c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 7 October 1987.

C1: Challenger Jim Findlay.
C2: Champion Ray Clements (2 wins, 113 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: A W B S A T O R N
R02: G S T E I E V D U
R03: M S B I O E D T S
R04: 50, 4, 10, 4, 9, 7. Target: 792.
R05: N Y V I A P H F L
R06: N G B T I E A D G
R07: N T R N I O A T F
R08: 50, 6, 10, 5, 8, 5. Target: 347.
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Round 1: A W B S A T O R N

C1: BRAWNS (6)
C2: BRAWNS (6)
OT: ABORTS (6) AORTAS (6) BARONS (6) BATONS (6) BOARTS (6) BRANTS (6) BROWNS (6) BWANAS (6) NAWABS (6) ROWANS (6) SONATA (6) STROWN (6) TABORS (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: G S T E I E V D U

C1: VESTIGE (7)
C2: DIGEST (6)
DC: EDGIEST (7)
OT: GUESTED (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 13)

Round 3: M S B I O E D T S

C1: MODEST (6)
C2: BODIES (6)
DC: DEMISTS (7) misdoes
OT: MODISTES (8)
Score: 19–12 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 4, 10, 4, 9, 7. Target: 792.

C1: 792. (4 x 4 x 50) - (10 - 9 + 7) (10)
C2: 792. ((7 + 9) x 50) - (4 + 4) (10)
Score: 29–22 (max 31)

Round 5: N Y V I A P H F L

C1: VAINLY (6)
C2: VAINLY (6)
OT: FLAVIN (6) HYALIN (6) LINHAY (6)
Score: 35–28 (max 37)

Round 6: N G B T I E A D G

C1: DEBATING (8)
C2: DEBATING (8)
Score: 43–36 (max 45)

Round 7: N T R N I O A T F

C1: INFANT (6)
C2: RATION (6)
DC: NATION (6) INTRANT (7)
OT: FONTINA (7)
Score: 49–42 (max 52)

Round 8: 50, 6, 10, 5, 8, 5. Target: 347.

C1: 348. (((5 / 5) + 6) x 50) - (10 - 8) (7)
C2: 348. (((5 / 5) + 6) x 50) - (10 - 8) (7)
CV: 347. ((50 + 8) x 6) - (5 / 5) (10)
Score: 56–49 (max 62)

Round 9: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

C1 buzzes on ? seconds to say ????????? which is correct.
Score: 66–49 (max 72)

Unfortunately, Mike had bad reception, so we have no idea what the conundrum was.

Statistics Corner

Jim:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 92
Raw % of max - 92
Total average score per round - 7.3
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 6

Ray:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 4

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