c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 31 March 1986.

C1: Series 8 Champion & No.1 Seed Clive Spate (9 wins, 595 points.)
C2: Series 5 Champion & No.8 Seed Peter Evans (6 wins, 336 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Gyles Brandreth.
CM: Carol Mather (formerly Vorderman), first time she was known by her married name.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E A S S G O N L E
R02: S C H I E T D A V
R03: I A E T F S P R O
R04: 25, 10, 1, 2, 6, 10. Target: 907.
R05: G T L I A S C E D
R06: A O R T E M S L O
R07: V P N U E T S T O
R08: 50, 75, 8, 3, 3, 8. Target: 862.
R09: A N E W G R I N D (conundrum)


And now a brief interlude before our main feature:

SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER

Enjoy the show.

Round 1: E A S S G O N L E

C1: SEASON (6)
C2: ANGLES (6)
OT: GASOLENES (18)
Score: 6–6 (max 18)

Round 2: S C H I E T D A V

C1: DITCHES (7)
C2: DITCHES (7)
DC: DATIVES (7)
OT: ACHIEST (7) ACTIVES (7) ADVECTS (7) ADVICES (7) AITCHES (7) SCATHED (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 25)

Round 3: I A E T F S P R O

C1: PIRATES (7)
C2: PIRATES (7)
DC: PARTIES (7)
OT: PASTORIE (8) SEPTORIA (8)
Score: 20–20 (max 33)

Round 4: 25, 10, 1, 2, 6, 10. Target: 907.

C1: 900.
C2: 910. ((((2 + 1) x 10) + 6) x 25) + 10 (7)
CM: 906. (7)
OT: 906. (((25 - 10) x 10) + 1) x 6 (7)
Score: 20–27 (max 40)

Round 5: G T L I A S C E D

C1: DIALECTS (8)
C2: CASTLED (7)
OT: CITADELS (8)
Score: 28–27 (max 48)

Round 6: A O R T E M S L O

C1: MAESTRO (7)
C2: LOOTERS (7)
DC: MORTALS (7)
OT: SALEROOM (8) TREMOLOS (8)
Score: 35–34 (max 56)

Round 7: V P N U E T S T O

C1: VOTES (5)
C2: UNSTOP (6)
DC: OUTSTEP (7)
OT: OUTSPENT (8)
Score: 35–40 (max 64)

Round 8: 50, 75, 8, 3, 3, 8. Target: 862.

C1: 858.
C2: 864. ((8 + 3) x 75) + 50 - 8 - 3 (7)
CM: 863. (7)
OT: 863. ((75 + 8) x (8 + 3)) - 50 (7)
Score: 35–47 (max 71)

Round 9: A N E W G R I N D

C1 buzzes on 5.67 seconds to say WANDERING which is correct.
Score: 45–47 (max 81)

Statistics Corner

Clive:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 62
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 3

Peter:
Total score - 47
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=-5