c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 4 November 1987.

C1: Champion Bhala Appadoo (1 win, 44 points.)
C2: Challenger John Hadfield.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Russell Harty.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: K N T E U D B I B
R02: N E D S L A A S E
R03: R I L T C E N D A
R04: 50, 4, 6, 9, 10, 4. Target: 954.
R05: T G I O B Y E Q X
R06: L T R B U E O V E
R07: L G V E I S F O W
R08: 75, 4, 5, 8, 1, 10. Target: 557.
R09: A E F I L N N U Z * (conundrum)


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Round 1: K N T E U D B I B

C1: UNTIED (6)
C2: UNTIED (6)
DC: UNITED (6) BUNKED (6)
OT: BUNTED (6) DEBUNK (6) DUBBIN (6) DUNITE (6) NIBBED (6) TUBBED (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: N E D S L A A S E

C1: LEADEN (6)
C2: SANDALS (7)
DC: ENDLESS (7)
OT: SALADES (7) SENDALS (7)
Score: 6–13 (max 13)

Round 3: R I L T C E N D A

C1: LATRINE (7)
C2: TRAILED (7)
DC: CLARINET (8) ARTICLE (7)
OT: ARTICLED (8) DICENTRA (8) LACERTID (8)
Score: 13–20 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 4, 6, 9, 10, 4. Target: 954.

C1: 954. ((10 + 9) x 50) + 4 (10)
C2: 955.
Score: 23–20 (max 31)

Round 5: T G I O B Y E Q X

C1: BOGEY (5)
C2: BIGOT (5)
OT: BEGOT (5) BOGIE (5) BOITE (5) BOXTY (5)
Score: 28–25 (max 36)

Round 6: L T R B U E O V E

C1: TROUBLE (7)
C2: TROUBLE (7)
DC: VELOUTE (7) EVOLUTE (7)
OT: REVOLUTE (8)
Score: 35–32 (max 44)

Round 7: L G V E I S F O W

C1: VOWELS (6)
C2: WOLVES (6)
DC: GLOVES (6)
OT: FOGIES (6) OGIVES (6) OLIVES (6) SWIVEL (6)
Score: 41–38 (max 50)

Round 8: 75, 4, 5, 8, 1, 10. Target: 557.

C1: 554.
C2: 555. ((8 - 1) x 75) + ((10 - 4) x 5) (7)
CV: 557. ((75 - 5) x 8) - (4 - 1) (10)
Score: 41–45 (max 60)

Round 9: A E F I L N N U Z *

No one buzzes. The answer was INFLUENZA.
Score: 41–45 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Bhala:
Total score - 41
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 4

John:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 4

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