Thursday 4th August 1988 (Series 16, Prelim 34)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 4 August 1988.

C1: Champion John Widdowson (2 wins, 113 points.)
C2: Challenger Pete Lister, brother of John Lister, from the previous week.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Y T T O A V N G I
R02: R N D E O L R I C
R03: Y V L S A O Z L E
R04: 50, 5, 2, 3, 9, 8. Target: 214.
R05: R K K D O A E N T
R06: S T L F A E S L T
R07: Y L G I O I S L D
R08: 75, 1, 2, 3, 1, 4. Target: 159.
R09: S O O I N S O U P (conundrum)


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Round 1: Y T T O A V N G I

C1: VANITY (6)
C2: VOTING (6)
DC: TANTIVY (7)
OT: VATTING (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: R N D E O L R I C

C1: RONDEL (6)
C2: CORNER (6)
DC: CORNIER (7)
OT: LORINER (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 14)

Round 3: Y V L S A O Z L E

C1: LOVELY (6)
C2: VALLEY (6)
DC: SAVELOY (7) VALLEYS (7)
OT: VOLLEYS (7)
Score: 18–18 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 5, 2, 3, 9, 8. Target: 214.

C1: 214. ((8 / 2) x 50) + 9 + 5 (10)
C2: 213.
Score: 28–18 (max 31)

Round 5: R K K D O A E N T

C1: DARKEN (6)
C2: donater
OT: TRANKED (7)
Score: 34–18 (max 38)

Round 6: S T L F A E S L T

C1: settles
C2: flatless
DC: FLATLETS (8) FALSEST (7)
Score: 34–18 (max 46)

Round 7: Y L G I O I S L D

C1: SOLIDLY (7)
C2: SILLY (5)
Score: 41–18 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 1, 2, 3, 1, 4. Target: 159.

C1: 159. (75 x 2) + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 (10)
C2: 159. (75 x 2) + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 (10)
Score: 51–28 (max 63)

Round 9: S O O I N S O U P

C2 buzzes on 2.75 seconds to say POISONOUS which is correct.
Score: 51–38 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3

Pete:
Total score - 38
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 2

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