Monday 18th September 1989 (Series 18, Prelim 51)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 18 September 1989.

C1: Challenger Fraser McLeod.
C2: Champion Richard Evans (2 wins, 110 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Clement Freud.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E M I G I S E N G
R02: A E S X G M R I T
R03: A I A H B R R O S
R04: 50, 75, 7, 5, 9, 1. Target: 750.
R05: E U N S R C E W D
R06: O T E R A P E Y N
R07: A O S D N E Z D G
R08: 100, 2, 1, 10, 7, 10. Target: 376.
R09: G I N O R R T T U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: E M I G I S E N G

C1: -
C2: SEEMING (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: A E S X G M R I T

C1: MIGRATES (8)
C2: MIGRATES (8)
DC: MATRIXES (8)
OT: MAGISTER (8) STERIGMA (8)
Score: 8–15 (max 15)

Round 3: A I A H B R R O S

C1: BARRIOS (7)
C2: BRASH (5)
OT: HARBORS (7) ROSARIA (7)
Score: 15–15 (max 22)

Round 4: 50, 75, 7, 5, 9, 1. Target: 750.

C1: 750. (9 + 1 + 5) x 50 (10)
C2: 750. (9 + 1) x 75 (10)
Score: 25–25 (max 32)

Round 5: E U N S R C E W D

C1: UNSCREWED (18)
C2: UNSCREWED (18)
Score: 43–43 (max 50)

Round 6: O T E R A P E Y N

C1: ENTRAP (6)
C2: OPERATE (7)
OT: ENTROPY (7) OPERANT (7) PERENTY (7) PRONATE (7) PROTEAN (7)
Score: 43–50 (max 57)

Round 7: A O S D N E Z D G

C1: GOADED (6)
C2: GONADS (6)
DC: GODSEND (7) DOZENS (6)
Score: 49–56 (max 64)

Round 8: 100, 2, 1, 10, 7, 10. Target: 376.

C1: 370.
C2: 380. ((2 + 1) x 100) + (10 x 7) + 10 (7)
CV: 377. (7)
OT: 376. (((100 + 10) x 7) / 2) - 10 + 1 (10)
Score: 49–63 (max 74)

Round 9: G I N O R R T T U *

C2 buzzes on 15 seconds to say TURRETTING which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was TORTURING.
Score: 49–63 (max 84)

Statistics Corner

Fraser:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 60
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 4

Richard:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 68
Total % of max - 75
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 7.0
Raw average score per round - 7.6
Number of maxes - 5

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