c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 9 January 1991.

C1: Champion Robert Houston (2 wins, 92 points in Series 20, but they don't get added to his score.)
C2: Challenger Paul Ablett.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Dinah Sheridan.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D C L G R I A O N
R02: E A U B D N X N O
R03: T K S Q N H E I T
R04: 75, 1, 4, 5, 9, 10. Target: 652.
R05: N W E W N I O K D
R06: R S W R A E E L G
R07: P B I J I E N S F
R08: 25, 8, 9, 7, 7, 3. Target: 255.
R09: D I S C U L O U R (conundrum)


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Round 1: D C L G R I A O N

C1: DRAGON (6)
C2: DARING (6)
DC: DARLING (7) CRADLING (8)
OT: IRONCLAD (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: E A U B D N X N O

C1: BANNED (6)
C2: BANNED (6)
DC: ABOUND (6) UNDONE (6)
OT: BOUNDEN (7)
Score: 12–12 (max 15)

Round 3: T K S Q N H E I T

C1: THINKS (6)
C2: TENTHS (6)
DC: KITTENS (7)
Score: 18–18 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 1, 4, 5, 9, 10. Target: 652.

C1: 650. (75 x 9) - ((4 + 1) x 5) (7)
C2: 650. (9 x 75) - ((10 - 5) x (4 + 1)) (7)
CV: 652. ((75 - 1) x 9) - 10 - 4 (10)
Score: 25–25 (max 32)

Round 5: N W E W N I O K D

C1: WINKED (6)
C2: WINKED (6)
DC: WINNOWED (8) WINDOW (6)
Score: 31–31 (max 40)

Round 6: R S W R A E E L G

C1: EAGLES (6)
C2: glarers
DC: REGALES (7)
OT: GALERES (7) GREASER (7) SWEARER (7) WEARERS (7)
Score: 37–31 (max 47)

Round 7: P B I J I E N S F

C1: JIBES (5)
C2: FINES (5)
DC: SPINE (5)
OT: BINES (5) FINIS (5) NISEI (5) PEINS (5) PENIS (5) PINES (5) SNIPE (5)
Score: 42–36 (max 52)

Round 8: 25, 8, 9, 7, 7, 3. Target: 255.

C1: 254. ((3 + 7) x 25) + (8 / (9 - 7)) (7)
C2: 254. Mistake in working.
CV: 255. ((9 + (7 / 7)) x 25) + 8 - 3 (10)
Score: 49–36 (max 62)

Round 9: D I S C U L O U R

C1 buzzes on 1 second to say DISCOLOUR which is incorrect.
C2 does not buzz.
The answer was LUDICROUS.
Score: 49–36 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Robert:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 68
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 1

Paul:
Total score - 36
Raw score - 36
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 50
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 4.0
Number of maxes - 1

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=21