Monday 8th January 1990 (Series 19, Prelim 6)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 8 January 1990.

C1: Challenger Lindsay Denyer.
C2: Champion Felicity Brown (1 win, 41 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Carol Thatcher.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N D N E A X I N R
R02: G K P O I S E I C
R03: G F H I A C B E W
R04: 50, 2, 10, 5, 9, 2. Target: 159.
R05: R N S P U E T I E
R06: G D M E A R T A L
R07: L C M S U E A R R
R08: 75, 1, 10, 2, 5, 5. Target: 113.
R09: A B D E E L M S S * (conundrum)


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Round 1: N D N E A X I N R

C1: RAINED (6)
C2: DINNER (6)
OT: NANNIED (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: G K P O I S E I C

C1: spikes
C2: COPIES (6)
OT: GECKOS (6) GOPIKS (6) KIPSIE (6) SICKIE (6)
Score: 6–12 (max 13)

Round 3: G F H I A C B E W

C1: BEACH (5)
C2: BEACH (5)
DC: AWEIGH (6)
OT: BIFACE (6)
Score: 11–17 (max 19)

Round 4: 50, 2, 10, 5, 9, 2. Target: 159.

C1: 159. ((5 - 2) x 50) + 9 (10)
C2: 159. (50 x 2) + (10 x 5) + 9 (10)
Score: 21–27 (max 29)

Round 5: R N S P U E T I E

C1: RUPEES (6)
C2: PUREST (6)
DC: PUNTERS (7) TURNIPS (7) RESPITE (7)
OT: ESURIENT (8) RETINUES (8) REUNITES (8) SPREITEN (8) UNRIPEST (8)
Score: 27–33 (max 37)

Round 6: G D M E A R T A L

C1: ALARMED (7)
C2: DAMAGE (6)
DC: GLARED (6)
OT: GRADATE (7) MARGATE (7)
Score: 34–33 (max 44)

Round 7: L C M S U E A R R

C1: carers
C2: clamers
DC: SECULAR (7) MUSCLE (6)
OT: CARRELS (7) CURLERS (7) MACULES (7) MARCELS (7) RECUSAL (7) SURREAL (7)
Score: 34–33 (max 51)

Round 8: 75, 1, 10, 2, 5, 5. Target: 113.

C1: 113. (5 x 5) + 75 + 10 + 2 + 1 (10)
C2: 111.
Score: 44–33 (max 61)

Round 9: A B D E E L M S S *

C2 buzzes on 4 seconds to say ASSEMBLED which is correct.
Score: 44–43 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Lindsay:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 3

Felicity:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=19