Thursday 15th October 1987 (Series 14, Prelim 9)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 15 October 1987.

C1: Champion Alan Steel (1 win, 53 points.)
C2: Challenger Peter Smith.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Brian Johnston.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D U X I S E P V F
R02: R Y A J E M A R K
R03: R E D O N E S V U
R04: 25, 8, 2, 9, 3, 5. Target: 817.
R05: G D I B E L W U R
R06: S I Y E N U H P F
R07: S A L T I U M N T
R08: 25, 4, 2, 5, 7, 10. Target: 866.
R09: G G H I L N O P U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: D U X I S E P V F

C1: upside
C2: FIVES (5)
OT: DUPES (5) FIXED (5) FIXES (5) FUSED (5)
Score: 0–5 (max 5)

Round 2: R Y A J E M A R K

C1: REMARK (6)
C2: MARKER (6)
OT: EARMARK (7)
Score: 6–11 (max 12)

Round 3: R E D O N E S V U

C1: overdone
C2: NERVOUS (7)
DC: ENDORSE (7) UNVERSED (8)
OT: OVERUSED (8) UNSERVED (8)
Score: 6–18 (max 20)

Round 4: 25, 8, 2, 9, 3, 5. Target: 817.

C1: 816.
C2: 817. ((2 + 9) x 3 x 25) - 8 (10)
Score: 6–28 (max 30)

Round 5: G D I B E L W U R

C1: BURGLED (7)
C2: BURGLED (7)
DC: BULGIER (7) REBUILD (7) BUILDER (7)
OT: BLUDGER (7) GUILDER (7)
Score: 13–35 (max 37)

Round 6: S I Y E N U H P F

C1: PUNISH (6)
C2: UNIFY (5)
DC: SUPINE (6)
OT: INFUSE (6) PUISNE (6) UNSHIP (6)
Score: 19–35 (max 43)

Round 7: S A L T I U M N T

C1: TAINT (5)
C2: TAILS (5)
DC: INSULT (6)
OT: STIMULANT (18)
Score: 24–40 (max 61)

Round 8: 25, 4, 2, 5, 7, 10. Target: 866.

C1: 865. (7 x 5 x 25) - 10 (7)
C2: 868.
CV: 866. (7 x 5 x 25) - ((10 / 2) + 4) (10)
Score: 31–40 (max 71)

Round 9: G G H I L N O P U *

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say PLOUGHING which is correct.
Score: 41–40 (max 81)

Statistics Corner

Alan:
Total score - 41
Raw score - 48
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 3

Peter:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=14