Monday 6th August 1990 (Series 20, Prelim 25)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 6 August 1990.

C1: Challenger Philip Calvert.
C2: Champion Maurice Binks (2 wins, 101 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Patrick Mower.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P C M E O G L E R
R02: E I L D T N X T S
R03: Y L O Q A G Z I E
R04: 50, 100, 75, 5, 4, 3. Target: 583.
R05: E I S R G W J C S
R06: N D L A O N P U O
R07: E E S V P V T B D
R08: 75, 5, 6, 7, 1, 7. Target: 534.
R09: E G I I L R S S T (conundrum)


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Round 1: P C M E O G L E R

C1: COMPEL (6)
C2: OGLER (5)
DC: CREOLE (6) COMPERE (7)
OT: COMPEER (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: E I L D T N X T S

C1: TILED (5)
C2: STILTED (7)
DC: STINTED (7) DENTIST (7)
OT: DENTILS (7) SLITTED (7)
Score: 6–7 (max 14)

Round 3: Y L O Q A G Z I E

C1: agile (declared as 6)
C2: agiley
DC: AGILE (5) GOALIE (6)
Score: 6–7 (max 20)

Round 4: 50, 100, 75, 5, 4, 3. Target: 583.

C1: -
C2: 582. (5 x 100) + 75 + 4 + 3 (7)
CV: 583. ((100 + 50 - 3) x 4) - 5 (10)
Score: 6–14 (max 30)

Round 5: E I S R G W J C S

C1: SCREW (5)
C2: SCREWS (6)
DC: CRISES (6)
OT: REJIGS (6) SCRIES (6)
Score: 6–20 (max 36)

Round 6: N D L A O N P U O

C1: POUND (5)
C2: UNLOAD (6)
OT: POUNDAL (7)
Score: 6–26 (max 43)

Round 7: E E S V P V T B D

C1: brevets
C2: VESTED (6)
DC: BESTED (6)
Score: 6–32 (max 49)

Round 8: 75, 5, 6, 7, 1, 7. Target: 534.

C1: 531.
C2: 534. (75 x 7) + 6 + 1 + 7 - 5 (10)
Score: 6–42 (max 59)

Round 9: E G I I L R S S T *

No one buzzes. The answer was GRISLIEST.
Score: 6–42 (max 69)

Statistics Corner

Philip:
Total score - 6
Raw score - 28
Total % of max - 9
Raw % of max - 41
Total average score per round - 0.7
Raw average score per round - 3.1
Number of maxes - 0

Maurice:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=20