Friday 6th October 1989 (Series 18, 2nd QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 6 October 1989.

C1: No.7 Seed Mark St. John London (4 wins, 237 points.)
C2: No.2 Seed Richard Evans (8 wins, 433 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S T N O D U T R I
R02: A O T M D S A P U
R03: W E P H I N A E S
R04: 25, 100, 2, 1, 4, 10. Target: 494.
R05: I A Q R T L O C A
R06: R V L O E V N E L
R07: A U F L X S E N R
R08: 25, 3, 7, 4, 7, 10. Target: 908.
R09: E M O P P R S T U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: S T N O D U T R I

C1: TROUTS (6)
C2: DISTORT (7)
DC: NITROUS (7)
OT: INTRUST (7) TOURIST (7) TRITONS (7) TURIONS (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: A O T M D S A P U

C1: POUTS (5)
C2: ADOPTS (6)
DC: AMADOUS (7)
OT: POUSADA (7)
Score: 0–13 (max 14)

Round 3: W E P H I N A E S

C1: SHAPE (5)
C2: WHINES (6)
DC: SHINE (5) PINES (5) NEPHEWS (7)
OT: PEAHENS (7) WAHINES (7)
Score: 0–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 100, 2, 1, 4, 10. Target: 494.

C1: 491.
C2: 492. ((4 + 1) x 100) - (10 - 2) (7)
CV: 494. (((25 x 2) - 1) x 10) + 4 (10)
Score: 0–26 (max 31)

Round 5: I A Q R T L O C A

C1: COITAL (6)
C2: TAILOR (6)
OT: CORALITA (8)
Score: 6–32 (max 39)

Round 6: R V L O E V N E L

C1: LOVER (5)
C2: REVOLVE (7)
OT: RELLENO (7)
Score: 6–39 (max 46)

Round 7: A U F L X S E N R

C1: FLARES (6)
C2: UNREAL (6)
DC: FUNERALS (8)
OT: FLANEURS (8)
Score: 12–45 (max 54)

Round 8: 25, 3, 7, 4, 7, 10. Target: 908.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 907. (((25 x 4) - 7 - 3) x 10) + 7 (7)
OT: 908. (((25 - 3) x 10) + 7) x 4 (10)
Score: 12–45 (max 64)

Round 9: E M O P P R S T U *

No one buzzes. The answer was UPPERMOST.
Score: 12–45 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Mark:
Total score - 12
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 16
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 1.3
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 0

Richard:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 45
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 2

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