Tuesday 19th September 1989 (Series 18, Prelim 52)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 19 September 1989.

C1: Challenger Avril Goldsworthy.
C2: Champion Richard Evans (3 wins, 173 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Clement Freud.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L G N O E A C S O
R02: I G X R N U B G S
R03: N S D I O I S Q P
R04: 100, 50, 4, 10, 3, 3. Target: 674.
R05: E O G M D W R I L
R06: Y N T U I A R P S
R07: U N R B E H R O G
R08: 25, 7, 3, 3, 10, 9. Target: 363.
R09: A B E E I L M R S * (conundrum)


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Round 1: L G N O E A C S O

C1: loonies
C2: LAGOONS (7)
DC: CONGEALS (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: I G X R N U B G S

C1: BRINGS (6)
C2: SURGING (7)
DC: rubbings
Score: 0–14 (max 15)

Round 3: N S D I O I S Q P

C1: SNIPS (5)
C2: PONDS (5)
DC: SPINS (5)
OT: ISOSPIN (7)
Score: 5–19 (max 22)

Round 4: 100, 50, 4, 10, 3, 3. Target: 674.

C1: 664.
C2: 670. ((4 + 3) x 100) - (10 x 3) (7)
CV: 674. ((100 - 3) x (4 + 3)) - (50 / 10) (10)
Score: 5–26 (max 32)

Round 5: E O G M D W R I L

C1: GROWLED (7)
C2: goldier
DC: GODLIER (7)
OT: GLORIED (7) MOLDIER (7)
Score: 12–26 (max 39)

Round 6: Y N T U I A R P S

C1: PANTRY (6)
C2: NUTRIAS (7)
DC: PURITANS (8)
Score: 12–33 (max 47)

Round 7: U N R B E H R O G

C1: ROUGHER (7)
C2: ROUGHER (7)
DC: unrober BURGEON (7) UNROBE (6)
OT: BURGHER (7) ROUGHEN (7)
Score: 19–40 (max 54)

Round 8: 25, 7, 3, 3, 10, 9. Target: 363.

C1: 362.
C2: 363. (9 x (7 - 3) x 10) + 3 (10)
Score: 19–50 (max 64)

Round 9: A B E E I L M R S *

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say MISERABLE which is correct.
Score: 29–50 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Avril:
Total score - 29
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 39
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 3.2
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 3

Richard:
Total score - 50
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 3

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