Thursday 25th June 1987 (CoC III, 4th QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 25 June 1987.

C1: Series 11 Champion & No.5 Seed John Clarke (8 wins, 522 points.)
C2: Series 12 Semi-Finalist & No.4 Seed Jon Marsh (9 wins, 1 draw, 543 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Sally James.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G H C O U A S N E
R02: D R L U Y A E T R
R03: G C M O E A R G S
R04: 25, 75, 1, 3, 2, 4. Target: 782.
R05: N G T O S V E O M
R06: G N L A I E G T Q
R07: W T R K I N O R E
R08: 100, 3, 9, 3, 4, 2. Target: 318.
R09: A E E L R S T U Y * (conundrum)


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Round 1: G H C O U A S N E

C1: CHANGES (7)
C2: CAUSE (5)
DC: GAUCHOS (7)
OT: GOUACHES (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: D R L U Y A E T R

C1: ADULTERY (8)
C2: TARRED (6)
Score: 15–0 (max 16)

Round 3: G C M O E A R G S

C1: SCREAM (6)
C2: COMERS (6)
DC: CORSAGE (7) CARGOES (7)
Score: 21–6 (max 23)

Round 4: 25, 75, 1, 3, 2, 4. Target: 782.

C1: 776.
C2: 784. (75 + 25 - 2) x (4 + 3 + 1) (7)
CV: 782. (((25 - 3) / 2) x (75 - 4)) + 1 (10)
Score: 21–13 (max 33)

Round 5: N G T O S V E O M

C1: GENTOOS (7)
C2: STOVE (5)
OT: MOONSET (7)
Score: 28–13 (max 40)

Round 6: G N L A I E G T Q

C1: ELATING (7)
C2: lignate
DC: LEGATING (8)
OT: EAGLING (7) GELATIN (7) GENITAL (7)
Score: 35–13 (max 48)

Round 7: W T R K I N O R E

C1: WINKER (6)
C2: WINKER (6)
OT: INTERWORK (18)
Score: 41–19 (max 66)

Round 8: 100, 3, 9, 3, 4, 2. Target: 318.

C1: 318. (3 x 100) + (9 x 2) (10)
C2: 318. (100 + 4 + 2) x 3 (10)
Score: 51–29 (max 76)

Round 9: A E E L R S T U Y *

C1 buzzes on 5 seconds to say AUSTERELY which is correct.
Score: 61–29 (max 86)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 61
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 71
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 6.8
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 4

Jon:
Total score - 29
Raw score - 45
Total % of max - 34
Raw % of max - 52
Total average score per round - 3.2
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-6