c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 11 January 1991.

C1: Champion Robert Houston (2 wins, 113 points.)
C2: Challenger Jackie McLeod.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Dinah Sheridan.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S T G N W A I E D
R02: B M A I E T N D R
R03: L S N K G O A U E
R04: 100, 4, 8, 8, 9, 4. Target: 550.
R05: D J P S A I E B N
R06: F R S T T I E I S
R07: P N W L E O E N T
R08: 50, 3, 1, 1, 2, 8. Target: 641.
R09: T O N G V I C A R (conundrum)


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Round 1: S T G N W A I E D

C1: WASTING (7)
C2: SWEATING (8)
DC: SEDATING (8)
OT: STEADING (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: B M A I E T N D R

C1: TRAINED (7)
C2: BRAINED (7)
DC: BANDIER (7)
OT: AMBIENT (7) ANTBIRD (7) DETRAIN (7) MEDIANT (7) MERANTI (7) MINARET (7) RAIMENT (7) READMIT (7) TRIBADE (7)
Score: 7–15 (max 15)

Round 3: L S N K G O A U E

C1: LOUNGES (7)
C2: LOUNGES (7)
OT: KAGOULES (8)
Score: 14–22 (max 23)

Round 4: 100, 4, 8, 8, 9, 4. Target: 550.

C1: 548. ((9 - 4) x (100 + 8)) + 8 (7)
C2: -
CV: 550. (100 + 8 + (8 / 4)) x (9 - 4) (10)
Score: 21–22 (max 33)

Round 5: D J P S A I E B N

C1: SPINED (6)
C2: BANDIES (7)
OT: BASENJI (7) BEDPANS (7)
Score: 21–29 (max 40)

Round 6: F R S T T I E I S

C1: FITTERS (7)
C2: FITTERS (7)
DC: RIFTIEST (8)
OT: SIFTERS (7) SITTERS (7) TITFERS (7)
Score: 28–36 (max 48)

Round 7: P N W L E O E N T

C1: TOWEL (5)
C2: LEPTON (6)
DC: NEWTON (6) POTEEN (6)
OT: TOWNEE (6)
Score: 28–42 (max 54)

Round 8: 50, 3, 1, 1, 2, 8. Target: 641.

C1: 636. (8 - 1 - 1) x 2 x (50 + 3) (7)
C2: -
CV: 642. No, you didn't.
OT: 638. ((50 - 1) x (8 + 3 + 2)) + 1 (7)
Score: 35–42 (max 61)

Round 9: T O N G V I C A R

C2 buzzes on 3 seconds to say CAVORTING which is correct.
Score: 35–52 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Robert:
Total score - 35
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 3.9
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 2

Jackie:
Total score - 52
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 73
Raw % of max - 73
Total average score per round - 5.8
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 5

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