Friday 21st March 1986 (Series 8, 3rd QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Friday 21 March 1986.

C1: No.3 Seed Anthony Butcher (3 wins, 175 points.)
C2: No.6 Seed David Weller (3 wins, 157 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T K R E W U R S E
R02: T H V U O L I U D
R03: G F E L J I K T U
R04: 25, 3, 8, 10, 2, 5. Target: 503.
R05: L S A I P G O S T
R06: R M N E S E R L E
R07: D N A I V M E A S
R08: 75, 25, 4, 7, 3, 10. Target: 387.
R09: R A Y H I T O U T (conundrum)


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Round 1: T K R E W U R S E

C1: WEEKS (5)
C2: treker
DC: WURST (5) SKEWER (6)
OT: KERERUS (7) STREWER (7) URETERS (7)
Score: 5–0 (max 7)

Round 2: T H V U O L I U D

C1: LOUD (4)
C2: VOID (4)
DC: DIVOT (5)
OT: DHOTI (5) LITHO (5) THIOL (5) VOULU (5)
Score: 9–4 (max 12)

Round 3: G F E L J I K T U

C1: FUTILE (6)
C2: FLUTE (5)
DC: FLUKE (5)
OT: GLUTEI (6)
Score: 15–4 (max 18)

Round 4: 25, 3, 8, 10, 2, 5. Target: 503.

C1: 503. (2 x 10 x 25) + 3 (10)
C2: 503. (2 x 10 x 25) + 3 (10)
Score: 25–14 (max 28)

Round 5: L S A I P G O S T

C1: POSTAL (6)
C2: PLAITS (6)
DC: GALIPOTS (8)
OT: TOPSAILS (8)
Score: 31–20 (max 36)

Round 6: R M N E S E R L E

C1: LEERERS (7)
C2: lense
DC: REELERS (7)
OT: SNEERER (7)
Score: 38–20 (max 43)

Round 7: D N A I V M E A S

C1: NAVIES (6)
C2: VINES (5)
DC: sandmen INVADES (7)
OT: AMNESIA (7) MAENADS (7) MAIDANS (7) MAIDENS (7) MEDIANS (7) MEDINAS (7) NAIADES (7) SIDEMAN (7)
Score: 44–20 (max 50)

Round 8: 75, 25, 4, 7, 3, 10. Target: 387.

C1: 387. ((75 + 25) x 4) - 10 - 3 (10)
C2: 370.
Score: 54–20 (max 60)

Round 9: R A Y H I T O U T

No one buzzes. The answer was AUTHORITY.
Score: 54–20 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Anthony:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 4

David:
Total score - 20
Raw score - 30
Total % of max - 29
Raw % of max - 43
Total average score per round - 2.2
Raw average score per round - 3.3
Number of maxes - 1

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