c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 21 August 1987.

C1: No.7 Seed Peter Tatlow (2 wins, 112 points.)
C2: No.2 Seed Mike Whiteoak (5 wins, 303 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Derek Nimmo.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N S N O I V E T H
R02: Y N P S A I E L F
R03: T S C A R N I E G
R04: 100, 10, 7, 7, 8, 3. Target: 776.
R05: N V H M N I O I G
R06: Z T T F O E U S N
R07: L S D R N O E O L
R08: 10, 8, 2, 4, 1, 5. Target: 177.
R09: A G I L N P R S W * (conundrum)


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Round 1: N S N O I V E T H

C1: VENISON (7)
C2: VENISON (7)
DC: TENSION (7)
OT: HISTONE (7) INTONES (7) INVENTS (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: Y N P S A I E L F

C1: PLAINS (6)
C2: EASILY (6)
DC: SPANIEL (7) LIFESPAN (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)

Round 3: T S C A R N I E G

C1: RECASTING (18)
C2: RECASTING (18)
Score: 31–31 (max 33)

Amazingly, these first 3 selection are identical to rounds 6, 3 and 1 from the show 2 days ago

Round 4: 100, 10, 7, 7, 8, 3. Target: 776.

C1: 776. (100 - 3) x 8 (10)
C2: 776. (100 x 7) + (8 x 10) - (7 - 3) (10)
Score: 41–41 (max 43)

Round 5: N V H M N I O I G

C1: HOMING (6)
C2: MOVING (6)
DC: MINION (6)
OT: HIVING (6) HONING (6) MINING (6) VINING (6)
Score: 47–47 (max 49)

Round 6: Z T T F O E U S N

C1: TENTS (5)
C2: stouten
OT: TENUTOS (7)
Score: 52–47 (max 56)

Round 7: L S D R N O E O L

C1: NOODLES (7)
C2: NOODLES (7)
OT: RONDELS (7)
Score: 59–54 (max 63)

Round 8: 10, 8, 2, 4, 1, 5. Target: 177.

C1: 177. ((10 + 1) x 2 x 8) + 5 - 4 (10)
C2: 177. (((5 x 2) + 8) x 10) - (4 - 1) (10)
Score: 69–64 (max 73)

Round 9: A G I L N P R S W *

C2 buzzes on 4 seconds to say SPRAWLING which is correct.
Score: 69–74 (max 83)

The combined total of 143 points, was at the time, the highest in the history of the show.

Statistics Corner

Peter:
Total score - 69
Raw score - 69
Total % of max - 83
Raw % of max - 83
Total average score per round - 7.7
Raw average score per round - 7.7
Number of maxes - 6

Mike:
Total score - 74
Raw score - 74
Total % of max - 89
Raw % of max - 89
Total average score per round - 8.2
Raw average score per round - 8.2
Number of maxes - 7

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