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This episode was shown on the Saturday, as Channel 4's schedules on the Friday were filled up with programmes celebrating the bicentenary of the French Revolution.

Countdown recap for Saturday 15 July 1989.

C1: Champion Rajaretnam Yogasagarar (4 wins, 230 points.)
C2: Challenger Graham Owen.
DC: Della Thompson and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R T O V I L A R U
R02: S N E D F N I Y H
R03: M A T O T I M S O
R04: 25, 10, 3, 9, 1, 4. Target: 588.
R05: T Q I C L D E O N
R06: G A P E L I R S P
R07: N A R S V O T U J
R08: 50, 10, 7, 2, 2, 9. Target: 957.
R09: L I G H T F L A N (conundrum)


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Round 1: R T O V I L A R U

C1: VALOUR (6)
C2: TRAIL (5)
OT: OUTRIVAL (8)
Score: 6–0 (max 8)

Round 2: S N E D F N I Y H

C1: FINNED (6)
C2: SHINNED (7)
OT: DENSIFY (7)
Score: 6–7 (max 15)

Round 3: M A T O T I M S O

C1: ATOMS (5)
C2: TOAST (5)
DC: TOMATO (6)
OT: ATOMISM (7) ATOMIST (7) MOTMOTS (7)
Score: 11–12 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 10, 3, 9, 1, 4. Target: 588.

C1: 591. ((((3 - 1) x 10) + 4) x 25) - 9 (7)
C2: 588. Mistake in working.
CV: 588. (((9 - 1) x 25) - 4) x 3 (10)
Score: 18–12 (max 32)

Round 5: T Q I C L D E O N

C1: COILED/TOILED (6)
C2: CLONED (6)
DC: NOTICED (7)
OT: CTENOID (7) DEONTIC (7) LECTION (7) LENTOID (7)
Score: 24–18 (max 39)

Round 6: G A P E L I R S P

C1: GRAPPLES (8)
C2: SLIPPER (7)
DC: APPLIES (7)
OT: APPLIERS (8) SLIPPAGE (8)
Score: 32–18 (max 47)

Round 7: N A R S V O T U J

C1: JOUST (5)
C2: trojans
DC: JAUNTS (6) VAUNTS (6) SAVOUR (6)
OT: JUNTAS (6) JUNTOS (6) JURATS (6) OUTRAN (6) SOUTAR (6)
Score: 37–18 (max 53)

Round 8: 50, 10, 7, 2, 2, 9. Target: 957.

C1: 957. ((10 + 7 + 2) x 50) + 9 - 2 (10)
C2: -
Score: 47–18 (max 63)

Round 9: L I G H T F L A N

No one buzzes. The answer was NIGHTFALL.
Score: 47–18 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Rajaretnam:
Total score - 47
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 2

Graham:
Total score - 18
Raw score - 30
Total % of max - 25
Raw % of max - 41
Total average score per round - 2.0
Raw average score per round - 3.3
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=18

James Robinson wrote:This episode was shown on the Saturday, as Channel 4's schedules on the Friday were filled up with programmes celebrating the bicentenary of the French Revolution.

Also because a budding Countdowner was up at 8.12am that morning and needed his Countdown fix.