Wednesday 3rd August 1988 (Series 16, Prelim 33)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 3 August 1988.

C1: Champion John Widdowson (1 win, 61 points.)
C2: Challenger Doris Bland.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L M F E A G R S E
R02: G C W I E I N L M
R03: R D T P O A E B N
R04: 25, 3, 10, 6, 6, 10. Target: 371.
R05: T N W S A O E T N
R06: S L G N E I F R W
R07: L Y S N I I A T L
R08: 100, 1, 2, 6, 1, 10. Target: 323.
R09: P L A I N C A P E (conundrum)


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Round 1: L M F E A G R S E

C1: FEMALES (7)
C2: MEAGRE (6)
DC: REGALES (7)
OT: FLAMERS (7) GALERES (7) REFLAGS (7) SERFAGE (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: G C W I E I N L M

C1: MEWLING (7)
C2: MINGLE (6)
DC: CEILING (7)
OT: CLEWING (7)
Score: 14–0 (max 14)

Round 3: R D T P O A E B N

C1: BARONET (7)
C2: BOATED (6)
OT: PROBATED (8) PRONATED (8)
Score: 21–0 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 3, 10, 6, 6, 10. Target: 371.

C1: 374. ((25 + 10) x 10) + (6 x 3) + 6 (7)
C2: 379.
CV: 371. ((25 - 6) x (10 + 10)) - (6 + 3) (10)
Score: 28–0 (max 32)

Round 5: T N W S A O E T N

C1: WANTONS (7)
C2: wantonest
DC: NOTATES (7)
OT: NEWTONS (7) TENANTS (7) WANNEST (7)
Score: 35–0 (max 39)

Round 6: S L G N E I F R W

C1: flingers
C2: FINGERS (7)
DC: SWINGER (7) WINGERS (7) FRINGES (7)
OT: LINGERS (7) SLEWING (7)
Score: 35–7 (max 46)

Round 7: L Y S N I I A T L

C1: SAINTLY (7)
C2: SAINTLY (7)
DC: SALINITY (8)
Score: 42–14 (max 54)

Round 8: 100, 1, 2, 6, 1, 10. Target: 323.

C1: 316.
C2: 321. (100 + 6 + 1) x (2 + 1) (7)
CV: 323. ((100 + 10) x (2 + 1)) - (6 + 1) (10)
Score: 42–21 (max 64)

Round 9: P L A I N C A P E

C1 buzzes on 7.33 seconds to say APPLIANCE which is correct.
Score: 52–21 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 52
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 4

Doris:
Total score - 21
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 28
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 2.3
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 1

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