c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 14 February 1990.

C1: Champion Elaine Newcombe (3 wins, 149 points.)
C2: Challenger Robin Michaelson.
DC: Simon Mason and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N R B O E G E D N
R02: S N U E P M O T A
R03: S H T U E L D A T
R04: 100, 5, 9, 8, 4, 2. Target: 394.
R05: S L I O Y S T Y A
R06: W T C L I O A C I
R07: N G I A S D R E S
R08: 100, 6, 5, 8, 4, 4. Target: 139.
R09: A A C E G O P S T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: N R B O E G E D N

C1: BEGONE (6)
C2: GENDER (6)
DC: ENROBED (7)
OT: REDBONE (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: S N U E P M O T A

C1: MOUNTS (6)
C2: AMOUNTS (7)
DC: SEAMOUNT (8)
OT: PANTOUMS (8) PUTAMENS (8) SPUMANTE (8)
Score: 6–13 (max 15)

Round 3: S H T U E L D A T

C1: HUSTLED (7)
C2: SHUTTLED (8)
Score: 6–21 (max 23)

Round 4: 100, 5, 9, 8, 4, 2. Target: 394.

C1: 394. (4 x 100) - (8 - 2) (10)
C2: 394. (4 x 100) - (8 - 2) (10)
Score: 16–31 (max 33)

Round 5: S L I O Y S T Y A

C1: SOILS (5)
C2: ASSOIL (6)
OT: SLASTO (6) STYLOS (6)
Score: 16–37 (max 39)

Round 6: W T C L I O A C I

C1: COLIC (5)
C2: CACTI (5)
DC: WILCO (5) LICIT (5) CALICO (6)
CV: ITALIC (6)
OT: CLITIC (6) COITAL (6) LACTIC (6)
Score: 21–42 (max 45)

Round 7: N G I A S D R E S

C1: DRESSING (8)
C2: DRESSING (8)
DC: ASSIGNED (8) SARDINES (8)
OT: ARIDNESS (8) ASSIGNER (8) GRADINES (8) READINGS (8) REASSIGN (8)
Score: 29–50 (max 53)

Round 8: 100, 6, 5, 8, 4, 4. Target: 139.

C1: 139. (6 x 5) + (4 / 4) + 8 + 100 (10)
C2: 139. (5 x 8) + 100 - (4 / 4) (10)
Score: 39–60 (max 63)

Round 9: A A C E G O P S T *

C1 buzzes on 6 seconds to say SCAPEGOAT which is correct.
Score: 49–60 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Elaine:
Total score - 49
Raw score - 67
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 92
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 7.4
Number of maxes - 4

Robin:
Total score - 60
Raw score - 60
Total % of max - 82
Raw % of max - 82
Total average score per round - 6.7
Raw average score per round - 6.7
Number of maxes - 5

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