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Countdown recap for Friday 19 August 1988.

C1: Champion Roger Wales (3 wins, 164 points.)
C2: Challenger Andrew Loheide.
DC: Freda Thornton and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N R K I O E N R U
R02: T J I G N A L R E
R03: C M R A O E S T B
R04: 75, 7, 3, 5, 9, 9. Target: 139.
R05: N L A R D O K T E
R06: R M S I A I T L E
R07: D G I S P O Y G D
R08: 100, 7, 10, 9, 1, 3. Target: 867.
R09: T I C U P G R I N (conundrum)


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Round 1: N R K I O E N R U

C1: INNER (5)
C2: RUNNER (6)
DC: RUNNIER (7) REUNION (7)
OT: EINKORN (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: T J I G N A L R E

C1: RELATING (8)
C2: RELATING (8)
OT: ALERTING (8) ALTERING (8) INTEGRAL (8) JANGLIER (8) TANGLIER (8) TRIANGLE (8)
Score: 8–14 (max 15)

Round 3: C M R A O E S T B

C1: BAREST (6)
C2: COASTER (7)
DC: MAESTRO (7) BROMATES (8)
Score: 8–21 (max 23)

Round 4: 75, 7, 3, 5, 9, 9. Target: 139.

C1: 138.
C2: 139. (7 x 9) + 75 + 9 - 5 - 3 (10)
Score: 8–31 (max 33)

Round 5: N L A R D O K T E

C1: LOANED (6)
C2: LARKED (6)
DC: RANKLED (7)
OT: DELATOR (7) LEOTARD (7) TALONED (7) TRANKED (7)
Score: 14–37 (max 40)

Round 6: R M S I A I T L E

C1: MISTER (6)
C2: SIMILAR (7)
DC: REALISM (7)
OT: LIMITERS (8) LISTERIA (8) MARLIEST (8) MISTRIAL (8) SERIATIM (8)
Score: 14–44 (max 48)

Round 7: D G I S P O Y G D

C1: GIDDY (5)
C2: DOGS (4)
DC: DOGGY (5) SOGGY (5) PODGY (5)
OT: SPODDY (6)
Score: 19–44 (max 54)

Round 8: 100, 7, 10, 9, 1, 3. Target: 867.

C1: 869. ((100 + 9) x (7 + 1)) - 3 (7)
C2: 869. ((100 + 9) x (7 + 1)) - 3 (7)
CV: 867. (9 x 100) - ((10 + 1) x 3) (10)
Score: 26–51 (max 64)

Round 9: T I C U P G R I N

C1 buzzes on 14 seconds to say PICTURING which is correct.
Score: 36–51 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Roger:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 60
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 2

Andrew:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 2

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