c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 14 August 1990.

C1: Challenger Chris Bergman, who would return to play Innis Carson nearly 19 years later.
C2: Champion Denys Hollis (1 win, 46 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: C X S O O D G I H
R02: P C G E A I S L A
R03: S R S E O R N E Z
R04: 100, 4, 3, 8, 2, 8. Target: 993.
R05: N L T E I Q D E V
R06: J I B E T L T E Y
R07: S K E A L N I N A
R08: 100, 9, 8, 1, 6, 10. Target: 773.
R09: A F G I I L M N N * (conundrum)


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Round 1: C X S O O D G I H

C1: GOODS (5)
C2: SHOD (4)
DC: GOODISH (7)
Score: 5–0 (max 7)

Round 2: P C G E A I S L A

C1: calapse
C2: SPACE (5)
DC: SPECIAL (7) special PALACES (7)
OT: PELAGIC (7) SPACIAL (7)
Score: 5–5 (max 14)

Round 3: S R S E O R N E Z

C1: SNORES (6)
C2: ROSES/NOSES/SORES (5)
DC: SNORERS (7)
OT: SENORES (7)
Score: 11–5 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 4, 3, 8, 2, 8. Target: 993.

C1: 993. ((8 + 2) x 100) - 8 - 3 + 4 (10)
C2: -
Score: 21–5 (max 31)

Round 5: N L T E I Q D E V

C1: dented
C2: LENT (4)
DC: EVIDENT (7) LIVENED (7)
OT: LENITED (7) VEINLET (7)
Score: 21–9 (max 38)

Round 6: J I B E T L T E Y

C1: BELT (4)
C2: BETEL (5)
OT: BELIE (5) BITTY (5) EEJIT (5) ELITE (5) JEBEL (5) JETTY (5) TITLE (5)
Score: 21–14 (max 43)

Round 7: S K E A L N I N A

C1: LIKENS (6)
C2: SLINK (5)
DC: ALKANES (7)
OT: ALANINE (7) ANNEALS (7)
Score: 27–14 (max 50)

Round 8: 100, 9, 8, 1, 6, 10. Target: 773.

C1: 770.
C2: 774. (8 x 100) - (10 + 6 + 1 + 9) (7)
CV: 773. (8 x 100) - (9 x (10 - 6 - 1)) (10)
Score: 27–21 (max 60)

Round 9: A F G I I L M N N *

C2 buzzes on 20 seconds to say INFLAMING which is correct.
Score: 27–31 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Chris:
Total score - 27
Raw score - 38
Total % of max - 39
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 3.0
Raw average score per round - 4.2
Number of maxes - 1

Denys:
Total score - 31
Raw score - 45
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 2

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