Tuesday 25th September 1990 (Series 20, 4th QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 25 September 1990.

C1: No.3 Seed Fiona Willis (5 wins, 1 draw, 326 points.)
C2: No.6 Seed Gordon Foy (4 wins, 226 points.)
DC: Simon Mason and Tim Rice.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Y X C A U B T E P
R02: D A S J O T S E L
R03: R S N I E F K A L
R04: 100, 25, 7, 1, 8, 6. Target: 981.
R05: O E U Y D V T I R
R06: W C D A O I R A N
R07: I R L E S G U S G
R08: 50, 9, 7, 1, 8, 5. Target: 853.
R09: D E H I N O S S T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: Y X C A U B T E P

C1: BEAT (4)
C2: BEAUTY (6)
DC: EXPAT (5) TEACUP (6)
OT: UPBEAT (6)
Score: 0–6 (max 6)

Round 2: D A S J O T S E L

C1: JOSTLED (7)
C2: JOSTLED (7)
DC: LASSOED (7)
OT: DESALTS (7) JOSTLES (7)
Score: 7–13 (max 13)

Round 3: R S N I E F K A L

C1: LINERS (6)
C2: FLANKERS (8)
Score: 7–21 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 25, 7, 1, 8, 6. Target: 981.

C1: 982. ((8 + 1) x (100 + 7)) + 25 - 6 (7)
C2: 986.
CV: 980. (7)
OT: 981. (8 x 100) + (7 x 25) + 6 (10)
Score: 14–21 (max 31)

Round 5: O E U Y D V T I R

C1: TOURED (6)
C2: DIVERT (6)
DC: OUTRIDE (7)
OT: OUTDRIVE (8)
Score: 20–27 (max 39)

Round 6: W C D A O I R A N

C1: RANCID (6)
C2: incrowd
DC: COWARD (6) OCARINA (7)
OT: ACAROID (7)
Score: 26–27 (max 46)

Round 7: I R L E S G U S G

C1: SLUGGERS (8)
C2: LUGGERS (7)
Score: 34–27 (max 54)

Round 8: 50, 9, 7, 1, 8, 5. Target: 853.

C1: 853. ((9 + 7 + 1) x 50) + 8 - 5 (10)
C2: 853. ((8 + 9) x 50) + 7 + 1 - 5 (10)
Score: 44–37 (max 64)

Round 9: D E H I N O S S T *

No one buzzes. The answer was DISHONEST.
Score: 44–37 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Fiona:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 3

Gordon:
Total score - 37
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 4

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