Thursday 23rd April 1987 (Series 12, Prelim 9)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 23 April 1987.

C1: Challenger Gordon Carrington.
C2: Champion Shirley Morris (1 win, 37 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Anne Robinson.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S T L E O E K J N
R02: V W I A N E S X T
R03: R G W U A I Y H G
R04: 50, 4, 8, 7, 2, 7. Target: 566.
R05: O E R T E S G T L
R06: F S G I A A N D R
R07: P F O E R S W A T
R08: 100, 6, 4, 7, 5, 8. Target: 999.
R09: N A I L C O U N T (conundrum)


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Round 1: S T L E O E K J N

C1: STOLEN (6)
C2: STOLEN (6)
DC: KETONES (7)
OT: SKELETON (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: V W I A N E S X T

C1: VIEWS (5)
C2: WAVIEST (7)
DC: VAINEST (7)
OT: NAIVEST (7) NATIVES (7) WAXIEST (7)
Score: 6–13 (max 15)

Round 3: R G W U A I Y H G

C1: HAIRY (5)
C2: HAIRY (5)
OT: RAGGY (5) WIGGY (5)
Score: 11–18 (max 20)

Round 4: 50, 4, 8, 7, 2, 7. Target: 566.

C1: 565. ((7 + 4) x 50) + 8 + 7 (7)
C2: -
CM: 566. ((7 + 4) x 50) + (8 x 2) (10)
Score: 18–18 (max 30)

Round 5: O E R T E S G T L

C1: LETTERS (7)
C2: GREETS (6)
DC: ROSETTE (7)
OT: GETTERS (7) REGLETS (7) SETTLER (7) SETTLOR (7) STERLET (7) TELEOST (7) TETROSE (7) TRESTLE (7)
Score: 25–18 (max 37)

Round 6: F S G I A A N D R

C1: DRAINS (6)
C2: FADING (6)
DC: RADIANS (7)
OT: FARANGS (7) FARINAS (7) GRADINS (7) SANGRIA (7) SARANGI (7)
Score: 31–24 (max 44)

Round 7: P F O E R S W A T

C1: STRAW (5)
C2: FOREST (6)
DC: FORESAW (7) SEAPORT (7)
OT: SOFTWARE (8)
Score: 31–30 (max 52)

Round 8: 100, 6, 4, 7, 5, 8. Target: 999.

C1: 999. ((6 + 4) x 100) - (8 - 7) (10)
C2: 998.
Score: 41–30 (max 62)

Round 9: N A I L C O U N T

No one buzzes. The answer was CONTINUAL.
Score: 41–30 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Gordon:
Total score - 41
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3

Shirley:
Total score - 30
Raw score - 43
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 3.3
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 2

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