c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 21 January 1991.

C1: Champion Malcolm Mackinnon (3 wins, 152 points.)
C2: Challenger Adam Simmons.
DC: Freda Thornton and Hayley Mills.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R T N D I A E S B
R02: V D A I S N A H O
R03: W S F Y R U O E A
R04: 100, 4, 2, 8, 5, 3. Target: 872.
R05: N S C I A D O S E
R06: R R T J I E A L K
R07: M T L I E U Y T S
R08: 75, 10, 3, 4, 8, 7. Target: 519.
R09: C O P R O T T E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: R T N D I A E S B

C1: STRAINED (8)
C2: DETRAINS (8)
DC: RANDIEST (8) BANISTER (8)
OT: ANTBIRDS (8) BANDIEST (8) BRANDIES (8) TRIBADES (8)
Score: 8–8 (max 8)

Round 2: V D A I S N A H O

C1: HAND (4)
C2: VANISH (6)
OT: AVIANS (6) AVOIDS (6) DANIOS (6) DIANAS (6) DIVANS (6) DONAHS (6) DOVISH (6) NAIADS (6) NAVAID (6) SANDHI (6) VIANDS (6)
Score: 8–14 (max 14)

Round 3: W S F Y R U O E A

C1: WEARS (5)
C2: WAFERS (6)
DC: FORESAW (7)
OT: FUSEWAY (7)
Score: 8–20 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 4, 2, 8, 5, 3. Target: 872.

C1: 871.
C2: 872. (((4 x 2) + 100) x 8) + 5 + 3 (10)
Score: 8–30 (max 31)

Round 5: N S C I A D O S E

C1: SCONES (6)
C2: SCIONS (6)
DC: DIOCESANS (18)
Score: 14–36 (max 49)

Round 6: R R T J I E A L K

C1: TRAILER (7)
C2: TALKER (6)
DC: RETRIAL (7) RETIRAL (7)
Score: 21–36 (max 56)

Round 7: M T L I E U Y T S

C1: TIMELY (6)
C2: SLIME (5)
DC: mylitus STYLITE (7) TESTILY (7) SMUTTILY (8 - seen after conundrum)
Score: 27–36 (max 64)

Round 8: 75, 10, 3, 4, 8, 7. Target: 519.

C1: 519. (75 x 7) - (10 - 4) (10)
C2: 519. (75 x 7) - (10 - 4) (10)
Score: 37–46 (max 74)

Round 9: C O P R O T T E R

No one buzzes. The answer was PROTECTOR.
Score: 37–46 (max 84)

Statistics Corner

Malcolm:
Total score - 37
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 3

Adam:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 4

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