (5)
OT: PAYEES (6) PESEWA (6)
Score: 29–17 (max 45)

Round 7: N S S D Q A O I F

C1: SANDS (5)
C2: FINDS (5)
OT: DANIOS (6)
Score: 34–22 (max 51)

Round 8: 100, 9, 7, 10, 1, 8. Target: 931.

C1: -
C2: 928. ((10 - 7 + 100) x 9) + 1 (7)
CV: 931. ((100 - 7) x 10) + 1 (10)
Score: 34–29 (max 61)

Round 9: P E C A N T E X T

C2 buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say EXPECTANT which is correct.
Score: 34–39 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Michael:
Total score - 34
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 1

Adam:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 1

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