c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 29 January 1990.

C1: Challenger Peg Smith.
C2: Champion Joan Orchard (7 wins, 298 points.)
DC: Simon Mason and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N R F U E I R A D
R02: N G P O E U D N S
R03: J G T O O E L W S
R04: 25, 2, 2, 4, 9, 5. Target: 580.
R05: C D Q O E I L D K
R06: V T F O E A R P V
R07: X T R O I A N H T
R08: 75, 4, 3, 7, 7, 2. Target: 912.
R09: D E I N P S T W W (conundrum)


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Round 1: N R F U E I R A D

C1: REFRAIN (7)
C2: REFRAIN (7)
DC: unfired unfried
OT: INFRARED (8) UNFAIRER (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: N G P O E U D N S

C1: SPONGED (7)
C2: GUNNED (6)
DC: DUNGEONS (8)
Score: 14–7 (max 16)

Round 3: J G T O O E L W S

C1: LOWEST (6)
C2: JOSTLE (6)
DC: TOWELS (6)
OT: OWLETS (6) STOOGE (6)
Score: 20–13 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 2, 2, 4, 9, 5. Target: 580.

C1: -
C2: -
CV: 580. (25 + 2 + 2) x 4 x 5 (10)
Score: 20–13 (max 32)

Round 5: C D Q O E I L D K

C1: LICKED (6)
C2: LICKED (6)
DC: LOCKED (6) CODDLE (6)
OT: COILED (6) COLDIE (6) DICKED (6) DOCILE (6) DOCKED (6) KELOID (6) KIDDLE (6)
Score: 26–19 (max 38)

Round 6: V T F O E A R P V

C1: VOTER (5)
C2: PROVE (5)
DC: PAVER (5)
OT: PROTEA (6)
Score: 31–24 (max 44)

Round 7: X T R O I A N H T

C1: THROAT (6)
C2: TAINT (5)
OT: ATTORN (6) RATION (6) THORAX (6) THORIA (6) TRITON (6)
Score: 37–24 (max 50)

Round 8: 75, 4, 3, 7, 7, 2. Target: 912.

C1: -
C2: 911. ((2 + 7 + 3) x 75) + 7 + 4 (7)
CV: 912. (75 + (7 / 7)) x 4 x 3 (10)
Score: 37–31 (max 60)

Round 9: D E I N P S T W W *

C1 buzzes on 10 seconds to say WINDSWEPT which is correct. (Well, not really because windswept is actually hyphenated , so it's an illegal conundrum......)
Score: 47–31 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Peg:
Total score - 47
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 5.2
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 4

Joan:
Total score - 31
Raw score - 42
Total % of max - 44
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 2

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