Monday 17th July 1989 (Series 18, Prelim 6)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 17 July 1989.

C1: Champion Rajaretnam Yogasagarar (5 wins, 277 points.)
C2: Challenger Win Strange.
DC: Della Thompson and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N G A C N U P E S
R02: N L G A O R E C W
R03: R U F S D I X E D
R04: 25, 4, 9, 2, 1, 9. Target: 323.
R05: H B G O A D E R G
R06: Z A E D U R F N S
R07: Y I E D N O A H T
R08: 50, 9, 4, 6, 6, 8. Target: 489.
R09: C E I N N N O T T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: N G A C N U P E S

C1: PAGES (5)
C2: SPACE (5)
DC: GNUS (4) CANGUES (7)
OT: NUANCES (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 7)

Round 2: N L G A O R E C W

C1: WRANGLE (7)
C2: ORANGE (6)
DC: CORNEAL (7)
OT: CLANGER (7) CONGEAL (7) WAGONER (7) WANGLER (7)
Score: 12–5 (max 14)

Round 3: R U F S D I X E D

C1: FIXED (5)
C2: FIXED (5)
DC: FIXERS (6) FURIES (6)
OT: RUDDIES (7)
Score: 17–10 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 4, 9, 2, 1, 9. Target: 323.

C1: 323. ((4 + 9) x 25) - 2 (10)
C2: 324.
Score: 27–10 (max 31)

Round 5: H B G O A D E R G

C1: BRAGGED (7)
C2: BEGGAR (6)
Score: 34–10 (max 38)

Round 6: Z A E D U R F N S

C1: REFUNDS (7)
C2: FRAUDS (6)
DC: ASUNDER (7)
OT: DANSEUR (7) SNAFUED (7) SNARFED (7) UNFAZED (7) UNSAFER (7) ZANDERS (7)
Score: 41–10 (max 45)

Round 7: Y I E D N O A H T

C1: HATED (5)
C2: HONEY (5)
DC: hedony DETAIN (6)
OT: ATONED (6) DAINTY (6) DHONEY (6) DONATE (6) HINTED (6) HONIED (6) HOYDEN (6) IODATE (6) NOYADE (6) TIENDA (6)
Score: 46–15 (max 51)

Round 8: 50, 9, 4, 6, 6, 8. Target: 489.

C1: 488.
C2: 489. ((6 + 4) x 50) - (8 + 9 - 6) (10)
Score: 46–25 (max 61)

Round 9: C E I N N N O T T *

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say CONTINENT which is correct.
Score: 56–25 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Rajaretnam:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 63
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 6.2
Raw average score per round - 7.0
Number of maxes - 5

Win:
Total score - 25
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 35
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 2.8
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=18