Thursday 11th January 1990 (Series 19, Prelim 9)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 11 January 1990.

C1: Champion Lindsay Denyer (3 wins, 153 points.)
C2: Challenger Cath Williams.
DC: Della Thompson and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: H T C E U I R D Y
R02: N G N E A A S N P
R03: P T T E I L D V T
R04: 100, 4, 10, 10, 3, 5. Target: 464.
R05: N S Q I E I C M L
R06: M S Z A E R S B R
R07: A O U N L T L W B
R08: 100, 9, 10, 4, 1, 6. Target: 352.
R09: C E E N N O R T U (conundrum)


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Round 1: H T C E U I R D Y

C1: DUTCH (5)
C2: RUCHED (6)
DC: DITHERY (7) DIRTY (5)
RW: TIDY (4)
OT: CRUDITY (7) DITCHER (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: N G N E A A S N P

C1: PAEANS (6)
C2: PANGS (5)
DC: PAGANS (6) PANNAGE (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 14)

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

C1: TITLED (6)
C2: PITTED (6)
DC: pitied
OT: TILTED (6) TITTLE (6) VITTLE (6)
Score: 12–12 (max 20)

Round 4: 100, 4, 10, 10, 3, 5. Target: 464.

C1: 463. (5 x 100) - (4 x 10) + 3 (7)
C2: 458.
CV: 464. (((10 / 5) x 3) + 10 + 100) x 4 (10)
Score: 19–12 (max 30)

Round 5: N S Q I E I C M L

C1: CLIMES (6)
C2: MINCES/CLIMES (6)
DC: INCISE (6)
OT: MENISCI (7)
Score: 25–18 (max 37)

Round 6: M S Z A E R S B R

C1: BRASS (5)
C2: MAZES (5)
DC: BREAMS (6) SMEARS (6)
OT: AMBERS (6) BARRES (6) BRAZES (6) MASERS (6) MAZERS (6) REARMS (6) SABRES (6) ZEBRAS (6)
Score: 30–23 (max 43)

Round 7: A O U N L T L W B

C1: BALLOT (6)
C2: WALL/BALL (4)
DC: WALNUT (6) OUTLAW (6)
OT: BUTANOL (7)
Score: 36–23 (max 50)

Round 8: 100, 9, 10, 4, 1, 6. Target: 352.

C1: 350. (4 x 100) - ((6 - 1) x 10) (7)
C2: 346.
CV: 352. (100 - 10 - (9 - 1 - 6)) x 4 (10)
Score: 43–23 (max 60)

Round 9: C E E N N O R T U

C1 buzzes on 10 seconds to say RECONNOÎTRE which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes on 13 seconds to say ENCOUNTER which is correct.
Score: 43–33 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Lindsay:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 48
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 1

Cath:
Total score - 33
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 2

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