c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 4 April 1986.

C1: Series 5 Champion & No.8 Seed Peter Evans (7 wins, 383 points.)
C2: Series 5 Quarter-Finalist & No.4 Seed John Wallace (9 wins, 463 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Gyles Brandreth.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D L S I E C T O D
R02: T R E D E G T O R
R03: T L P A E M S I T
R04: 50, 25, 10, 9, 3, 9. Target: 940.
R05: N V E T W A I R G
R06: T S R E A W L O G
R07: R E S R A N S I R
R08: 75, 6, 2, 8, 9, 1. Target: 480.
R09: N C A V I T I E D (conundrum)


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Round 1: D L S I E C T O D

C1: COLDEST (7)
C2: CLOSED (6)
OT: DELTOIDS (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: T R E D E G T O R

C1: ROTTED (6)
C2: ROTTER (6)
OT: RETORTED (8)
Score: 13–6 (max 16)

Round 3: T L P A E M S I T

C1: IMPALES (7)
C2: spitale
OT: MALTIEST (8) PALMIEST (8) SEPTIMAL (8) SMALTITE (8)
Score: 20–6 (max 24)

Round 4: 50, 25, 10, 9, 3, 9. Target: 940.

C1: 941. ((10 + 9) x 50) - 9 (7)
C2: 938.
CM: 940. (((9 x 3) + 9) x 25) + 50 - 10 (10)
Score: 27–6 (max 34)

Round 5: N V E T W A I R G

C1: WATERING (8)
C2: WATERING (8)
OT: AVERTING (8) TWANGIER (8) VINTAGER (8) WAVERING (8)
Score: 35–14 (max 42)

Round 6: T S R E A W L O G

C1: SLOWER (6)
C2: WATERLOGS (18)
DC: WATERLOG (8)
OT: GLOATERS (8) LEGATORS (8)
Score: 35–32 (max 60)

Round 7: R E S R A N S I R

C1: RAINS (5)
C2: SNARES (6)
DC: SNARERS (7)
OT: ARRISES (7) RAISERS (7) RINSERS (7) SARNIES (7) SIERRAS (7)
Score: 35–38 (max 67)

Round 8: 75, 6, 2, 8, 9, 1. Target: 480.

C1: 480. (8 - 2 - 1 + 75) x 6 (10)
C2: 480. (((9 + 1) / 2) + 75) x 6 (10)
Score: 45–48 (max 77)

Round 9: N C A V I T I E D

C1 buzzes on 17 seconds to say VINDICATE which is correct.
Score: 55–48 (max 87)

Statistics Corner

Peter:
Total score - 55
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 76
Total average score per round - 6.1
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 3

John:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 61
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 3

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