c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 20 March 1990.

C1: Champion Gino Corr (3 wins, 156 points.)
C2: Challenger Peter Morris.
DC: Freda Thornton and Sylvia Syms.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: X T W R E E E L L
R02: F L S D U A O Z I
R03: T L P A O T O S I
R04: 75, 4, 10, 7, 5, 6. Target: 888.
R05: D C K D A I I R A
R06: J F R R O E A Y I
R07: R T T W V E U O D
R08: 50, 100, 75, 1, 3, 8. Target: 273.
R09: A C D E H I N N R * (conundrum)


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Round 1: X T W R E E E L L

C1: TELLER (6)
C2: TELLER (6)
DC: WELTER (6)
OT: RETELL (6)
Score: 6–6 (max 6)

Round 2: F L S D U A O Z I

C1: LAUDS (5)
C2: FOULS (5)
OT: DIAZOS (6) FLUIDS (6)
Score: 11–11 (max 12)

Round 3: T L P A O T O S I

C1: potatos
C2: STOP (4)
DC: TOPSOIL (7) TOPSAIL (7)
OT: TALIPOTS (8)
Score: 11–15 (max 20)

Round 4: 75, 4, 10, 7, 5, 6. Target: 888.

C1: 888. ((6 - 4 + 10) x 75) - (7 + 5) (10)
C2: 890.
Score: 21–15 (max 30)

Round 5: D C K D A I I R A

C1: RACK (4)
C2: RACK (4)
DC: ACRID (5) RADII (5)
OT: ACARID (6) CARDIA (6)
Score: 25–19 (max 36)

Round 6: J F R R O E A Y I

C1: FERRY (5)
C2: FERRY (5)
DC: FAIRY (5) FORAY (5)
OT: FORAYER (7)
Score: 30–24 (max 43)

Round 7: R T T W V E U O D

C1: ROTTED (6)
C2: TOURED (6)
DC: DEVOUR (6) ROUTED (6) DETOUR (6)
OT: TUTORED (7)
Score: 36–30 (max 50)

Round 8: 50, 100, 75, 1, 3, 8. Target: 273.

C1: 272. ((100 - 1) x 3) - (75 - 50) (7)
C2: 274. ((8 - 3) x 50) + 100 - 75 - 1 (7)
CV: 273. (100 - 1 - 8) x 3 (10)
Score: 43–37 (max 60)

Round 9: A C D E H I N N R *

No one buzzes. The answer was HINDRANCE.
Score: 43–37 (max 70)

Statistics Corner

Gino:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 43
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 61
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 2

Peter:
Total score - 37
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 53
Raw % of max - 63
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 1

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