Tuesday 12th April 1988 (Series 15, Prelim 2)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 12 April 1988.

C1: Champion Allan Saldanha (1 win, 57 points.)
C2: Challenger Billy Wright.
DC: Julia Swannell and Clement Freud.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G T L E E E R O G
R02: N T E A D R T U J
R03: S N Y E A E L T N
R04: 100, 3, 6, 10, 2, 8. Target: 205.
R05: O D H S I E H T M
R06: K Z H A I A C E S
R07: O P W S A I N W G
R08: 75, 6, 2, 3, 10, 8. Target: 419.
R09: A F R O G S I N K (conundrum)


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Round 1: G T L E E E R O G

C1: GREET (5)
C2: TOGGLE (6)
OT: GORGET (6) LEGGER (6) LOGGER (6) REGLET (6)
Score: 0–6 (max 6)

Round 2: N T E A D R T U J

C1: NATURED (7)
C2: taunter
DC: JAUNTED (7) untread
OT: TRUANTED (8)
Score: 7–6 (max 14)

Round 3: S N Y E A E L T N

C1: LEAST (5)
C2: SALTY (5)
DC: LEANEST (7)
OT: LATEENS (7) NEATENS (7) TENSELY (7)
Score: 12–11 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 3, 6, 10, 2, 8. Target: 205.

C1: 205. (2 x 100) + 8 - 3 (10)
C2: 205. (2 x 100) + 8 - 3 (10)
Score: 22–21 (max 31)

Round 5: O D H S I E H T M

C1: HOISTED (7)
C2: MISTED (6)
DC: METHODS (7) dhoties
OT: ETHMOIDS (8)
Score: 29–21 (max 39)

Round 6: K Z H A I A C E S

C1: CAKES (5)
C2: CHASE (5)
DC: CHAISE (6)
OT: AKASHIC (7) KHAZIES (7)
Score: 34–26 (max 46)

Round 7: O P W S A I N W G

C1: SOAPING (7)
C2: POSING (6)
Score: 41–26 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 6, 2, 3, 10, 8. Target: 419.

C1: 419. (6 x 75) - (2 x 10) - (8 + 3) (10)
C2: 420.
Score: 51–26 (max 63)

Round 9: A F R O G S I N K

C1 buzzes on 3.5 seconds to say FORSAKING which is correct.
Score: 61–26 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Allan:
Total score - 61
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 84
Raw % of max - 90
Total average score per round - 6.8
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 4

Billy:
Total score - 26
Raw score - 45
Total % of max - 36
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 2.9
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 2

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