Friday 16th March 1990 (Series 19, Prelim 55)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 16 March 1990.

C1: Champion Gino Corr (1 win, 54 points.)
C2: Challenger Jean Read.
DC: Freda Thornton and Sylvia Syms.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S C S N E I G T I
R02: R V T A O A F O Y
R03: C D L I A T E S B
R04: 100, 2, 5, 10, 6, 5. Target: 569.
R05: L Q D I I A T L O
R06: S H J K E U A P W
R07: L N T X I O A R O
R08: 100, 50, 75, 6, 8, 1. Target: 375.
R09: R O G U E S T A R (conundrum)


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Round 1: S C S N E I G T I

C1: INSIST (6)
C2: STING (5)
DC: INCEST (6) INCITES (7) INSECTS (7)
OT: GNEISSIC (8)
Score: 6–0 (max 8)

Round 2: R V T A O A F O Y

C1: VOTARY (6)
C2: FORTY (5)
Score: 12–0 (max 14)

Round 3: C D L I A T E S B

C1: DILATES (7)
C2: STABLED (7)
OT: BASILECT (8) CITADELS (8) DIALECTS (8)
Score: 19–7 (max 22)

Round 4: 100, 2, 5, 10, 6, 5. Target: 569.

C1: 567. (100 x 5) + (6 x 10) + 5 + 2 (7)
C2: 567. (100 x 5) + (6 x 10) + 5 + 2 (7)
CV: 569. ((100 - 5) x 6) - ((5 x 2) / 10) (10)
Score: 26–14 (max 32)

Round 5: L Q D I I A T L O

C1: ALLOT (5)
C2: DIAL (4)
DC: IDIOT (5) TIDAL (5)
OT: AIOLI (5) ALDOL (5) ALLOD (5) ATOLL (5) OIDIA (5)
Score: 31–14 (max 37)

Round 6: S H J K E U A P W

C1: WHAUPS (6)
C2: PAUSE (5)
DC: SHAKE (5)
Score: 37–14 (max 43)

Round 7: L N T X I O A R O

C1: ORATION (7)
C2: RATION (6)
OT: ORTOLAN (7)
Score: 44–14 (max 50)

Round 8: 100, 50, 75, 6, 8, 1. Target: 375.

C1: 375. (6 - 1) x 75 (10)
C2: 375. Mistake in working.
Score: 54–14 (max 60)

Round 9: R O G U E S T A R

No one buzzes. The answer was SURROGATE.
Score: 54–14 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Gino:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 5

Jean:
Total score - 14
Raw score - 39
Total % of max - 20
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 1.6
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 0

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