Monday 18th September 1995 (Series 30, Prelim 56)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Monday 18 September 1995.

C1: Champion Kate Leckie (1 win, 36 points.)
C2: Challenger Glyn Wigley.
DC: Susie Dent and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P L U D G E Y I U
R02: C X C T E A I R G
R03: E I E R Q B T D A
R04: 25, 7, 3, 1, 9, 8. Target: 787.
R05: S L T S I A I A S
R06: R T P E I D S A E
R07: N S P W I A O E G
R08: 75, 2, 9, 8, 4, 8. Target: 131.
R09: E L V I N T A G E (conundrum)


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Round 1: P L U D G E Y I U

C1: plyed
C2: GULPED (6)
DC: PUDGY (5)
OT: PUDGILY (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: C X C T E A I R G

C1: CAGIER (6)
C2: CAGIER (6)
DC: TRAGIC (6) CIGARET (7)
OT: ARCTIC (6) CRETIC (6) GAITER (6) TRIAGE (6)
Score: 6–12 (max 14)

Round 3: E I E R Q B T D A

C1: REBATED (7)
C2: BERATED (7)
OT: BEADIER (7) BEARDIE (7) DEBATER (7) TRIBADE (7)
Score: 13–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 7, 3, 1, 9, 8. Target: 787.

C1: -
C2: 784. (25 x 8 x (3 + 1)) - 9 - 7 (7)
CV: 787. (((8 x 25) - 1) x (7 - 3)) - 9 (10)
Score: 13–26 (max 31)

Round 5: S L T S I A I A S

C1: ASSAILS (7)
C2: ASSAILS (7)
Score: 20–33 (max 38)

Round 6: R T P E I D S A E

C1: ASPIRED (7)
C2: RAPIDEST (8)
DC: READIEST (8) STEADIER (8) TRAIPSED (8)
OT: AIRSPEED (8) PEDERAST (8) TRAPESED (8) PRIESTED (8) RESPITED (8) SERIATED (8)
Score: 20–41 (max 46)

Round 7: N S P W I A O E G

C1: SOAPING (7)
C2: SPEWING (7)
DC: WEAPONS (7) PIGEONS (7)
OT: AGONIES (7) AGONISE (7) WIGEONS (7)
Score: 27–48 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 2, 9, 8, 4, 8. Target: 131.

C1: 130.
C2: 131. (8 x 8) - (2 x 4) + 75 (10)
Score: 27–58 (max 63)

Round 9: E L V I N T A G E

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say ELEVATING which is correct.
Score: 27–68 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Kate:
Total score - 27
Raw score - 41
Total % of max - 37
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 3.0
Raw average score per round - 4.6
Number of maxes - 3

Glyn:
Total score - 68
Raw score - 68
Total % of max - 93
Raw % of max - 93
Total average score per round - 7.6
Raw average score per round - 7.6
Number of maxes - 6

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=30