Wednesday 3rd June 1987 (Series 12, Prelim 38)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 3 June 1987.

C1: Champion Cathy Morgan (1 win, 57 points.)
C2: Challenger Rob Taylor.
DC: Freda Thornton and Ned Sherrin.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T G N A O G N E S
R02: M G R O I B H A W
R03: L Z H C I A G R O
R04: 100, 1, 9, 4, 4, 5. Target: 152.
R05: C N S T A E E S X
R06: S R D N E I A H N
R07: T H I E D L S A Y
R08: 75, 25, 4, 3, 4, 9. Target: 527.
R09: C L A P I N T A P (conundrum)


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Round 1: T G N A O G N E S

C1: AGENTS (6)
C2: AGENTS (6)
DC: TONNAGES (8)
OT: GANNETS (7) ONSTAGE (7) TANGOES (7) TONNAGE (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: M G R O I B H A W

C1: WHIM (4)
C2: ROAM (4)
DC: MOHAIR (6)
OT: BAGWORM (7)
Score: 10–10 (max 15)

Round 3: L Z H C I A G R O

C1: CHORAL (6)
C2: GARLIC (6)
DC: OLIGARCH (8)
Score: 16–16 (max 23)

Round 4: 100, 1, 9, 4, 4, 5. Target: 152.

C1: 151.
C2: 152. (9 x 5) + 100 + 4 + 4 - 1 (10)
Score: 16–26 (max 33)

Round 5: C N S T A E E S X

C1: STANCES (7)
C2: exstances
DC: EXACTNESS (18)
Score: 23–26 (max 51)

Round 6: S R D N E I A H N

C1: SARDINE (7)
C2: SANDIER (7)
DC: INNARDS (7)
OT: DINNERS (7) HANDIER (7) HARDENS (7) HERNIAS (7) HINDERS (7) NEARISH (7) NERDISH (7) SHADIER (7) SHINNED (7) SHRINED (7)
Score: 30–33 (max 58)

Round 7: T H I E D L S A Y

C1: DETAILS (7)
C2: YIELDS (6)
DC: STEADILY (8)
Score: 37–33 (max 66)

Round 8: 75, 25, 4, 3, 4, 9. Target: 527.

C1: 525. (4 + 3) x 75 (7)
C2: 525. (4 + 3) x 75 (7)
CM: 527. ((((4 + 3) x 9) + 75) x 4) - 25 (10)
Score: 44–40 (max 76)

Round 9: C L A P I N T A P

C1 buzzes on 10.5 seconds to say APPLICANT which is correct.
Score: 54–40 (max 86)

Statistics Corner

Cathy:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 61
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 2

Rob:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 53
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 2

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