c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 10 June 1988.

C1: No.7 Seed Frances Rush (3 wins, 155 points.)
C2: No.2 Seed Dick Green (8 wins, 463 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: P C T K O A E T V
R02: G W N I A Y F K U
R03: R Q C R E O O G W
R04: 25, 6, 5, 4, 10, 9. Target: 172.
R05: T M I E G D I S N
R06: L Y T D A I U Y N
R07: K G E I D E B G N
R08: 50, 10, 5, 7, 1, 9. Target: 964.
R09: R I G S C O N C H (conundrum)


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Round 1: P C T K O A E T V

C1: POCKET (6)
C2: OCTAVE/PACKET/POCKET (6)
DC: PACKET (6) CAVETTO (7)
OT: AVOCET (6) CAPOTE (6) TEAPOT (6) TOECAP (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: G W N I A Y F K U

C1: FAKING (6)
C2: FAKING (6)
DC: WAKING (6)
OT: FUNKIA (6) YAWING (6)
Score: 12–12 (max 13)

Round 3: R Q C R E O O G W

C1: GROCER/GROWER (6)
C2: GROCER/GROWER (6)
DC: crower
OT: REGROW (6)
Score: 18–18 (max 19)

Round 4: 25, 6, 5, 4, 10, 9. Target: 172.

C1: 171. (6 x 25) + (5 x 4) + 10 - 9 (7)
C2: 171. (6 x 25) + (5 x 4) + 10 - 9 (7)
CV: 172. ((25 + 4) x 6) - (10 / 5) (10)
Score: 25–25 (max 29)

Round 5: T M I E G D I S N

C1: DEMISTING (18)
C2: DEMISTING (18)
DC: TIMINGS (7) SMIDGEN (7)
Score: 43–43 (max 47)

Round 6: L Y T D A I U Y N

C1: DAINTY (6)
C2: UNTIDY (6)
DC: DUALITY (7)
Score: 49–49 (max 54)

Round 7: K G E I D E B G N

C1: BEGGED (6)
C2: BEGGED (6)
DC: EDGING (6)
OT: KEDGING (7)
Score: 55–55 (max 61)

Round 8: 50, 10, 5, 7, 1, 9. Target: 964.

C1: 964. ((50 + 1) x (10 + 9)) - 5 (10)
C2: 964. ((50 + 1) x (10 + 9)) - 5 (10)
Score: 65–65 (max 71)

Round 9: R I G S C O N C H

C2 buzzes on 3.75 seconds to say SCORCHING which is correct.
Score: 65–75 (max 81)

Statistics Corner

Frances:
Total score - 65
Raw score - 65
Total % of max - 82
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 7.2
Raw average score per round - 7.2
Number of maxes - 4

Dick:
Total score - 75
Raw score - 75
Total % of max - 93
Raw % of max - 93
Total average score per round - 8.3
Raw average score per round - 8.3
Number of maxes - 5

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