c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 31 May 1988.

C1: Champion Gavin Rogers (4 wins, 192 points.)
C2: Challenger Alison Nicholas.
DC: Freda Thornton and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T O S F A E R F Q
R02: S K L O V C A T I
R03: R E A E N F C P T
R04: 100, 5, 2, 7, 5, 6. Target: 341.
R05: N S Y T N A O W E
R06: T G O W Z I S A T
R07: R R N I M V O I R
R08: 1, 4, 5, 8, 7, 10. Target: 811.
R09: U I S V E S P E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: T O S F A E R F Q

C1: FASTER (6)
C2: FOREST (6)
DC: FOSTER (6) STAFFER (7)
OT: AFFOREST (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: S K L O V C A T I

C1: VOCALIST (8)
C2: VOCALIST (8)
Score: 14–14 (max 16)

Round 3: R E A E N F C P T

C1: PERFECT (7)
C2: PREFECT (7)
DC: PERCENT (7)
OT: PERFECTA (8)
Score: 21–21 (max 24)

Round 4: 100, 5, 2, 7, 5, 6. Target: 341.

C1: 341. ((5 - 2) x 100) + (7 x 5) + 6 (10)
C2: 342.
Score: 31–21 (max 34)

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

C1: TONNES (6)
C2: WANTONS (7)
DC: WANNEST (7)
OT: NEWTONS (7) SYNTONE (7) TANNOYS (7)
Score: 31–28 (max 41)

Round 6: T G O W Z I S A T

C1: TOAST (5)
C2: TWIST (5)
DC: TWIGS (5) GAITS (5) WAIST (5)
OT: TOWAIS (6)
Score: 36–33 (max 47)

Round 7: R R N I M V O I R

C1: MIRROR (6)
C2: MIRROR (6)
OT: VIRINO (6) VIRION (6)
Score: 42–39 (max 53)

Round 8: 1, 4, 5, 8, 7, 10. Target: 811.

C1: 810. (5 + 4) x (8 + 1) x 10 (7)
C2: 805.
CV: 811. (((5 x 10) + 4) x (8 + 7)) + 1 (10)
Score: 49–39 (max 63)

Round 9: U I S V E S P E R

C2 buzzes on 2 seconds to say "nothing" which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was SUPERVISE.
Score: 49–39 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Gavin:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 3

Alison:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3

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