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Countdown recap for Wednesday 5 August 1987.

C1: Challenger Derek Edwards.
C2: Champion Mike Whiteoak (4 wins, 223 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Diane Solomon.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B G R I O A T N E
R02: M G U I X W E B O
R03: T I Y R E S O N Y
R04: 100, 5, 8, 6, 5, 6. Target: 648.
R05: S V D G A U R B O
R06: M N R I E O N S T
R07: L N S T E A N I L
R08: 25, 5, 8, 7, 4, 6. Target: 432.
R09: A G I I M N P R T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: B G R I O A T N E

C1: BERATING (8)
C2: ABORTING (8)
DC: BARITONE (8)
OT: OBTAINER (8) REBATING (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: M G U I X W E B O

C1: BEGUM (5)
C2: BOGIE (5)
OT: BOUGIE (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: T I Y R E S O N Y

C1: STOREY (6)
C2: SENTRY (6)
DC: ORIENTS (7) STONIER (7)
OT: TYROSINE (8)
Score: 19–19 (max 22)

Round 4: 100, 5, 8, 6, 5, 6. Target: 648.

C1: 648. (100 x 6) + (8 x 6) (10)
C2: 648. (100 x 6) + (8 x 6) (10)
Score: 29–29 (max 32)

Round 5: S V D G A U R B O

C1: BOARDS (6)
C2: GUARDS (6)
DC: BROADS (6)
OT: ABSURD (6) ADSORB (6) BRAVOS (6) DOBRAS (6) GARBOS (6) GOURAS (6) GOURDS (6) GRADUS (6) RUGOSA (6) SAVOUR (6) VARDOS (6)
Score: 35–35 (max 38)

Round 6: M N R I E O N S T

C1: STONIER (7)
C2: INNERMOST (18)
DC: MONSTER (7) MENTORS (7)
Score: 35–53 (max 56)

Round 7: L N S T E A N I L

C1: LINNETS (7)
C2: TALLIES (7)
DC: SALIENT (7)
OT: ELASTIN (7) ENTAILS (7) INSTALL (7) LENTILS (7) LINTELS (7) SALTINE (7) SITELLA (7) SLAINTE (7) TAILLES (7) TANNIES (7) TELLINS (7)
Score: 42–60 (max 63)

Round 8: 25, 5, 8, 7, 4, 6. Target: 432.

C1: 432. ((8 + 4 + 5) x 25) + 7 (10)
C2: 432. (((7 - 5) x 25) + 4) x 8 (10)
Score: 52–70 (max 73)

Round 9: A G I I M N P R T *

C2 buzzes on 9 seconds to say IMPARTING which is correct.
Score: 52–80 (max 83)

At the time, this was the 3rd highest 9-round score of all time.

Statistics Corner

Derek:
Total score - 52
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 5

Mike:
Total score - 80
Raw score - 80
Total % of max - 96
Raw % of max - 96
Total average score per round - 8.9
Raw average score per round - 8.9
Number of maxes - 7

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=13