c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 26 August 1987.

C1: No.1 Seed Nita Marr (8 wins, 448 points.)
C2: No.4 Seed Hilary Hopper (5 wins, 1 draw, 312 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Derek Nimmo.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: V M E T I F T E N
R02: Z S L A O U D R A
R03: N L I S X E D I R
R04: 50, 2, 1, 8, 5, 7. Target: 357.
R05: G U D E J A N E S
R06: L S I Y S U T L E
R07: R A N O F A T E N
R08: 50, 1, 9, 2, 3, 1. Target: 979.
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Round 1: V M E T I F T E N

C1: MITTEN (6)
C2: MITTEN (6)
DC: FITMENT (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: Z S L A O U D R A

C1: AURAL (5)
C2: LOADS (5)
DC: LAZARS (6) AROUSAL (7)
Score: 11–11 (max 14)

Round 3: N L I S X E D I R

C1: LINERS (6)
C2: INSIDER (7)
OT: ELIXIRS (7) INLIERS (7) RESILIN (7)
Score: 11–18 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 2, 1, 8, 5, 7. Target: 357.

C1: 357. (50 x 7) + 8 - 1 (10)
C2: 357. (50 + 1) x 7 (10)
Score: 21–28 (max 31)

Round 5: G U D E J A N E S

C1: JUDGES (6)
C2: JUDGES (6)
DC: DENGUES (7)
OT: DENGUE (6) ENDUES (6) ENSUED (6) NUDGES (6) SEGUED (6) SUNDAE (6) UNEASE (6)
Score: 27–34 (max 38)

Round 6: L S I Y S U T L E

C1: LUSTILY (7)
C2: LUSTILY (7)
OT: STYLISE (7) SULLIES (7) TISSUEY (7)
Score: 34–41 (max 45)

Round 7: R A N O F A T E N

C1: FRONT (5)
C2: TANNER (6)
OT: FORNENT (7) NORTENA (7)
Score: 34–47 (max 52)

Round 8: 50, 1, 9, 2, 3, 1. Target: 979.

C1: 972.
C2: 980. ((2 x 50) - (3 - 1)) x (9 + 1) (7)
CV: 980. ((2 x 50) - (3 - 1)) x (9 + 1) (7)
Score: 34–54 (max 59)

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No one buzzes. The answer was ?????????.
Score: 34–54 (max 69)

Statistics Corner

Nita:
Total score - 34
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 2

Hilary:
Total score - 54
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 78
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 6.0
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 4

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