Tuesday 9th January 1990 (Series 19, Prelim 7)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 9 January 1990.

C1: Champion Lindsay Denyer (1 win, 44 points.)
C2: Challenger Pat Unwin.
DC: Della Thompson and Carol Thatcher.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T V S I O Z Q A B
R02: L L L S A A E V T
R03: X T D O U P E N G
R04: 25, 3, 5, 1, 9, 6. Target: 259.
R05: Y C W R I A O N D
R06: N C G O E S K C P
R07: S N T R L E I A R
R08: 25, 3, 9, 5, 9, 4. Target: 998.
R09: O R E P O S T I R (conundrum)


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Round 1: T V S I O Z Q A B

C1: VISTA (5)
C2: BOAST (5)
OT: BAITS (5) BIOTA (5) BOATS (5) IOTAS (5) OBITS (5) OSTIA (5) SABOT (5) SABZI (5)
Score: 5–5 (max 5)

Round 2: L L L S A A E V T

C1: VALETS (6)
C2: STALL (5)
DC: VESTAL (6)
OT: VALETAS (7)
Score: 11–5 (max 12)

Round 3: X T D O U P E N G

C1: EXPOUND (7)
C2: POUTED (6)
DC: TONGUED (7)
Score: 18–5 (max 19)

Round 4: 25, 3, 5, 1, 9, 6. Target: 259.

C1: 259. ((6 + 3 + 1) x 25) + 9 (10)
C2: 259. ((9 + 1) x 25) + 6 + 3 (10)
Score: 28–15 (max 29)

Round 5: Y C W R I A O N D

C1: CROWN (5)
C2: radion
OT: COWARDY (7)
Score: 33–15 (max 36)

Round 6: N C G O E S K C P

C1: GECKOS (6)
C2: SPOKEN (6)
DC: SPONGE (6) SCONCE (6)
OT: COPECKS (7)
Score: 39–21 (max 43)

Round 7: S N T R L E I A R

C1: STRAINER (8)
C2: NASTIER (7)
DC: ENTRAILS (8) LATRINES (8) TERRAINS (8) RESTRAIN (8)
OT: RATLINES (8) RETIRALS (8) RETRAINS (8) RETRIALS (8) SNARLIER (8) TRAILERS (8) TRAINERS (8) TRANSIRE (8) TRENAILS (8)
Score: 47–21 (max 51)

Round 8: 25, 3, 9, 5, 9, 4. Target: 998.

C1: 997. (((4 x 9) + 9 - 5) x 25) - 3 (7)
C2: 998. Mistake in working.
CV: 996. (7)
OT: 998. (((9 x 4) + 5) x 25) - (9 x 3) (10)
Score: 54–21 (max 61)

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

C1 buzzes on 5 seconds to say PRIORITIES which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes on 29 seconds to say SPORTIER which is incorrect.
The answer was POSTERIOR.
Score: 54–21 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Lindsay:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 76
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 4

Pat:
Total score - 21
Raw score - 39
Total % of max - 30
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 2.3
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 2

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