c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 16 December 1987.

C1: Challenger Kenneth Gibson.
C2: Champion Eleanor Crosby (3 wins, 143 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Eve Pollard.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R T E O C K I R N
R02: S R W E U I S T O
R03: C L E I R G T O R
R04: 25, 4, 5, 3, 8, 1. Target: 863.
R05: M B P A E L T A E
R06: Y E L G O N I R L
R07: T S K U I G W E R
R08: 75, 7, 10, 3, 1, 8. Target: 117.
R09: N U R S E S O U T (conundrum)


And now a brief interlude before our main feature:

SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER

Enjoy the show.

Round 1: R T E O C K I R N

C1: TINKER (6)
C2: CORNIER (7)
DC: TRICORNE (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: S R W E U I S T O

C1: stowers
C2: STORIES (7)
DC: SUITORS (7) SERIOUS (7)
OT: OESTRUS (7) OUSTERS (7) ROSIEST (7) SORTIES (7) SOUREST (7) SOUTERS (7) TORUSES (7) TRIOSES (7) TUSSORE (7)
Score: 0–14 (max 15)

Round 3: C L E I R G T O R

C1: TRIER (5)
C2: GOITRE (6)
DC: RECTOR (6)
OT: CORTILE (7)
Score: 0–20 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 4, 5, 3, 8, 1. Target: 863.

C1: 860. Mistake in working.
C2: 863. Mistake in working.
CV: 863. (((4 x 25) + 5 + 3) x 8) - 1 (10)
Score: 0–20 (max 32)

Round 5: M B P A E L T A E

C1: TEMPLE (6)
C2: EATABLE (7)
DC: PALMATE (7)
OT: TAMEABLE (8)
Score: 0–27 (max 40)

Round 6: Y E L G O N I R L

C1: ROLLING (7)
C2: YELLING (7)
DC: RELYING (7)
Score: 7–34 (max 47)

Round 7: T S K U I G W E R

C1: STRIKE (6)
C2: WRITES (6)
DC: GUSTIER (7) GUTSIER (7)
OT: TUGRIKS (7)
Score: 13–40 (max 54)

Round 8: 75, 7, 10, 3, 1, 8. Target: 117.

C1: 114. (3 x 10) + 75 + 8 + 1 (7)
C2: 121.
CV: 117. ((8 + 1 - 3) x 7) + 75 (10)
Score: 20–40 (max 64)

Round 9: N U R S E S O U T

No one buzzes. The answer was STRENUOUS.
Score: 20–40 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Kenneth:
Total score - 20
Raw score - 37
Total % of max - 27
Raw % of max - 50
Total average score per round - 2.2
Raw average score per round - 4.1
Number of maxes - 1

Eleanor:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 2

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