Thursday 25th January 1990 (Series 19, Prelim 19)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 25 January 1990.

C1: Challenger Nicholas Birch.
C2: Champion Joan Orchard (5 wins, 213 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Ernie Wise.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C A E D O V L A L
R02: M N N I E A T L T
R03: R I T R A D X N I
R04: 75, 2, 9, 4, 5, 6. Target: 285.
R05: P K S A U E J Y M
R06: D Z A S W I F P E
R07: H Q T A E A S N B
R08: 25, 2, 7, 6, 1, 3. Target: 238.
R09: A D I I N O R T T (conundrum)


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Round 1: C A E D O V L A L

C1: LOVED (5)
C2: CALLED (6)
DC: ALCOVE (6)
OT: ALCALDE (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: M N N I E A T L T

C1: LATENT (6)
C2: LAMENT (6)
DC: AILMENT (7) ALIMENT (7)
OT: LINEMAN (7) MANTLET (7) MELANIN (7)
Score: 6–12 (max 14)

Round 3: R I T R A D X N I

C1: TRIAD (5)
C2: TRAIN (5)
DC: DRAIN (5)
OT: DINAR (5) INDRI (5) NADIR (5) RADII (5) RADIX (5)
Score: 11–17 (max 19)

Round 4: 75, 2, 9, 4, 5, 6. Target: 285.

C1: 285. (75 x 4) - (6 + 9) (10)
C2: 285. (75 x 4) - (6 + 9) (10)
Score: 21–27 (max 29)

Round 5: P K S A U E J Y M

C1: MASK (4)
C2: MAKES (5)
DC: PAUSE (5) JUMPS (5) SEAMY (5)
OT: AMUSE (5) JAKES (5) JAPES (5) JASPE (5) JUMPY (5) KAMES (5) KEMPS (5) KEMPY (5) KYPES (5) MUSKY (5) PEAKS (5) PEAKY (5) PESKY (5) PUJAS (5) PUKES (5) PUKEY (5) PUMAS (5) SAMEY (5) SPAKE (5) SPEAK (5) SPUME (5) SPUMY (5) UKASE (5)
Score: 21–32 (max 34)

Round 6: D Z A S W I F P E

C1: SWIPE (5)
C2: SWIPED (6)
OT: AZIDES (6) SPAZED (6) WADIES (6) WASPIE (6)
Score: 21–38 (max 40)

Round 7: H Q T A E A S N B

C1: HASTEN (6)
C2: HASTEN (6)
DC: THANES (6)
OT: ABATES (6) ABSENT (6) BATHES (6) QANATS (6) THANAS (6)
Score: 27–44 (max 46)

Round 8: 25, 2, 7, 6, 1, 3. Target: 238.

C1: 248. Mistake in working.
C2: 238. Mistake in working.
CV: 238. ((7 + 3) x 25) - (6 x 2) (10)
Score: 27–44 (max 56)

Round 9: A D I I N O R T T

C1 buzzes on 6 seconds to say TRADITION which is correct.
Score: 37–44 (max 66)

Statistics Corner

Nicholas:
Total score - 37
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 4

Joan:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 5

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