c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 3 January 1990.

C1: Challenger John Cruickshank.
C2: Champion Linda Munden (2 wins, 95 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Carol Thatcher.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R S G A O E B L I
R02: N P S T A U E C A
R03: R V N I E A W X F
R04: 25, 5, 10, 6, 4, 2. Target: 542.
R05: T N D P I O E T L
R06: M S V O U A Y L E
R07: R S K U E I G L T
R08: 50, 10, 2, 1, 6, 1. Target: 814.
R09: A R U S T Y C A N (conundrum)


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Round 1: R S G A O E B L I

C1: BARGES (6)
C2: BOILERS (7)
DC: BORAGE (6) OBLIGES (7) SERAGLIO (8)
OT: GIRASOLE (8) OBLIGERS (8)
Score: 0–7 (max 8)

Round 2: N P S T A U E C A

C1: CAPSTAN (7)
C2: PASTE (5)
OT: SAUCEPAN (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 16)

Round 3: R V N I E A W X F

C1: WAIVER (6)
C2: WAVIER (6)
DC: RAVINE (6)
OT: NAIVER (6) VAINER (6) VERNIX (6) WAXIER (6) WIVERN (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 5, 10, 6, 4, 2. Target: 542.

C1: 542. (((25 x 4) + 10) x 5) - (6 + 2) (10)
C2: 541.
Score: 23–13 (max 32)

Round 5: T N D P I O E T L

C1: POINTED (7)
C2: POTTED (6)
DC: TIPTOED (7)
OT: DIPLONT (7) LENTOID (7) PILOTED (7) PLOTTED (7)
Score: 30–13 (max 39)

Round 6: M S V O U A Y L E

C1: SUAVELY (7)
C2: mousey
DC: VALUES (6) VOLUMES (7)
OT: AMYLOSE (7) SAVELOY (7)
Score: 37–13 (max 46)

Round 7: R S K U E I G L T

C1: RUSTLE (6)
C2: TUSKER (6)
DC: UGLIEST (7) GLISTER (7)
OT: GRISTLE (7) GUSTIER (7) GUTSIER (7) KIRTLES (7) LURGIES (7) LUSTIER (7) SULKIER (7) TUGRIKS (7)
Score: 43–19 (max 53)

Round 8: 50, 10, 2, 1, 6, 1. Target: 814.

C1: 810.
C2: 814. ((50 + 1) x (10 + 6)) - 2 (10)
Score: 43–29 (max 63)

Round 9: A R U S T Y C A N

No one buzzes. The answer was SANCTUARY.
Score: 43–29 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 4

Linda:
Total score - 29
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 40
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 3.2
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 2

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=19