Thursday 20th March 1986 (Series 8, 2nd QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 20 March 1986.

C1: No.2 Seed Andy Keeble (3 wins, 1 draw, 233 points.)
C2: No.7 Seed Dorothy Bailey (2 wins, 1 draw, 141 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O I E T W P C I T
R02: E A I G P D T E Q
R03: A E O B Y D R A S
R04: 75, 100, 3, 10, 1, 8. Target: 381.
R05: U A E T N S R F A
R06: E O E T B W V T I
R07: R B E O Y D I N S
R08: 25, 3, 3, 5, 10, 8. Target: 696.
R09: M O R A L C O O K (conundrum)


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Round 1: O I E T W P C I T

C1: TWICE (5)
C2: piece
DC: TIPTOE (6)
OT: POETIC (6) PTOTIC (6)
Score: 5–0 (max 6)

Round 2: E A I G P D T E Q

C1: TAPED (5)
C2: PAGED (5)
DC: IDEATE (6)
Score: 10–5 (max 12)

Round 3: A E O B Y D R A S

C1: BRAYED (6)
C2: ABODES (6)
DC: SEABOARD (8)
Score: 16–11 (max 20)

Round 4: 75, 100, 3, 10, 1, 8. Target: 381.

C1: 382.
C2: 381. (3 x 100) + (8 x 10) + 1 (10)
Score: 16–21 (max 30)

Round 5: U A E T N S R F A

C1: SAUNTER (7)
C2: FARES (5)
DC: STRAFE (6) NATURES (7)
OT: AFTERSUN (8)
Score: 23–21 (max 38)

Round 6: E O E T B W V T I

C1: bottie
C2: TWEET (5)
DC: bowtie
OT: BOITE (5) BOTTE (5) BOWIE (5) TWITE (5)
Score: 23–26 (max 43)

Round 7: R B E O Y D I N S

C1: BODIES (6)
C2: BODIES (6)
DC: BRYONIES (8)
Score: 29–32 (max 51)

Round 8: 25, 3, 3, 5, 10, 8. Target: 696.

C1: 700. Mistake in working.
C2: -
CV: 696. ((25 x 3) + 10 + 5 - 3) x 8 (10)
Score: 29–32 (max 61)

Round 9: M O R A L C O O K

C1 buzzes on 6.875 seconds to say CLOAKROOM which is correct.
Score: 39–32 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Andy:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 1

Dorothy:
Total score - 32
Raw score - 37
Total % of max - 45
Raw % of max - 52
Total average score per round - 3.6
Raw average score per round - 4.1
Number of maxes - 2

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