Thursday 20th September 1990 (Series 20, 1st QF)

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Thursday 20th September 1990 (Series 20, 1st QF)

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Countdown recap for Thursday 20 September 1990.

C1: No.1 Seed Derek Coombs (8 wins, 462 points.)
C2: No.8 Seed Denys Hollis (3 wins, 127 points.)
DC: Simon Mason and Simon Williams.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T R C F E I E L D
R02: R P L E E E S X E
R03: N T S R U A O N N
R04: 25, 2, 1, 6, 10, 4. Target: 496.
R05: T S Y T A E I B T
R06: Y D N W O A A U G
R07: D K V S D A E O R
R08: 25, 5, 9, 4, 1, 9. Target: 104.
R09: A D E G I N N R W * (conundrum)


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Round 1: T R C F E I E L D

C1: FLIRTED (7)
C2: ELECT (5)
DC: TRIFLED (7) FIELDER (7) FILTERED (8) DERELICT (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: R P L E E E S X E

C1: SLEEPER (7)
C2: expelers
DC: PEELERS (7)
Score: 14–0 (max 15)

Round 3: N T S R U A O N N

C1: SUNTAN (6)
C2: ROAST (5)
DC: SNOUT (5) TURNS (5) NATRONS (7)
OT: NATRON (6) OUTRAN (6) SANTON (6) SOUTAR (6)
Score: 20–0 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 2, 1, 6, 10, 4. Target: 496.

C1: 496. (2 x 10 x 25) - 4 (10)
C2: -
Score: 30–0 (max 32)

Round 5: T S Y T A E I B T

C1: BATTIEST (8)
C2: BEAST/TASTY (5)
Score: 38–0 (max 40)

Round 6: Y D N W O A A U G

C1: DOGMA (5) - where's the M :?:
C2: WOAD/GOAD (4)
DC: GAUDY (5)
OT: DOGANA (6) WAYANG (6)
Score: 43–0 (max 46)

Round 7: D K V S D A E O R

C1: SADDER (6)
C2: ROADS (5)
DC: DEODARS (7)
Score: 49–0 (max 53)

Round 8: 25, 5, 9, 4, 1, 9. Target: 104.

C1: 104. (25 + 1) x 4 (10)
C2: 104. (25 x 4) + 9 - 5 (10)
Score: 59–10 (max 63)

Round 9: A D E G I N N R W *

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say WANDERING which is correct.
Score: 69–10 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Derek:
Total score - 69
Raw score - 69
Total % of max - 95
Raw % of max - 95
Total average score per round - 7.7
Raw average score per round - 7.7
Number of maxes - 5

Denys:
Total score - 10
Raw score - 34
Total % of max - 14
Raw % of max - 47
Total average score per round - 1.1
Raw average score per round - 3.8
Number of maxes - 1

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