c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 3 March 1986.

C1: Challenger Frankie Mairey.
C2: Champion Roy Jackson (2 wins, 110 points.)
DC: Hilary McGlynn and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G M W H E O I G U
R02: L E T A N I E P T
R03: D G M A I E T H I
R04: 100, 6, 4, 4, 1, 5. Target: 159.
R05: C E L O T I E S G
R06: W T A E I B P S N
R07: T O G A S U E N L
R08: 100, 2, 4, 8, 7, 1. Target: 482.
R09: E I N P R R T T U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: G M W H E O I G U

C1: WHIM (4)
C2: GOUGE (5)
DC: MOGGIE (6)
Score: 0–5 (max 6)

Round 2: L E T A N I E P T

C1: PAINT (5)
C2: PATIENT (7)
DC: ENTITLE (7) PANTILE (7)
OT: PETALINE (8) TINPLATE (8)
Score: 0–12 (max 14)

Round 3: D G M A I E T H I

C1: IMAGE (5)
C2: MIGHT (5)
DC: MIDGET (6)
OT: IMAGED (6) MITHAI (6)
Score: 5–17 (max 20)

Round 4: 100, 6, 4, 4, 1, 5. Target: 159.

C1: 159. ((100 / 4) x 6) + 4 + 5 (10)
C2: 159. ((5 + 4) x 6) + 4 + 1 + 100 (10)
Score: 15–27 (max 30)

Round 5: C E L O T I E S G

C1: EGOTISE (7)
C2: COTES (5)
OT: ECLOGITE (8)
Score: 22–27 (max 38)

Round 6: W T A E I B P S N

C1: BESAINT (7)
C2: ENWAITS (7)
OT: BAPTISE (7) BASINET (7) PANTIES (7) SAPIENT (7)
Score: 29–34 (max 45)

Round 7: T O G A S U E N L

C1: LOUNGES (7)
C2: LOUNGES (7)
DC: TANGLES (7) NOUGATS (7)
OT: LANGOUSTE (18)
Score: 36–41 (max 63)

Round 8: 100, 2, 4, 8, 7, 1. Target: 482.

C1: 484.
C2: 483. ((4 + 1) x 50) - (8 + 7 + 2) (7)
CV: 482. ((100 - 2) x (4 + 1)) - 8 (10)
Score: 36–48 (max 73)

Round 9: E I N P R R T T U *

C1 buzzes on 7 seconds to say INTERRUPT which is correct.
Score: 46–48 (max 83)

Statistics Corner

Frankie:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 62
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 6.9
Number of maxes - 3

Roy:
Total score - 48
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 5.3
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 2

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