Thursday 11th August 1988 (Series 16, Prelim 39)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 11 August 1988.

C1: Challenger Geoff Atkinson.
C2: Champion Jenny Haldane (4 wins, 226 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E A C M I M S L J
R02: S F N T U O A R A
R03: E I D T F E C L U
R04: 100, 6, 1, 9, 8, 4. Target: 400.
R05: R M S G I E I F Y
R06: A O N T C E W B U
R07: Y W N Q O I U T V
R08: 25, 10, 6, 3, 9, 1. Target: 284.
R09: G U I L T D O N E (conundrum)


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Round 1: E A C M I M S L J

C1: CAMELS (6)
C2: CLIMES (6)
DC: MALICE (6)
OT: JAMMIES (7) MELISMA (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: S F N T U O A R A

C1: ROTAS (5)
C2: FOUNTS (6)
DC: FRONTS (6) OUTRAN (6)
OT: AORTAS (6) FAUNAS (6) FRUSTA (6) FURANS (6) FUTONS (6) SONATA (6) SOUTAR (6)
Score: 6–12 (max 13)

Round 3: E I D T F E C L U

C1: DEFLECT (7)
C2: DUCTILE (7)
DC: DECEITFUL (18)
Score: 13–19 (max 31)

Round 4: 100, 6, 1, 9, 8, 4. Target: 400.

C1: 400. 4 x 100 (10)
C2: 400. 4 x 100 (10)
Score: 23–29 (max 41)

Round 5: R M S G I E I F Y

C1: MISERY (6)
C2: GRIMES (6)
DC: MISFIRE (7)
Score: 29–35 (max 48)

Round 6: A O N T C E W B U

C1: COUNT (5)
C2: BOUNCE (6)
DC: OCTANE (6) BUTANE (6)
OT: COWBANE (7)
Score: 29–41 (max 55)

Round 7: Y W N Q O I U T V

C1: QUINT (5)
C2: QUIT (4)
DC: QUOIT (5)
OT: QUOIN (5) UNITY (5)
Score: 34–41 (max 60)

Round 8: 25, 10, 6, 3, 9, 1. Target: 284.

C1: 284. ((10 + 1) x 25) + 9 (10)
C2: 284. ((9 + 3) x 25) - (10 + 6) (10)
Score: 44–51 (max 70)

Round 9: G U I L T D O N E

No one buzzes. The answer was LONGITUDE.
Score: 44–51 (max 80)

Statistics Corner

Geoff:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 3

Jenny:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 3

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