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Countdown recap for Tuesday 16 January 1990.

C1: Champion Lindsay Denyer (6 wins, 285 points.)
C2: Challenger Lee Hayward.
DC: Della Thompson and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F Y R A A F S E B
R02: S X D T I A O N D
R03: L S W I O A T Z M
R04: 100, 2, 7, 8, 7, 5. Target: 865.
R05: N T L T E O E G P
R06: T R T U E C S M L
R07: V K R B I A E P L
R08: 25, 7, 9, 10, 3, 6. Target: 421.
R09: E F H L L O P U Y * (conundrum)


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Round 1: F Y R A A F S E B

C1: SAFER (5)
C2: AFFRAYS (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: S X D T I A O N D

C1: STAID (5)
C2: STAIN (5)
DC: TAXIS (5) DINTS (5)
OT: OXIDANTS (8)
Score: 5–12 (max 15)

Round 3: L S W I O A T Z M

C1: WILTS (5)
C2: WAILS (5)
DC: WAIST (5) ATOMS (5) MOATS (5)
OT: ALMOST (6) MALOTI (6) MATZOS (6) MIAOWS (6) MOTZAS (6) STOMAL (6) TOWAIS (6)
Score: 10–17 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 2, 7, 8, 7, 5. Target: 865.

C1: 865. ((2 + 7) x 100) - (7 x 5) (10)
C2: 865. ((2 + 7) x 100) - (7 x 5) (10)
Score: 20–27 (max 31)

Round 5: N T L T E O E G P

C1: POTENT (6)
C2: POTENT (6)
DC: NETTLE (6)
OT: NOTELET (7) TELOGEN (7)
Score: 26–33 (max 38)

Round 6: T R T U E C S M L

C1: CLUTTERS (8)
C2: CURTEST (7)
Score: 34–33 (max 46)

Round 7: V K R B I A E P L

C1: PALER (5)
C2: PAIR (4)
DC: VERBAL (6)
OT: PREVAIL (7)
Score: 39–33 (max 53)

Round 8: 25, 7, 9, 10, 3, 6. Target: 421.

C1: 422. ((10 + 7) x 25) - 3 (7)
C2: 422. ((10 + 7) x 25) - 3 (7)
CV: 421. ((10 + 6) x 25) + (7 x 3) (10)
Score: 46–40 (max 63)

Round 9: E F H L L O P U Y *

C1 buzzes on 15 seconds to say HOPEFULLY which is correct.
Score: 56–40 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Lindsay:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 61
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 84
Total average score per round - 6.2
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 3

Lee:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=19