Friday 9th March 1990 (Series 19, Prelim 50)

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Friday 9th March 1990 (Series 19, Prelim 50)

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Countdown recap for Friday 9 March 1990.

C1: Champion Sylvia Roche (1 win, 55 points.)
C2: Challenger John Cruse.
DC: Freda Thornton and Simon Williams.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P S S U I A L L E
R02: M V W I E A X T R
R03: B S F O A E C D O
R04: 9, 4, 1, 3, 100, 9. Target: 827.
R05: R J I O N S K E T
R06: H Y N I U E R S T
R07: Q P G O A A S C R
R08: 50, 4, 10, 1, 9, 5. Target: 233.
R09: C D E E I S T U V * (conundrum)


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Round 1: P S S U I A L L E

C1: pullies
C2: ALLIES (6)
DC: PALSIES (7)
OT: LIPLESS (7) SALLIES (7) SULLIES (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: M V W I E A X T R

C1: WAITER (6)
C2: MATRIX (6)
DC: WARTIME (7) WAXIER (6)
Score: 6–12 (max 14)

Round 3: B S F O A E C D O

C1: FADES (5)
C2: ABODES (6)
DC: CABOOSE (7)
OT: SEAFOOD (7)
Score: 6–18 (max 21)

Round 4: 9, 4, 1, 3, 100, 9. Target: 827.

C1: 827. ((9 - 1) x 100) + (9 x 3) (10)
C2: 827. ((9 - 1) x 100) + (9 x 3) (10)
Score: 16–28 (max 31)

Round 5: R J I O N S K E T

C1: JOINERS (7)
C2: INSERT (6)
DC: JOINTERS (8)
Score: 23–28 (max 39)

Round 6: H Y N I U E R S T

C1: UNREST (6)
C2: SHUNTER (7)
DC: HIRSUTE (7)
OT: HUNTERS (7) NUTSIER (7)
Score: 23–35 (max 46)

Round 7: Q P G O A A S C R

C1: SCAR (4)
C2: had CARGO for 5, but for some reason, declared vicars :!: :roll: :oops:
DC: CARGOS (6)
OT: AGORAS (6)
Score: 27–35 (max 52)

Round 8: 50, 4, 10, 1, 9, 5. Target: 233.

C1: 233. ((50 + 9) x 4) - ((10 / 5) + 1) (10)
C2: 234.
Score: 37–35 (max 62)

Round 9: C D E E I S T U V *

C2 buzzes on 5 seconds to say SEDUCTIVE which is correct.
Score: 37–45 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Sylvia:
Total score - 37
Raw score - 48
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 2

John:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 58
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 3

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