Wednesday 4th September 1996 (Ser. 32, Prelim 48)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 4 September 1996.

C1: Champion Jean Frost (1 win, 60 points.)
C2: Challenger Peter Hibbitt.
DC: Catherine Stokes and Ken Bruce.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: B Q X E U E R P L
R02: Y J I D S E N M O
R03: P E I E L S L A T
R04: 50, 9, 2, 4, 5, 6. Target: 683.
R05: S Z R T U E A S T
R06: D F L H O A O S C
R07: P G C T I O E D T
R08: 50, 7, 10, 7, 1, 4. Target: 295.
R09: F I T S I D E A S (conundrum)


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Round 1: B Q X E U E R P L

C1: REPEL (5)
C2: EXPEL (5)
DC: PREQUEL (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 7)

Round 2: Y J I D S E N M O

C1: DINES (5)
C2: ENJOYS (6)
OT: DEMONS (6) DENIMS (6) DISOMY (6) DOYENS (6) EJIDOS (6) JOINED (6) MONEYS (6) MONIES (6) MYOSIN (6) SIMONY (6) NOISED (6) NOSIED (6) ONSIDE (6) SNIDEY (6)
Score: 5–11 (max 13)

Round 3: P E I E L S L A T

C1: PALLETS (7)
C2: PALLIEST (8)
DC: PASTILLE (8)
OT: PALLETISE (18)
Score: 5–19 (max 31)

Round 4: 50, 9, 2, 4, 5, 6. Target: 683.

C1: 685.
C2: 682. ((9 + 4) x 50) + (5 x 6) + 2 (7)
CV: 683. ((9 + 6) x (50 - 5)) + (2 x 4) (10)
Score: 5–26 (max 41)

Round 5: S Z R T U E A S T

C1: TREATS (6)
C2: SAUTES (6)
DC: STATURES (8)
OT: STATERS (7) TASTERS (7) STATUES (7) STATURE (7) STRATUS (7)
Score: 11–32 (max 49)

Round 6: D F L H O A O S C

C1: FLOODS (6)
C2: SCHOOL (6)
DC: SHADOOF (7)
OT: LOOFAHS (7)
Score: 17–38 (max 56)

Round 7: P G C T I O E D T

C1: DEPICT (6)
C2: POTTED (6)
DC: TIPTOED (7)
Score: 23–44 (max 63)

Round 8: 50, 7, 10, 7, 1, 4. Target: 295.

C1: 296. ((7 - 1) x 50) - 4 (7)
C2: 296. ((7 - 1) x 50) - 4 (7)
CV: 295. ((50 - 1) x (10 - 4)) + (7 / 7) (10)
Score: 30–51 (max 73)

Round 9: F I T S I D E A S

C1 buzzes on 2 seconds to say SATISFIED which is correct.
Score: 40–51 (max 83)

Statistics Corner

Jean:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 1

Peter:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=32