c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 20 September 1991.

C1: No.2 Seed Anne Lyng (7 wins, 423 points.)
C2: No.7 Seed Jim Saunders (3 wins, 193 points.)
DC: Richard Samson and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: U I E T G S R S E
R02: Z O F D I P L O T
R03: A I A N C Y S L O
R04: 50, 4, 5, 1, 10, 5. Target: 946.
R05: I V A M H G A N P
R06: I E A S Q N R S O
R07: M W O S R A P L E
R08: 75, 6, 5, 2, 7, 8. Target: 922.
R09: L S D C H E Q U E (conundrum)


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Round 1: U I E T G S R S E

C1: SUREST/GUISES (6)
C2: GESTURES (8)
OT: SURETIES (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: Z O F D I P L O T

C1: PILOT (5)
C2: PILOT (5)
DC: FOLIO (5) POLIO (5)
OT: PODZOL (6)
Score: 5–13 (max 14)

Round 3: A I A N C Y S L O

C1: CANALS (6)
C2: INLAYS (6)
DC: COSILY (6) ASOCIAL (7)
OT: OILCANS (7) SYCONIA (7)
Score: 11–19 (max 21)

Round 4: 50, 4, 5, 1, 10, 5. Target: 946.

C1: 946. ((10 + 5 + 5 - 1) x 50) - 4 (10)
C2: 946. ((10 + 5 + 4) x 50) - (5 - 1) (10)
Score: 21–29 (max 31)

Round 5: I V A M H G A N P

C1: VAMPING (7)
C2: PAVING (6)
Score: 28–29 (max 38)

Round 6: I E A S Q N R S O

C1: erasions
C2: REASONS (7)
DC: SARNIES (7)
OT: SENSORIA (8)
Score: 28–36 (max 46)

Round 7: M W O S R A P L E

C1: PROWLS (6)
C2: PROWLS (6)
DC: PAROLES (7)
OT: LAMPERS (7) MALOPES (7) PALMERS (7) PLEROMA (7) REPOSAL (7) SAMPLER (7) SWAMPER (7)
Score: 34–42 (max 53)

Round 8: 75, 6, 5, 2, 7, 8. Target: 922.

C1: 922. ((5 + 7) x 75) + (2 x 8) + 6 (10)
C2: 922. ((7 + 5) x (75 + 2)) - (8 - 6) (10)
Score: 44–52 (max 63)

Round 9: L S D C H E Q U E

C2 buzzes on 8.25 seconds to say SCHEDULE which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 22.75 seconds to say which is incorrect.
The answer was SQUELCHED.
Score: 44–52 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Anne:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 3

Jim:
Total score - 52
Raw score - 58
Total % of max - 71
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 6.4
Number of maxes - 3

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