Friday 9th February 1990 (Series 19, Prelim 30)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 9 February 1990.

C1: Challenger Elaine Newcombe.
C2: Champion Linda Keen (2 wins, 108 points.)
DC: Simon Mason and Lance Percival.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R T D E I L N E R
R02: Y D A U E S J F I
R03: P H S O E D T A R
R04: 100, 10, 4, 8, 4, 3. Target: 213.
R05: O A S L W U S F O
R06: R N W T E A U S D
R07: T R I E C C I S X
R08: 50, 5, 10, 8, 9, 7. Target: 779.
R09: C D E E I R R T U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: R T D E I L N E R

C1: RENTED (6)
C2: LENDER (6)
DC: TENDRIL (7) INTERRED (8) TRENDIER (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: Y D A U E S J F I

C1: JUDIES (6)
C2: FUSED (5)
OT: ADIEUS (6)
Score: 12–6 (max 14)

Round 3: P H S O E D T A R

C1: HARDEST (7)
C2: TRASHED (7)
DC: RHAPSODE (8)
OT: ADOPTERS (8) HARDTOPS (8) PASTORED (8) POTHEADS (8) POTSHERD (8) READOPTS (8)
Score: 19–13 (max 22)

Round 4: 100, 10, 4, 8, 4, 3. Target: 213.

C1: 213. ((8 / 4) x 100) + 10 + 3 (10)
C2: 213. ((8 / 4) x 100) + 10 + 3 (10)
Score: 29–23 (max 32)

Round 5: O A S L W U S F O

C1: SOULS (5)
C2: AWFUL (5)
OT: AFOUL (5) ALOOF (5) FLAWS (5) FLOSS (5) FLOWS (5) FOALS (5) FOOLS (5) FOSSA (5) FOULS (5) FOWLS (5) LASSO (5) LOAFS (5) SLOWS (5) SOFAS (5) SOLOS (5) SOLUS (5) SOOLS (5) WAULS (5) WOLFS (5) WOOFS (5) WOOLS (5)
Score: 34–28 (max 37)

Round 6: R N W T E A U S D

C1: SAUNTER (7)
C2: unwasted
DC: STEWARD (7) NATURES (7) TRANSUDE (8)
Score: 41–28 (max 45)

Round 7: T R I E C C I S X

C1: TRICE (5)
C2: CRITICS (7)
OT: CRETICS (7) ERISTIC (7) ICTERIC (7)
Score: 41–35 (max 52)

Round 8: 50, 5, 10, 8, 9, 7. Target: 779.

C1: 777. ((9 + 7) x 50) - (10 + 8 + 5) (7)
C2: 780. Mistake in working.
CV: 779. ((5 + 9) x 8 x 7) - (50 / 10) (10)
Score: 48–35 (max 62)

Round 9: C D E E I R R T U *

C2 buzzes on 15 seconds to say RECRUITED which is correct.
Score: 48–45 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Elaine:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 3

Linda:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 4

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