c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 23 April 1986.

C1: Challenger Geoffrey Taylor.
C2: Champion Mick Keeble (1 win, 1draw, 102 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Bill Tidy.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O U W H D E C T L
R02: R O X J U R Y C E
R03: U I S W R T L M E
R04: 25, 3, 10, 4, 6, 5. Target: 862.
R05: V A C P O B E T M
R06: A E O H V T S B T
R07: M A N V I R S E T
R08: 50, 3, 1, 8, 1, 6. Target: 357.
R09: M A N I C A B L E (conundrum)


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Round 1: O U W H D E C T L

C1: TOUCHED (7)
C2: CLOUTED (7)
DC: CLOTHED (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: R O X J U R Y C E

C1: JUROR (5)
C2: JUROR (5)
DC: CURRY (5)
OT: CORER (5) COYER (5) CRORE (5) CRYER (5) CURER (5) JERRY (5) RECUR (5)
Score: 12–12 (max 12)

Round 3: U I S W R T L M E

C1: MUSTER (6)
C2: RUSTLE (6)
DC: MISRULE (7) LUSTIER (7) MUSTIER (7)
Score: 18–18 (max 19)

Round 4: 25, 3, 10, 4, 6, 5. Target: 862.

C1: 861. (((3 x 10) + 4) x 25) + 6 + 5 (7)
C2: 865.
CM: 861/863. (7)
OT: 862. ((((25 + 4) x 5) - 3) x 6) + 10 (10)
Score: 25–18 (max 29)

Round 5: V A C P O B E T M

C1: MOAT (4)
C2: COMBAT (6)
OT: AVOCET (6) CAPOTE (6) OCTAVE (6) POMACE (6) TOECAP (6)
Score: 25–24 (max 35)

Round 6: A E O H V T S B T

C1: BATHES (6)
C2: BATHES (6)
DC: sheath
OT: BATHOS (6) BOHEAS (6) BOTTES (6) OVATES (6) THETAS (6)
Score: 31–30 (max 41)

Round 7: M A N V I R S E T

C1: MARINES (7)
C2: STREAM (6)
DC: MINARETS (8)
OT: MERANTIS (8) RAIMENTS (8) VARMINTS (8)
Score: 38–30 (max 49)

Round 8: 50, 3, 1, 8, 1, 6. Target: 357.

C1: 357. ((8 - 1) x 50) + 6 + 1 (10)
C2: 357. ((50 - 6) x 8) + 3 + 1 + 1 (10)
Score: 48–40 (max 59)

Round 9: M A N I C A B L E

No one buzzes. The answer was IMBALANCE.
Score: 48–40 (max 69)

Statistics Corner

Geoffrey:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 4

Mick:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 5

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=9