Wednesday 8th March 1989 (Series 17, Prelim 41)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 8 March 1989.

C1: Champion Vicki McCarthy (2 wins, 94 points.)
C2: Challenger Alex Pearse, son of Lawrence Pearse, from earlier in this series.
DC: Georgia Hole and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B A O R L D I S E
R02: T R O I K P U F S
R03: H D M E A S O S A
R04: 9, 1, 2, 10, 9, 7. Target: 237.
R05: R I N S A U C E N
R06: I T W E W I G B R
R07: T O T E J N C O D
R08: 100, 6, 8, 10, 8, 3. Target: 649.
R09: A E H L N R T U Y * (conundrum)


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Round 1: B A O R L D I S E

C1: SOLDIER (7)
C2: SOLDIER (7)
DC: DARIOLES (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: T R O I K P U F S

C1: PURIST (6)
C2: FRUITS (6)
OT: PROFITS (7) SPORTIF (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)

Round 3: H D M E A S O S A

C1: ASHAMED (7)
C2: SHADES (6)
DC: AMASSED (7)
OT: SMASHED (7)
Score: 20–13 (max 22)

Round 4: 9, 1, 2, 10, 9, 7. Target: 237.

C1: 228.
C2: 238. ((9 + 9 + 7 - 1) x 10) - 2 (7)
CV: 237. ((9 x 9) - 2) x (10 - 7) (10)
Score: 20–20 (max 32)

Round 5: R I N S A U C E N

C1: SAUCIER (7)
C2: CANNIER (7)
DC: INSURANCE (18)
Score: 27–27 (max 50)

Round 6: I T W E W I G B R

C1: TIGER (5)
C2: WRITE (5)
DC: TRIBE (5)
OT: BITER (5)
Score: 32–32 (max 55)

Round 7: T O T E J N C O D

C1: COTTON (6)
C2: COTTON (6)
OT: COTTONED (8)
Score: 38–38 (max 63)

Round 8: 100, 6, 8, 10, 8, 3. Target: 649.

C1: 649. ((100 + 10) x 6) - (8 + 3) (10)
C2: 649. ((100 + 8) x 6) + 8 + 3 - 10 (10)
Score: 48–48 (max 73)

Round 9: A E H L N R T U Y *

C1 buzzes on 14 seconds to say UNEARTHLY which is correct.
Score: 58–48 (max 83)

Statistics Corner

Vicki:
Total score - 58
Raw score - 63
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 6.4
Raw average score per round - 7.0
Number of maxes - 4

Alex:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 2

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