c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 17 September 1991.

C1: Challenger Alan Titterington.
C2: Champion Philip Griffiths (2 wins, 110 points.)
DC: Judy Pearsall and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O M I R E C L A D
R02: P T E H L I O J S
R03: P A L G I E K D A
R04: 100, 5, 6, 1, 4, 10. Target: 292.
R05: R L Z E I H T E M
R06: S F V A I O S R U
R07: N Y E O P D L U T
R08: 50, 4, 5, 1, 3, 7. Target: 623.
R09: R E C E N T P I T (conundrum)


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Round 1: O M I R E C L A D

C1: RAILED (6)
C2: RECLAIM (7)
DC: MIRACLE (7) CALORIE (7)
OT: MELODICA (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: P T E H L I O J S

C1: JOSTLE (6)
C2: HOTELS (6)
DC: HOPLITES (8)
OT: ISOPLETH (8)
Score: 6–13 (max 16)

Round 3: P A L G I E K D A

C1: PLEAD (5)
C2: LIKED (5)
DC: palid
OT: GALAED (6) GELADA (6) PALAGI (6) PLEIAD (6)
Score: 11–18 (max 22)

Round 4: 100, 5, 6, 1, 4, 10. Target: 292.

C1: 291. Mistake in working.
C2: 291. ((4 - 1) x 100) - (10 - (6 - 5)) (7)
CV: 292. ((4 - 1) x 100) - ((10 / 5) + 6) (10)
Score: 11–25 (max 32)

Round 5: R L Z E I H T E M

C1: METER (5)
C2: TIMER (5)
DC: HERMIT (6) HELMET (6) ZITHER (6)
OT: EITHER (6) LITHER (6) MELTER (6) METIER (6) MITHER (6)
Score: 16–30 (max 38)

Round 6: S F V A I O S R U

C1: FAVOURS (7)
C2: SAVIORS (7)
DC: SAVIOURS (8)
Score: 23–37 (max 46)

Round 7: N Y E O P D L U T

C1: DOYEN (5)
C2: poluted
DC: UNTOLD (6) DEPUTY (6) PLENTY (6)
OT: OPULENT (7)
Score: 28–37 (max 53)

Round 8: 50, 4, 5, 1, 3, 7. Target: 623.

C1: 638.
C2: 624. (3 - 1 + 50) x (5 + 7) (7)
CV: 623. (((4 x 50) + 5) x 3) + 7 + 1 (10)
Score: 28–44 (max 63)

Round 9: R E C E N T P I T

No one buzzes. The answer was INTERCEPT.
Score: 28–44 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Alan:
Total score - 28
Raw score - 34
Total % of max - 38
Raw % of max - 47
Total average score per round - 3.1
Raw average score per round - 3.8
Number of maxes - 0

Philip:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 0

NO MAXES BY EITHER CONTESTANT

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=22