c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 26 November 1986.

C1: Challenger Doreen Whyte.
C2: Champion Mike Percik (3 wins, 161 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and William Davis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: M P S O E I R D N
R02: S N A Y O S L E T
R03: H N S I O E J G D
R04: 25, 3, 8, 6, 8, 4. Target: 526.
R05: L S W U I A R E T
R06: D R T O A I K S E
R07: T F R I A O W E S
R08: 100, 9, 3, 9, 10, 3. Target: 189.
R09: G H I N R U S T T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: M P S O E I R D N

C1: PRISONED (8)
C2: PONDERS (7)
DC: PROMISED (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

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

C1: LOANS (5)
C2: SEASON (6)
DC: SLANTS (6)
OT: ETALONS (7) LYSATES (7) SYSTOLE (7) TELSONS (7)
Score: 8–6 (max 15)

Round 3: H N S I O E J G D

C1: SHOEING (7)
C2: JOSHING (7)
DC: DINGOES (7)
OT: JINGOES (7)
Score: 15–13 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 3, 8, 6, 8, 4. Target: 526.

C1: -
C2: 518. ((8+8+4)*25)+(3*6) (5)
CV: 526. (((4*6)-3)*25)+(8/8) (10)
Score: 15–18 (max 32)

Round 5: L S W U I A R E T

C1: WAILERS (7)
C2: WAILERS (7)
DC: REALIST (7) SALTIER (7)
OT: LAWSUIT (7) LUSTIER (7) RETAILS (7) RITUALS (7) SALTIRE (7) SALUTER (7) WAITERS (7) WARIEST (7) WASTREL (7)
Score: 22–25 (max 39)

Round 6: D R T O A I K S E

C1: ASTRIDE (7)
C2: ASTEROID (8)
Score: 22–33 (max 47)

Round 7: T F R I A O W E S

C1: FARES (5)
C2: FAIREST (7)
DC: FRETSAW (7) WAITERS (7)
OT: SOFTWARE (8)
Score: 22–40 (max 55)

Round 8: 100, 9, 3, 9, 10, 3. Target: 189.

C1: 189. ((9*10)+100)-(3/3) (10)
C2: 190.
Score: 32–40 (max 65)

Round 9: G H I N R U S T T *

C1 buzzes on 21 seconds to say THRUSTING which is correct.
Score: 42–40 (max 75)


Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=10