Friday 10th March 1989 (Series 17, 2nd QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 10 March 1989.

C1: No.2 Seed Lawrence Pearse (8 wins, 438 points.)
C2: No.7 Seed Jean Tweddell (2 wins, 112 points.)
DC: Georgia Hole and Simon Williams.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D S I R E N N O C
R02: C N S E I A U N I
R03: L H A T E D I R A
R04: 50, 4, 8, 10, 2, 1. Target: 545.
R05: L G P E O Y T E O
R06: G N U G O D I T X
R07: R V P F U E A I T
R08: 100, 1, 7, 6, 4, 1. Target: 938.
R09: A E I M M N N R S * (conundrum)


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Round 1: D S I R E N N O C

C1: SCORNED (7)
C2: SCONE (5)
DC: CONSIDER (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: C N S E I A U N I

C1: NUISANCE (8)
C2: NUISANCE (8)
Score: 15–8 (max 16)

Round 3: L H A T E D I R A

C1: TRAILED (7)
C2: HALTED (6)
OT: HEADRAIL (8) RAILHEAD (8)
Score: 22–8 (max 24)

Round 4: 50, 4, 8, 10, 2, 1. Target: 545.

C1: 545. ((50 + 4) x 10) + 8 - 2 - 1 (10)
C2: 545. ((50 + 4) x 10) + 8 - 2 - 1 (10)
Score: 32–18 (max 34)

Round 5: L G P E O Y T E O

C1: pootle
C2: POOL (4)
DC: LOOPY (5)
OT: LOGOTYPE (8)
Score: 32–22 (max 42)

Round 6: G N U G O D I T X

C1: OUTING (6)
C2: gouging
DC: DOTING (6)
OT: DOUTING (7)
Score: 38–22 (max 49)

Round 7: R V P F U E A I T

C1: PRIVATE (7)
C2: PRIVATE (7)
DC: FURTIVE (7)
Score: 45–29 (max 56)

Round 8: 100, 1, 7, 6, 4, 1. Target: 938.

C1: 936. (7 + 1 + 1) x (100 + 4) (7)
C2: 942.
CV: 939. (7)
OT: 939. ((100 - 6) x (7 + 4 - 1)) - 1 (7)
Score: 52–29 (max 63)

Round 9: A E I M M N N R S *

C2 buzzes on 26 seconds to say IMMERSION which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was MANNERISM.
Score: 52–29 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Lawrence:
Total score - 52
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 71
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 4

Jean:
Total score - 29
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 40
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 3.2
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 3

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