Monday 3rd September 1990 (Masters 2, Game 23)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 3 September 1990.

C1: Series 13 Contestant John Clark.
C2: Series 4 Contestant Sydney Price.
DC: Mark Nyman.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V L N H S E O I D
R02: 75, 6, 9, 2, 9, 10. Target: 888.
R03: G U S T S D I E D (conundrum)
R04: O A I R C V L O N
R05: 25, 75, 100, 1, 8, 5. Target: 786.
R06: S E C O N D L U V (conundrum)
R07: T N S L C E I G R
R08: 100, 8, 1, 6, 10, 2. Target: 191.
R09: G E R R I Q U I N (conundrum)
R10: E O E P M P G A T
R11: 25, 75, 100, 2, 3, 3. Target: 445.
R12: T E M P L E N I M (conundrum)
R13: G D T F W E A T I
R14: 25, 75, 2, 6, 8, 8. Target: 576.
R15: T E D C R E E P S (conundrum)


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Round 1: V L N H S E O I D

C1: SHIELD (6)
C2: SHINED (6)
DC: INDOLES (7)
OT: DOLINES (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: 75, 6, 9, 2, 9, 10. Target: 888.

C1: 888. (75 x (10 + 2)) - (9 + 9 - 6) (10)
C2: 885.
Score: 16–6 (max 17)

Round 3: G U S T S D I E D

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say DISGUSTED which is correct.
Score: 16–16 (max 27)

Round 4: O A I R C V L O N

C1: CLARION (7)
C2: CLARION (7)
OT: CORONIAL (8)
Score: 23–23 (max 35)

Round 5: 25, 75, 100, 1, 8, 5. Target: 786.

C1: 786. (8 x 100) - (((75 / 25) x 5) - 1) (10)
C2: 781.
Score: 33–23 (max 45)

Round 6: S E C O N D L U V

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say CONVULSED which is correct.
Score: 43–23 (max 55)

Round 7: T N S L C E I G R

C1: SILENT (6)
C2: STINGER (7)
DC: STERLING (8) RINGLETS (8)
OT: CLINGERS (8) CRESTING (8) CRINGLES (8)
Score: 43–30 (max 63)

Round 8: 100, 8, 1, 6, 10, 2. Target: 191.

C1: 191. (100 x 2) - (8 + 1) (10)
C2: 191. (100 x 2) - (8 + 1) (10)
Score: 53–40 (max 73)

Round 9: G E R R I Q U I N

C2 buzzes on 8.33 seconds to say REQUIRING which is correct.
Score: 53–50 (max 83)

Round 10: E O E P M P G A T

C1: POTAGE (6)
C2: MOPPET (6)
OT: APOGEE (6) GAMETE (6) GOATEE (6) METAGE (6) METOPE (6) PEGTOP (6)
Score: 59–56 (max 89)

Round 11: 25, 75, 100, 2, 3, 3. Target: 445.

C1: 446. (75 x 3 x 2) - (100 / 25) (7)
C2: -
CV: 445. ((100 + 75 - 25) x 3) - 3 - 2 (10)
Score: 66–56 (max 99)

Round 12: T E M P L E N I M

C1 buzzes on 1.75 seconds to say IMPLEMENT which is correct.
Score: 76–56 (max 109)

Round 13: G D T F W E A T I

C1: WAFTED (6)
C2: WAFTED (6)
DC: WAITED (6) FIDGET (6) WITTED (6)
OT: FATTED (6) FITTED (6) GIFTED (6) WIDGET (6)
Score: 82–62 (max 115)

Round 14: 25, 75, 2, 6, 8, 8. Target: 576.

C1: 576. (75 - (6 / 2)) x 8 (10)
C2: -
Score: 92–62 (max 125)

Round 15: T E D C R E E P S

C2 buzzes on 7 seconds to say RESPECTED which is correct.
Score: 92–72 (max 135)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 92
Raw score - 98
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 8

Sydney:
Total score - 72
Raw score - 86
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 6

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