c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 11 February 1987.

C1: Challenger Alan Johnson.
C2: Champion Geoff Hinchliffe (2 wins, 11 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Steve Jones.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: A E C T L A S D G
R02: U O A N T D E R G
R03: O E O T L D S A G
R04: 50, 3, 9, 4, 1, 4. Target: 526.
R05: U O A R N S I T Q
R06: E O N R V U A T N
R07: T C F E A E N L O
R08: 100, 7, 3, 9, 9, 8. Target: 353.
R09: A D E F H L O O S * (conundrum)


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Round 1: A E C T L A S D G

C1: LASTED (6)
C2: SCALED (6)
DC: CASTLED (7)
OT: ACETALS (7) GELADAS (7) LACTASE (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: U O A N T D E R G

C1: GRANTED (7)
C2: GRANTED (7)
DC: GROUTED (7) OUTRAGED (8) OUTRANGED (18)
OT: DRAGONET (8)
Score: 13–13 (max 25)

Round 3: O E O T L D S A G

C1: LASTED (6)
C2: LOOTED (6)
DC: GLOATED (7)
OT: GALOOTS (7) LEGATOS (7) STOOGED (7) STOOLED (7)
Score: 19–19 (max 32)

Round 4: 50, 3, 9, 4, 1, 4. Target: 526.

C1: 526. ((50 + 3) x (9 + 1)) - 4 (10)
C2: 528.
Score: 29–19 (max 42)

Round 5: U O A R N S I T Q

C1: TRAINS (6)
C2: RATIONS (7)
OT: RAINOUTS (8)
Score: 29–26 (max 50)

Round 6: E O N R V U A T N

C1: OUTRAN (6)
C2: ORNATE (6)
DC: VAUNTER (7)
OT: NEUTRON (7) NORTENA (7) TONNEAU (7)
Score: 35–32 (max 57)

Round 7: T C F E A E N L O

C1: LOCATE (6)
C2: LOCATE (6)
DC: CONFLATE (8)
OT: FALCONET (8)
Score: 41–38 (max 65)

Round 8: 100, 7, 3, 9, 9, 8. Target: 353.

C1: 353. ((100 + 9 + 9) x 3) - (8 - 7) (10)
C2: 353. ((100 + 9 + 8) x 3) + 9 - 7 (10)
Score: 51–48 (max 75)

Round 9: A D E F H L O O S *

No one buzzes. The answer was FALSEHOOD.
Score: 51–48 (max 85)

Statistics Corner

Alan:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 2

Geoff:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=11