c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 26 May 1988.

C1: Champion Gavin Rogers (1 win, 48 points.)
C2: Challenger Les Savage.
DC: Freda Thornton and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F A L A T I G S H
R02: A E I R N T G T A
R03: F I P O T E N I C
R04: 100, 75, 4, 1, 3, 9. Target: 963.
R05: A I U W S N G Z I
R06: S O I T W A T E Y
R07: I A O N C V R T I
R08: 6, 2, 2, 6, 4, 7. Target: 816.
R09: A L I O M U S I C (conundrum)


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Round 1: F A L A T I G S H

C1: FAITHS (6)
C2: flatish
DC: ALIGHTS (7)
OT: FLIGHTS (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)

Round 2: A E I R N T G T A

C1: TREATING (8)
C2: TREATING (8)
DC: AERATING (8)
OT: REATTAIN (8)
Score: 14–8 (max 15)

Round 3: F I P O T E N I C

C1: FEINT (5)
C2: NOTICE (6)
DC: FICTION (7)
Score: 14–14 (max 22)

Round 4: 100, 75, 4, 1, 3, 9. Target: 963.

C1: 963. (100 x 9) + 75 - (4 x 3) (10)
C2: 963. ((100 - 4) x (9 + 1)) + 3 (10)
Score: 24–24 (max 32)

Round 5: A I U W S N G Z I

C1: SAWING (6)
C2: SAWING (6)
DC: SIZING (6)
OT: WISING (6)
Score: 30–30 (max 38)

Round 6: S O I T W A T E Y

C1: SWEATY (6)
C2: waiste
OT: SATIETY (7) TOASTIE (7)
Score: 36–30 (max 45)

Round 7: I A O N C V R T I

C1: RATION (6)
C2: IRONIC (6)
DC: victorian VICTORIA (8)
Score: 42–36 (max 53)

Round 8: 6, 2, 2, 6, 4, 7. Target: 816.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 816. (((2 + 2) x 7) + 6) x 4 x 6 (10)
Score: 42–36 (max 63)

Round 9: A L I O M U S I C

No one buzzes. The answer was MALICIOUS.
Score: 42–36 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Gavin:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 3

Les:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 36
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 49
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 4.0
Number of maxes - 3

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