Wednesday 29th April 1987 (Series 12, Prelim 13)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 29 April 1987.

C1: Champion Jon Marsh (1 win, 42 points.)
C2: Challenger Gwen Gerds.
DC: Della Thompson and Nigel Rees.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T H U V S E D Y N
R02: M L I W O S R F A
R03: P T N E L O K S E
R04: 25, 8, 4, 9, 8, 7. Target: 124.
R05: J G D A I R F S U
R06: N H E W G I R A Y
R07: S G T I A X W N E
R08: 25, 75, 8, 1, 7, 10. Target: 262.
R09: C D E E L R S T U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: T H U V S E D Y N

C1: SHUNTED (7)
C2: Plenty of 4's (4)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: M L I W O S R F A

C1: WORMS (5)
C2: FILMS (5)
DC: FORMALS (7)
OT: AIRFLOWS (8)
Score: 12–5 (max 15)

Round 3: P T N E L O K S E

C1: SPLEEN (6)
C2: TOKENS (6)
DC: SKELETON (8)
Score: 18–11 (max 23)

Round 4: 25, 8, 4, 9, 8, 7. Target: 124.

C1: 124. (7 - (8 / 8) + 25) x 4 (10)
C2: 124. ((9 - 4) x 25) - (8 - 7) (10)
Score: 28–21 (max 33)

Round 5: J G D A I R F S U

C1: GUARDS (6)
C2: FAIRS (5)
DC: FRAUDS (6)
OT: FIGURA (6) GRADUS (6) JAGIRS (6) RADIUS (6)
Score: 34–21 (max 39)

Round 6: N H E W G I R A Y

C1: WEARING (7)
C2: HEARING (7)
DC: HAYWIRE (7) whinger
OT: WEARYING (8)
Score: 41–28 (max 47)

Round 7: S G T I A X W N E

C1: TEASING (7)
C2: SWEATING (8)
Score: 41–36 (max 55)

Round 8: 25, 75, 8, 1, 7, 10. Target: 262.

C1: 261. ((25 + 1) x 10) + 8 - 7 (7)
C2: 264.
CM: 262. ((7 x 75) - 1) / (10 - 8) (10)
Score: 48–36 (max 65)

Round 9: C D E E L R S T U *

C1 buzzes on 26 seconds to say CLUSTERED which is correct.
Score: 58–36 (max 75)

Statistics Corner

Jon:
Total score - 58
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 87
Total average score per round - 6.4
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 4

Gwen:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 2

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