Thursday 18th August 1988 (Series 16, Prelim 44)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 18 August 1988.

C1: Champion Roger Wales (2 wins, 109 points.)
C2: Challenger Vicky Tomlinson.
DC: Freda Thornton and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R S L A O I M R E
R02: G S E I T R O P S
R03: C Z T E A O N L U
R04: 25, 7, 8, 9, 2, 3. Target: 727.
R05: N N P I A E B T N
R06: W T K I U U L N O
R07: U E C G K B O N S
R08: 100, 3, 8, 3, 4, 9. Target: 624.
R09: L A N C E B O S T (conundrum)


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Round 1: R S L A O I M R E

C1: MARRIES (7)
C2: MARRIES (7)
DC: MORALISE (8) LORIMERS (8)
OT: ARMOIRES (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: G S E I T R O P S

C1: SORTIES (7)
C2: GORIEST/GOITRES/PRIESTS (7)
DC: RIPOSTES (8)
OT: GORSIEST (8) GOSSIPER (8) PROSIEST (8) STRIGOSE (8) TRIPOSES (8)
Score: 14–14 (max 16)

Round 3: C Z T E A O N L U

C1: LOCATE (6)
C2: CLEAN/OUNCE (5)
DC: ZEALOT (6) NOCTULE (7)
OT: CALZONE (7) LACTONE (7)
Score: 20–14 (max 23)

Round 4: 25, 7, 8, 9, 2, 3. Target: 727.

C1: 726. (((3 x 9) + 2) x 25) + 8 - 7 (7)
C2: 727. Mistake in working.
CV: 727. (((3 x 7) + 8) x 25) + 2 (10)
Score: 27–14 (max 33)

Round 5: N N P I A E B T N

C1: PENNANT (7)
C2: PENNANT (7)
DC: PINNATE (7)
Score: 34–21 (max 40)

Round 6: W T K I U U L N O

C1: LINK (4)
C2: LINK (4)
DC: UNTIL (5) TWINK (5)
OT: LUTINO (6)
Score: 38–25 (max 46)

Round 7: U E C G K B O N S

C1: BOUNCES (7)
C2: BUCKS (5)
DC: BECKONS (7)
OT: BUCKOES (7) BUNCOES (7)
Score: 45–25 (max 53)

Round 8: 100, 3, 8, 3, 4, 9. Target: 624.

C1: 629.
C2: 623. ((3 + 3) x 100) + (8 x 4) - 9 (7)
CV: 624. (100 + 4) x (3 + 3) (10)
Score: 45–32 (max 63)

Round 9: L A N C E B O S T

C1 buzzes on 10.67 seconds to say CONSTABLE which is correct.
Score: 55–32 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Roger:
Total score - 55
Raw score - 62
Total % of max - 75
Raw % of max - 85
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 3

Vicky:
Total score - 32
Raw score - 42
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 3.6
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 1

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