c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 20 February 1987.

C1: Challenger Daren Putt.
C2: Champion Ken Heaton (2 wins, 98 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Bill Tidy.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L I F O R T E R A
R02: Y T N C E O S W U
R03: D N T E A L E P A
R04: 75, 25, 9, 4, 10, 4. Target: 286.
R05: D S R S I E A B M
R06: S R U Z A R O T N
R07: S C T A S G I L O
R08: 25, 1, 7, 10, 5, 8. Target: 850.
R09: A C H N O P S T Y * (conundrum)


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Round 1: L I F O R T E R A

C1: retrail
C2: FLOATER (7)
OT: FLOREAT (7) FOLIATE (7) FRAILER (7) LOFTIER (7) REALTOR (7) REFLOAT (7) RELATOR (7) RETIRAL (7) RETRIAL (7) ROTIFER (7) TRAILER (7) TREFOIL (7) TRIFLER (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: Y T N C E O S W U

C1: COUNTS (6)
C2: COUNTS (6)
DC: CONTUSE (7)
Score: 6–13 (max 14)

Round 3: D N T E A L E P A

C1: PLANTED (7)
C2: PLANTED (7)
DC: PLEATED (7)
OT: PEATLAND (8) TAPENADE (8)
Score: 13–20 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 25, 9, 4, 10, 4. Target: 286.

C1: 286. (25 x 10) + (9 x 4) (10)
C2: 286. ((25 + 4) x 10) - 4 (10)
Score: 23–30 (max 32)

Round 5: D S R S I E A B M

C1: BEAMS (5)
C2: DREAMS (6)
DC: MISREADS (8)
OT: SEABIRDS (8) SIDEARMS (8) SIDEBARS (8)
Score: 23–36 (max 40)

Round 6: S R U Z A R O T N

C1: RANTS (5)
C2: OUTRAN (6)
DC: RAZORS (6)
OT: ROSTRA (6) SOUTAR (6) TURRON (6)
Score: 23–42 (max 46)

Round 7: S C T A S G I L O

C1: COILS (5)
C2: GLOATS (6)
DC: STOICAL (7)
OT: SCOTIAS (7) SOCIALS (7)
Score: 23–48 (max 53)

Round 8: 25, 1, 7, 10, 5, 8. Target: 850.

C1: -
C2: 850. ((7 x 5) - 1) x 25 (10)
Score: 23–58 (max 63)

Round 9: A C H N O P S T Y *

C2 buzzes on 3.5 seconds to say SYCOPHANT which is correct.
Score: 23–68 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Daren:
Total score - 23
Raw score - 38
Total % of max - 32
Raw % of max - 52
Total average score per round - 2.6
Raw average score per round - 4.2
Number of maxes - 1

Ken:
Total score - 68
Raw score - 68
Total % of max - 93
Raw % of max - 93
Total average score per round - 7.6
Raw average score per round - 7.6
Number of maxes - 5

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