Thursday 12th October 1989 (Series 18, 2nd SF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 12 October 1989.

C1: No.2 Seed Richard Evans (9 wins, 478 points.)
C2: No.3 Seed Rajaretnam Yogasagarar (7 wins, 376 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Eve Pollard.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: I A B P H S O P S
R02: N E D F A W R I X
R03: U I R T N E T F A
R04: 100, 4, 4, 3, 2, 10. Target: 555.
R05: L Q E S Z I A Y R
R06: E A C D L C I V T
R07: L L A T E S Y O R
R08: 50, 100, 5, 7, 6, 8. Target: 994.
R09: N U D E A C T O R (conundrum)


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Round 1: I A B P H S O P S

C1: PHOBIAS (7)
C2: BISHOPS (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: N E D F A W R I X

C1: FAIRED (6)
C2: FAWNED (6)
OT: FINDER (6) FRIEND (6) INWARD (6) RAINED (6) REWIND (6) WANDER (6) WARDEN (6) WARNED (6) WAXIER (6) WINDER (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 13)

Round 3: U I R T N E T F A

C1: NUTTIER (7)
C2: URINATE (7)
DC: NITRATE (7)
OT: UNFITTER (8)
Score: 20–20 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 4, 4, 3, 2, 10. Target: 555.

C1: -
C2: 555. (100 + 10 + (4 / 4)) x (3 + 2) (10)
Score: 20–30 (max 31)

Round 5: L Q E S Z I A Y R

C1: SLEAZY (6)
C2: RELAYS (6)
OT: ARIELS (6) EASILY (6) LAYERS (6) LAZIER (6) RIYALS (6) SAILER (6) SERIAL (6) SLAYER (6)
Score: 26–36 (max 37)

Round 6: E A C D L C I V T

C1: DIALECT (7)
C2: CALCITE (7)
OT: CITADEL (7) DELTAIC (7) EDICTAL (7)
Score: 33–43 (max 44)

Round 7: L L A T E S Y O R

C1: LATELY (6)
C2: RELAYS/TALLER (6)
DC: staller loyalest
OT: TROLLEYS (8)
Score: 39–49 (max 52)

Round 8: 50, 100, 5, 7, 6, 8. Target: 994.

C1: 993. ((8 - 6) x 5 x 100) - 7 (7)
C2: 993. ((8 - 6) x 5 x 100) - 7 (7)
CV: 994. (100 + 50 - 8) x 7 (10)
Score: 46–56 (max 62)

Round 9: N U D E A C T O R

No one buzzes. The answer was UNDERCOAT.
Score: 46–56 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Richard:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 4

Rajaretnam:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 78
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 6.2
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 5

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