c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 6 October 1987.

C1: Challenger Mildred Peak.
C2: Champion Ray Clements (1 win, 54 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F T V U A E S T O
R02: R N T E A E N N I
R03: S C N R A O U A Y
R04: 75, 4, 9, 10, 6, 4. Target: 693.
R05: G N T O I S H G N
R06: Y S C U O I K T O
R07: H N G E A E C T L
R08: 100, 10, 9, 4, 4, 6. Target: 287.
R09: E F G I I L N P R * (conundrum)


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Enjoy the show.

Round 1: F T V U A E S T O

C1: suavest
C2: FOETUS (6)
OT: ASTUTE (6) ESTUFA (6) OUTSAT (6) OUTSET (6) OVATES (6) STATUE (6)
Score: 0–6 (max 6)

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

C1: TANNER (6)
C2: ENTRAIN (7)
OT: INTERNE (7) RETINAE (7) TRAINEE (7) TRANNIE (7)
Score: 0–13 (max 13)

Round 3: S C N R A O U A Y

C1: YARNS (5)
C2: CANARY (6)
DC: CRAYONS (7) NACROUS (7)
Score: 0–19 (max 20)

Round 4: 75, 4, 9, 10, 6, 4. Target: 693.

C1: 695.
C2: 693. (75 + 6 - 4) x 9 (10)
Score: 0–29 (max 30)

Round 5: G N T O I S H G N

C1: STONING (7)
C2: GHOSTING (8)
OT: THONGING (8)
Score: 0–37 (max 38)

Round 6: Y S C U O I K T O

C1: books
C2: STICKY (6)
DC: STOCKY (6)
OT: COITUS (6) OOCYST (6) YOICKS (6)
Score: 0–43 (max 44)

Round 7: H N G E A E C T L

C1: HENCE (5)
C2: CHANGE (6)
DC: ELEGANT (7)
OT: CHELATE (7) NEGLECT (7)
Score: 0–49 (max 51)

Round 8: 100, 10, 9, 4, 4, 6. Target: 287.

C1: 286.
C2: 287. ((100 - (4 / 4)) x (9 - 6)) - 10 (10)
Score: 0–59 (max 61)

Round 9: E F G I I L N P R *

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say PILFERING which is correct.
Score: 10–59 (max 71)

So, Mildred narrowly avoids being the first woman to fail to score on the show...........

Statistics Corner

Mildred:
Total score - 10
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 14
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 1.1
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 1

Ray:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 83
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 6

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=14