Tuesday 9th August 1988 (Series 16, Prelim 37)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 9 August 1988.

C1: Challenger Ian Fairweather.
C2: Champion Jenny Haldane (2 wins, 115 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S Z A I D L C O N
R02: R T R L E O U T N
R03: G Y E V L I U D R
R04: 25, 8, 9, 10, 6, 5. Target: 243.
R05: D T N C E E I T V
R06: T N U A T I C L S
R07: G K N G E A I G K
R08: 75, 10, 6, 4, 3, 3. Target: 256.
R09: C U L T R E I G N (conundrum)


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Round 1: S Z A I D L C O N

C1: NAILS (5)
C2: ZONAL (5)
DC: ZODIACS (7)
OT: ANDISOL (7) CALZONI (7) DOLINAS (7) LADINOS (7) NODICAL (7) OILCANS (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 7)

Round 2: R T R L E O U T N

C1: trouter
C2: TORRENT (7)
DC: TORTURE (7)
Score: 5–12 (max 14)

Round 3: G Y E V L I U D R

C1: LIVERY (6)
C2: GUILDER (7)
DC: DIVULGE (7)
OT: DEVILRY (7) VIRGULE (7)
Score: 5–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 8, 9, 10, 6, 5. Target: 243.

C1: 243. (25 x 10) - 8 + 6 - 5 (10)
C2: 243. (25 x 10) - (6 + 9 - 8) (10)
Score: 15–29 (max 31)

Round 5: D T N C E E I T V

C1: EVICTED (7)
C2: EVIDENT (7)
DC: INVECTED (8)
Score: 22–36 (max 39)

Round 6: T N U A T I C L S

C1: TAUNTS (6)
C2: instal
DC: LUNATICS (8) LUTANIST (8)
Score: 28–36 (max 47)

Round 7: G K N G E A I G K

C1: EGGING (6)
C2: kegging
DC: AGEING (6)
OT: GAGING (6)
Score: 34–36 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 10, 6, 4, 3, 3. Target: 256.

C1: 255.
C2: 256. ((75 + 10) x 3) + 4 - 3 (10)
Score: 34–46 (max 63)

Round 9: C U L T R E I G N

C2 buzzes on 7 seconds to say LECTURING which is correct.
Score: 34–56 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Ian:
Total score - 34
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 2

Jenny:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 6.2
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 5

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