Wednesday 24th August 1988 (Series 16, Prelim 48)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 24 August 1988.

C1: Challenger Ivy Adamson.
C2: Champion Andrew Loheide (3 wins, 168 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T L S R N E E T S
R02: Q H A R T I R C E
R03: R D T S A A H G E
R04: 100, 4, 5, 9, 6, 1. Target: 917.
R05: T M I V L H U M E
R06: V X S N U A R A N
R07: R S O T M I E L S
R08: 75, 5, 3, 1, 8, 7. Target: 718.
R09: D E P O R T P U S (conundrum)


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Round 1: T L S R N E E T S

C1: SETTLERS (8)
C2: LETTERS (7)
OT: STERLETS (8) STERNEST (8) TERNLETS (8) TRESTLES (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: Q H A R T I R C E

C1: CRATER (6)
C2: CHARTER (7)
DC: ERRATIC (7)
OT: CHARIER (7) THERIAC (7)
Score: 8–7 (max 15)

Round 3: R D T S A A H G E

C1: HARDEST (7)
C2: GRATED (6)
DC: THREADS (7) hatches
OT: GRADATES (8) RAGHEADS (8)
Score: 15–7 (max 23)

Round 4: 100, 4, 5, 9, 6, 1. Target: 917.

C1: 918. (5 - 4 + 1 + 100) x 9 (7)
C2: 916. (9 x 100) + 6 + 5 + 4 + 1 (7)
CV: 917. ((100 - 1) x 9) + 6 + (4 x 5) (10)
Score: 22–14 (max 33)

Round 5: T M I V L H U M E

C1: LUTE (4)
C2: MIME (4)
DC: HELIUM (6)
OT: HUMMEL (6)
Score: 26–18 (max 39)

Round 6: V X S N U A R A N

C1: RUNS (4)
C2: RUNS (4)
DC: SAUNA (5)
OT: ANURANS (7)
Score: 30–22 (max 46)

Round 7: R S O T M I E L S

C1: MOISTER (7)
C2: LIST (4)
DC: MORTISES (8)
Score: 37–22 (max 54)

Round 8: 75, 5, 3, 1, 8, 7. Target: 718.

C1: -
C2: 713. ((8 + 1) x 75) + (7 x 5) + 3 (7)
CV: 718. ((75 - 5 + 1) x (7 + 3)) + 8 (10)
Score: 37–29 (max 64)

Round 9: D E P O R T P U S

C2 buzzes on 2.33 seconds to say SUPPORTED which is correct.
Score: 37–39 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Ivy:
Total score - 37
Raw score - 43
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 1

Andrew:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 2

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