c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 8 July 1987.

C1: Champion Hilary Hopper (3 wins, 157 points.)
C2: Challenger Boz Osberg.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Russell Harty.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C A R A D E N I S
R02: G F A P H I O B E
R03: N I R U N E G T S
R04: 25, 7, 6, 8, 1, 10. Target: 616.
R05: I U O N I R T L E
R06: N A D I Y E N G T
R07: S T A I Q E V E L
R08: 75, 2, 3, 6, 5, 8. Target: 668.
R09: A E G I L L N N P * (conundrum)


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Round 1: C A R A D E N I S

C1: CANDIES (7)
C2: CANDIES (7)
DC: RADIANCE (8) radiances
OT: ACARINES (8) ARANEIDS (8) CANARIES (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: G F A P H I O B E

C1: PHOBIA (6)
C2: PHOBIA (6)
OT: HOAGIE (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 14)

Round 3: N I R U N E G T S

C1: STINGER (7)
C2: TURNINGS (8)
DC: RUNNIEST (8) UNRESTING (18)
OT: INSURGENT (18)
Score: 13–21 (max 32)

Round 4: 25, 7, 6, 8, 1, 10. Target: 616.

C1: 617. (((8 x 25) + 6) x (10 - 7)) - 1 (7)
C2: 607.
CV: 616. ((10 x 7) + 6 + 1) x 8 (10)
Score: 20–21 (max 42)

Round 5: I U O N I R T L E

C1: OUTLINE (7)
C2: LINER (5)
DC: outliner
OT: NITRILE (7) RETINOL (7)
Score: 27–21 (max 49)

Round 6: N A D I Y E N G T

C1: TENDING (7)
C2: TENDING (7)
DC: DENYING (7)
OT: ANTEING (7) ANTIGEN (7) DENTING (7) GENTIAN (7) YEANING (7)
Score: 34–28 (max 56)

Round 7: S T A I Q E V E L

C1: livest
C2: LEAVES (6)
DC: VILEST (6)
OT: VELETAS (7)
Score: 34–34 (max 63)

Round 8: 75, 2, 3, 6, 5, 8. Target: 668.

C1: 668. ((6 + 3) x 75) - (5 + 2) (10)
C2: 668. ((6 + 3) x 75) - (5 + 2) (10)
Score: 44–44 (max 73)

Round 9: A E G I L L N N P *

No one buzzes. The answer was PANELLING.
Score: 44–44 (max 83)

Statistics Corner

Hilary:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 4

Boz:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 3

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