Wednesday 10th January 1990 (Series 19, Prelim 8)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 10 January 1990.

C1: Champion Lindsay Denyer (2 wins, 98 points.)
C2: Challenger Joe Walvish.
DC: Della Thompson and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M L R E O M S B I
R02: P C E A H R T I L
R03: G K V G E W E A S
R04: 100, 2, 10, 6, 4, 9. Target: 993.
R05: E I A R R S S Q N
R06: C N L A O A T L V
R07: T L E O Z B A S W
R08: 25, 10, 10, 2, 5, 3. Target: 847.
R09: G R E E N S O D S (conundrum)


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Round 1: M L R E O M S B I

C1: SLIMMER (7)
C2: MOBILES (7)
DC: LIMBERS (7)
OT: EMBOLISM (8) EMBROILS (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: P C E A H R T I L

C1: PATCHIER (8)
C2: CHAPTER (7)
OT: PARTICLE (8) PHREATIC (8) PRELATIC (8)
Score: 15–7 (max 16)

Round 3: G K V G E W E A S

C1: WAGES (5)
C2: WAGES (5)
DC: SEWAGE (6)
OT: VEGGES (6) WEAVES (6)
Score: 20–12 (max 22)

Round 4: 100, 2, 10, 6, 4, 9. Target: 993.

C1: 993. (100 x 10) - (9 - 2) (10)
C2: 993. (100 x 10) - (9 - 2) (10)
Score: 30–22 (max 32)

Round 5: E I A R R S S Q N

C1: SIRENS (6)
C2: aries
DC: SNARES (6)
OT: ARRISES (7) RAISERS (7) RINSERS (7) SARNIES (7) SIERRAS (7) SNARERS (7)
Score: 36–22 (max 39)

Round 6: C N L A O A T L V

C1: VACANT (6)
C2: tallon
DC: CLONAL (6) cloaca
OT: ATONAL (6) CANOLA (6) CANTAL (6) VOLANT (6)
Score: 42–22 (max 45)

Round 7: T L E O Z B A S W

C1: BLOATS (6)
C2: LEAST (5)
DC: OBLATES (7)
OT: BESTOWAL (8)
Score: 48–22 (max 53)

Round 8: 25, 10, 10, 2, 5, 3. Target: 847.

C1: 850. ((10 x 3) + 2 + (10 / 5)) x 25 (7)
C2: -
CV: 847. (((3 x 25) + 10) x 10) - (5 - 2) (10)
Score: 55–22 (max 63)

Round 9: G R E E N S O D S

No one buzzes. The answer was ENGROSSED.
Score: 55–22 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Lindsay:
Total score - 55
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 75
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 3

Joe:
Total score - 22
Raw score - 34
Total % of max - 30
Raw % of max - 47
Total average score per round - 2.4
Raw average score per round - 3.8
Number of maxes - 1

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