Thursday 22nd March 1990 (Series 19, 1st QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 22 March 1990.

C1: No.1 Seed Lindsay Denyer (8 wins, 382 points.)
C2: No.8 Seed Linda Keen (2 wins, 108 points.)
DC: Simon Mason and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Y L R E O T F A J
R02: C Z I A F B E Q U
R03: T L R A A T V R A
R04: 100, 8, 1, 9, 6, 10. Target: 883.
R05: W C I E N S L O S
R06: D T R A A X D O P
R07: T W N E I D D I R
R08: 50, 3, 6, 1, 5, 9. Target: 364.
R09: T W I N S E E D S (conundrum)


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Round 1: Y L R E O T F A J

C1: FLOATER (7)
C2: LOAFER (6)
OT: FLOREAT (7) REFLOAT (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: C Z I A F B E Q U

C1: BAIZE (5)
C2: QUIZ (4)
OT: BIFACE (6) CAIQUE (6)
Score: 12–0 (max 13)

Round 3: T L R A A T V R A

C1: ATTAR (5)
C2: TART (4)
DC: AVATAR (6)
OT: TARATA (6) TARTAR (6)
Score: 17–0 (max 19)

Round 4: 100, 8, 1, 9, 6, 10. Target: 883.

C1: 883. ((100 + 10) x 8) + 9 - 6 (10)
C2: 883. ((100 + 10) x 8) + 9 - 6 (10)
Score: 27–10 (max 29)

Round 5: W C I E N S L O S

C1: LOWNESS (7)
C2: LESIONS (7)
DC: INCLOSES (8)
Score: 34–17 (max 37)

Round 6: D T R A A X D O P

C1: APART (5)
C2: PARADOX (7)
DC: ADAPTOR (7)
Score: 34–24 (max 44)

Round 7: T W N E I D D I R

C1: DINTED (6)
C2: WINDIER (7)
OT: NITRIDED (8)
Score: 34–31 (max 52)

Round 8: 50, 3, 6, 1, 5, 9. Target: 364.

C1: 364. ((6 + 1) x 50) + 9 + 5 (10)
C2: 365.
Score: 44–31 (max 62)

Round 9: T W I N S E E D S

No one buzzes. The answer was WITNESSED.
Score: 44–31 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Lindsay:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 3

Linda:
Total score - 31
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 43
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 2

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