c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 8 April 1986.

C1: Series 7 Semi-Finalist & No.2 Seed Clive Freedman (11 wins, 588 points.)
C2: Series 5 Champion & No.8 Seed Peter Evans (8 wins, 438 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Gyles Brandreth.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R D S R I C A E L
R02: T W F U A N D E H
R03: 25, 6, 8, 3, 8, 5. Target: 539.
R04: G E E Y D M T I S
R05: G N V A E A S R O
R06: 25, 4, 6, 9, 8, 5. Target: 244.
R07: A M O D E L A R M (conundrum)
R08: P S Y I E T Q N A
R09: H B E O F T L E I
R10: 75, 10, 9, 6, 3, 7. Target: 402.
R11: K C S A E L R N O
R12: S G I E Z N N A G
R13: 50, 9, 5, 5, 4, 4. Target: 837.
R14: A P E X J O U S T (conundrum)


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Round 1: R D S R I C A E L

C1: cradlers
C2: LARDERS (7)
DC: RADICLES (8) DERAILS (7) CARRIES (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: T W F U A N D E H

C1: unthawed
C2: HAUNTED (7)
Score: 0–14 (max 15)

Round 3: 25, 6, 8, 3, 8, 5. Target: 539.

C1: 542. ((8 + 8 + 6) x 25) - (5 + 3) (7)
C2: -
CM: 539. (((5 x 6) - 8) x 25) - (8 + 3) (10)
Score: 7–14 (max 25)

Round 4: G E E Y D M T I S

C1: MIDGETS (7)
C2: STYMIED (7)
DC: EDGIEST (7)
OT: TIMESED (7)
Score: 14–21 (max 32)

Round 5: G N V A E A S R O

C1: RAVAGES (7)
C2: ORANGES (7)
DC: GROVES (6)
OT: AGAROSE (7) ANGORAS (7) GOVERNS (7) ONAGERS (7)
Score: 21–28 (max 39)

Round 6: 25, 4, 6, 9, 8, 5. Target: 244.

C1: 244. ((6 + 4) x 25) - (9 + 5 - 8) (10)
C2: 244. ((5 - 4 + 9) x 25) - 6 (10)
Score: 31–38 (max 49)

Round 7: A M O D E L A R M

C2 buzzes on 9.5 seconds to say MELODRAMA which is correct.
Score: 31–48 (max 59)

Round 8: P S Y I E T Q N A

C1: PANTIES (7)
C2: PANTIES (7)
DC: EPINASTY (8)
OT: SAPIENT (7)
Score: 38–55 (max 67)

Round 9: H B E O F T L E I

C1: BLITHE (6)
C2: BOTHIE (6)
OT: BELIEF (6) BOLETE (6) EOLITH (6) FOIBLE (6) LEFTIE (6)
Score: 44–61 (max 73)

Round 10: 75, 10, 9, 6, 3, 7. Target: 402.

C1: 399. (((7 x 6) - 3) x 10) + 9 (7)
C2: 396.
CM: 402. ((75 - 10) x 6) + 9 + 3 (10)
Score: 51–61 (max 83)

Round 11: K C S A E L R N O

C1: LOCKERS (7)
C2: SLACKER (7)
OT: EARLOCKS (8)
Score: 58–68 (max 91)

Round 12: S G I E Z N N A G

C1: GAZING (6)
C2: AGEING (6)
DC: ZANIES (6)
OT: GINSENG (7) SIGNAGE (7)
Score: 64–74 (max 98)

Round 13: 50, 9, 5, 5, 4, 4. Target: 837.

C1: 840. ((9 + 4 + 4) x 50) - (5 + 5) (7)
C2: 840. ((9 + 4 + 4) x 50) - (5 + 5) (7)
CM: 837. (((4 x 50) + 9) x 4) + (5 / 5) (10)
Score: 71–81 (max 108)

Round 14: A P E X J O U S T

C1 buzzes on 5 seconds to say JUXTAPOSE which is correct.
Score: 81–81 (max 118)

So, for the first time ever, a final is to be decided by a tie-break conundrum.....

Tie-break conundrum: A N G L E H O A X

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say HEXAGONAL which is correct.
Score: 91–81 (max 118)

Statistics Corner

Clive:
Total score - 81 (91)
Raw score - 81 (91)
Total % of max - 69 (77)
Raw % of max - 69 (77)
Total average score per round - 5.8 (6.1)
Raw average score per round - 5.8 (6.1)
Number of maxes - 5 (6)

Peter:
Total score - 81 (81)
Raw score - 86 (86)
Total % of max - 69 (69)
Raw % of max - 73 (73)
Total average score per round - 5.8 (5.4)
Raw average score per round - 6.1 (5.7)
Number of maxes - 6 (6)

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

James Robinson wrote:Clive:
Total score - 81 (91)
Raw score - 81 (91)
Total % of max - 69 (77)
Raw % of max - 69 (77)
Total average score per round - 5.8 (6.1)
Raw average score per round - 5.8 (6.1)
Number of maxes - 5 (6)

Peter:
Total score - 81 (81)
Raw score - 86 (86)
Total % of max - 69 (69)
Raw % of max - 73 (73)
Total average score per round - 5.8 (5.4)
Raw average score per round - 6.1 (5.7)
Number of maxes - 6 (6)

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

I don't think it makes much sense that with % of max, you still only count the 14 rounds for the max even with the scores after 15 rounds. Clive's 77% isn't a percentage of anything real.