Friday 15th September 1989 (Series 18, Prelim 50)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 15 September 1989.

C1: Challenger Mary Mullins.
C2: Champion Richard Evans (1 win, 60 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Clement Freud.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B O I H T E K G I
R02: O U D X P L G C I
R03: L S A I O S M Q G
R04: 75, 25, 10, 7, 10, 2. Target: 904.
R05: I U N S R N O W T
R06: G N A E G O S B N
R07: U L N T I U N L F
R08: 75, 10, 1, 9, 7, 2. Target: 496.
R09: D E E R T O T A L (conundrum)


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Round 1: B O I H T E K G I

C1: BOTHIE (6)
C2: EIGHT (5)
Score: 6–0 (max 6)

Round 2: O U D X P L G C I

C1: CLOUD/LUCID (5)
C2: LOGIC (5)
DC: COULD (5)
OT: LUPOID (6)
Score: 11–5 (max 12)

Round 3: L S A I O S M Q G

C1: MISSAL (6)
C2: MAILS (5)
OT: GLIOMAS (7)
Score: 17–5 (max 19)

Round 4: 75, 25, 10, 7, 10, 2. Target: 904.

C1: 900.
C2: 903. ((7 + 2) x 10 x 10) + (75 / 25) (7)
CV: 903. (7)
Score: 17–12 (max 26)

Round 5: I U N S R N O W T

C1: WRIST (5)
C2: UNIONS (6)
DC: NITROUS (7)
OT: INTRONS (7) NONSUIT (7) TURIONS (7) UNSWORN (7)
Score: 17–18 (max 33)

Round 6: G N A E G O S B N

C1: -
C2: NONAGES (7)
DC: gobangs GOBANG (6)
OT: NOSEBAG (7)
Score: 17–25 (max 40)

Round 7: U L N T I U N L F

C1: FLINT (5)
C2: UNTIL (5)
OT: UNFIT (5) UNLIT (5)
Score: 22–30 (max 45)

Round 8: 75, 10, 1, 9, 7, 2. Target: 496.

C1: 496. (75 x 7) - ((10 x 2) + 9) (10)
C2: 496. (75 x 7) - ((10 x 2) + 9) (10)
Score: 32–40 (max 55)

Round 9: D E E R T O T A L

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say TOLERATED which is correct.
Score: 32–50 (max 65)

Statistics Corner

Mary:
Total score - 32
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 3.6
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 3

Richard:
Total score - 50
Raw score - 60
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 92
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 5

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