c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 29 May 1987.

C1: Champion Mike Stanford (2 wins, 101 points.)
C2: Challenger Vivien Crabb.
DC: Freda Thornton and Humphrey Lyttelton.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S Y L O D E R B A
R02: G C E I H C E R N
R03: S S R O S T E I X
R04: 75, 100, 3, 6, 2, 5. Target: 394.
R05: N D U H A N T I H
R06: Y S L O D U S E G
R07: V N I O T D E S R
R08: 4, 1, 5, 8, 4, 10. Target: 719.
R09: O U T S C O R E U (conundrum)


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Round 1: S Y L O D E R B A

C1: LOADERS (7)
C2: BARLEY (6)
DC: BROADLY (7) SOBERLY (7)
OT: ALBEDOS (7) BYROADS (7) ORDEALS (7) RELOADS (7) ROSEBAY (7) SOLEBAR (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: G C E I H C E R N

C1: CHEERING (8)
C2: CHEERING (8)
OT: RECCEING (8)
Score: 15–8 (max 15)

Round 3: S S R O S T E I X

C1: SISTERS (7)
C2: ROSIEST (7)
DC: SORTIES (7) STORIES (7) tossers
OT: RESISTS (7) TRIOSES (7)
Score: 22–15 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 100, 3, 6, 2, 5. Target: 394.

C1: 395.
C2: 394. (((5 + 3) / 2) x 100) - 6 (10)
Score: 22–25 (max 32)

Round 5: N D U H A N T I H

C1: UNHAND (6)
C2: HAUNT (5)
DC: INDUNA (6)
OT: NUTHIN (6)
Score: 28–25 (max 38)

Round 6: Y S L O D U S E G

C1: GODLESS (7)
C2: GLOSSED (7)
DC: SLUDGES (7)
Score: 35–32 (max 45)

Round 7: V N I O T D E S R

C1: STONIER (7)
C2: INVESTOR (8)
DC: STRIVEN (7)
Score: 35–40 (max 53)

Round 8: 4, 1, 5, 8, 4, 10. Target: 719.

C1: 719. (((5 x 4 x 4) - 8) x 10) - 1 (10)
C2: 719. ((5 + 4) x 8 x 10) - 1 (10)
Score: 45–50 (max 63)

Round 9: O U T S C O R E U

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say COURTEOUS which is correct. (Presumably, OUTSOURCE wasn't in the COD7.......)
Score: 45–60 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Mike:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 6

Vivien:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 71
Total % of max - 82
Raw % of max - 97
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 7.9
Number of maxes - 7

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