c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 16 August 1990.

C1: Challenger Tony Hallam.
C2: Champion Denys Hollis (3 wins, 127 points.)
DC: Freda Thornton and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G J L R A O A D U
R02: T Q S H E O E O S
R03: L T C I E A P K E
R04: 75, 7, 2, 5, 7, 3. Target: 646.
R05: V N B V O A O E L
R06: T N W T N I E I R
R07: B Z N T D E E A I
R08: 25, 3, 3, 7, 8, 10. Target: 512.
R09: B D E I I S S S U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: G J L R A O A D U

C1: GUARD (5)
C2: ROAD (4)
DC: JAGUAR (6) GRADUAL (7)
Score: 5–0 (max 7)

Round 2: T Q S H E O E O S

C1: SHOOTS (6)
C2: SHOOTS (6)
DC: SHEETS (6) SOOTHES (7)
Score: 11–6 (max 14)

Round 3: L T C I E A P K E

C1: PETAL (5)
C2: PLATE (5)
DC: PLICATE (7)
OT: CATLIKE (7) EPILATE (7) PIKELET (7) PLACKET (7)
Score: 16–11 (max 21)

Round 4: 75, 7, 2, 5, 7, 3. Target: 646.

C1: 647. ((75 + 7) x (5 + 3)) - 7 - 2 (7)
C2: 654.
CV: 646. ((75 - 3) x (7 + 2)) - (7 - 5) (10)
Score: 23–11 (max 31)

Round 5: V N B V O A O E L

C1: NOBLE (5)
C2: ABOVE (5)
DC: VALVE (5)
OT: ALONE (5) ANOLE (5) BEANO (5) ELVAN (5) NAVEL (5) NOVAE (5) NOVEL (5) VENAL (5) VOBLA (5) VOLVA (5)
Score: 28–16 (max 36)

Round 6: T N W T N I E I R

C1: TINNIER (7)
C2: WINTER (6)
DC: WITTIER (7) WRITTEN (7)
OT: INTWINE (7) NITRITE (7) WRENTIT (7)
Score: 35–16 (max 43)

Round 7: B Z N T D E E A I

C1: banted
C2: entire
DC: DETAIN (6) BEATEN (6)
OT: BEDIZEN (7) BETAINE (7)
Score: 35–16 (max 50)

Round 8: 25, 3, 3, 7, 8, 10. Target: 512.

C1: 512. (7 x 3 x 25) - (10 + 3) (10)
C2: 512. (7 x 3 x 25) - (10 + 3) (10)
Score: 45–26 (max 60)

Round 9: B D E I I S S S U *

C2 buzzes on 8 seconds to say SUBSIDIES which is incorrect.
C1 buzzes on 13 seconds to say SUBSISED which is incorrect.
The answer was SUBSIDISE.
Score: 45–26 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Tony:
Total score - 45
Raw score - 45
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 5.0
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 3

Denys:
Total score - 26
Raw score - 41
Total % of max - 37
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 2.9
Raw average score per round - 4.6
Number of maxes - 2

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