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Thursday 26th July 1990 (Series 20, Prelim 18)

Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:54 pm
by James Robinson
Countdown recap for Thursday 26 July 1990.

C1: Challenger Hadrian Geoffes.
C2: Challenger Gordon Foy.
DC: Simon Mason and Eve Pollard.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P F G A I T D A E
R02: U H T W A O Q S I
R03: S V L E A D Y N I
R04: 100, 50, 7, 3, 5, 10. Target: 147.
R05: P S R Y E I A P N
R06: C G C U I U D Z E
R07: A E G S N D S I L
R08: 25, 8, 3, 6, 3, 2. Target: 159.
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Round 1: P F G A I T D A E

C1: gaited
C2: GIFTED (6)
DC: FIDGET (6)
OT: ADIPATE (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: U H T W A O Q S I

C1: WAIST (5)
C2: QUASH (5)
DC: QUOITS (6) QUOTH (5) QUOTA (5) quotha
OT: OUTWASH (7) WASHOUT (7)
Score: 5–11 (max 14)

Round 3: S V L E A D Y N I

C1: INVADES (7)
C2: SLAVED (6)
DC: DENIALS (7) snailed
OT: ALEVINS (7) DIALYSE (7) NAIVELY (7) SNAVLED (7) SNIDELY (7) SYLVINE (7) YANDIES (7)
Score: 12–11 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 50, 7, 3, 5, 10. Target: 147.

C1: 147. 100 + 50 - 3 (10)
C2: 147. ((10 x 100) / 5) - (50 + 3) (10)
Score: 22–21 (max 31)

Round 5: P S R Y E I A P N

C1: ASPIRE (6)
C2: PRAISE (6)
DC: SNAPPIER (8)
Score: 28–27 (max 39)

Round 6: C G C U I U D Z E

C1: GUIDE (5)
C2: GUIDE (5)
Score: 33–32 (max 44)

Round 7: A E G S N D S I L

C1: ASSIGNED (8)
C2: DEALINGS (8)
OT: DEALIGNS (8) GLADNESS (8) GLASSINE (8) GLISSADE (8) LEADINGS (8)
Score: 41–40 (max 52)

Round 8: 25, 8, 3, 6, 3, 2. Target: 159.

C1: 159. (25 x 6) + (3 x 3) (10)
C2: 159. ((8 - 2) x 25) + (3 x 3) (10)
Score: 51–50 (max 62)

Round 9: A A E E I L R T T *

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say RETALIATE which is correct.
Score: 51–60 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Hadrian:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 71
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 5

Gordon:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 83
Raw % of max - 92
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 5

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