c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 10 August 1990.

C1: Champion Peter North (1 win, 38 points.)
C2: Challenger Aileen Willett.
DC: Freda Thornton and Patrick Mower.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T R A D A I M Y G
R02: A I O B J T I L A
R03: S W E E P T E M E
R04: 100, 1, 4, 3, 3, 5. Target: 202.
R05: E O G C T E I S R
R06: L S L E I S E N V
R07: N S A U N I H F N
R08: 50, 10, 7, 7, 2, 8. Target: 912.
R09: C D D E I N O T U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: T R A D A I M Y G

C1: DIRTY (5)
C2: DRAMA (5)
DC: TRIAD (5) MYRIAD (6) DIAGRAM (7)
OT: TRIGAMY (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 7)

Round 2: A I O B J T I L A

C1: ALIBI (5)
C2: JABOT (5)
DC: trivial jailbait
OT: TIBIAL (6)
Score: 10–10 (max 13)

Round 3: S W E E P T E M E

C1: WEEPS (5)
C2: weepest
DC: TEEPEES (7)
OT: PEEWEES (7)
Score: 15–10 (max 20)

Round 4: 100, 1, 4, 3, 3, 5. Target: 202.

C1: 202. ((3 - 1) x 100) + 5 - 3 (10)
C2: 202. ((3 - 1) x 100) + 5 - 3 (10)
Score: 25–20 (max 30)

Round 5: E O G C T E I S R

C1: COSTER (6)
C2: recognise - and declared as 8
DC: ESOTERIC (8) COTERIES (8)
OT: CORTEGES (8)
Score: 31–20 (max 38)

Round 6: L S L E I S E N V

C1: LIVES (5)
C2: ILLNESS (7)
DC: EVILNESS (8) VILENESS (8)
OT: VEILLESS (8) VEINLESS (8)
Score: 31–27 (max 46)

Round 7: N S A U N I H F N

C1: FAUNS (5)
C2: finish
OT: NUNNISH (7)
Score: 36–27 (max 53)

Round 8: 50, 10, 7, 7, 2, 8. Target: 912.

C1: 912. (50 + 7) x 2 x 8 (10)
C2: 914.
Score: 46–27 (max 63)

Round 9: C D D E I N O T U *

C2 buzzes on 10 seconds to say DEDUCTION which is correct.
Score: 46–37 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Peter:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 2

Aileen:
Total score - 37
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=20