c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 4 February 1991.

C1: 12-year-old challenger Simon Bavin.
C2: Champion John Arfon (4 wins, 1 draw, 233 points.)
DC: Catherine Clarke and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S E T Y I N L O W
R02: R E G E S N A S A
R03: F X I S T A J E V
R04: 75, 7, 1, 10, 4, 3. Target: 204.
R05: I E C W R O T Y A
R06: G S P I D A T I E
R07: S Q U O R L C I A
R08: 100, 2, 5, 1, 9, 10. Target: 378.
R09: A G N O S T I C C (conundrum)


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Round 1: S E T Y I N L O W

C1: LOWEST (6)
C2: INLETS (6)
DC: TOWNIES (7)
OT: TOWLINES (8)
Score: 6–6 (max 8)

Round 2: R E G E S N A S A

C1: SNEERS (6)
C2: GREENS (6)
DC: SANGAREES (18)
OT: SANGAREE (8)
Score: 12–12 (max 26)

Round 3: F X I S T A J E V

C1: STAVE (5)
C2: TAXIS (5)
DC: FIESTA (6) FIXATES (7) taxies
Score: 17–17 (max 33)

Round 4: 75, 7, 1, 10, 4, 3. Target: 204.

C1: 204. (3 x 75) - ((4 - 1) x 7) (10)
C2: 204. (3 x 75) - ((4 - 1) x 7) (10)
Score: 27–27 (max 43)

Round 5: I E C W R O T Y A

C1: WATERY (6)
C2: ACTOR (5) - thought about COWRIE (6)
DC: EROTICA (7)
Score: 33–27 (max 50)

Round 6: G S P I D A T I E

C1: SPITE (5)
C2: STAGED (6)
DC: SPATED (6)
OT: AGISTED (7)
Score: 33–33 (max 57)

Round 7: S Q U O R L C I A

C1: QUAILS (6)
C2: CURIO (5)
DC: CURIOS (6) LIQUORS (7)
OT: CARIOUS (7) CURIOSA (7) LORICAS (7) OSCULAR (7) SQUALOR (7)
Score: 39–33 (max 64)

Round 8: 100, 2, 5, 1, 9, 10. Target: 378.

C1: 379. (((9 x 10) + 100) x 2) - 1 (7)
C2: 380.
CV: 378. ((100 - 10) x (5 - 1)) + (2 x 9) (10)
Score: 46–33 (max 74)

Round 9: A G N O S T I C C

No one buzzes. The answer was ACCOSTING.
Score: 46–33 (max 84)

Statistics Corner

Simon:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 55
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 1

John:
Total score - 33
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 39
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 1

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