Wednesday 19th July 1989 (Series 18, Prelim 8)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 19 July 1989.

C1: Challenger Reg Jones.
C2: Champion Shirley Scott (1 win, 44 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Z T T A I A L Z B
R02: K L C U I A G N E
R03: C N G I E A S P N
R04: 75, 6, 9, 4, 9, 2. Target: 265.
R05: R S F O A U D H E
R06: R G D U A O F R S
R07: E U E D W M D Q O
R08: 75, 1, 4, 2, 10, 3. Target: 599.
R09: A D E E E F H R T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: Z T T A I A L Z B

C1: TAIL (4)
C2: TAIL/BAIL/TILT (4)
OT: BAIZA (5) BALTI (5) BLITZ (5) IZZAT (5) LABIA (5) TABLA (5) TAZZA (5)
Score: 4–4 (max 5)

Round 2: K L C U I A G N E

C1: LACKING (7)
C2: LINKAGE (7)
DC: CAULKING (8)
Score: 11–11 (max 13)

Round 3: C N G I E A S P N

C1: CANINGS (7)
C2: SPACING (7)
DC: ESCAPING (8) PINNACES (8)
OT: ENCASING (8)
Score: 18–18 (max 21)

Round 4: 75, 6, 9, 4, 9, 2. Target: 265.

C1: 270.
C2: 264. (75 x 4) - ((6 - 2) x 9) (7)
CV: 265. ((75 - 9) x 4) - (9 - 6 - 2) (10)
Score: 18–25 (max 31)

Round 5: R S F O A U D H E

C1: FRAUDS (6)
C2: HOARDS/HORDES (6)
DC: AROUSED (7)
OT: FEDORAS (7)
Score: 24–31 (max 38)

Round 6: R G D U A O F R S

C1: FRAUDS (6)
C2: GUARDS (6)
DC: GOURDS (6)
OT: ARDOURS (7)
Score: 30–37 (max 45)

Round 7: E U E D W M D Q O

C1: DOMED (5)
C2: WEED (4)
DC: MEWED (5)
OT: DEMODE (6) DEMOED (6) MEOWED (6)
Score: 35–37 (max 51)

Round 8: 75, 1, 4, 2, 10, 3. Target: 599.

C1: 599. (75 x 4 x 2) - 1 (10)
C2: 599. ((10 - 2) x 75) - 1 (10)
Score: 45–47 (max 61)

Round 9: A D E E E F H R T *

C1 buzzes on 12 seconds to say FATHERED which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes on 23 seconds to say FEATHERED which is correct.
Score: 45–57 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Reg:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 1

Shirley:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 61
Total % of max - 80
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 2

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