Wednesday 15th August 1990 (Series 20, Prelim 32)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 15 August 1990.

C1: Challenger Mike Lott.
C2: Champion Denys Hollis (2 wins, 77 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S R T E E O G N A
R02: R P D I A O R M A
R03: H I F R E P X S I
R04: 50, 3, 8, 7, 10, 6. Target: 790.
R05: R Z N T E O J B U
R06: O D C R E I M G D
R07: S L Y U A C G E S
R08: 50, 10, 3, 2, 7, 5. Target: 422.
R09: A C D E E H R R T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: S R T E E O G N A

C1: GREETS (6)
C2: ESTRANGE (8)
DC: RESONATE (8) SERGEANT (8) REAGENTS (8)
OT: GRANTEES (8) NEGATORS (8) RAGSTONE (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: R P D I A O R M A

C1: PRIOR (5)
C2: RAPID (5)
DC: DIORAMA (7)
OT: AIRDROP (7) MIRADOR (7) PARADOR (7)
Score: 5–13 (max 15)

Round 3: H I F R E P X S I

C1: FIRES/FRESH (5)
C2: PERISH (6)
DC: FISHIER (7)
OT: FIRESHIP (8)
Score: 5–19 (max 23)

Round 4: 50, 3, 8, 7, 10, 6. Target: 790.

C1: 790. ((6 / 3) x 8 x 50) - 10 (10)
C2: 790. ((10 + 6) x 50) - (7 + 3) (10)
Score: 15–29 (max 33)

Round 5: R Z N T E O J B U

C1: BRUNT (5)
C2: BRUNT (5)
DC: BURTON (6)
OT: BONZER (6) BOURNE (6) BRONZE (6) BURNET (6) UNROBE (6) ZONURE (6)
Score: 20–34 (max 39)

Round 6: O D C R E I M G D

C1: coddier
C2: RIDGED (6)
DC: DODGIER (7)
OT: DEMIGOD (7) DERMOID (7) DORMICE (7) ERGODIC (7)
Score: 20–40 (max 46)

Round 7: S L Y U A C G E S

C1: SCALES (6)
C2: GAS (3)
DC: CLAUSES (7)
OT: CAUSEYS (7) CAYUSES (7)
Score: 26–40 (max 53)

Round 8: 50, 10, 3, 2, 7, 5. Target: 422.

C1: 421. ((10 - 2) x 50) + (7 x 3) (7)
C2: 421. Mistake in working.
CV: 422. ((50 + 3) x (10 - 2)) - (7 - 5) (10)
Score: 33–40 (max 63)

Round 9: A C D E E H R R T *

C2 buzzes on 8 seconds to say CHARTERED which is correct.
Score: 33–50 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Mike:
Total score - 33
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 45
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 1

Denys:
Total score - 50
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 3

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