c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 5 January 1990.

C1: Champion John Cruickshank (2 wins, 90 points.)
C2: Challenger Felicity Brown.
DC: Della Thompson and Carol Thatcher.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: L D V E I A T S E
R02: B S R L I I E U Y
R03: N M L R A U E S A
R04: 9, 3, 10, 7, 1, 8. Target: 950.
R05: D G L Q E I Z A V
R06: W P T S E I O M T
R07: C R S L N E A A C
R08: 50, 4, 10, 7, 5, 3. Target: 685.
R09: E E F G I L N N U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: L D V E I A T S E

C1: detest - not even Mike noticed that there was only 1 T in the selection
C2: DEVIATES (8)
DC: SEDATIVE (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: B S R L I I E U Y

C1: BRUISE (6)
C2: BUSILY (6)
DC: BUSIER (6) SURELY (6) RISIBLE (7)
OT: RISIBLY (7)
Score: 6–14 (max 15)

Round 3: N M L R A U E S A

C1: mauser
C2: maulers
DC: NUMERALS (8)
OT: MENSURAL (8)
Score: 6–14 (max 23)

Round 4: 9, 3, 10, 7, 1, 8. Target: 950.

C1: -
C2: 900.
CV: 950. (((9 + 3) x 8) - 1) x 10 (10)
Score: 6–14 (max 33)

Round 5: D G L Q E I Z A V

C1: GLAZED (6)
C2: VALID (5)
DC: GLAIVE (6)
OT: VAILED (6)
Score: 12–14 (max 39)

Round 6: W P T S E I O M T

C1: POTTIES (7)
C2: POTTIES (7)
DC: TIPTOES (7)
OT: MOPIEST (7) STEWPOT (7) STOMPIE (7)
Score: 19–21 (max 46)

Round 7: C R S L N E A A C

C1: LANCERS (7)
C2: CLEANS (6)
DC: CANCELS (7) CANCERS (7)
OT: ARSENAL (7) CARCASE (7) LACCASE (7)
Score: 26–21 (max 53)

Round 8: 50, 4, 10, 7, 5, 3. Target: 685.

C1: -
C2: 685. ((10 + 3) x 50) + (7 x 5) (10)
Score: 26–31 (max 63)

Round 9: E E F G I L N N U *

C2 buzzes on 5 seconds to say UNFEELING which is correct.
Score: 26–41 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

John:
Total score - 26
Raw score - 26
Total % of max - 36
Raw % of max - 36
Total average score per round - 2.9
Raw average score per round - 2.9
Number of maxes - 3

Felicity:
Total score - 41
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 4

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