Wednesday 20th September 1989 (Series 18, Prelim 53)

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Wednesday 20th September 1989 (Series 18, Prelim 53)

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 20 September 1989.

C1: Challenger Brian Porter.
C2: Champion Richard Evans (4 wins, 223 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Dinah Sheridan.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D I Z T U M O D N
R02: I E Q S I T R N S
R03: L E I C O K G T A
R04: 50, 75, 1, 3, 3, 9. Target: 738.
R05: E U F L T N I W N
R06: R D O N I S N E P
R07: O A S H G R B I S
R08: 100, 2, 3, 3, 9, 7. Target: 569.
R09: A E E L N P R T V * (conundrum)


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Round 1: D I Z T U M O D N

C1: dout
C2: MOUNT (5)
DC: MOUND (5)
OT: OUTDID (6)
Score: 0–5 (max 6)

Round 2: I E Q S I T R N S

C1: RESTS (5)
C2: SINISTER (8)
Score: 0–13 (max 14)

Round 3: L E I C O K G T A

C1: clock
C2: LOCKET (6)
DC: ALOETIC (7)
OT: CATLIKE (7) GELCOAT (7) LOCKAGE (7) OILCAKE (7)
Score: 0–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 75, 1, 3, 3, 9. Target: 738.

C1: 741. ((9 + 1) x 75) - (3 x 3) (7)
C2: 744.
CV: 738. (75 + 50 + 1 - 3) x (9 - 3) (10)
Score: 7–19 (max 31)

Round 5: E U F L T N I W N

C1: FLUENT (6) - thought about INFLUENT (8) :oops:
C2: FUTILE (6)
Score: 13–25 (max 39)

Round 6: R D O N I S N E P

C1: PONDERS (7)
C2: PENSION (7)
CV: PRISONED (8)
Score: 20–32 (max 47)

Round 7: O A S H G R B I S

C1: BRASH (5)
C2: GARISH (6)
DC: ISOBARS (7)
Score: 20–38 (max 54)

Round 8: 100, 2, 3, 3, 9, 7. Target: 569.

C1: -
C2: 566. ((2 + 3) x 100) + (7 x 9) + 3 (7)
CV: 569. (((2 x 100) - 9) x 3) - (7 - 4) (10)
Score: 20–45 (max 64)

Round 9: A E E L N P R T V *

C2 buzzes on 25 seconds to say PRELAVENT which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 29 seconds to say PREVALENT which is correct.
Score: 30–45 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Brian:
Total score - 30
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 41
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 3.3
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 1

Richard:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 1

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