c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 12 January 1990.

C1: Champion Lindsay Denyer (4 wins, 196 points.)
C2: Challenger Sunil Bowry.
DC: Della Thompson and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: G N L I I V S K E
R02: T L J O O E W D F
R03: T G P L O O A R T
R04: 7, 10, 3, 5, 5, 9. Target: 284.
R05: C P R S O I A Y A
R06: F D T E E A R S S
R07: S X B E E I W T O
R08: 50, 4, 4, 7, 9, 6. Target: 178.
R09: D E N O O P P S T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: G N L I I V S K E

C1: SKIVING (7)
C2: vikings
DC: LIVINGS (7)
OT: VEILINGS (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: T L J O O E W D F

C1: FOOLED (6)
C2: FOOLED (6)
DC: FOOTLED (7)
OT: TWOFOLD (7)
Score: 13–6 (max 15)

Round 3: T G P L O O A R T

C1: GROAT (5)
C2: TROOP (5)
DC: PORTAL (6)
OT: TAPROOT (7)
Score: 18–11 (max 22)

Round 4: 7, 10, 3, 5, 5, 9. Target: 284.

C1: 283. ((9 - 5) x 7 x 10) + 3 (7)
C2: 285. ((9 - 5) x 7 x 10) + 5 (7)
CV: 284. ((3 x 7) + (5 x 10)) x (9 - 5) (10)
Score: 25–18 (max 32)

Round 5: C P R S O I A Y A

C1: PIRACY (6)
C2: CRISPY (6)
OT: APORIAS (7) PICAROS (7) PISCARY (7) PROSAIC (7)
Score: 31–24 (max 39)

Round 6: F D T E E A R S S

C1: DEAFEST (7)
C2: DEFEATS (7)
DC: FEASTED (7) FEASTERS (8)
RW: FESTERS (7)
OT: ASSERTED (8) DRAFTEES (8)
Score: 38–31 (max 47)

Round 7: S X B E E I W T O

C1: EXITS (5)
C2: betwixes
DC: IBEXES (6)
OT: BOXIEST (7)
Score: 43–31 (max 54)

Round 8: 50, 4, 4, 7, 9, 6. Target: 178.

C1: 178. ((9 - 6) x 50) + (4 x 7) (10)
C2: 178. (50 x 4) - ((7 x 4) - 6) (10)
Score: 53–41 (max 64)

Round 9: D E N O O P P S T *

C2 buzzes on 14 seconds to say POSTPONED which is correct.
Score: 53–51 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Lindsay:
Total score - 53
Raw score - 53
Total % of max - 72
Raw % of max - 72
Total average score per round - 5.9
Raw average score per round - 5.9
Number of maxes - 1

Sunil:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 51
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 69
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 5.7
Number of maxes - 2

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