Thursday 9th August 1990 (Series 20, Prelim 28)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 9 August 1990.

C1: Challenger Peter North.
C2: Champion Maurice Binks (5 wins, 231 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Patrick Mower.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R R E R X E I C P
R02: O E V T T W D H B
R03: R G O O S C A L M
R04: 75, 100, 25, 2, 4, 1. Target: 985.
R05: E A G N N H S Z U
R06: K F I O N Q P U G
R07: E I L L S S N Y D
R08: 75, 5, 9, 3, 2, 4. Target: 167.
R09: C G I I L M N O P * (conundrum)


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Round 1: R R E R X E I C P

C1: PRICE (5)
C2: RECIPE (6)
DC: PIERCER (7) expirer EXPIRE (6)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: O E V T T W D H B

C1: VOTED (5)
C2: VOTED (5)
DC: VOWED (5) HOTTED (6)
OT: HOTBED (6)
Score: 5–11 (max 13)

Round 3: R G O O S C A L M

C1: MORALS (6)
C2: CALMS (5)
DC: LARGOS (6)
OT: ARGOLS (6) CARGOS (6) CAROLS (6) CAROMS (6) CORALS (6) GLAMOR (6) GLOOMS (6) GORALS (6) GROOMS (6) MACROS (6) MASOOR (6) MOLARS (6) ORGASM (6)
Score: 11–11 (max 19)

Round 4: 75, 100, 25, 2, 4, 1. Target: 985.

C1: 975. (((4 x 2) + 1) x 100) + 75 (5)
C2: -
CV: 985. ((2 x 100) - (75 / 25)) x (4 + 1) (10)
Score: 16–11 (max 29)

Round 5: E A G N N H S Z U

C1: HAZES (5)
C2: HANGS (5)
DC: HENNAS (6)
OT: UNHANGS (7)
Score: 21–16 (max 36)

Round 6: K F I O N Q P U G

C1: KING (4)
C2: POKING (6)
DC: PUKING (6)
Score: 21–22 (max 42)

Round 7: E I L L S S N Y D

C1: LIDLESS (7)
C2: SILLY (5)
DC: SNIDELY (7)
OT: ILLNESS (7)
Score: 28–22 (max 49)

Round 8: 75, 5, 9, 3, 2, 4. Target: 167.

C1: 167. (75 x 2) + (5 x 4) - 3 (10)
C2: 167. (75 x 2) + 3 + 5 + 9 (10)
Score: 38–32 (max 59)

Round 9: C G I I L M N O P *

C2 buzzes on 17 seconds to say COMPLYING which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was COMPILING.
Score: 38–32 (max 69)

Statistics Corner

Peter:
Total score - 38
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 3

Maurice:
Total score - 32
Raw score - 42
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 3.6
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 2

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