Monday 13th April 1987 (Series 12, Prelim 1)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 13 April 1987.

C1: Challenger Valerie Turner.
C2: Challenger Keith Albans.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Bill Tidy.
CM: Carol Mather. (She was actually referred to by her married name at the time.)
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T N S I A N V E G
R02: C S H O I N V O C
R03: T N P E A X S U T
R04: 75, 4, 6, 5, 10, 2. Target: 547.
R05: N R F T E A I B E
R06: S M R A E D G I R
R07: S T L W A O U F E
R08: 25, 5, 6, 7, 2, 3. Target: 874.
R09: G A V E B L E E T (conundrum)


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Round 1: T N S I A N V E G

C1: SEATING (7)
C2: TEASING (7)
DC: ANTIGENS (8) VINTAGES (8)
OT: GENTIANS (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: C S H O I N V O C

C1: COINS (5)
C2: SONIC (5)
OT: CHINOS (6) CONCHS (6) CONICS (6) SHIVOO (6)
Score: 12–12 (max 14)

Round 3: T N P E A X S U T

C1: unpaste
C2: SEXTANT (7)
DC: TETANUS (7)
OT: ATTUNES (7) PATENTS (7) PATTENS (7) PEANUTS (7) TAUTENS (7) UPSTATE (7)
Score: 12–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 75, 4, 6, 5, 10, 2. Target: 547.

C1: 549.
C2: 546. ((6 + 2) x 75) - (5 x 10) - 4 (7)
CM: 547. ((75 - 6) x (10 - 2)) - 5 (10)
Score: 12–26 (max 31)

Round 5: N R F T E A I B E

C1: BANTER (6)
C2: terrain
DC: BENEFIT (7)
OT: BETAINE (7) FAINTER (7) RETINAE (7) TRAINEE (7)
Score: 18–26 (max 38)

Round 6: S M R A E D G I R

C1: MIRAGES (7)
C2: MARRIED (7)
DC: ADMIRERS (8) MARRIEDS (8)
OT: ARMIGERS (8) DISARMER (8)
Score: 25–33 (max 46)

Round 7: S T L W A O U F E

C1: FLOATS (6)
C2: FOULEST (7)
DC: WASTEFUL (8)
Score: 25–40 (max 54)

Round 8: 25, 5, 6, 7, 2, 3. Target: 874.

C1: 874. (7 x 5 x 25) - (3 - 2) (10)
C2: 874. (7 x 5 x 25) - (3 - 2) (10)
Score: 35–50 (max 64)

Round 9: G A V E B L E E T

C2 buzzes on 5 seconds to say VEGETABLE which is correct.
Score: 35–60 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Valerie:
Total score - 35
Raw score - 48
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 1

Keith:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 60
Total % of max - 81
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=12