c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 16 May 1986.

C1: Champion Alan Lee (1 win, 50 points.)
C2: Challenger Irene Howarth.
DC: Della Thompson and Rula Lenska.
CM: Carol Mather.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R N I U X S A D E
R02: A V T N E I L A R
R03: T S E U V L E R S
R04: 50, 9, 5, 1, 7, 7. Target: 221.
R05: L A C F I E Y S V
R06: N J U T A R E O W
R07: S S U A B M O H A
R08: 25, 8, 9, 1, 6, 4. Target: 646.
R09: A C I M N N O O P * (conundrum)


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Round 1: R N I U X S A D E

C1: RAISED (6)
C2: RUINED (6)
DC: SARDINE (7)
OT: DENARIUS (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: A V T N E I L A R

C1: valianter
C2: VALIANT (7)
DC: INTERVAL (8)
OT: VALERIAN (8) VARIETAL (8)
Score: 6–13 (max 16)

Round 3: T S E U V L E R S

C1: LEVERS (6)
C2: REVUES (6)
DC: RUSTLES (7) RESULTS (7)
OT: STREUSEL (8) VESTURES (8)
Score: 12–19 (max 24)

Round 4: 50, 9, 5, 1, 7, 7. Target: 221.

C1: 223. ((5 - 1) x 50) + 7 + 7 + 9 (7)
C2: 220. Mistake in working.
CM: 221. ((50 - 7) x 5) + 7 - 1 (10)
Score: 19–19 (max 34)

Round 5: L A C F I E Y S V

C1: EASILY (6)
C2: FACES (5)
DC: FACILE (6)
OT: VESICAL (7)
Score: 25–19 (max 41)

Round 6: N J U T A R E O W

C1: JAUNT (5)
C2: jaunter
DC: OUTWEAR (7)
Score: 30–19 (max 48)

Round 7: S S U A B M O H A

C1: AMBUSH (6)
C2: humas
DC: ahumba SAMBAS (6)
OT: SHAMBAS (7)
Score: 36–19 (max 55)

Round 8: 25, 8, 9, 1, 6, 4. Target: 646.

C1: 650. (9 - 8 + 1 + (4 x 6)) x 25 (7)
C2: -
CM: 646. (((4 x 25) + 9) x 6) - 8 (10)
Score: 43–19 (max 65)

Round 9: A C I M N N O O P *

C1 buzzes on 9 seconds to say COMPANION which is correct.
Score: 53–19 (max 75)

Statistics Corner

Alan:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 71
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 1

Irene:
Total score - 19
Raw score - 24
Total % of max - 25
Raw % of max - 32
Total average score per round - 2.1
Raw average score per round - 2.8
Number of maxes - 0

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