c4countdown

Countdown recap for Thursday 22 February 1990.

C1: Champion Dick Burden (1 win, 45 points.)
C2: Challenger John Prince.
DC: Simon Mason and Martin Jarvis.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R N T U E C A E N
R02: F E M O S C E X O
R03: S K Y I A I B T G
R04: 75, 3, 10, 2, 2, 1. Target: 878.
R05: L E Y M E C H U L
R06: D S R E O E S O V
R07: D U L W A A B R T
R08: 25, 10, 3, 8, 7, 9. Target: 300.
R09: A E I I L O R S T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: R N T U E C A E N

C1: ENTRANCE (8)
C2: NEATER (6)
OT: UNCREATE (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: F E M O S C E X O

C1: MOOSE (5)
C2: COMES (5)
DC: COOEES (6)
Score: 13–5 (max 14)

Round 3: S K Y I A I B T G

C1: BAITS (5)
C2: TASK (4)
DC: tibias TIBIA (5)
OT: KITBAGS (7)
Score: 18–5 (max 21)

Round 4: 75, 3, 10, 2, 2, 1. Target: 878.

C1: -
C2: 878. ((75 - 2) x (10 + 2)) + 3 - 1 (10)
Score: 18–15 (max 31)

Round 5: L E Y M E C H U L

C1: CHUM (4)
C2: MULCH (5)
OT: LYCHEE (6) MUCHLY (6)
Score: 18–20 (max 37)

Round 6: D S R E O E S O V

C1: DROSS (5)
C2: DRESS (5)
DC: OVERDOSES (18)
Score: 23–25 (max 55)

Round 7: D U L W A A B R T

C1: BLURT (5)
C2: XXXXX (5) - not clearly heard - only heard "with an "A"".
DC: TABULAR (7)
Score: 28–30 (max 62)

Round 8: 25, 10, 3, 8, 7, 9. Target: 300.

C1: 300. (9 - 7 + 10) x 25 (10)
C2: 300. ((8 x 25) / (9 - 7)) x 3 (10)
Score: 38–40 (max 72)

Round 9: A E I I L O R S T *

No one buzzes. The answer was SOLITAIRE.
Score: 38–40 (max 82)

Statistics Corner

Dick:
Total score - 38
Raw score - 42
Total % of max - 46
Raw % of max - 51
Total average score per round - 4.2
Raw average score per round - 4.7
Number of maxes - 2

John:
Total score - 40
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 49
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 2

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

James Robinson wrote:Round 7: D U L W A A B R T

C2: XXXXX (5) - not clearly heard - only heard "with an "A"".

Must be ALTAR: it's the only word that makes sense that's available and sounds a bit like the "'burta', 'balta' or 'buwta'" I wrote down as 'sound alikes' at the time.