Thursday 30th April 1987 (Series 12, Prelim 14)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 30 April 1987.

C1: Champion Jon Marsh (2 wins, 100 points.)
C2: Challenger Alan Nash.
DC: Della Thompson and Nigel Rees.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G S L U T O R T A
R02: E O V T V R E V S
R03: D F I T M D A E N
R04: 50, 4, 5, 4, 9, 1. Target: 893.
R05: O E H T N R I O S
R06: N S C I E T G T U
R07: I E P T A D Y S P
R08: 75, 10, 4, 9, 10, 2. Target: 151.
R09: A C E I L T T U V * (conundrum)


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Round 1: G S L U T O R T A

C1: GLOATS (6)
C2: guttoral
DC: RAGOUTS (7) OUTLAST (7)
OT: TAUTOGS (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: E O V T V R E V S

C1: VOTERS (6)
C2: VOTERS (6)
DC: OVERSET (7)
OT: VERVETS (7) VETOERS (7)
Score: 12–6 (max 14)

Round 3: D F I T M D A E N

C1: DAMNED (6)
C2: INMATE (6)
DC: DEFIANT (7) FAINTED (7) MEDIANT (7)
Score: 18–12 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 4, 5, 4, 9, 1. Target: 893.

C1: 900.
C2: 895. ((9 + 4 + 5) x 50) - (4 + 1) (7)
CM: 893. ((((50 + 5) x 4) + 1) x 4) + 9 (10)
Score: 18–19 (max 31)

Round 5: O E H T N R I O S

C1: HORNIEST (8)
C2: THRONES (7)
DC: SNOOTIER (8)
Score: 26–19 (max 39)

Round 6: N S C I E T G T U

C1: CUTTINGS (8)
C2: CUTTINGS (8)
Score: 34–27 (max 47)

Round 7: I E P T A D Y S P

C1: yappiest
C2: SAPPED (6)
OT: ADEPTS (6) PAPIST (6) PASTED (6) PASTIE (6) PIETAS (6) SIPPED (6) SIPPET (6) SPAYED (6) SPITED (6) STAYED (6) STEADY (6) TAPPED (6) TIPPED (6) YAPPED (6) YIPPED (6)
Score: 34–33 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 10, 4, 9, 10, 2. Target: 151.

C1: 151. (75 x 2) + 10 - 9 (10)
C2: 151. (75 x 2) + 10 - 9 (10)
Score: 44–43 (max 63)

Round 9: A C E I L T T U V *

C1 buzzes on 8 seconds to say CULTIVATE which is correct.
Score: 54–43 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Jon:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 4

Alan:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 3

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