Monday 12th March 1990 (Masters 1, Game 50)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 12 March 1990.

C1: Series 19 Contestant Felicity Brown.
C2: Series 16 Contestant Fred Sellers.
DC: Catherine Clarke.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L S Y E I E T B U
R02: 50, 8, 8, 3, 7, 2. Target: 531.
R03: B E G H I N O R T * (conundrum)
R04: R S G R L I U C S
R05: 50, 3, 1, 3, 2, 7. Target: 700.
R06: E G I L N O P R X * (conundrum)
R07: P G R E E I O T Y
R08: 75, 100, 8, 6, 7, 2. Target: 209.
R09: D E E O P P R R S * (conundrum)
R10: N H B E A P F O E
R11: 6, 8, 3, 1, 3, 2. Target: 682.
R12: E F F G I N R S U * (conundrum)
R13: D L N U O E T P D
R14: 75, 100, 2, 3, 8, 7. Target: 971.
R15: A E G I M N P P R * (conundrum)


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Round 1: L S Y E I E T B U

C1: BUSILY (6)
C2: BUSTILY (7)
OT: BELIES (6) BETISE (6) BLUEST (6) BLUESY (6) BLUETS (6) BLUEYS (6) BUSTEE (6) BUSTLE (6) BUTYLS (6) ELITES (6) ELUTES (6) SLEETY (6) STEELY (6) SUBLET (6) SUBTLE (6) SUBTLY (6) TUILES (6) UBIETY (6) UTILES (6)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: 50, 8, 8, 3, 7, 2. Target: 531.

C1: 531. ((50 + 3) x (8 + 2)) + 8 - 7 (10)
C2: 531. Mistake in working.
Score: 10–7 (max 17)

Round 3: B E G H I N O R T *

C1 buzzes on 10 seconds to say BOTHERING which is correct.
Score: 20–7 (max 27)

Round 4: R S G R L I U C S

C1: CURLS/GIRLS (5)
C2: CURLS (5)
OT: CIRRUS (6)
Score: 25–12 (max 33)

Round 5: 50, 3, 1, 3, 2, 7. Target: 700.

C1: 700. (50 / 2) x (3 + 1) x 7 (10)
C2: 700. (7 + 3 + 3 + 1) x 50 (10)
Score: 35–22 (max 43)

Round 6: E G I L N O P R X *

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say EXPLORING which is correct.
Score: 35–32 (max 53)

Round 7: P G R E E I O T Y

C1: GREET (5)
C2: PIETY (5)
DC: PROTEGE (7)
Score: 40–37 (max 60)

Round 8: 75, 100, 8, 6, 7, 2. Target: 209.

C1: 209. (2 x 100) + 7 + 8 - 6 (10)
C2: 209. (2 x 100) + 7 + 8 - 6 (10)
Score: 50–47 (max 70)

Round 9: D E E O P P R R S *

C2 buzzes on 5 seconds to say PROSPERED which is correct.
Score: 50–57 (max 80)

Round 10: N H B E A P F O E

C1: BEAN/FANE (4)
C2: BEANO (5)
DC: PEAHEN (6)
OT: PHOEBE (6)
Score: 50–62 (max 86)

Round 11: 6, 8, 3, 1, 3, 2. Target: 682.

C1: 600.
C2: -
OT: 680. 8 x (3 + 2) x ((6 x 3) - 1) (7)
Score: 50–62 (max 93)

Round 12: E F F G I N R S U *

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say SUFFERING which is correct.
Score: 60–62 (max 103)

Round 13: D L N U O E T P D

C1: POUNDED (7)
C2: POUNDED (7)
OT: OPULENT (7)
Score: 67–69 (max 110)

Round 14: 75, 100, 2, 3, 8, 7. Target: 971.

C1: 972. (100 + 8) x (7 + 2) (7)
C2: 972. ((7 + 2) x 100) + 75 - 3 (7)
CV: 971. (8 x 100) + (2 x 75) + (3 x 7) (10)
Score: 74–76 (max 120)

Round 15: A E G I M N P P R *

C1 buzzes on 7 seconds to say REMAPPING which is incorrect.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was PAMPERING.
Score: 74–76 (max 130)

Statistics Corner

Felicity:
Total score - 74
Raw score - 84
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 6

Fred:
Total score - 76
Raw score - 76
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 6

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-52