Tuesday 30th August 1988 (Series 16, 4th QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 30 August 1988.

C1: No.5 Seed Roger Wales (3 wins, 164 points.)
C2: No.4 Seed Andrew Loheide (4 wins, 207 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S G N A O E S R E
R02: B D R A I E T L G
R03: T L L O A F P I W
R04: 75, 7, 4, 9, 10, 4. Target: 475.
R05: G R W E O C K E Z
R06: R B M I U T A R E
R07: S V F I E N N I T
R08: 25, 3, 1, 10, 7, 8. Target: 644.
R09: B E I O R S T U V * (conundrum)


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Round 1: S G N A O E S R E

C1: EGRESS (6)
C2: ORANGES (7)
DC: SEASONER (8)
OT: ENGROSS (7) ENRAGES (7) GREASES (7) ONAGERS (7) REASONS (7) SARONGS (7) SENORAS (7) SENORES (7) SERANGS (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: B D R A I E T L G

C1: TIRADE (6)
C2: TRAILED (7)
DC: LIBRATED (8)
Score: 0–14 (max 16)

Round 3: T L L O A F P I W

C1: PITFALL (7)
C2: PILLOW (6)
Score: 7–14 (max 23)

Round 4: 75, 7, 4, 9, 10, 4. Target: 475.

C1: 470.
C2: 475. (((9 x 4) + 4) x 10) + 75 (10)
Score: 7–24 (max 33)

Round 5: G R W E O C K E Z

C1: WRECK (5)
C2: GREW (4)
OT: COWER (5) CREEK (5) CROZE (5) GECKO (5) OCKER (5)
Score: 12–24 (max 38)

Round 6: R B M I U T A R E

C1: ARBITER (7)
C2: TEAM (4)
DC: BARMIER (7) MATURER (7)
OT: ERRATUM (7) MURIATE (7) RAREBIT (7) TERBIUM (7)
Score: 19–24 (max 45)

Round 7: S V F I E N N I T

C1: INVENTS (7)
C2: FIVES (5)
DC: FINNIEST (8)
OT: INVITES (7) TINNIES (7) VINIEST (7)
Score: 26–24 (max 53)

Round 8: 25, 3, 1, 10, 7, 8. Target: 644.

C1: 642. (((3 x 8) + 1) x 25) + 10 + 7 (7)
C2: -
CV: 644. (((3 + 1) x 25) - 8) x 7 (10)
Score: 33–24 (max 63)

Round 9: B E I O R S T U V *

C2 buzzes on 29 seconds to say BROUSTIVE which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was OBTRUSIVE.
Score: 33–24 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Roger:
Total score - 33
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 45
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 3

Andrew:
Total score - 24
Raw score - 37
Total % of max - 33
Raw % of max - 51
Total average score per round - 2.7
Raw average score per round - 4.1
Number of maxes - 1

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