c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 6 July 1987.

C1: Champion Hilary Hopper (1 win, 60 points.)
C2: Challenger Dennis Davies.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S E G A C U M Y A
R02: T L N E O A C S O
R03: T I L O F E L S A
R04: 25, 100, 1, 10, 1, 6. Target: 721.
R05: L D S O U I W A E
R06: P A M I K E N D N
R07: P R A H E O N A R
R08: 50, 8, 1, 2, 8, 3. Target: 741.
R09: S P R E I N A R T (conundrum)


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Round 1: S E G A C U M Y A

C1: causage
C2: CAGES (5)
DC: CAUSEY (6)
OT: MAGUEYS (7)
Score: 0–5 (max 7)

Round 2: T L N E O A C S O

C1: CANTLES (7)
C2: COAST (5)
DC: LOCATES (7) COOLEST (7) COOLANTS (8)
OT: ECOTONAL (8) LACTONES (8)
Score: 7–5 (max 15)

Round 3: T I L O F E L S A

C1: FOLIATES (8)
C2: FILLETS (7)
OT: FELLATIO (8) FLOATELS (8)
Score: 15–5 (max 23)

Round 4: 25, 100, 1, 10, 1, 6. Target: 721.

C1: 720. (100 + 25 - (10 / (1 + 1))) x 6 (7)
C2: 724.
CV: 720. (7)
Score: 22–5 (max 30)

Round 5: L D S O U I W A E

C1: WADES (5)
C2: LOUSED (6)
DC: WAILED (6) IDEALS (6)
OT: DUALISE (7) WALDOES (7)
Score: 22–11 (max 37)

Round 6: P A M I K E N D N

C1: PANNED (6)
C2: MAIDEN (6)
OT: MANKIND (7) PIKEMAN (7)
Score: 28–17 (max 44)

Round 7: P R A H E O N A R

C1: HERON (5)
C2: PRONE (5)
OT: ANAPHOR (7)
Score: 33–22 (max 51)

Round 8: 50, 8, 1, 2, 8, 3. Target: 741.

C1: 741. (((50 x 2) - (8 - 1)) x 8) - 3 (10)
C2: -
Score: 43–22 (max 61)

Round 9: S P R E I N A R T

C2 buzzes on 14.5 seconds to say INSEPARATE which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was TRANSPIRE.
Score: 43–22 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Hilary:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 48
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 3

Dennis:
Total score - 22
Raw score - 41
Total % of max - 31
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 2.4
Raw average score per round - 4.6
Number of maxes - 0

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

Is TERRAPINS also a valid answer for the conundrum?

Johnny Canuck wrote:Is TERRAPINS also a valid answer for the conundrum?

Strictly, yes, but it's an obvious plural, although some were allowed as conundrums in the old days.

James Robinson wrote:

Johnny Canuck wrote:Is TERRAPINS also a valid answer for the conundrum?

Strictly, yes, but it's an obvious plural, although some were allowed as conundrums in the old days.

And hasn't it only been recently that the contestants have been told that they won't be plurals?