Monday 23rd July 1990 (Series 20, Prelim 15)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 23 July 1990.

C1: Challenger Mollie Haigh.
C2: Champion Derek Coombs (5 wins, 276 points.)
DC: Simon Mason and Eve Pollard.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N P D U E A M L V
R02: T G S E O E N T I
R03: N R W E I L C O G
R04: 100, 10, 8, 5, 9, 9. Target: 316.
R05: R C S G E A E P L
R06: R Z P Y I E I T V
R07: M Y D S I E U S W
R08: 50, 5, 1, 2, 8, 9. Target: 136.
R09: E I N N N O T T Y * (conundrum)


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Round 1: N P D U E A M L V

C1: PLUMED (6)
C2: MAULED (6)
DC: DAMPEN (6) PLANED (6)
OT: UNPAVED (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: T G S E O E N T I

C1: tonings
C2: SETTING (7)
OT: NOISETTE (8) TEOSINTE (8)
Score: 6–13 (max 15)

Round 3: N R W E I L C O G

C1: COWLING (7)
C2: LOWERING/COWERING (8)
Score: 6–21 (max 23)

Round 4: 100, 10, 8, 5, 9, 9. Target: 316.

C1: 318.
C2: 317. ((100 + 9) x (8 - 5)) - 10 (7)
CV: 316. ((100 - 10 - 9) x (9 - 5)) - 8 (10)
Score: 6–28 (max 33)

Round 5: R C S G E A E P L

C1: pealers
C2: REPLACES (8)
DC: PERCALES (8)
Score: 6–36 (max 41)

Round 6: R Z P Y I E I T V

C1: PRIVET (6)
C2: VERITY (6)
DC: PYRITE (6)
OT: PYRITIZE (8)
Score: 12–42 (max 49)

Round 7: M Y D S I E U S W

C1: MISSED (6)
C2: MISSED (6)
DC: MISUSED (7)
Score: 18–48 (max 56)

Round 8: 50, 5, 1, 2, 8, 9. Target: 136.

C1: 139.
C2: 136. ((2 + 1) x 50) - (9 + 5) (10)
Score: 18–58 (max 66)

Round 9: E I N N N O T T Y *

C2 buzzes on 14 seconds to say NONENTITY which is correct.
Score: 18–68 (max 76)

Statistics Corner

Mollie:
Total score - 18
Raw score - 39
Total % of max - 24
Raw % of max - 51
Total average score per round - 2.0
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 0

Derek:
Total score - 68
Raw score - 68
Total % of max - 89
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 7.6
Raw average score per round - 7.6
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=20