Monday 29th May 1989 (Masters 1, Game 9)

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Monday 29th May 1989 (Masters 1, Game 9)

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Countdown recap for Monday 29 May 1989.

C1: Series 15 Contestant Paul Walker.
C2: Series 12 Contestant Stephen Haggerty.
DC: Catherine Clarke.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D G N T L E I A E
R02: 25, 8, 4, 5, 10, 6. Target: 853.
R03: E G H I I N R S V (conundrum)
R04: C S D Q A I U A G
R05: 10, 4, 7, 10, 5, 9. Target: 296.
R06: H E R D S M I M E (conundrum)
R07: W T V T K O A I H
R08: 50, 4, 9, 2, 9, 5. Target: 594.
R09: A D E E H O R S V (conundrum)
R10: S R D G U I E O R
R11: 50, 5, 8, 2, 4, 2. Target: 883.
R12: A E E G I L L S T (conundrum)
R13: C S N D R A E O I
R14: 25, 4, 9, 7, 8, 9. Target: 725.
R15: A B E E L L M S S (conundrum)


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Round 1: D G N T L E I A E

C1: DELETING (8)
C2: ENTAILED (8)
DC: GELATINE (8)
OT: DATELINE (8) DELATING (8) DETANGLE (8) LEGATINE (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: 25, 8, 4, 5, 10, 6. Target: 853.

C1: 852. (((5 x 6) + 4) x 25) + 10 - 8 (7)
C2: 852. Mistake in working.
CV: 853. (((4 x 10) - 6) x 25) + 8 - 5 (10)
Score: 15–8 (max 18)

Round 3: E G H I I N R S V *

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say SHIVERING which is correct.
Score: 25–8 (max 28)

Round 4: C S D Q A I U A G

C1: SQUAD (5)
C2: SQUAD (5)
DC: SQUID (5)
OT: GUAIAC (6)
Score: 30–13 (max 34)

Round 5: 10, 4, 7, 10, 5, 9. Target: 296.

C1: 296. ((7 - 4) x 100) - (9 - 5) (10)
C2: 296. ((10 - 7) x 100) - (9 - 5) (10)
Score: 40–23 (max 44)

Round 6: H E R D S M I M E

C2 buzzes on 5 seconds to say SHIMMERED which is correct.
Score: 40–33 (max 54)

Round 7: W T V T K O A I H

C1: ovate
C2: THAW (4)
DC: VITTA (5)
OT: KOWHAI (6) KWAITO (6)
Score: 40–37 (max 60)

Round 8: 50, 4, 9, 2, 9, 5. Target: 594.

C1: 594. ((50 + 9) x 2 x 5) + 4 (10)
C2: 595.
Score: 50–37 (max 70)

Round 9: A D E E H O R S V *

C1 buzzes on 10 seconds to say OVERHEADS which is correct.
Score: 60–37 (max 80)

Round 10: S R D G U I E O R

C1: GIRDERS (7)
C2: GROUSED (7)
OT: DROGUES (7) DURRIES (7) GOURDES (7) GROUSER (7) GUIDERS (7) RIGOURS (7)
Score: 67–44 (max 87)

Round 11: 50, 5, 8, 2, 4, 2. Target: 883.

C1: 878. Mistake in working.
C2: 892. (((5 x 2) + 8) x 50) - (4 x 2) (5)
CV: 882. (7)
OT: 884. ((50 + 5) x 2 x 8) + 4 (7)
Score: 67–49 (max 94)

Round 12: A E E G I L L S T *

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say LEGALITIES which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 27 seconds to say LEGISLATE which is correct.
Score: 77–49 (max 104)

Round 13: C S N D R A E O I

C1: ORDAINS (7)
C2: DANCERS (7)
DC: SCENARIO (8) CONSIDER (8)
OT: ANEROIDS (8) ANODISER (8) DIOCESAN (8) DRACONES (8) IDOCRASE (8) SARDONIC (8)
Score: 84–56 (max 112)

Round 14: 25, 4, 9, 7, 8, 9. Target: 725.

C1: 725. (9 + 9 + 7 + 4) x 25 (10)
C2: 725. (9 + 9 + 7 + 4) x 25 (10)
Score: 94–66 (max 122)

Round 15: A B E E L L M S S *

C1 buzzes on 9 seconds to say BLAMELESS which is correct.
Score: 104–66 (max 132)

Statistics Corner

Paul:
Total score - 104
Raw score - 104
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 6.9
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 9

Stephen:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 73
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 5

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