Wednesday 17th January 1990 (Series 19, Prelim 13)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 17 January 1990.

C1: Champion Lindsay Denyer (7 wins, 341 points.)
C2: Challenger Clare Wigmore.
DC: Della Thompson and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N P G U E E Q N D
R02: N L Y I I E S C T
R03: S J R G A I A R S
R04: 100, 6, 5, 7, 2, 6. Target: 724.
R05: W R F O I E S C D
R06: H R D A U E S L Z
R07: N W T A I E T M Y
R08: 75, 4, 5, 2, 7, 6. Target: 481.
R09: S P A N K S O M E (conundrum)


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Round 1: N P G U E E Q N D

C1: PENNED (6)
C2: depend
OT: DENGUE (6) GENNED (6) GUNNED (6) PUNNED (6)
Score: 6–0 (max 6)

Round 2: N L Y I I E S C T

C1: LINES (5)
C2: NICEST (6)
DC: STENCIL (7) LINIEST (7)
OT: SENILITY (8) SYENITIC (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 14)

Round 3: S J R G A I A R S

C1: ARRAS (5)
C2: GRASS (5)
OT: JAGIRS (6) SAIGAS (6)
Score: 11–11 (max 20)

Round 4: 100, 6, 5, 7, 2, 6. Target: 724.

C1: 724. (7 x 100) + ((6 - 2) x 6) (10)
C2: 724. (7 x 100) + ((6 - 2) x 6) (10)
Score: 21–21 (max 30)

Round 5: W R F O I E S C D

C1: SCORED (6)
C2: FORCED (6)
OT: CROWDIES (8)
Score: 27–27 (max 38)

Round 6: H R D A U E S L Z

C1: SHARED (6)
C2: shauls
DC: HURDLES (7)
OT: HAULERS (7) HERALDS (7)
Score: 33–27 (max 45)

Round 7: N W T A I E T M Y

C1: NATTY (5)
C2: MATEY (5)
OT: AMENITY (7) ANYTIME (7)
Score: 38–32 (max 52)

Round 8: 75, 4, 5, 2, 7, 6. Target: 481.

C1: 480. (6 x 75) + ((4 + 2) x 5) (7)
C2: 479.
CV: 481. (75 x 6) + (7 x 5) - 4 (10)
Score: 45–32 (max 62)

Round 9: S P A N K S O M E

No one buzzes. The answer was SPOKESMAN.
Score: 45–32 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Lindsay:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 2

Clare:
Total score - 32
Raw score - 39
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 3.6
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 1

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