Wednesday 13th July 1988 (Series 16, Prelim 18)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 13 July 1988.

C1: Champion Steve Williams (3 wins, 154 points.)
C2: Challenger Beryl Owen.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Barbara Taylor Bradford.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N M C E I A S B C
R02: T D N K A I E R N
R03: W G R U E O E T L
R04: 25, 5, 10, 5, 7, 8. Target: 686.
R05: G R L A I N T O R
R06: C D R U A I V T A
R07: N S L E A N W I K
R08: 100, 6, 9, 2, 2, 25. Target: 687.
R09: E H O O R R T V W * (conundrum)


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Round 1: N M C E I A S B C

C1: CINEMAS (7)
C2: MINCE (5)
DC: AMNESIC (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: T D N K A I E R N

C1: TRAINED (7)
C2: TRAINED (7)
OT: DETRAIN (7) ENTRAIN (7) KERATIN (7) TRANKED (7) TRANNIE (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)

Round 3: W G R U E O E T L

C1: OUTGREW (7)
C2: grouted
DC: GRUEL (5)
Score: 21–7 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 5, 10, 5, 7, 8. Target: 686.

C1: 683. ((10 + 5 + 5 + 7) x 25) + 8 (7)
C2: -
CV: 686. (((25 - 5) x 5) - (10 - 8)) x 7 (10)
Score: 28–7 (max 31)

Round 5: G R L A I N T O R

C1: TARRING (7)
C2: RATING (6)
DC: TRIGONAL (8)
Score: 35–7 (max 39)

Round 6: C D R U A I V T A

C1: VICAR (5)
C2: VIADUCT (7)
Score: 35–14 (max 46)

Round 7: N S L E A N W I K

C1: SWANLIKE (8)
C2: SWANLIKE (8)
Score: 43–22 (max 54)

Round 8: 100, 6, 9, 2, 2, 25. Target: 687.

C1: 691.
C2: 688. ((9 - 2) x 100) - (6 x 2) (7)
CV: 687. ((9 - 2) x 100) - (25 - (6 x 2)) (10)
Score: 43–29 (max 64)

Round 9: E H O O R R T V W *

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say OVERTHROW which is correct.
Score: 53–29 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Steve:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 88
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 5

Beryl:
Total score - 29
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 39
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 3.2
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 3

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