c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 16 June 1987.

C1: No.4 Seed Stephen Balment (3 wins, 189 points.)
C2: No.5 Seed Nigel Aspden (2 wins, 111 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Patrick Mower.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N N E O F N U A C
R02: R E N F A G I T L
R03: C N E J A V I S O
R04: 25, 3, 6, 7, 9, 8. Target: 227.
R05: T A L S E N I T G
R06: T S O N I V E B T
R07: W O R A Y N S E R
R08: 25, 7, 2, 9, 3, 1. Target: 978.
R09: A C E G I L N N O * (conundrum)


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Round 1: N N E O F N U A C

C1: NUANCE (6)
C2: NUANCE (6)
DC: CANNON (6) ANNOUNCE (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: R E N F A G I T L

C1: FALTERING (18)
C2: FALTERING (18)
DC: REFLATING (18)
Score: 24–24 (max 26)

Round 3: C N E J A V I S O

C1: CANOES (6)
C2: EVASION (7)
DC: NOVICES (7)
Score: 24–31 (max 33)

Round 4: 25, 3, 6, 7, 9, 8. Target: 227.

C1: 227. (25 x 9) + 8 - 6 (10)
C2: 227. (9 x 25) + (6 / 3) (10)
Score: 34–41 (max 43)

Round 5: T A L S E N I T G

C1: STEALING (8)
C2: SETTLING (8)
OT: TANGLIEST (18)
Score: 42–49 (max 61)

Round 6: T S O N I V E B T

C1: BONIEST (7)
C2: BONIEST (7)
OT: BOTTIES (7) BOVINES (7) TIENTOS (7) TONIEST (7)
Score: 49–56 (max 68)

Round 7: W O R A Y N S E R

C1: WARRENS (7)
C2: WARRENS (7)
OT: NARROWS (7) WARNERS (7) YARROWS (7) YAWNERS (7)
Score: 56–63 (max 75)

Round 8: 25, 7, 2, 9, 3, 1. Target: 978.

C1: 975. (((7 - 2 - 1) x 9) + 3) x 25 (7)
C2: -
CM: 978. ((25 - 7) x 9) + 1) x 3 x 2 (10)
Score: 63–63 (max 85)

Round 9: A C E G I L N N O *

No one buzzes. The answer was CONGENIAL.
Score: 63–63 (max 95)

Tie-break conundrum: D E E I M P R S S *

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say IMPRESSED which is correct.
Score: 73–63 (max 95)

Statistics Corner

Stephen:
Total score - 63 (73)
Raw score - 69 (79)
Total % of max - 66 (77)
Raw % of max - 73 (83)
Total average score per round - 7.0 (7.3)
Raw average score per round - 7.7 (7.9)
Number of maxes - 4 (5)

Nigel:
Total score - 63 (63)
Raw score - 63 (63)
Total % of max - 66 (66)
Raw % of max - 66 (66)
Total average score per round - 7.0 (6.3)
Raw average score per round - 7.0 (6.3)
Number of maxes - 5 (5)

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