Friday 21st September 1990 (Series 20, 2nd QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 21 September 1990.

C1: No.2 Seed Billy Ward (7 wins, 333 points.)
C2: No.7 Seed Liz Barber (4 wins, 191 points.)
DC: Simon Mason and Simon Williams.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S T Q D A O E H B
R02: F L S R I A U C I
R03: Y D T L E I E D P
R04: 50, 8, 7, 5, 1, 10. Target: 134.
R05: S C Z S O I U A P
R06: P M L D I E E R J
R07: D Y R D I A O B T
R08: 25, 8, 1, 5, 8, 4. Target: 162.
R09: D D E I O P R S T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: S T Q D A O E H B

C1: BASHED (6)
C2: BOASTED (7)
DC: DEATHS (6)
OT: HOTBEDS (7) SABOTED (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: F L S R I A U C I

C1: FLAIRS (6)
C2: FLAIRS (6)
DC: URACILS (7)
OT: SURFICIAL (18)
Score: 6–13 (max 25)

Round 3: Y D T L E I E D P

C1: YIELDED (7)
C2: TIDDLY (6)
DC: PELTED (6)
OT: LYDDITE (7) TEPIDLY (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 32)

Round 4: 50, 8, 7, 5, 1, 10. Target: 134.

C1: 134. Mistake in working.
C2: 134. ((8 - 5) x 50) - (10 + 7 - 1) (10)
Score: 13–23 (max 42)

Round 5: S C Z S O I U A P

C1: SOAPS (5)
C2: PIOUS (5)
DC: SPACIOUS (8)
Score: 18–28 (max 50)

Round 6: P M L D I E E R J

C1: PRIMED (6)
C2: REPLIED (7)
OT: DEMIREP (7)
Score: 18–35 (max 57)

Round 7: D Y R D I A O B T

C1: BRAID (5)
C2: ADROIT (6)
DC: DIRTY (5)
OT: BYROAD (6) DOTARD (6) ODDITY (6)
Score: 18–41 (max 63)

Round 8: 25, 8, 1, 5, 8, 4. Target: 162.

C1: 162. ((5 + 1) x 25) + 8 + 4 (10)
C2: 162. ((5 + 1) x 25) + 8 + 4 (10)
Score: 28–51 (max 73)

Round 9: D D E I O P R S T *

C2 buzzes on 10 seconds to say DISPORTED which is correct.
Score: 28–61 (max 83)

Statistics Corner

Billy:
Total score - 28
Raw score - 45
Total % of max - 34
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 3.1
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 2

Liz:
Total score - 61
Raw score - 67
Total % of max - 73
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 6.8
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 6

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