Friday 10th February 1989 (Series 17, Prelim 23)

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Friday 10th February 1989 (Series 17, Prelim 23)

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Countdown recap for Friday 10 February 1989.

C1: Challenger Abu Oosman.
C2: Champion Evan Simpson (4 wins, 256 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Eve Pollard.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N P I T A E R S A
R02: W C T S E A C L I
R03: S N T E I L W E I
R04: 100, 10, 1, 4, 9, 3. Target: 996.
R05: R J B A E K T R A
R06: F I E N S D O F S
R07: L P U R G N I C S
R08: 50, 3, 4, 6, 5, 2. Target: 422.
R09: A A D I I N O R T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: N P I T A E R S A

C1: TEARS (5)
C2: PAINTERS (8)
DC: ASPIRATE (8) PANTRIES (8)
OT: SEPTARIAN (18)
Score: 0–8 (max 18)

Round 2: W C T S E A C L I

C1: ELASTIC (7)
C2: CALCITES (8)
OT: ASCETIC (7) CALCITE (7) CLASTIC (7) LACIEST (7) LATICES (7)
Score: 0–16 (max 26)

Round 3: S N T E I L W E I

C1: SENILE (6)
C2: SILENT (6)
DC: TENSILE (7) LENITIES (8)
OT: LEWISITE (8)
Score: 6–22 (max 34)

Round 4: 100, 10, 1, 4, 9, 3. Target: 996.

C1: 996. (100 x 10) - 4 (10)
C2: 996. (100 x 10) - 4 (10)
Score: 16–32 (max 44)

Round 5: R J B A E K T R A

C1: traker - and declared as 5 anyway :oops:
C2: BARTER (6)
DC: KARATE (6) ERRATA (6)
OT: BARKER (6)
Score: 16–38 (max 50)

Round 6: F I E N S D O F S

C1: SNIFFS (6)
C2: OFFENDS (7)
OT: OFFSIDES (8)
Score: 16–45 (max 58)

Round 7: L P U R G N I C S

C1: PURSING (7)
C2: SLURPING (8)
DC: SPRUCING (8)
OT: SCRUPLING (18)
Score: 16–53 (max 76)

Round 8: 50, 3, 4, 6, 5, 2. Target: 422.

C1: 422. ((3 + 5) x 50) + (4 x 6) - 2 (10)
C2: 424.
Score: 26–53 (max 86)

Round 9: A A D I I N O R T *

C2 buzzes on 5 seconds to say RADIATION which is correct.
Score: 26–63 (max 96)

Statistics Corner

Abu:
Total score - 26
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 27
Raw % of max - 53
Total average score per round - 2.9
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 2

Evan:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 70
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 7.0
Raw average score per round - 7.8
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=17
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