Wednesday 12th March 1986 (Series 8, Prelim 48)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Wednesday 12 March 1986.

C1: Champion Tony Clarke (1 win, 46 points.)
C2: Challenger Eirlys Jones.
DC: Julia Swannell and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E A D Q I S N D E
R02: C T N I A S W I E
R03: I O V H P F U E O
R04: 50, 8, 2, 6, 2, 6. Target: 866.
R05: R Y N B I A E K M
R06: I E O T P H A S W
R07: B S T G U O E L U
R08: 50, 8, 6, 7, 2, 3. Target: 594.
R09: A C E F H I N R S * (conundrum)


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Round 1: E A D Q I S N D E

C1: SANDED (6)
C2: SIDED (5)
DC: DEADENS (7) ANISEED (7)
OT: DANDIES (7) NEDDIES (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: C T N I A S W I E

C1: STANCE (6)
C2: SWAIN (5)
DC: tawnies
OT: CINEAST (7) INCITES (7) WINIEST (7)
Score: 12–0 (max 14)

Round 3: I O V H P F U E O

C1: HOOF (4)
C2: FIVE (4)
DC: POOVE (5)
OT: HIVE (4) HOOP (4) HOPE (4) HOVE (4) POOF (4) POOH (4) POUF (4) POUI (4)
Score: 16–4 (max 19)

Round 4: 50, 8, 2, 6, 2, 6. Target: 866.

C1: 872. (8 x 2 x 50) + (6 x 6 x 2) (5)
C2: -
CV: 866. (((2 x 6) + 50) x (8 + 6)) - 2 (10)
Score: 21–4 (max 29)

Round 5: R Y N B I A E K M

C1: BANKER (6)
C2: BAKERY (6)
DC: BRAINY (6)
OT: MANKIER (7) RAMEKIN (7)
Score: 27–10 (max 36)

Round 6: I E O T P H A S W

C1: SWIPE (5)
C2: WASTE (5)
DC: OPIATES (7)
OT: ATOPIES (7)
Score: 32–15 (max 43)

Round 7: B S T G U O E L U

C1: BOLTS (5)
C2: BUGLES (6)
DC: GOBLETS (7)
OT: BOLETUS (7) GLUTEUS (7) LUTEOUS (7) TUBULES (7)
Score: 32–21 (max 50)

Round 8: 50, 8, 6, 7, 2, 3. Target: 594.

C1: 595.
C2: 594. ((7 + 2 + 3) x 50) - 6 (10)
Score: 32–31 (max 60)

Round 9: A C E F H I N R S *

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say FRANCHISE which is correct.
Score: 42–31 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Tony:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 1

Eirlys:
Total score - 31
Raw score - 41
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 4.6
Number of maxes - 1

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