Wednesday 20th July 1988 (Series 16, Prelim 23)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 20 July 1988.

C1: Challenger Tony Vick.
C2: Challenger Mick Rann.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Sylvia Syms.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C L R E I O Y N A
R02: T U E N M N I A V
R03: B D G I E R C T A
R04: 50, 3, 8, 4, 5, 6. Target: 956.
R05: M I S G A I T L E
R06: T D A V C I E R I
R07: G N E O G K U S E
R08: 50, 3, 6, 10, 4, 7. Target: 115.
R09: I S L I M F A C E (conundrum)


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Round 1: C L R E I O Y N A

C1: NEARLY (6)
C2: LARCENY (7)
DC: CORNILY (7)
OT: LONICERA (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: T U E N M N I A V

C1: UNMEANT (7)
C2: INVENT (6)
Score: 7–7 (max 15)

Round 3: B D G I E R C T A

C1: BRIGADE (7)
C2: ABRIDGE (7)
DC: BIRDCAGE (8)
Score: 14–14 (max 23)

Round 4: 50, 3, 8, 4, 5, 6. Target: 956.

C1: 955. (5 x 4 x 50) - (6 x 8) + 3 (7)
C2: 954.
CV: 956. (((3 x 5) + 4) x 50) + 6 (10)
Score: 21–14 (max 33)

Round 5: M I S G A I T L E

C1: LIGATES (7)
C2: LIGATES (7)
DC: IMAGIST (7)
OT: AGILEST (7) ELITISM (7) GAMIEST (7) GIMLETS (7) LIMIEST (7) MILAGES (7) SIGMATE (7)
Score: 28–21 (max 40)

Round 6: T D A V C I E R I

C1: ACTIVE (6)
C2: ACTIVE (6)
DC: VERDICT (7) TRIADIC (7)
Score: 34–27 (max 47)

Round 7: G N E O G K U S E

C1: GENUS (5)
C2: gonks
DC: GOUGES (6)
OT: GUNGES (6)
Score: 39–27 (max 53)

Round 8: 50, 3, 6, 10, 4, 7. Target: 115.

C1: 116. ((7 + 4) x 10) + 6 (7)
C2: -
CV: 115. ((50 - 7) x 3) - (4 + 10) (10)
Score: 46–27 (max 63)

Round 9: I S L I M F A C E

C1 buzzes on 1.75 seconds to say FACSIMILE which is correct.
Score: 56–27 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Tony:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 62
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 85
Total average score per round - 6.2
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 3

Mick:
Total score - 27
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 37
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 3.0
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 1

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