c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 15 April 1988.

C1: Champion Allan Saldanha (4 wins, 240 points.)
C2: Challenger Antony Stafford.
DC: Julia Swannell and Clement Freud.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D Y R I A O T U R
R02: E I G L V T A N C
R03: S F R O A I T U D
R04: 50, 1, 5, 3, 10, 9. Target: 950.
R05: N S E O T N Y A M
R06: H L T E A E H A K
R07: E I E O A C L K S
R08: 25, 1, 6, 7, 10, 8. Target: 532.
R09: D U N C E C L O D (conundrum)


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Round 1: D Y R I A O T U R

C1: DAIRY (5)
C2: RAID (4)
DC: AUDITORY (8)
Score: 5–0 (max 8)

Round 2: E I G L V T A N C

C1: VALETING (8)
C2: TANGLE (6)
DC: CLEAVING (8)
Score: 13–0 (max 16)

Round 3: S F R O A I T U D

C1: AUDITORS (8)
C2: AUDITORS (8)
Score: 21–8 (max 24)

Round 4: 50, 1, 5, 3, 10, 9. Target: 950.

C1: 950. (10 + 9) x 50 (10)
C2: 950. (10 + 9) x 50 (10)
Score: 31–18 (max 34)

Round 5: N S E O T N Y A M

C1: TONNES (6)
C2: SONNET (6)
DC: AMNESTY (7) MONTANE (7) ANTONYMS (8)
Score: 37–24 (max 42)

Round 6: H L T E A E H A K

C1: HEALTH (6)
C2: HALT (4)
OT: TAKAHE (6)
Score: 43–24 (max 48)

Round 7: E I E O A C L K S

C1: CLOAKS (6)
C2: LACKIES (7) - originally given, but then disallowed at the start of Monday's show, as it is LACKEYS, not lackies. But Allan's 6 points for CLOAKS were not given retrospectively.....
DC: SOLACE (6) SOCIAL (6) SICKLE (6)
OT: OILCAKES (8)
Score: 43–24 (max 56)

Round 8: 25, 1, 6, 7, 10, 8. Target: 532.

C1: 533. ((10 - 6 - 1) x 7 x 25) + 8 (7)
C2: 525.
CV: 532. ((10 x 7) + 6) x (8 - 1) (10)
Score: 50–24 (max 66)

Round 9: D U N C E C L O D

C1 buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say CONCLUDED which is correct.
Score: 60–24, but should be 66-24 (max 76)

Statistics Corner

Allan:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 60
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 5

Antony:
Total score - 24
Raw score - 43
Total % of max - 32
Raw % of max - 57
Total average score per round - 2.7
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=15