c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 18 March 1987.

C1: Champion Martyn Horwell (1 win, 51 points.)
C2: Challenger Jim Deeney.
DC: Julia Swannell and Richard Stilgoe.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F N E G O R A O B
R02: S Z N U E L P A R
R03: W L E G O K I C S
R04: 25, 2, 6, 8, 3, 4. Target: 797.
R05: T T Y E W B A O L
R06: V P E C I T O R S
R07: D V R Y E I T E G
R08: 75, 3, 10, 6, 10, 8. Target: 426.
R09: E G L M O O T Y Y * (conundrum)


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Round 1: F N E G O R A O B

C1: FORAGE (6)
C2: BANGER (6)
DC: FOREGO (6) BORAGE (6)
OT: FORGONE (7) OREGANO (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: S Z N U E L P A R

C1: planers
C2: planers
DC: PURSLANE (8)
OT: SUPERNAL (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 15)

Round 3: W L E G O K I C S

C1: LOCKS (5)
C2: SICKLE (6)
DC: GECKOS (6)
OT: COLIES (6) KLIEGS (6) LOCIES (6) LOGICS (6) LOKIES (6)
Score: 6–12 (max 21)

Round 4: 25, 2, 6, 8, 3, 4. Target: 797.

C1: 797. (8 x 4 x 25) - 3 (10)
C2: 797. (8 x 4 x 25) - 3 (10)
Score: 16–22 (max 31)

Round 5: T T Y E W B A O L

C1: TABLET (6)
C2: BATTLE (6)
DC: TOWABLE (7)
OT: BELTWAY (7)
Score: 22–28 (max 38)

Round 6: V P E C I T O R S

C1: EVICTORS (8)
C2: VICTORS (7)
DC: VORTICES (8)
OT: SPORTIVE (8)
Score: 30–28 (max 46)

Round 7: D V R Y E I T E G

C1: DIVERT (6)
C2: GRIEVED (7)
DC: VERITY (6) DIVERGE (7)
OT: RIVETED (7)
Score: 30–35 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 3, 10, 6, 10, 8. Target: 426.

C1: 426. (75 x 6) - (3 x 8) (10)
C2: 426. (75 x 6) - (3 x 8) (10)
Score: 40–45 (max 63)

Round 9: E G L M O O T Y Y *

No one buzzes. The answer was ETYMOLOGY.
Score: 40–45 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Martyn:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3

Jim:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 4

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

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