c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 21 January 1986.

C1: Champion Dorothy Bailey (1 win, 56 points.)
C2: Challenger Louise Jones.
DC: Della Thompson and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: E O S R V A T N V
R02: X Y G A E W D O T
R03: U O W H R Y A D I
R04: 75, 100, 6, 4, 10, 7. Target: 233.
R05: C T Q O I O T M E
R06: A E I T G L S H J
R07: A I T N R F I T A
R08: 100, 2, 4, 2, 1, 8. Target: 119.
R09: N S P H R A S E S (conundrum)


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Round 1: E O S R V A T N V

C1: AROSE (5)
C2: STROVE (6)
DC: SENATOR (7) SERVANT (7) TAVERNS (7)
OT: NOVATES (7) SANTERO (7) TREASON (7) VERSANT (7)
Score: 0–6 (max 7)

Round 2: X Y G A E W D O T

C1: WAGED (5)
C2: GATED (5)
DC: DOTAGE (6)
OT: TOWAGE (6)
Score: 5–11 (max 13)

Round 3: U O W H R Y A D I

C1: HOARD (5)
C2: DRAW (4)
DC: DAIRY (5) HOARY (5) HARDY (5) DIARY (5)
OT: HAIRDO (6) HYDRIA (6)
Score: 10–11 (max 19)

Round 4: 75, 100, 6, 4, 10, 7. Target: 233.

C1: -
C2: 222.
CV: 233. ((75 + 10) x 4) - (100 + 7) (10)
Score: 10–11 (max 29)

Round 5: C T Q O I O T M E

C1: MOTTO (5)
C2: COMET (5)
DC: TOTEMIC (7)
Score: 15–16 (max 36)

Round 6: A E I T G L S H J

C1: LEASH (5)
C2: SHALE (5)
DC: SHALT (5) SLEIGHT (7)
OT: AGILEST (7) ALIGHTS (7) LIGATES (7)
Score: 20–21 (max 43)

Round 7: A I T N R F I T A

C1: ATTAIN (6)
C2: put an E in her word
DC: ANTIAR (6)
OT: FARINA (6) RATTAN (6) TANTRA (6) TARTAN (6)
Score: 26–21 (max 49)

Round 8: 100, 2, 4, 2, 1, 8. Target: 119.

C1: 119. 100 + (8 x 2) + 2 + 1 (10)
C2: 119. 100 + (8 x 2) + 2 + 1 (10)
Score: 36–31 (max 59)

Round 9: N S P H R A S E S

No one buzzes. The answer was SHARPNESS.
Score: 36–31 (max 69)

Statistics Corner

Dorothy:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 41
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 4.6
Number of maxes - 2

Louise:
Total score - 31
Raw score - 35
Total % of max - 45
Raw % of max - 51
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 3.9
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=8