c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 10 July 1987.

C1: Champion Hilary Hopper (4 wins, 1 draw, 254 points.)
C2: Challenger Robert Randall.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Russell Harty.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S U Y E N A T L E
R02: S C F O A O E L T
R03: S A L O D I W E S
R04: 75, 8, 2, 3, 10, 9. Target: 139.
R05: L P N I A U V O S
R06: Z E N I R A T Y L
R07: N V R H O A E A W
R08: 75, 10, 2, 9, 4, 7. Target: 147.
R09: A A C D E H L R T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: S U Y E N A T L E

C1: STALE (5)
C2: UNSEAT (6)
DC: NESTLE (6)
OT: ELUANTS (7) ELUATES (7) LATEENS (7) LEANEST (7) LUNATES (7) TENSELY (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

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

C1: SOLACE (6)
C2: foscate
DC: LOCATES (7) COOLEST (7)
OT: ALECOST (7) FOLATES (7) FOOTLES (7) LACTOSE (7) OCELOTS (7) TALCOSE (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 14)

Round 3: S A L O D I W E S

C1: SOILED (6)
C2: DOWELS (6)
DC: LADIES (6) IDEALS (6)
OT: ADIOSES (7) LASSOED (7) WALDOES (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 21)

Round 4: 75, 8, 2, 3, 10, 9. Target: 139.

C1: 139. (75 x 2) - (8 + 3) (10)
C2: 139. (75 x 2) - (8 + 3) (10)
Score: 22–22 (max 31)

Round 5: L P N I A U V O S

C1: PLAINS (6)
C2: LUPINS (6)
DC: PIANOS (6) VIOLAS (6) AVULSION (8)
Score: 28–28 (max 39)

Round 6: Z E N I R A T Y L

C1: ENTRAIL (7) - plural only, as we all should know by now, so should be disallowed.........
C2: LATRINE (7)
DC: REALITY (7)
OT: INTERLAY (8)
Score: 35–35 (max 47)

Round 7: N V R H O A E A W

C1: WAVER (5)
C2: HAVEN (5)
OT: ARENA (5) AROHA (5) AWARE (5) HAVER (5) HERON (5) HOVER (5) NOVAE (5) OWNER (5) RAVEN (5) ROWAN (5) ROWEN (5) VARNA (5) WHARE (5) WHORE (5) WOVEN (5)
Score: 40–40 (max 52)

Round 8: 75, 10, 2, 9, 4, 7. Target: 147.

C1: 147. (75 x 2) - (7 - 4) (10)
C2: 147. (75 x 2) - (10 - 7) (10)
Score: 50–50 (max 62)

Round 9: A A C D E H L R T *

C2 buzzes on 6 seconds to say CATHEDRAL which is correct.
Score: 50–60 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Hilary:
Total score - 50
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 3

Robert:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 60
Total % of max - 83
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 4

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