Thursday 30th January 1986 (Series 8, Prelim 19)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 30 January 1986.

C1: Champion Malcolm Edwards (2 wins, 78 points.)
C2: Challenger Clive Spate.
DC: Della Thompson and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S L E O R L I F T
R02: E I M T N E D F H
R03: W L T I I E G T D
R04: 100, 25, 1, 4, 4, 6. Target: 638.
R05: U I A V T X E R C
R06: S Z K O D E E S S
R07: A O E D V R Y G N
R08: 50, 3, 1, 6, 6, 2. Target: 560.
R09: P I T M E N U Q E (conundrum)


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Round 1: S L E O R L I F T

C1: LIFTERS (7)
C2: TREFOILS (8)
DC: flitters
OT: LORILETS (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: E I M T N E D F H

C1: FEINTED (7)
C2: FEINTED (7)
OT: DEMENTI (7)
Score: 7–15 (max 15)

Round 3: W L T I I E G T D

C1: WILTED (6)
C2: WILTED (6)
DC: TWIGLET (7)
OT: TILTED (6) TITLED (6) TWILIT (6) WIDGET (6) WITTED (6)
Score: 13–21 (max 22)

Round 4: 100, 25, 1, 4, 4, 6. Target: 638.

C1: 647.
C2: 640. (6 x 100) + 25 + (4 x 4) - 1 (7)
CV: 639. (7)
OT: 639. ((100 + 1) x 6) + 25 + 4 + 4 (7)
Score: 13–28 (max 29)

Round 5: U I A V T X E R C

C1: CRAVE (5)
C2: CURVET (6)
DC: CURATIVE (8)
Score: 13–34 (max 37)

Round 6: S Z K O D E E S S

C1: SEEKS (5)
C2: DOZES (5)
DC: DOSSES (6)
Score: 18–39 (max 43)

Round 7: A O E D V R Y G N

C1: GRAVEN (6)
C2: GROANED (7)
OT: ORANGEY (7) VOYAGED (7) VOYAGER (7)
Score: 18–46 (max 50)

Round 8: 50, 3, 1, 6, 6, 2. Target: 560.

C1: 560. (50 + 6) x (6 + 1 + 3) (10)
C2: 560. (50 + 6) x (6 + 1 + 3) (10)
Score: 28–56 (max 60)

Round 9: P I T M E N U Q E

C2 buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say EQUIPMENT which is correct.
Score: 28–66 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Malcolm:
Total score - 28
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 40
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 3.1
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 2

Clive:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 94
Raw % of max - 94
Total average score per round - 7.3
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 6

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=8