Thursday 12th December 1985 (Series 7, 1st QF)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 12 December 1985.

C1: No.1 Seed Clive Freedman (8 wins, 409 points.)
C2: No.8 Seed Gary Franks (2 wins, 104 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V S J E M A A T X
R02: I S W E G F Y R D
R03: T L H A O F R E R
R04: 25, 4, 5, 2, 9, 7. Target: 427.
R05: U A D S T P V U E
R06: T Y A S O N T E L
R07: I N Q B A D S E Y
R08: 25, 50, 3, 2, 5, 9. Target: 985.
R09: U U U L O S E R Q (conundrum)


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Round 1: V S J E M A A T X

C1: MATES (5)
C2: EXAMS (5)
DC: AVAST (5) JETSAM (6)
OT: SAVATE (6)
Score: 5–5 (max 6)

Round 2: I S W E G F Y R D

C1: RIDGES (6)
C2: grised
DC: FRIDGES (7)
Score: 11–5 (max 13)

Round 3: T L H A O F R E R

C1: FLOATER (7)
C2: FLOATER (7)
OT: FARTHER (7) FLOREAT (7) LOATHER (7) RATHOLE (7) REALTOR (7) REFLOAT (7) RELATOR (7)
Score: 18–12 (max 20)

Round 4: 25, 4, 5, 2, 9, 7. Target: 427.

C1: 430. ((9 + 7 + 2) x 25) - (4 x 5) (7)
C2: 425. Mistake in working.
CV: 427. ((9 + 7) x (25 + 2)) - 5 (10)
Score: 25–12 (max 30)

Round 5: U A D S T P V U E

C1: UPDATES (7)
C2: dusted
Score: 32–12 (max 37)

Round 6: T Y A S O N T E L

C1: STATELY (7)
C2: TALONS (6)
DC: TALENTS (7)
OT: TOSYLATE (8)
Score: 39–12 (max 45)

Round 7: I N Q B A D S E Y

C1: BANDIES (7)
C2: BANDIES (7)
OT: YANDIES (7)
Score: 46–19 (max 52)

Round 8: 25, 50, 3, 2, 5, 9. Target: 985.

C1: 984. ((50 + 25) x ((5 x 2) + 3)) + 9 (7)
C2: 980.
CV: 985. ((25 - 5) x 50) - (3 x 2) - 9 (10)
Score: 53–19 (max 62)

Round 9: U U U L O S E R Q

C1 buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say QUERULOUS which is correct.
Score: 63–19 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Clive:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 63
Total % of max - 88
Raw % of max - 88
Total average score per round - 7.0
Raw average score per round - 7.0
Number of maxes - 4

Gary:
Total score - 19
Raw score - 32
Total % of max - 26
Raw % of max - 44
Total average score per round - 2.1
Raw average score per round - 3.6
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=7