Thursday 3rd August 1989 (Series 18, Prelim 19)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 3 August 1989.

C1: Champion Tom Dudley (1 win, 43 points.)
C2: Challenger Jonathan Anstey.
DC: Simon Mason and Eve Pollard.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Q R R U E S D L A
R02: N S U E D V G O W
R03: P T C E O G D I T
R04: 25, 1, 8, 1, 9, 9. Target: 294.
R05: E O N P N J E N G
R06: R A E C G N I U Y
R07: B E S M A H L X I
R08: 100, 3, 8, 3, 4, 2. Target: 498.
R09: R U N I C F A G S (conundrum)


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Round 1: Q R R U E S D L A

C1: LARDERS (7)
C2: QUARRELS (8)
OT: RUDERALS (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: N S U E D V G O W

C1: VOGUES (6)
C2: WOUNDS (6)
DC: ENDOWS (6) NUDGES (6)
OT: GOWNED (6) SNOWED (6) SUNDEW (6) UNDOES (6) VENOUS (6) WODGES (6)
Score: 6–14 (max 14)

Round 3: P T C E O G D I T

C1: DEPICT (6)
C2: POETIC (6)
DC: TIPTOED (7)
Score: 12–20 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 1, 8, 1, 9, 9. Target: 294.

C1: -
C2: 292. ((9 + 1 + 1) x 25) + 9 + 8 (7)
CV: 294. (25 + 9 + 9 - 1) x (8 - 1) (10)
Score: 12–27 (max 31)

Round 5: E O N P N J E N G

C1: -
C2: NONE (4)
DC: PONGEE (6)
OT: PENNON (6)
Score: 12–31 (max 37)

Round 6: R A E C G N I U Y

C1: CARING (6)
C2: GUINEA (6)
OT: URGENCY (7)
Score: 18–37 (max 44)

Round 7: B E S M A H L X I

C1: SHAMBLE (7)
C2: SHAMBLE (7)
OT: ABLEISM (7) BLEMISH (7) MIXABLE (7)
Score: 25–44 (max 51)

Round 8: 100, 3, 8, 3, 4, 2. Target: 498.

C1: 498. ((8 - 3) x 100) - 2 (10)
C2: 498. ((2 + 3) x 100) - (8 / 4) (10)
Score: 35–54 (max 61)

Round 9: R U N I C F A G S

No one buzzes. The answer was SURFACING.
Score: 35–54 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Tom:
Total score - 35
Raw score - 42
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 3

Jonathan:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 76
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 4

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