Tuesday 21st April 1987 (Series 12, Prelim 7)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Tuesday 21 April 1987.

C1: Champion Stephen Haggerty (1 win, 53 points.)
C2: Challenger Alan Berry.
DC: Della Thompson and Anne Robinson.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O A C B E L D A T
R02: F T U R E A D R O
R03: A E N H I T U R N
R04: 25, 4, 8, 4, 6, 3. Target: 518.
R05: S C M O I H S E N
R06: E I G T A R S O L
R07: T S N U I G E N T
R08: 100, 5, 2, 4, 7, 9. Target: 863.
R09: C A N D L E S A P (conundrum)


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Round 1: O A C B E L D A T

C1: BOLTED (6)
C2: CABLED (6)
DC: LOCATED (7)
OT: ABLATED (7) ACTABLE (7) BLOATED (7) DATABLE (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: F T U R E A D R O

C1: TARRED (6)
C2: DETOUR (6)
DC: DRAFTER (7)
OT: REDRAFT (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 14)

Round 3: A E N H I T U R N

C1: hinter
C2: TRAIN (5)
DC: haunter
OT: HAURIENT (8)
Score: 12–17 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 4, 8, 4, 6, 3. Target: 518.

C1: -
C2: 504.
CM: 518. (((3 x 6) + 4) x 25) - (8 x 4) (10)
Score: 12–17 (max 32)

Round 5: S C M O I H S E N

C1: SHINES (6)
C2: SCONES (6)
DC: ECHOISMS (8)
OT: HOMINESS (8)
Score: 18–23 (max 40)

Round 6: E I G T A R S O L

C1: GLOATERS (8)
C2: TAILORS (7)
DC: SERAGLIO (8)
OT: GIRASOLE (8) LEGATORS (8) REGALIST (8)
Score: 26–23 (max 48)

Round 7: T S N U I G E N T

C1: NESTING (7)
C2: unsetting
DC: TUNGSTEN (8)
OT: STENTING (8) STUNTING (8)
Score: 33–23 (max 56)

Round 8: 100, 5, 2, 4, 7, 9. Target: 863.

C1: 863. (4 x 2 x 100) + (7 x 9) (10)
C2: 863. (100 x 9) - (7 x 5) - 2 (10)
Score: 43–33 (max 66)

Round 9: C A N D L E S A P

No one buzzes. The answer was LANDSCAPE.
Score: 43–33 (max 76)

Statistics Corner

Stephen:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 43
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 57
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 2

Alan:
Total score - 33
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 43
Raw % of max - 53
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=12