c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 26 May 1987.

C1: Challenger Olive Barton.
C2: Champion Matthew Francis (3 wins, 156 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Humphrey Lyttelton.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: A U S R H C E S N
R02: Y L U H N S I H T
R03: E E S N G D V E O
R04: 75, 6, 8, 3, 6, 1. Target: 496.
R05: R B A S O D T T I
R06: O E N T D S R X U
R07: C G D O Y L B R E
R08: 100, 25, 4, 1, 1, 5. Target: 325.
R09: A E F R R S T T U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: A U S R H C E S N

C1: SAUCERS (7)
C2: CRASHES (7)
DC: ARCHNESS (8)
OT: CHASSEUR (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: Y L U H N S I H T

C1: SHUNT (5)
C2: SHUNT (5)
DC: INSULT (6) THINLY (6)
OT: SHINTY (6) SUNLIT (6) THUSLY (6)
Score: 12–12 (max 14)

Round 3: E E S N G D V E O

C1: EDGES (5)
C2: SEVEN (5)
DC: EVENED (6)
OT: DONEES (6) GEODES (6)
Score: 17–17 (max 20)

Round 4: 75, 6, 8, 3, 6, 1. Target: 496.

C1: 480.
C2: 496. ((75 + 8) x 6) - (3 - 1) (10)
Score: 17–27 (max 30)

Round 5: R B A S O D T T I

C1: DISTORT (7)
C2: DISTORT (7)
OT: ASTROID (7) BISTORT (7)
Score: 24–34 (max 37)

Round 6: O E N T D S R X U

C1: UNSORTED (8)
C2: RODENTS (7)
DC: DEXTROUS (8)
OT: ROUNDEST (8) TONSURED (8)
Score: 32–34 (max 45)

Round 7: C G D O Y L B R E

C1: BOLDER (6)
C2: BOLDER (6)
DC: boredly
OT: BODGER (6) CLERGY (6) CLOYED (6) CODGER (6) COLDER (6) CORBEL (6) CYBORG (6) GLOBED (6) LODGER (6)
Score: 38–40 (max 51)

Round 8: 100, 25, 4, 1, 1, 5. Target: 325.

C1: 325. ((4 - 1) x 100) + 25 (10)
C2: 325. ((4 - 1) x 100) + 25 (10)
Score: 48–50 (max 61)

Round 9: A E F R R S T T U *

No one buzzes. The answer was FRUSTRATE.
Score: 48–50 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Olive:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 48
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 4

Matthew:
Total score - 50
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 4

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