c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 8 August 1990.

C1: Challenger Peggy Wilkinson.
C2: Champion Maurice Binks (4 wins, 192 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Patrick Mower.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T L C B E E I G L
R02: E O B T P N Q N R
R03: L D T I O V A O S
R04: 75, 50, 100, 3, 8, 9. Target: 688.
R05: U E Z V H R M K A
R06: F Y H S E N R A I
R07: A O G S M J S P U
R08: 100, 5, 3, 4, 8, 3. Target: 785.
R09: A A C E L O R S T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: T L C B E E I G L

C1: cleet
C2: giblet - originally given, but points removed after break when found to be plural only.
DC: LEGIBLE (7)
Score: 0–0 (max 7)

Round 2: E O B T P N Q N R

C1: BONNET (6)
C2: TENOR (5)
Score: 6–0 (max 13)

Round 3: L D T I O V A O S

C1: AVOIDS (6)
C2: AVOIDS (6)
DC: STOLID (6) sailor
OT: DAVITS (6) DISTAL (6) DIVOTS (6) LADOOS (6) OOTIDS (6) OVOIDS (6) VIOLAS (6) VITALS (6)
Score: 12–6 (max 19)

Round 4: 75, 50, 100, 3, 8, 9. Target: 688.

C1: 683.
C2: 684. ((75 + 50 + 100) x 3) + 9 (7)
CV: 688. (75 x 9) + 8 + 3 + (100 / 50) (10)
Score: 12–13 (max 29)

Round 5: U E Z V H R M K A

C1: MAUVE (5)
C2: MAKER (5)
OT: MAUVER (6)
Score: 17–18 (max 35)

Round 6: F Y H S E N R A I

C1: HYENAS (6)
C2: AFRESH (6)
DC: HERNIAS (7)
OT: FISHERY (7) NEARISH (7)
Score: 23–24 (max 42)

Round 7: A O G S M J S P U

C1: SOUP (4)
C2: JUMPS (5)
DC: PUMAS (5) POSSUM (6)
Score: 23–29 (max 48)

Round 8: 100, 5, 3, 4, 8, 3. Target: 785.

C1: 785. (8 x 100) - (4 + 3 + 3 + 5) (10)
C2: 785. (8 x 100) - (4 + 3 + 3 + 5) (10)
Score: 33–39 (max 58)

Round 9: A A C E L O R S T *

No one buzzes. The answer was ESCALATOR.
Score: 33–39 (max 68)

Statistics Corner

Peggy:
Total score - 33
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 3

Maurice:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 65
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 2

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