Friday 12th January 1996 (Series 31, Prelim 10)

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Friday 12th January 1996 (Series 31, Prelim 10)

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Countdown recap for Friday 12 January 1996.

C1: Champion Anthony Jenkin (6 wins, 342 points.)
C2: Challenger Nevil Malin.
DC: Catherine Stokes and Geoffrey Durham.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M P E I T M W U N
R02: D S T A A L R E G
R03: I N Q A I S N L O
R04: 75, 100, 8, 7, 7, 9. Target: 994.
R05: B T S E U I D T G
R06: E O D H C E P T A
R07: S W U H R I S F A
R08: 75, 2, 9, 1, 6, 5. Target: 251.
R09: M I N K B A R G E (conundrum)


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Round 1: M P E I T M W U N

C1: INPUT (5)
C2: MINUTE (6)
DC: PINETUM (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: D S T A A L R E G

C1: ASTRAL (6)
C2: STAGED (6)
DC: GRADATES (8)
OT: AGRESTAL (8)
Score: 6–12 (max 15)

Round 3: I N Q A I S N L O

C1: LIAISON (7)
C2: LOINS (5)
Score: 13–12 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 100, 8, 7, 7, 9. Target: 994.

C1: 997. (100 x 9) + 75 + 8 + 7 + 7 (7)
C2: 997. (100 x 9) + 75 + 8 + 7 + 7 (7)
CV: 994. (((9 - 7) x 75) - 8) x 7 (10)
Score: 20–19 (max 32)

Round 5: B T S E U I D T G

C1: BUTTIES (7)
C2: DUTIES (6)
DC: BUDGIES (7)
OT: BUDGETS (7) GUTTIES (7)
Score: 27–19 (max 39)

Round 6: E O D H C E P T A

C1: PATCHED (7)
C2: PATCHED (7)
DC: CHEATED (7)
OT: ADOPTEE (7) CATHODE (7) PEACHED (7) POACHED (7) POTHEAD (7) TEPACHE (7)
Score: 34–26 (max 46)

Round 7: S W U H R I S F A

C1: SWISH (5)
C2: FAIRS (5)
DC: HUSSAR (6) RAWISH (6)
OT: SAWFISH (7) SHARIFS (7) SHAURIS (7) SURAHIS (7)
Score: 39–31 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 2, 9, 1, 6, 5. Target: 251.

C1: 251. ((75 + 6) x (5 - 2)) + 9 - 1 (10)
C2: 255.
Score: 49–31 (max 63)

Round 9: M I N K B A R G E

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say EMBARKING which is correct.
Score: 59–31 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Anthony:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 64
Total % of max - 81
Raw % of max - 88
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 5

Nevil:
Total score - 31
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 42
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=31
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Re: Friday 12th January 1996 (Series 31, Prelim 10)

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Was this the episode where the wrong guy answered the conundrum?
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Re: Friday 12th January 1996 (Series 31, Prelim 10)

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Gavin Chipper wrote:Was this the episode where the wrong guy answered the conundrum?
Yes (sort of). :)
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