Friday 6th January 1989 (CoC IV, 1st SF)

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Friday 6th January 1989 (CoC IV, 1st SF)

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Countdown recap for Friday 6 January 1989.

C1: Series 16 Champion & No.8 Seed Tony Vick (7 wins, 427 points.)
C2: Series 16 Semi-Finalist & No.4 Seed Steve Williams (10 wins, 520 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Tim Rice.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T G N F A A L E G
R02: F R S I E O N P W
R03: S M S I N E S I T
R04: 75, 9, 3, 5, 2, 5. Target: 643.
R05: S H R O E I W N V
R06: Q D S O I C R E R
R07: Z L P E I O V R X
R08: 100, 9, 10, 5, 8, 7. Target: 111.
R09: A C D E E I J T V (conundrum)


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Round 1: T G N F A A L E G

C1: TANGLE (6)
C2: FLANGE (6)
DC: AGNATE (6)
OT: ANLAGE (6) GALANT (6) GALENA (6) GANGLE (6) LAGENA (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: F R S I E O N P W

C1: PERSON (6)
C2: PRISON (6)
DC: SNOWIER (7)
OT: ORPINES (7) PERFINS (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 13)

Round 3: S M S I N E S I T

C1: MISTINESS (18)
C2: MISTINESS (18)
Score: 30–30 (max 31)

Round 4: 75, 9, 3, 5, 2, 5. Target: 643.

C1: 645.
C2: 643. ((3 + 5) x 75) + (9 x 5) - 2 (10)
Score: 30–40 (max 41)

Round 5: S H R O E I W N V

C1: VERSION (7)
C2: SNOWIER (7)
DC: SHOWIER (7) SHROVE (6)
OT: INSHORE (7) SHRIVEN (7) WHINERS (7)
Score: 37–47 (max 48)

Round 6: Q D S O I C R E R

C1: RECORDS (7)
C2: RECORDS (7)
OT: CORRIES (7) CROSIER (7)
Score: 44–54 (max 55)

Round 7: Z L P E I O V R X

C1: PLOVER (6)
C2: PLOVER (6)
OT: PLEXOR (6) POXIER (6) PROLIX (6)
Score: 50–60 (max 61)

Round 8: 100, 9, 10, 5, 8, 7. Target: 111.

C1: 111. 100 + 10 + 9 - 8 (10)
C2: 111. 8 - 7 + 10 + 100 (10)
Score: 60–70 (max 71)

Round 9: A C D E E I J T V *

C1 buzzes on 1 second to say ADJECTIVE which is correct.
Score: 70–70 (max 81)

Tie-break conundrum: D D E I M N P O U *

C1 buzzes on 26 seconds to say IMPOUNDED which is correct.
Score: 80–70 (max 81)

Statistics Corner

Tony:
Total score - 70 (80)
Raw score - 77 (87)
Total % of max - 86 (99)
Raw % of max - 95 (107)
Total average score per round - 7.8 (8.0)
Raw average score per round - 8.6 (8.7)
Number of maxes - 7 (8) 8-)

Steve:
Total score - 70 (70)
Raw score - 70 (70)
Total % of max - 86 (86)
Raw % of max - 86 (86)
Total average score per round - 7.8 (7.0)
Raw average score per round - 7.8 (7.0)
Number of maxes - 7 (7) 8-)

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-7
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