Thursday 13th March 1986 (Series 8, Prelim 49)

[James Robinson]

Countdown recap for Thursday 13 March 1986.

C1: Champion Tony Clarke (2 wins, 88 points.)
C2: Challenger Derek Hall.
DC: Julia Swannell and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: A I S N T L A C O
R02: I G M E S D A O T
R03: E A H N G O E R V
R04: 100, 25, 7, 2, 6, 5. Target: 758.
R05: L Y I P O A S K E
R06: O A U O Y F N S R
R07: T E A D W R U E T
R08: 50, 6, 4, 1, 9, 2. Target: 669.
R09: A D D E H N N R U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: A I S N T L A C O

C1: TALONS (6)
C2: latins
DC: ACTIONS (7)
OT: ASOCIAL (7) CATIONS (7) COASTAL (7) OILCANS (7) SATANIC (7) SOLATIA (7) STOICAL (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: I G M E S D A O T

C1: gaited
C2: STAGED (6)
DC: GODETIAS (8) DOGMATISE (18)
Score: 6–6 (max 25)

Round 3: E A H N G O E R V

C1: HANGOVER (8)
C2: GRAVE/GROVE (5)
DC: OVERHANG (8)
Score: 14–6 (max 33)

Round 4: 100, 25, 7, 2, 6, 5. Target: 758.

C1: 757. Mistake in working.
C2: 756. (7 x 100) + (2 x 25) + 6 (7)
CV: 758. ((100 + 5) x 7) + 25 - 2 (10)
Score: 14–13 (max 43)

Round 5: L Y I P O A S K E

C1: SPIKE (5)
C2: PLOYS (5)
DC: SOAPILY (7) PESKILY (7)
OT: PAISLEY (7)
Score: 19–18 (max 50)

Round 6: O A U O Y F N S R

C1: YOURS (5)
C2: FRAYS (5)
DC: FORAYS (6)
OT: SUNROOF (7)
Score: 24–23 (max 57)

Round 7: T E A D W R U E T

C1: WETTED (6)
C2: RATTED (6)
DC: WATERED (7) TREATED (7)
OT: DEWATER (7) TARWEED (7) UTTERED (7)
Score: 30–29 (max 64)

Round 8: 50, 6, 4, 1, 9, 2. Target: 669.

C1: 659.
C2: 663. ((4 + 9) x 50) + (2 x 6) + 1 (5)
CV: 669. ((9 + 4) x (50 + 1)) + 6 (10)
Score: 30–34 (max 74)

Round 9: A D D E H N N R U

C2 buzzes on 5.5 seconds to say DUNDEHEAD which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 6.5 seconds to say UNDERHAND which is correct.
Score: 40–34 (max 84)

Statistics Corner

Tony:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 45
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 2

Derek:
Total score - 34
Raw score - 39
Total % of max - 40
Raw % of max - 46
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 0

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