Wednesday 17th August 1988 (Series 16, Prelim 43)

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Wednesday 17th August 1988 (Series 16, Prelim 43)

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Countdown recap for Wednesday 17 August 1988.

C1: Champion Roger Wales (1 win, 46 points.)
C2: Challenger Peter Barlow.
DC: Freda Thornton and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D R K I A O L N R
R02: S L M A A T S O D
R03: C C W U I A Y S U
R04: 100, 4, 9, 2, 2, 10. Target: 500.
R05: M L E A H V Y E I
R06: G T V U E A T D E
R07: Y G D A A S G E P
R08: 25, 6, 7, 10, 1, 8. Target: 445.
R09: G R E A T D E E L (conundrum)


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Round 1: D R K I A O L N R

C1: DRINK (5)
C2: DRAIN (5)
DC: ORDINAL (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 7)

Round 2: S L M A A T S O D

C1: SLAMS (5)
C2: MOATS (5)
DC: TOADS (5) SALADS (6)
OT: ADMASS (6) ALMOST (6) AMATOL (6) DOLMAS (6) DOSSAL (6) LOADSA (6) MODALS (6) SAMOSA (6) SLASTO (6) SMOLTS (6) STOMAL (6) STOMAS (6)
Score: 10–10 (max 13)

Round 3: C C W U I A Y S U

C1: WAYS (4)
C2: SWAY (4)
DC: SAUCY (5) YUCCAS (6)
OT: CAUCUS (6)
Score: 14–14 (max 19)

Round 4: 100, 4, 9, 2, 2, 10. Target: 500.

C1: 500. (9 - 4) x 100 (10)
C2: 500. (10 / 2) x 100 (10)
Score: 24–24 (max 29)

Round 5: M L E A H V Y E I

C1: HEAVILY (7)
C2: HEAVILY (7)
Score: 31–31 (max 36)

Round 6: G T V U E A T D E

C1: GUTTED (6)
C2: GUTTED (6)
DC: VETTED (6)
OT: VATTED (6)
Score: 37–37 (max 42)

Round 7: Y G D A A S G E P

C1: ADAGES (6)
C2: ADAGES (6)
DC: SAGGED (6) SPAYED (6)
OT: PAYSAGE (7)
Score: 43–43 (max 49)

Round 8: 25, 6, 7, 10, 1, 8. Target: 445.

C1: 445. ((10 + 8) x 25) - (6 - 1) (10)
C2: 442.
Score: 53–43 (max 59)

Round 9: G R E A T D E E L

C1 buzzes on 22 seconds to say RELEGATED which is correct. - Interestingly, REGELATED is OK too...... :roll:
Score: 63–43 (max 69)

Statistics Corner

Roger:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 63
Total % of max - 91
Raw % of max - 91
Total average score per round - 7.0
Raw average score per round - 7.0
Number of maxes - 5

Peter:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 3

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