c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 16 July 1990.

C1: Challenger Derek Coombs.
C2: Champion Richard Hooke (2 wins, 94 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T C A E R R B I E
R02: G S R A O A N T L
R03: N L S I A O D S M
R04: 4, 7, 7, 3, 4, 10. Target: 431.
R05: D K W A O I R E S
R06: N X S L A E U P D
R07: G V T O O A R E S
R08: 100, 5, 2, 5, 10, 4. Target: 388.
R09: W O R D T H I N G (conundrum)


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Round 1: T C A E R R B I E

C1: TERRACE (7)
C2: CRATER (6)
DC: TRACER (6) ERRATIC (7) CATERER (7) ARBITER (7)
OT: CEREBRA (7) RAREBIT (7) RECITER (7) RETRACE (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: G S R A O A N T L

C1: GROANS (6)
C2: STRONG (6)
DC: ANGORAS (7)
OT: LANGOSTA (8)
Score: 13–6 (max 15)

Round 3: N L S I A O D S M

C1: SNAILS (6)
C2: DOMAINS (7)
DC: ISLANDS (7) MONDIAL (7)
OT: SALMONIDS (18)
Score: 13–13 (max 33)

Round 4: 4, 7, 7, 3, 4, 10. Target: 431.

C1: 438. (((7 x 7) - 4) x 10) - (4 x 3) (5)
C2: 442.
CV: 431. (((7 x 10) - (4 + 4)) x 7) - 3 (10)
Score: 18–13 (max 43)

Round 5: D K W A O I R E S

C1: dowaries
C2: WEIRDOS (7)
DC: DOWRIES (7)
OT: DARKIES (7) KOWARIS (7) RADIOES (7) ROADIES (7) ROWDIES (7)
Score: 18–20 (max 50)

Round 6: N X S L A E U P D

C1: EXPANDS (7)
C2: UPLANDS (7)
DC: PAX (3) LAX (3)
OT: SPANDEX (7) UNLADES (7)
Score: 25–27 (max 57)

Round 7: G V T O O A R E S

C1: GROOVES (7)
C2: GROATS (6)
DC: rootages ROOTAGE (7)
OT: GRAVEST (7) STORAGE (7) TOERAGS (7)
Score: 32–27 (max 64)

Round 8: 100, 5, 2, 5, 10, 4. Target: 388.

C1: 388. (100 x 4) - (10 + 2) (10)
C2: 388. (100 x 4) - (10 + 2) (10)
Score: 42–37 (max 74)

Round 9: W O R D T H I N G

C2 buzzes on 30 seconds (actually on 30, but the last light on the clock wasn't lit) to say THROWDING which is incorrect.
C1 does not buzz.
The answer was DOWNRIGHT.
Score: 42–37 (max 84)

Statistics Corner

Derek:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 48
Total % of max - 50
Raw % of max - 57
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 4

Richard:
Total score - 37
Raw score - 49
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 58
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 5.4
Number of maxes - 3

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=20