c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 26 March 1990.

C1: No.6 Seed Mark Cooper (3 wins, 151 points.)
C2: No.3 Seed Michael Wareham (4 wins, 222 points.)
DC: Simon Mason and Nigel Rees.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R T S O N A A D I
R02: D X F E I N P E I
R03: V C L E O A Y J E
R04: 75, 25, 9, 4, 5, 10. Target: 628.
R05: S S E W D D M I L
R06: S G I A N V O R Y
R07: P P D O E T T L I
R08: 25, 5, 10, 4, 7, 6. Target: 653.
R09: T H R E E M O D S (conundrum)


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Round 1: R T S O N A A D I

C1: ORDAINS (7)
C2: SONATA (6)
DC: RATIONS (7)
OT: INTRADOS (8)
Score: 7–0 (max 8)

Round 2: D X F E I N P E I

C1: PINED (5)
C2: EXPEND (6)
DC: DEFINE (6)
OT: INFIXED (7)
Score: 7–6 (max 15)

Round 3: V C L E O A Y J E

C1: VOCAL (5)
C2: ALCOVE (6)
DC: CLEAVE (6)
OT: CAJOLE (6) COEVAL (6) VEEJAY (6)
Score: 7–12 (max 21)

Round 4: 75, 25, 9, 4, 5, 10. Target: 628.

C1: 629. (9 x 75) - (5 x 10) + 4 (7)
C2: -
OT: 628. ((75 - (4 x (10 / 5))) x 9) + 25 (10)
Score: 14–12 (max 31)

Round 5: S S E W D D M I L

C1: MISSED (6)
C2: MISSED (6)
DC: MILDEWS (7)
RW: SMILED (6)
OT: DESMIDS (7) MIDDLES (7) WIDDLES (7)
Score: 20–18 (max 38)

Round 6: S G I A N V O R Y

C1: VARYING (7)
C2: SOARING (7)
DC: SAVORING (8)
OT: AGRIONS (7) RAVINGS (7) SIGNORA (7) SIGNORY (7) SYRINGA (7) VIRAGOS (7)
Score: 27–25 (max 46)

Round 7: P P D O E T T L I

C1: pilotted
C2: TOPPLED (7)
DC: PILOTED (7) PLOTTED (7) TIPPLED (7)
OT: TIPTOED (7)
Score: 27–32 (max 53)

Round 8: 25, 5, 10, 4, 7, 6. Target: 653.

C1: 654. ((((7 - 5) x 10) + 6) x 25) + 4 (7)
C2: -
CV: 653. (((5 x 4) + 6) x 25) + 10 - 7 (10)
Score: 34–32 (max 63)

Round 9: T H R E E M O D S

C2 buzzes on 6 seconds to say SMOTHERED which is correct.
Score: 34–42 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Mark:
Total score - 34
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 60
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 0

Michael:
Total score - 42
Raw score - 48
Total % of max - 58
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 4.7
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 3

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