c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 30 May 1988.

C1: Champion Gavin Rogers (3 wins, 135 points.)
C2: Challenger Ken Toll.
DC: Freda Thornton and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D I S H E N T U A
R02: U L S T D E A M S
R03: T E O B V D E G N
R04: 1, 5, 7, 3, 5, 100. Target: 664.
R05: C E U S V I O L N
R06: T E I I G B R N R
R07: O E D S L S G O R
R08: 6, 7, 10, 5, 1, 1. Target: 830.
R09: N I N E T I E S V (conundrum)


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Round 1: D I S H E N T U A

C1: HANDIEST (8)
C2: HAUNTED (7)
DC: sinuated
OT: DIANTHUS (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: U L S T D E A M S

C1: tassled
C2: TALES (5)
DC: SALUTED (7) AMULETS (7)
OT: ASSUMED (7) DAMSELS (7) DESALTS (7) MEDUSAS (7) MULETAS (7) SALUTES (7) TALUSES (7) TUSSLED (7)
Score: 8–5 (max 15)

Round 3: T E O B V D E G N

C1: VENTED (6)
C2: BODGE (5)
DC: DENOTE (6)
OT: BEGONE (6) BONGED (6) DEVOTE (6) TONGED (6) VETOED (6)
Score: 14–5 (max 21)

Round 4: 1, 5, 7, 3, 5, 100. Target: 664.

C1: 664. ((100 - 5) x 7) - 1 (10)
C2: 662.
Score: 24–5 (max 31)

Round 5: C E U S V I O L N

C1: UNVEILS (7)
C2: ENVIOUS (7)
DC: COUNSEL (7) CONVULSE (8)
Score: 31–12 (max 39)

Round 6: T E I I G B R N R

C1: BITING (6)
C2: ERRING (6)
DC: IGNITER (7) RETIRING (8)
Score: 37–18 (max 47)

Round 7: O E D S L S G O R

C1: DROOLS (6)
C2: GODLESS (7)
DC: GLOSSED (7) DOORLESS (8)
OT: GLOSSER (7) GROSSED (7) LODGERS (7) RODLESS (7) SODGERS (7) SOLDERS (7) SOOLERS (7)
Score: 37–25 (max 55)

Round 8: 6, 7, 10, 5, 1, 1. Target: 830.

C1: 830. (((5 + 6 + 1) x 7) - 1) x 10 (10)
C2: 830. (((5 + 6 + 1) x 7) - 1) x 10 (10)
Score: 47–35 (max 65)

Round 9: N I N E T I E S V

C1 buzzes on 28 seconds to say INTENSIVE which is correct.
Score: 57–35 (max 75)

Statistics Corner

Gavin:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 63
Total % of max - 76
Raw % of max - 84
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 7.0
Number of maxes - 5

Ken:
Total score - 35
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 1

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