Monday 11th April 1988 (Series 15, Prelim 1)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 11 April 1988.

C1: The 10-year-old boy who become a Countdown legend, Allan Saldanha.
C2: Challenger Bridgette Lagden.
DC: Julia Swannell and Clement Freud.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L N K O I I G A S
R02: N B L A E T P I Y
R03: T K M O A E P T N
R04: 100, 10, 3, 9, 9, 2. Target: 581.
R05: G R N A I T R E C
R06: B X T A U I T O N
R07: G F Y E I S N A S
R08: 25, 10, 9, 10, 5, 8. Target: 562.
R09: I P U L L O N T O (conundrum)


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Round 1: L N K O I I G A S

C1: LIAISON (7)
C2: LINKS (5)
DC: SOAKING (7) SLAKING (7) SOILING (7)
OT: KALONGS (7) LIKINGS (7) NILGAIS (7) OILSKIN (7) SAILING (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: N B L A E T P I Y

C1: NEATLY (6)
C2: painly
DC: PANTILE (7) PENALTY (7)
OT: APLENTY (7) BIPLANE (7) INAPTLY (7) INEPTLY (7) PTYALIN (7)
Score: 13–0 (max 14)

Round 3: T K M O A E P T N

C1: POTENT (6)
C2: TAPE (4)
DC: TEAPOT (6)
OT: TOMENTA (7)
Score: 19–0 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 10, 3, 9, 9, 2. Target: 581.

C1: 581. ((9 - 3) x 100) - (10 + 9) (10)
C2: 581. ((9 - 3) x 100) - (10 + 9) (10)
Score: 29–10 (max 31)

Round 5: G R N A I T R E C

C1: REACTING (8)
C2: CREATING (8)
DC: TERRACING (18) RETRACING (18)
OT: CRATERING (18)
Score: 37–18 (max 49)

Round 6: B X T A U I T O N

C1: BUTTON (6)
C2: batton
OT: OBTAIN (6)
Score: 43–18 (max 55)

Round 7: G F Y E I S N A S

C1: GAYNESS (7)
C2: SIGNS (5)
DC: ESSAYING (8)
Score: 50–18 (max 63)

Round 8: 25, 10, 9, 10, 5, 8. Target: 562.

C1: 567. ((10 + 10) x 25) + (8 x 9) - 5 (7)
C2: -
CV: 562. ((10 + 9) x (25 + 5)) - 8 (10)
Score: 57–18 (max 73)

Round 9: I P U L L O N T O

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say POLLUTION which is correct.
Score: 57–28 (max 83)

Statistics Corner

Allan:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 3

Bridgette:
Total score - 28
Raw score - 42
Total % of max - 34
Raw % of max - 51
Total average score per round - 3.1
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=15