Friday 26th August 1988 (Series 16, 2nd QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 26 August 1988.

C1: No.7 Seed Tony Vick (3 wins, 158 points.)
C2: No.2 Seed Jenny Haldane (7 wins, 397 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M G R T E A N O T
R02: G D B E U R S E T
R03: D L S B O O S U I
R04: 50, 8, 3, 4, 3, 7. Target: 719.
R05: Y T L O E U V M O
R06: J S S E A K N I Q
R07: N T V E U E D R F
R08: 75, 8, 9, 2, 1, 3. Target: 249.
R09: A C U T E C A L L (conundrum)


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Round 1: M G R T E A N O T

C1: GARMENT (7)
C2: MONTAGE (7)
DC: TETRAGON (8)
OT: MARTENOT (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: G D B E U R S E T

C1: TRUDGES (7)
C2: DUSTER (6)
DC: budgeters GESTURED (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 16)

Round 3: D L S B O O S U I

C1: ODIOUS (6)
C2: BLOODS (6)
DC: SOLIDUS (7)
OT: DULOSIS (7) SUBSOIL (7)
Score: 20–13 (max 23)

Round 4: 50, 8, 3, 4, 3, 7. Target: 719.

C1: 724. ((7 + 3 + 4) x 50) + (8 x 3) (7)
C2: -
CV: 719. (((3 x 50) - 7) x (8 - 3)) + 4 (10)
Score: 27–13 (max 33)

Round 5: Y T L O E U V M O

C1: MOTLEY (6)
C2: VOLUME (6)
OT: MOOTLY (6) MUTELY (6) VOLUTE (6)
Score: 33–19 (max 39)

Round 6: J S S E A K N I Q

C1: SKEINS (6)
C2: SKEINS (6)
DC: SNAKES (6) SNEAKS (6)
OT: KINASES (7)
Score: 39–25 (max 46)

Round 7: N T V E U E D R F

C1: VENTURED (8)
C2: RETUNED (7)
Score: 47–25 (max 54)

Round 8: 75, 8, 9, 2, 1, 3. Target: 249.

C1: 249. (75 x 3) + (8 x (2 + 1)) (10)
C2: 249. (75 x 3) + (8 x (2 + 1)) (10)
Score: 57–35 (max 64)

Round 9: A C U T E C A L L

C2 buzzes on 10 seconds to say CALCULATE which is correct.
Score: 57–45 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Tony:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 3

Jenny:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 58
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 3

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

[Rhys Benjamin]

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