Tuesday 12th July 1988 (Series 16, Prelim 17)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 12 July 1988.

C1: Champion Steve Williams (2 wins, 103 points.)
C2: Challenger Norman Armitage.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Barbara Taylor Bradford.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S L R I O E O L J
R02: T S I L F U T A A
R03: N F Z O U E M S I
R04: 100, 6, 4, 5, 7, 9. Target: 739.
R05: N G J U A H I C G
R06: W B D E O A T Y P
R07: L G V I O S Y A K
R08: 100, 3, 5, 10, 10, 5. Target: 995.
R09: N U D G E I V O R (conundrum)


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Round 1: S L R I O E O L J

C1: orioles (declared as 8)
C2: ORIOLES (7)
OT: JOLLIER (7) JOLLIES (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: T S I L F U T A A

C1: FAULTS (6)
C2: FLAUTIST (8)
OT: FATALIST (8)
Score: 0–15 (max 15)

Round 3: N F Z O U E M S I

C1: MOUSE (5)
C2: MINUS (5)
DC: INFUSE (6)
OT: FUSION (6) MIZENS (6) MONIES (6) MUNSIF (6)
Score: 5–20 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 6, 4, 5, 7, 9. Target: 739.

C1: 739. ((100 + 5) x 7) + 4 (10)
C2: 739. (7 x 100) + (5 x 6) + 9 (10)
Score: 15–30 (max 31)

Round 5: N G J U A H I C G

C1: HANG (4)
C2: gauging
DC: ACHING (6)
OT: CAGING (6) JHUGGI (6)
Score: 19–30 (max 37)

Round 6: W B D E O A T Y P

C1: BOATED (6)
C2: TOWED/ADEPT/TYPED (5)
DC: TEAPOY (6)
OT: PEDWAY (6) YAWPED (6)
Score: 25–30 (max 43)

Round 7: L G V I O S Y A K

C1: VIOLAS (6)
C2: VIOLAS (6)
OT: OGIVAL (6)
Score: 31–36 (max 49)

Round 8: 100, 3, 5, 10, 10, 5. Target: 995.

C1: 995. (10 x 100) - 5 (10)
C2: 995. (10 x 100) - 5 (10)
Score: 41–46 (max 59)

Round 9: N U D G E I V O R

C1 buzzes on 5 seconds to say DEVOURING which is correct.
Score: 51–46 (max 69)

Statistics Corner

Steve:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 74
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 5

Norman:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 4

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