c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 3 March 1987.

C1: Champion Ted Kimmons (2 wins, 108 points.)
C2: Challenger Roger Squires.
DC: Julia Swannell and John Junkin.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T E Y T I S O N M
R02: E A O X S V S N I
R03: C A B I S T U I P
R04: 75, 9, 2, 3, 8, 2. Target: 857.
R05: O E I L S P T E N
R06: B U W E L V O I R
R07: E O A D G P E Y L
R08: 75, 100, 4, 2, 6, 5. Target: 810.
R09: A C H I M O S S T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: T E Y T I S O N M

C1: MESON (5)
C2: TESTY (5)
DC: MOISTEN (7)
OT: TESTIMONY (18)
Score: 5–5 (max 18)

Round 2: E A O X S V S N I

C1: EVASIONS (8)
C2: NAIVE (5)
OT: SAXONIES (8)
Score: 13–5 (max 26)

Round 3: C A B I S T U I P

C1: CUBIST (6)
C2: CUBITS (6)
DC: BISCUIT (7)
Score: 19–11 (max 33)

Round 4: 75, 9, 2, 3, 8, 2. Target: 857.

C1: -
C2: 851. ((9 + 2) x 75) + (3 x 8) + 2 (5)
CM: 857. ((75 + 9 + 2) x (8 + 2)) - 3 (10)
Score: 19–16 (max 43)

Round 5: O E I L S P T E N

C1: plenties
C2: POLITE (6)
DC: PETIOLES (8)
Score: 19–22 (max 51)

Round 6: B U W E L V O I R

C1: BOILER (6)
C2: ROUBLE (6)
DC: BLOWIER (7)
OT: BOUVIER (7)
Score: 25–28 (max 58)

Round 7: E O A D G P E Y L

C1: PAGED (5)
C2: PLEDGE (6)
DC: PLAYED (6)
OT: APOGEE (6) DAYGLO (6) DEEPLY (6) DEPLOY (6) EAGLED (6) ELODEA (6) ELOPED (6) GAOLED (6) LAPDOG (6) LEAPED (6) PEALED (6) PEDALO (6) PELAGE (6) YELPED (6)
Score: 25–34 (max 64)

Round 8: 75, 100, 4, 2, 6, 5. Target: 810.

C1: 809. ((6 + 2) x 100) + 4 + 5 (7)
C2: 809. ((6 + 2) x 100) + 4 + 5 (7)
CM: 810. (75 + 6) x 2 x 5 (10)
Score: 32–41 (max 74)

Round 9: A C H I M O S S T *

C1 buzzes on 3.5 seconds to say MASOCHIST which is correct.
Score: 42–41 (max 84)

Statistics Corner

Ted:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 56
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 2

Roger:
Total score - 41
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 1

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