Thursday 9th March 1989 (Series 17, 1st QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 9 March 1989.

C1: No.1 Seed Tim Morrissey (8 wins, 1 draw, 533 points.)
C2: No.8 Seed Jim Saywell (2 wins, 111 points.)
DC: Georgia Hole and Simon Williams.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G R E X I R P E T
R02: S L A O F G I R A
R03: M I L D E Z A L B
R04: 100, 4, 10, 5, 6, 1. Target: 940.
R05: O D S R E O S K R
R06: P T F O E V A Q E
R07: S D A H U I S U M
R08: 25, 10, 5, 6, 4, 3. Target: 410.
R09: A B G H I L M N S * (conundrum)


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Round 1: G R E X I R P E T

C1: EXPERT (6)
C2: EXPIRE (6)
OT: ETRIER (6) GRIPER (6) REGRET (6) RETIRE (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: S L A O F G I R A

C1: SAILOR (6)
C2: LOAFS (5)
DC: GIRASOL (7)
OT: ARGALIS (7) GLORIAS (7) SOLARIA (7)
Score: 12–6 (max 13)

Round 3: M I L D E Z A L B

C1: BLAMED (6)
C2: MAILED (6)
DC: BLAZED (6) LIABLE (6)
RW: BILLED (6)
OT: ALLIED (6) AMBLED (6) BAILED (6) BALDIE (6) BALLED (6) BEDLAM (6) BELDAM (6) LABILE (6) LAMBED (6) LIMBED (6) MALLEI (6) MEDIAL (6) MILLED (6)
Score: 18–12 (max 19)

Round 4: 100, 4, 10, 5, 6, 1. Target: 940.

C1: 940. (10 x 100) - ((4 + 5 + 1) x 6) (10)
C2: 940. (100 - 6) x 10 (10)
Score: 28–22 (max 29)

Round 5: O D S R E O S K R

C1: DOSSER (6)
C2: ROOKED (6)
DC: RODEOS (6) ORDERS (6)
OT: KOREROS (7) SORDORS (7)
Score: 34–28 (max 36)

Round 6: P T F O E V A Q E

C1: VOTE (4)
C2: FATE (4)
DC: FOVEAE (6)
OT: FOVEATE (7)
Score: 38–32 (max 43)

Round 7: S D A H U I S U M

C1: SMASH (5)
C2: MAIDS (5)
DC: SADISM (6)
OT: HASSIUM (7)
Score: 43–37 (max 50)

Round 8: 25, 10, 5, 6, 4, 3. Target: 410.

C1: 411. ((10 + 6) x 25) + (3 x 5) - 4 (7)
C2: 409. ((10 + 6) x 25) + 5 + 4 (7)
CV: 410. (((4 x 6) - 5 - 3) x 25) + 10 (10)
Score: 50–44 (max 60)

Round 9: A B G H I L M N S *

C1 buzzes on 1 second to say SHAMBLING which is correct.
Score: 60–44 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Tim:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 60
Total % of max - 86
Raw % of max - 86
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 4

Jim:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=17