c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 7 May 1987.

C1: Champion Jon Marsh (7 wins, 368 points.)
C2: Challenger Phyllis Stevens.
DC: Freda Thornton and Patrick Mower.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T M W E A D S C I
R02: N L E A F S O G R
R03: N W T E F I P X R
R04: 100, 25, 10, 9, 2, 8. Target: 633.
R05: N T A E Y H U S E
R06: V Y R O E D H N I
R07: G D O E J T A G E
R08: 100, 4, 8, 7, 3, 10. Target: 466.
R09: D D G I I L N N W * (conundrum)


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Round 1: T M W E A D S C I

C1: WAISTED (7)
C2: dissect
OT: DACITES (7) MISDATE (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: N L E A F S O G R

C1: LOAFERS (7)
C2: FLANGES (7)
OT: FLANGERS (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 15)

Round 3: N W T E F I P X R

C1: WINTER (6)
C2: WINTER (6)
DC: PREFIX (6)
OT: PERFIN (6) TWINER (6)
Score: 20–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 25, 10, 9, 2, 8. Target: 633.

C1: 634. ((8 - 2) x 100) + 25 + 9 (7)
C2: 634. ((8 - 2) x 100) + 25 + 9 (7)
CM: 633. ((100 + 25) x (10 / 2)) + 8 (10)
Score: 27–20 (max 31)

Round 5: N T A E Y H U S E

C1: HAUNTS (6)
C2: ENTHUSE (7)
Score: 27–27 (max 38)

Round 6: V Y R O E D H N I

C1: HINDER (6)
C2: HINDER (6)
DC: VINERY (6)
OT: DEHORN (6) DEVOIR (6) DHONEY (6) DINERO (6) DRIVEN (6) HEROIN (6) HONIED (6) HORNED (6) HOYDEN (6) IRONED (6) RENVOI (6) VENDOR (6) VERDIN (6) YONDER (6)
Score: 33–33 (max 44)

Round 7: G D O E J T A G E

C1: JAGGED (6)
C2: DOTAGE/JOGGED/JAGGED (6)
DC: GOATEE (6)
OT: GOATEED (7)
Score: 39–39 (max 51)

Round 8: 100, 4, 8, 7, 3, 10. Target: 466.

C1: 466. (100 x 4) + (8 x 7) + 10 (10)
C2: 470.
Score: 49–39 (max 61)

Round 9: D D G I I L N N W *

C2 buzzes on 9 seconds to say DWINDLING which is correct.
Score: 49–49 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Jon:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 4

Phyllis:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 4

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=12