c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 2 July 1987.

C1: Challenger Peter Medhurst (1 draw, 47 points.)
C2: Challenger Cath Powell (1 draw, 47 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C A S E O N B V J
R02: G T E O N R I E S
R03: N A N I E T R L N
R04: 75, 2, 10, 9, 4, 2. Target: 370.
R05: G N A U Y T E E D
R06: F I B A H O S P E
R07: I A N R S A G E D
R08: 50, 7, 2, 9, 6, 6. Target: 743.
R09: G G I I N O P S S * (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: C A S E O N B V J

C1: SCONE (5)
C2: COVENS (6)
DC: CANOES (6) OCEANS (6) BANJOES (7)
OT: BEACONS (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: G T E O N R I E S

C1: STEERING (8)
C2: RESTING (7)
OT: GENITORS (8) INTEGERS (8) SEROTINE (8) TRIGONES (8)
Score: 8–6 (max 15)

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

C1: RETAIN (6)
C2: RELIANT (7)
DC: ENTRAIN (7) LANTERN (7) INTERNAL (8)
Score: 8–13 (max 23)

Round 4: 75, 2, 10, 9, 4, 2. Target: 370.

C1: 370. (75 x 4) + ((9 - 2) x 10) (10)
C2: 370. ((9 - 4) x 75) - (10 / 2) (10)
Score: 18–23 (max 33)

Round 5: G N A U Y T E E D

C1: GAUNT (5)
C2: gaunted
DC: NEGATED (7)
OT: ENDGATE (7)
Score: 23–23 (max 40)

Round 6: F I B A H O S P E

C1: SHAPE (5)
C2: HOPES (5)
DC: PHOBIAS (7)
Score: 28–28 (max 47)

Round 7: I A N R S A G E D

C1: ERASING (7)
C2: READINGS (8)
DC: DRAINAGES (18)
OT: GARDENIAS (18)
Score: 28–36 (max 65)

Round 8: 50, 7, 2, 9, 6, 6. Target: 743.

C1: 748.
C2: 743. ((9 + 6) x 50) - 7 (10)
Score: 28–46 (max 75)

Round 9: G G I I N O P S S

C2 buzzes on 11 seconds to say GOSSIPING which is correct.
Score: 28–56 (max 85)

Statistics Corner

Peter:
Total score - 28
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 33
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 3.1
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 2

Cath:
Total score - 56
Raw score - 63
Total % of max - 66
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 6.2
Raw average score per round - 7.0
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=13