Monday 25th July 1988 (Series 16, Prelim 26)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 25 July 1988.

C1: Champion Tony Vick (3 wins, 158 points.)
C2: Challenger Maxine Keegan.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Sylvia Syms.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C S U I Y P R E S
R02: O Q N D E O L N T
R03: G R T R I E T A C
R04: 50, 1, 8, 3, 10, 5. Target: 342.
R05: C R S I E G K N A
R06: G Y M E I V N A D
R07: R B V T I E A C E
R08: 50, 4, 6, 10, 5, 7. Target: 788.
R09: C I D G I N P E T (conundrum)


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Round 1: C S U I Y P R E S

C1: PURSES (6)
C2: PRICES (6)
DC: UPRISES (7) CYPRESS (7) CRUISES (7)
OT: CRUSIES (7) PERCUSS (7) SPRUCES (7) SUSPIRE (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: O Q N D E O L N T

C1: LOOTED (6)
C2: TOOLED (6)
DC: NOODLE (6) TENDON (6)
OT: LOONED (6)
Score: 12–12 (max 13)

Round 3: G R T R I E T A C

C1: GARRET (6)
C2: gritter - originally given, but retrospectively disallowed after the break
DC: RETRACT (7) TARTIER (7) ERRATIC (7)
OT: CATTIER (7) CITRATE (7) CRITTER (7) RATTIER (7)
Score: 18–12 (max 20)

Round 4: 50, 1, 8, 3, 10, 5. Target: 342.

C1: 342. ((8 - 1) x 50) - (5 + 3) (10)
C2: 342. ((10 - 3) x 50) - 8 (10)
Score: 28–22 (max 30)

Round 5: C R S I E G K N A

C1: CREAKING (8)
C2: CREAKING (8)
DC: CREASING (8)
OT: SKINCARE (8)
Score: 36–30 (max 38)

Round 6: G Y M E I V N A D

C1: EVADING (7)
C2: moving
Score: 43–30 (max 45)

Round 7: R B V T I E A C E

C1: BRACE (5)
C2: REACTIVE (8)
DC: CREATIVE (8)
Score: 43–38 (max 53)

Round 8: 50, 4, 6, 10, 5, 7. Target: 788.

C1: 788. ((10 + 6) x 50) - (7 + 5) (10)
C2: 788. ((10 + 6) x 50) - (7 + 5) (10)
Score: 53–48 (max 63)

Round 9: C I D G I N P E T

C2 buzzes on 6.33 seconds to say DEPICTING which is correct.
Score: 53–58 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Tony:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 58
Total % of max - 73
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 5

Maxine:
Total score - 58
Raw score - 58
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 6.4
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 6

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