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Monday 27th June 1988 (Series 16, Prelim 6)

Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 8:17 pm
by James Robinson
Countdown recap for Monday 27 June 1988.

C1: Challenger Brian Mulhern.
C2: Champion Nigel Gardner (5 wins, 289 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R T A D R I O C E
R02: K N G M R A I U L
R03: N L I R T O A M E
R04: 100, 75, 3, 4, 8, 5. Target: 555.
R05: W T S D N I U K E
R06: G A S Y T I A N F
R07: J G E I E L W S O
R08: 75, 5, 8, 2, 10, 6. Target: 160.
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Round 1: R T A D R I O C E

C1: CARRIED (7)
C2: RAIDER (6)
DC: DIRECTOR (8) corriated
OT: ADROITER (8) CREDITOR (8) REDACTOR (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: K N G M R A I U L

C1: MARKING (7)
C2: MARKING (7)
DC: LARKING (7) LURKING (7)
OT: MARLING (7) MAULING (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 15)

Round 3: N L I R T O A M E

C1: TAILOR (6)
C2: RATION (6)
DC: RELATION (8) ORIENTAL (8) TERMINAL (8)
Score: 20–13 (max 23)

Round 4: 100, 75, 3, 4, 8, 5. Target: 555.

C1: 560.
C2: 555. (100 x 5) + 75 - ((3 x 8) - 4) (10)
Score: 20–23 (max 33)

Round 5: W T S D N I U K E

C1: UNITED (6)
C2: stinked
DC: KINDEST (7)
Score: 26–23 (max 40)

Round 6: G A S Y T I A N F

C1: FASTING (7)
C2: FASTING (7)
DC: STAYING (7) AGAINST (7) GAINSAY (7) FANTASY (7)
Score: 33–30 (max 47)

Round 7: J G E I E L W S O

C1: GLOWS (5)
C2: JEWELS (6)
OT: LIEGES (6)
Score: 33–36 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 5, 8, 2, 10, 6. Target: 160.

C1: 160. (75 x 2) + 10 (10)
C2: 160. (75 x 2) + 10 (10)
Score: 43–46 (max 63)

Round 9: D E E N R R R S U *

C1 buzzes on 8 seconds to say SURRENDER which is correct.
Score: 53–46 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Brian:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 73
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 4

Nigel:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 5

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=16