c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 11 March 1987.

C1: Champion James Wilkie (1 win, 48 points.)
C2: Challenger Michael Dalton.
DC: Julia Swannell and Richard Stilgoe.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F H S A E L C U E
R02: B W O S E A R O T
R03: V P G D A O T I O
R04: 50, 25, 1, 5, 3, 8. Target: 311.
R05: E I S A T M T U N
R06: A S X S H O U N T
R07: Y W A E I J O H V
R08: 25, 10, 7, 7, 2, 1. Target: 317.
R09: D E E E Q R S T U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: F H S A E L C U E

C1: CHASE (5)
C2: calves
DC: LEACHES (7)
OT: EASEFUL (7) FLECHES (7)
Score: 5–0 (max 7)

Round 2: B W O S E A R O T

C1: BOASTER (7)
C2: BOATERS (7)
OT: ROWBOATS (8)
Score: 12–7 (max 15)

Round 3: V P G D A O T I O

C1: AVOID (5)
C2: ADOPT (5)
DC: VAPID (5) PATIO (5)
OT: DAVIT (5) DIVOT (5) OOTID (5) OVOID (5) PIVOT (5) PODIA (5) TOPOI (5)
Score: 17–12 (max 20)

Round 4: 50, 25, 1, 5, 3, 8. Target: 311.

C1: 311. ((50 + 8) x 5) + 25 - (3 + 1) (10)
C2: 317.
Score: 27–12 (max 30)

Round 5: E I S A T M T U N

C1: MINUTES (7)
C2: untimes
DC: MINUTEST (8)
Score: 34–12 (max 38)

Round 6: A S X S H O U N T

C1: SHOUTS (6)
C2: HAUNTS (6)
OT: HOSTAS (6) NUTSOS (6) SANTOS (6) SHOATS (6) SHUNTS (6) SNOUTS (6) SOUTHS (6) STOUSH (6) TUSSAH (6)
Score: 40–18 (max 44)

Round 7: Y W A E I J O H V

C1: WAIVE (5)
C2: VIEW (4)
DC: HEAVY (5)
OT: JIVEY (5) WAHEY (5)
Score: 45–18 (max 49)

Round 8: 25, 10, 7, 7, 2, 1. Target: 317.

C1: 317. ((25 + 7 - 1) x 10) + 7 (10)
C2: 317. ((25 + 7) x 10) - (2 + 1) (10)
Score: 55–28 (max 59)

Round 9: D E E E Q R S T U *

C2 buzzes on 2.5 seconds to say REQUESTED which is correct.
Score: 55–38 (max 69)

Statistics Corner

James:
Total score - 55
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 80
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 5

Michael:
Total score - 38
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 4

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