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Monday 13th August 1990 (Series 20, Prelim 30)

Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 8:06 pm
by James Robinson
Countdown recap for Monday 13 August 1990.

C1: Champion Peter North (2 wins, 84 points.)
C2: Challenger Denys Hollis.
DC: Freda Thornton and Patrick Mower.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L N O U G S E H O
R02: R D A O N T I E C
R03: R M E O S P E W N
R04: 100, 6, 5, 6, 9, 2. Target: 795.
R05: T F S A I A V R I
R06: Q R E P D O E K T
R07: N Z B I A A R E H
R08: 75, 10, 7, 4, 7, 6. Target: 527.
R09: S T R A Y D I V E (conundrum)


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Round 1: L N O U G S E H O

C1: LOUNGES (7)
C2: LOUNGES (7)
DC: housego LONGHOUSE (18)
Score: 7–7 (max 18)

Round 2: R D A O N T I E C

C1: CANTER (6)
C2: ACTION (6)
DC: ACTIONED (8) REDACTION (18)
Score: 13–13 (max 36)

Round 3: R M E O S P E W N

C1: WORMS (5)
C2: MOWERS (6)
DC: EMPOWERS (8)
Score: 13–19 (max 44)

Round 4: 100, 6, 5, 6, 9, 2. Target: 795.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 795. ((6 + 2) x 100) - 5 (10)
Score: 13–19 (max 54)

Round 5: T F S A I A V R I

C1: FAIRS (5)
C2: STAIR (5)
DC: TIARAS (6) TRIVIA (6)
OT: AFRITS (6) SAFARI (6)
Score: 18–24 (max 60)

Round 6: Q R E P D O E K T

C1: POKER (5)
C2: PORTED (6)
DC: DEPORT (6)
OT: PERKED (6) TEREDO (6)
Score: 18–30 (max 66)

Round 7: N Z B I A A R E H

C1: BRAIN (5)
C2: BRAZEN (6)
DC: ZARIBA (6) ZAREBA (6)
OT: BANZAI (6) HAZIER (6) HERNIA (6) ZANIER (6)
Score: 18–36 (max 72)

Round 8: 75, 10, 7, 4, 7, 6. Target: 527.

C1: 527. (75 x 7) + 6 - 4 (10)
C2: 527. (75 x 7) + 6 - 4 (10)
Score: 28–46 (max 82)

Round 9: S T R A Y D I V E

No one buzzes. The answer was ADVERSITY.
Score: 28–46 (max 92)

Statistics Corner

Peter:
Total score - 28
Raw score - 43
Total % of max - 30
Raw % of max - 47
Total average score per round - 3.1
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 1

Denys:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 50
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 3

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