c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 30 November 1987.

C1: Champion Frank Houston (3 wins, 165 points.)
C2: Challenger David Hoyle.
DC: Julia Swannell and Neil Innes.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: A R H N B H E Y T
R02: G N A I L S E P N
R03: O T F B N T A S I
R04: 100, 50, 9, 10, 5, 3. Target: 980.
R05: M T S A A G U N T
R06: E S V F G S E I N
R07: G Y O I N D S O R
R08: 25, 100, 8, 10, 7, 1. Target: 566.
R09: F I E R C E R O N (conundrum)


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Round 1: A R H N B H E Y T

C1: BANTER (6)
C2: HEARTY (6)
DC: BREATHY (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: G N A I L S E P N

C1: PLEASING (8)
C2: SPANGLE (7)
DC: LEANINGS (8) ELAPSING (8)
Score: 14–6 (max 15)

Round 3: O T F B N T A S I

C1: BASTION (7)
C2: battons
DC: BOTANIST (8)
Score: 21–6 (max 23)

Round 4: 100, 50, 9, 10, 5, 3. Target: 980.

C1: 980. (9 x 100) + ((5 + 3) x 10) (10)
C2: 986.
Score: 31–6 (max 33)

Round 5: M T S A A G U N T

C1: TAUNTS (6)
C2: TAUNTS (6)
DC: GAUNT (5)
OT: MANTUAS (7) MUSTANG (7) MUTANTS (7)
Score: 37–12 (max 40)

Round 6: E S V F G S E I N

C1: FINESSE (7)
C2: SINGS (5)
DC: SEEINGS (7) GENESIS (7)
OT: FESSING (7) SIGNEES (7)
Score: 44–12 (max 47)

Round 7: G Y O I N D S O R

C1: GROINS (6)
C2: DRYING (6)
DC: INDOORS (7) DRONGOS (7)
OT: SIGNORY (7) SORDINO (7)
Score: 50–18 (max 54)

Round 8: 25, 100, 8, 10, 7, 1. Target: 566.

C1: 567. ((7 - 1) x 100) - 25 - 8 (7)
C2: 565. ((7 - 1) x 100) - 25 - 10 (7)
CV: 566. (((7 x 8) + 1) x 10) - (100 / 25) (10)
Score: 57–25 (max 64)

Round 9: F I E R C E R O N

C2 buzzes on 24 seconds to say REINFORCE which is correct.
Score: 57–35 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Frank:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 77
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 3

David:
Total score - 35
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 1

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