c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 28 May 1987.

C1: Champion Mike Stanford (1 win, 56 points.)
C2: Challenger Tim Town.
DC: Freda Thornton and Humphrey Lyttelton.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L I T S A T S E L
R02: V I G N A L E B A
R03: M I R G O N Y I L
R04: 75, 5, 1, 1, 5, 3. Target: 386.
R05: G T N E D A K I P
R06: G U M S A G N E I
R07: H E R W A B E Z L
R08: 10, 3, 4, 5, 2, 4. Target: 281.
R09: P I O U S M U T E (conundrum)


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Round 1: L I T S A T S E L

C1: TALLEST (7)
C2: SALTIEST (8)
OT: SITTELLAS (18)
Score: 0–8 (max 18)

Round 2: V I G N A L E B A

C1: LEAVING (7)
C2: LEAVING (7)
DC: NAVIGABLE (18)
Score: 7–15 (max 36)

Round 3: M I R G O N Y I L

C1: GROIN (5)
C2: LYING (5)
DC: MOILING (7)
OT: GRIMILY (7) LIGROIN (7) MINGILY (7) ROILING (7)
Score: 12–20 (max 43)

Round 4: 75, 5, 1, 1, 5, 3. Target: 386.

C1: 385. (75 x 5) + 1 + 1 + 5 + 3 (7)
C2: 386. Mistake in working.
CM: 386. ((75 + 3) x 5) - 5 + 1 (10)
Score: 19–20 (max 53)

Round 5: G T N E D A K I P

C1: PANTED (6)
C2: TAPING (6)
DC: PAINTED (7) PEAKING (7)
Score: 25–26 (max 60)

Round 6: G U M S A G N E I

C1: AMUSING (7)
C2: AMUSING (7)
OT: ENIGMAS (7) GAMINES (7) GUINEAS (7) MAGGIES (7) MUGGINS (7) SEAMING (7) SEGUING (7) SIGNAGE (7)
Score: 32–33 (max 67)

Round 7: H E R W A B E Z L

C1: BEWARE (6)
C2: WHALER (6)
OT: BLAZER (6) HEALER (6) HERBAL (6) WARBLE (6)
Score: 38–39 (max 73)

Round 8: 10, 3, 4, 5, 2, 4. Target: 281.

C1: 280. ((4 x 5) + (4 x 2)) x 10 (7)
C2: 284.
CM: 281. ((5 + 2) x 4 x 10) + 4 - 3 (10)
Score: 45–39 (max 83)

Round 9: P I O U S M U T E

No one buzzes. The answer was IMPETUOUS.
Score: 45–39 (max 93)

Statistics Corner

Mike:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 48
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 2

Tim:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 42
Raw % of max - 49
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 2

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