Monday 28th August 1989 (Series 18, Prelim 36)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 28 August 1989.

C1: Challenger Jan Whitfield.
C2: Champion David Ware (2 wins, 79 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D G R F R E O A T
R02: K S I O P C G E D
R03: O O E B G L F N A
R04: 25, 4, 6, 5, 3, 2. Target: 889.
R05: D G O I S C N A S
R06: N N D E I H L M A
R07: S N A E E T G T N
R08: 75, 7, 2, 9, 6, 4. Target: 980.
R09: A E E L L N R T Y * (conundrum)


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Round 1: D G R F R E O A T

C1: FORAGED (7)
C2: GARROTED (8)
DC: GRAFTED (7) GRAFTER (7)
OT: DRAFTER (7) FORAGER (7) REDRAFT (7)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: K S I O P C G E D

C1: DISCO (5)
C2: SPICED (6)
DC: SPIKED (6) PICKED (6) SOCKED (6)
OT: COPIED (6) COPIES (6) COSIED (6) DOGIES (6) GECKOS (6) GEODIC (6) GEOIDS (6) GOPIKS (6) KIDEOS (6) POCKED (6) POISED (6) PSOCID (6) SCOPED (6) SICKED (6) SPODIC (6) SPOKED (6)
Score: 0–14 (max 14)

Round 3: O O E B G L F N A

C1: BELONG (6)
C2: BELONG (6)
DC: fangle FLAGON (6)
OT: BOLOGNA (7)
Score: 6–20 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 4, 6, 5, 3, 2. Target: 889.

C1: 893. ((3 + 6) x 4 x 25) - 5 - 2 (7)
C2: 879.
CV: 889. ((25 x 5) + 2) x (4 + 3) (10)
Score: 13–20 (max 31)

Round 5: D G O I S C N A S

C1: CASINGS (7)
C2: DOSSING (7)
DC: CASINOS (7)
OT: CAISSON (7) CASSONI (7) GASCONS (7)
Score: 20–27 (max 38)

Round 6: N N D E I H L M A

C1: HANDLE (6)
C2: DENIAL (6)
DC: INHALED (7) ANNELID (7)
OT: LANDMINE (8)
Score: 26–33 (max 46)

Round 7: S N A E E T G T N

C1: AGENTS (6)
C2: TANGENTS (8)
DC: TEENS (5) GANNETS (7)
Score: 26–41 (max 54)

Round 8: 75, 7, 2, 9, 6, 4. Target: 980.

C1: 980. ((9 + 4) x 75) + 7 - 2 (10)
C2: 980. ((9 + 4) x 75) + 7 - 2 (10)
Score: 36–51 (max 64)

Round 9: A E E L L N R T Y *

C1 buzzes on 10 seconds to say ETERNALLY which is correct.
Score: 46–51 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Jan:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 64
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 3

David:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 5

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