Thursday 29th March 1990 (Series 19, 2nd SF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 29 March 1990.

C1: No.7 Seed Elaine Newcombe (4 wins, 198 points.)
C2: No.3 Seed Michael Wareham (5 wins, 264 points.)
DC: Simon Mason and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D B T R U O A L E
R02: M R R T A I R C A
R03: X D S D E I U B I
R04: 50, 25, 2, 4, 5, 1. Target: 565.
R05: T V D E I R E L P
R06: T R P N O O Y Z E
R07: L L L A O S W G A
R08: 100, 5, 10, 7, 6, 2. Target: 824.
R09: S C O T S G E N I (conundrum)


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Round 1: D B T R U O A L E

C1: TROUBLED (8)
C2: OBTRUDE (7)
DC: OBDURATE (8) LABOURED (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: M R R T A I R C A

C1: ARIA (4)
C2: CARAT (5)
DC: TARMAC (6)
OT: TRAMCAR (7)
Score: 8–5 (max 15)

Round 3: X D S D E I U B I

C1: BUSIED (6)
C2: BUDDIES (7)
DC: BIDDIES (7)
Score: 8–12 (max 22)

Round 4: 50, 25, 2, 4, 5, 1. Target: 565.

C1: 575.
C2: 571. (((2 x 5) + 1) x 50) + 25 - 4 (5)
CV: 565. ((50 + 4) x 2 x 5) + 25 (10)
Score: 8–17 (max 32)

Round 5: T V D E I R E L P

C1: DEPRIVE (7)
C2: REPLIED (7)
DC: REVILED (7)
OT: DELIVER (7) PERLITE (7) RELIVED (7) REPTILE (7) RIVETED (7) TRIPLED (7)
Score: 15–24 (max 39)

Round 6: T R P N O O Y Z E

C1: POETRY (6)
C2: ENTROPY (7)
OT: PROZONE (7)
Score: 15–31 (max 46)

Round 7: L L L A O S W G A

C1: GALLOWS (7)
C2: GALLOWS (7)
Score: 22–38 (max 53)

Round 8: 100, 5, 10, 7, 6, 2. Target: 824.

C1: 824. (10 - 7 + 100) x (6 + 2) (10)
C2: 823.
Score: 32–38 (max 63)

Round 9: S C O T S G E N I

C2 buzzes on 5 seconds to say COSSETING which is correct.
Score: 32–48 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Elaine:
Total score - 32
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 3.6
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 4

Michael:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 62
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 85
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 5

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