c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 7 February 1991.

C1: Champion Simon Bavin (3 wins, 143 points.)
C2: Challenger Brenda Holroyd.
DC: Catherine Clarke and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: F R G A E S A N O
R02: T X E B E T E S D
R03: T K L A P G A A G
R04: 75, 100, 9, 9, 2, 6. Target: 783.
R05: V R H E U I D W I
R06: L I R W L O E B N
R07: S V A O S Z I C R
R08: 100, 50, 7, 8, 2, 9. Target: 585.
R09: G R A V E G A I N (conundrum)


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Round 1: F R G A E S A N O

C1: GROANS (6)
C2: ORANGES (7)
DC: ANGORAS (7)
OT: AGAROSE (7) FARANGS (7) FORAGES (7) ONAGERS (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: T X E B E T E S D

C1: BETTED (6)
C2: BESTED (6)
OT: DETEST (6) SETTEE (6) SEXTET (6) TESTED (6) TESTEE (6)
Score: 6–13 (max 13)

Round 3: T K L A P G A A G

C1: galt
C2: TALK (4)
OT: KALPA (5)
Score: 6–17 (max 18)

Round 4: 75, 100, 9, 9, 2, 6. Target: 783.

C1: 783. (9 x 75) + 100 + 2 + 6 (10)
C2: -
Score: 16–17 (max 28)

Round 5: V R H E U I D W I

C1: DRIVE (5)
C2: WIDER/WIRED (5)
OT: DIVER (5) HIDER (5) HIRED (5) HIVED (5) IVIED (5) RIVED (5) WEIRD (5)
Score: 21–22 (max 33)

Round 6: L I R W L O E B N

C1: biller
C2: BROWNIE (7)
DC: LOWLIER (7) BLOWIER (7)
OT: BOWLINE (7)
Score: 21–29 (max 40)

Round 7: S V A O S Z I C R

C1: VISORS (6)
C2: CROSS (5)
OT: ACROSS (6) CRASIS (6) OSCARS (6) SCORIA (6) SIZARS (6) VICARS (6) VIZORS (6)
Score: 27–29 (max 46)

Round 8: 100, 50, 7, 8, 2, 9. Target: 585.

C1: 584. ((8 - 2) x 100) - (9 + 7) (7)
C2: 584. ((8 + 2) x 50) + 100 - (7 + 9) (7)
CV: 585. (50 + 8 + 7) x 9 (10)
Score: 34–36 (max 56)

Round 9: G R A V E G A I N

C1 buzzes on 3.5 seconds to say RAVAGING which is incorrect.
C2 buzzes on 17 seconds to say AVERAGING which is correct.
Score: 34–46 (max 66)

Statistics Corner

Simon:
Total score - 34
Raw score - 40
Total % of max - 52
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 4.4
Number of maxes - 4

Brenda:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 5

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