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Tuesday 31st July 1990 (Series 20, Prelim 21)

Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 9:57 pm
by James Robinson
Countdown recap for Tuesday 31 July 1990.

C1: Challenger John Mann.
C2: Champion Gordon Foy (3 wins, 183 points.)
DC: Simon Mason and Simon Williams.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E A U E L P R T R
R02: P T L Y A I A C S
R03: I H W C R E U E I
R04: 25, 9, 7, 1, 2, 4. Target: 831.
R05: U E A S V L W I J
R06: L D S A O I N Z S
R07: E G Q B P F T E I
R08: 75, 50, 100, 2, 6, 7. Target: 585.
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Round 1: E A U E L P R T R

C1: RAPTURE (7)
C2: repeater
DC: APERTURE (8)
OT: PRELATURE (18)
Score: 7–0 (max 18)

Round 2: P T L Y A I A C S

C1: CAPITALS (8)
C2: CAPITALS (8)
DC: SALACITY (8)
OT: APLASTIC (8) ATYPICAL (8)
Score: 15–8 (max 26)

Round 3: I H W C R E U E I

C1: CHEWIER (7)
C2: CHEWIER (7)
Score: 22–15 (max 33)

Round 4: 25, 9, 7, 1, 2, 4. Target: 831.

C1: 832. Mistake in working.
C2: -
CV: 831. ((((25 - 2) x 9) - 1) x 4) + 7 (10)
Score: 22–15 (max 43)

Round 5: U E A S V L W I J

C1: VISUAL (6)
C2: VALISE (6)
DC: VALUES (6) WIVES (5) JIVES (5)
OT: AVULSE (6) JULIAS (6) JUVIES (6) SWIVEL (6) WAIVES (6)
Score: 28–21 (max 49)

Round 6: L D S A O I N Z S

C1: ISLANDS (7)
C2: SOLIDS (6)
OT: ANDISOLS (8)
Score: 35–21 (max 57)

Round 7: E G Q B P F T E I

C1: BEFIT (5)
C2: BEIGE (5)
OT: BEGET (5)
Score: 40–26 (max 62)

Round 8: 75, 50, 100, 2, 6, 7. Target: 585.

C1: 584. Mistake in working.
C2: 581. ((7 - 2) x 100) + 75 + 6 (7)
CV: 586. (7)
OT: 585. ((75 - 6) x 7) + 100 + 2 (10)
Score: 40–33 (max 72)

Round 9: A E M N O R R T U *

C2 buzzes on 9 seconds to say NUMERATOR which is correct.
Score: 40–43 (max 82)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 49
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 4

Gordon:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 5

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