c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 11 March 1986.

C1: Challenger Tony Clarke.
C2: Champion Margaret Crompton (1 win, 42 points.)
DC: Julia Swannell and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O A T W D R A S D
R02: G T X T L I A U E
R03: E E B V G D A U R
R04: 25, 100, 9, 7, 8, 4. Target: 404.
R05: T L S M S I O I E
R06: U A R L I N J M O
R07: S T N C R E O E A
R08: 75, 100, 2, 4, 3, 8. Target: 554.
R09: A C E E G I R T T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: O A T W D R A S D

C1: TOWARDS (7)
C2: TOWARDS (7)
OT: DASTARD (7) DOTARDS (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 7)

Round 2: G T X T L I A U E

C1: EXALT (5)
C2: EXIT (4)
DC: LIGATE (6) GUTTLE (6)
OT: TEXTUAL (7)
Score: 12–7 (max 14)

Round 3: E E B V G D A U R

C1: bagged
C2: braver
DC: BADGER (6) BEAVER (6)
OT: BEDEGUAR (8)
Score: 12–7 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 100, 9, 7, 8, 4. Target: 404.

C1: 404. (8 x 25 x (9 - 7)) + 4 (10)
C2: 404. ((7 + 9) x 25) + 4 (10)
Score: 22–17 (max 32)

Round 5: T L S M S I O I E

C1: MISSILE (7)
C2: MISSILE (7)
DC: SLIMIEST (8)
Score: 29–24 (max 40)

Round 6: U A R L I N J M O

C1: MAJOR (5)
C2: MARLIN (6)
DC: JOURNAL (7)
OT: UNMORAL (7)
Score: 29–30 (max 47)

Round 7: S T N C R E O E A

C1: CORNETS (7)
C2: CRATES (6)
DC: ANCESTOR (8) CAROTENES (18)
OT: CAROTENE (8) ENACTORS (8) NOTECASE (8) RESONATE (8) SARCENET (8)
Score: 36–30 (max 65)

Round 8: 75, 100, 2, 4, 3, 8. Target: 554.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 554. (75 x 8) - (100 / 2) + 4 (10)
Score: 36–30 (max 75)

Round 9: A C E E G I R T T *

C1 buzzes on 20.5 seconds to say CIGARETTE which is correct.
Score: 46–30 (max 85)

Statistics Corner

Tony:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 3

Margaret:
Total score - 30
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 35
Raw % of max - 47
Total average score per round - 3.3
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 2

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