Friday 15th July 1988 (Series 16, Prelim 20)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 15 July 1988.

C1: Champion Steve Williams (5 wins, 266 points.)
C2: Challenger Margaret Baker.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Barbara Taylor Bradford.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R Y C O A U L S O
R02: Q E I L S C O T A
R03: S R M O U E E L N
R04: 25, 5, 2, 10, 5, 8. Target: 872.
R05: B T A E R N S I Y
R06: N G M I E I A L T
R07: F P A E O W D Y D
R08: 75, 2, 9, 10, 3, 8. Target: 938.
R09: I R U M I N A T E (conundrum)


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Round 1: R Y C O A U L S O

C1: CAROLS (6)
C2: SCOUR (5)
DC: COLOURS (7)
OT: COUROLS (7) OSCULAR (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: Q E I L S C O T A

C1: LOCATES (7)
C2: SOCIAL (6)
DC: SOCIETAL (8)
Score: 13–0 (max 15)

Round 3: S R M O U E E L N

C1: LEMONS/MELONS (6)
C2: MOUSER (6)
DC: MERLONS (7)
OT: SOLEMNER (8)
Score: 19–6 (max 23)

Round 4: 25, 5, 2, 10, 5, 8. Target: 872.

C1: 875. (((10 + 5) x 2) + 5) x 25 (7)
C2: -
CV: 875. (7)
OT: 873. ((25 + 10) x 5 x 5) - 2 (7)
Score: 26–6 (max 30)

Round 5: B T A E R N S I Y

C1: BANTERS (7)
C2: baiters
DC: BANISTER (8)
OT: BESTIARY (8) SYBARITE (8)
Score: 33–6 (max 38)

Round 6: N G M I E I A L T

C1: IMAGINE (7)
C2: MAILING (7)
OT: LIGAMENT (8)
Score: 40–13 (max 46)

Round 7: F P A E O W D Y D

C1: FADED (5)
C2: DOWDY (5)
OT: PEDWAY (6) YAWPED (6)
Score: 45–18 (max 52)

Round 8: 75, 2, 9, 10, 3, 8. Target: 938.

C1: 936.
C2: 937. ((75 + 3) x (2 + 10)) + 9 - 8 (7)
CV: 938. ((10 + 3) x 75) - ((8 / 2) x 9) (10)
Score: 45–25 (max 62)

Round 9: I R U M I N A T E

No one buzzes. The answer was MINIATURE.
Score: 45–25 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Steve:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 1

Margaret:
Total score - 25
Raw score - 36
Total % of max - 35
Raw % of max - 50
Total average score per round - 2.8
Raw average score per round - 4.0
Number of maxes - 0

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=16