c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 20 July 1990.

C1: Returning Champion Duncan Dale-Emberton (1 win, 48 points.) He won the last preliminary of Series 19, but couldn't make it to the start of this series to carry on.
C2: Champion Derek Coombs (4 wins, 213 points.)
DC: Simon Mason and Eve Pollard.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R T E B D F I E S
R02: L P G A U W S R E
R03: I O L N N T A E F
R04: 25, 7, 4, 7, 8, 1. Target: 459.
R05: D S J P I A E Q Y
R06: I O A T B R C O L
R07: D G R E I U H L V
R08: 25, 100, 4, 2, 10, 8. Target: 421.
R09: T U C K B I N G E (conundrum)


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Round 1: R T E B D F I E S

C1: BESTRIDE (8)
C2: TRIBES (6)
OT: BRIEFEST (8) DEBRIEFS (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: L P G A U W S R E

C1: PLEAS (5)
C2: PLAGUES (7)
DC: EARPLUGS (8) PERUSAL (7)
Score: 8–7 (max 16)

Round 3: I O L N N T A E F

C1: INFANT (6)
C2: ELATION (7)
DC: FONTANEL (8)
OT: ENATION (7) FOLIATE (7) FONTINA (7) INFANTE (7) INFLATE (7) TOENAIL (7)
Score: 8–14 (max 24)

Round 4: 25, 7, 4, 7, 8, 1. Target: 459.

C1: 459. ((7 + 7 + 4) x 25) + 8 + 1 (10)
C2: 459. ((7 + 7 + 4) x 25) + 8 + 1 (10)
Score: 18–24 (max 34)

Round 5: D S J P I A E Q Y

C1: SAPID (5)
C2: SPADE (5)
DC: SPAYED (6)
Score: 23–29 (max 40)

Round 6: I O A T B R C O L

C1: COATI (5)
C2: ORBITAL (7)
DC: ROBOTIC (7)
OT: LOCATOR (7) TOOLBAR (7)
Score: 23–36 (max 47)

Round 7: D G R E I U H L V

C1: GUIDER (6)
C2: GUILDER (7)
DC: DIVULGE (7) divulger
OT: VIRGULE (7)
Score: 23–43 (max 54)

Round 8: 25, 100, 4, 2, 10, 8. Target: 421.

C1: 421. ((8 / 2) x 100) + 25 - 4 (10)
C2: 421. ((8 / 2) x 100) + 25 - 4 (10)
Score: 33–53 (max 64)

Round 9: T U C K B I N G E

C2 buzzes on 1.5 seconds to say BUCKETING which is correct.
Score: 33–63 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Duncan:
Total score - 33
Raw score - 55
Total % of max - 45
Raw % of max - 74
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 6.1
Number of maxes - 3

Derek:
Total score - 63
Raw score - 69
Total % of max - 85
Raw % of max - 93
Total average score per round - 7.0
Raw average score per round - 7.7
Number of maxes - 5

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