c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 30 March 1990.

C1: No.3 Seed Michael Wareham (6 wins, 312 points.)
C2: No.5 Seed Gino Corr (6 wins, 310 points.)
DC: Simon Mason, Nigel Rees and Bill Tidy.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: Q S N E A U R M D
R02: S G T C O I U R C
R03: 25, 50, 100, 75, 2, 7. Target: 199.
R04: P T R E O R L E R
R05: G T V P A I E D L
R06: 25, 100, 1, 5, 10, 5. Target: 967.
R07: L U T I N E B E L (conundrum)
R08: D T B S I E O W L
R09: L T Z E I A E Y P
R10: 25, 75, 3, 8, 9, 10. Target: 670.
R11: A E R N O D X S D
R12: B L K E I A Y W F
R13: 50, 75, 25, 7, 8, 3. Target: 939.
R14: I P I T Y C L U B (conundrum)


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Round 1: Q S N E A U R M D

C1: SQUARED (7)
C2: SQUARED (7)
DC: SQUANDER (8) MAUNDER (7) MAUNDERS (8)
OT: SURNAMED (8)
Score: 7–7 (max 8)

Round 2: S G T C O I U R C

C1: COURTS (6)
C2: GROUTS (6)
DC: OCCURS (6) CITRUS (6)
OT: CITROUS (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 15)

Round 3: 25, 50, 100, 75, 2, 7. Target: 199.

C1: 199. Mistake in working.
C2: 199. (2 x 100) - ((75 - 50) / 25) (10)
Score: 13–23 (max 25)

Round 4: P T R E O R L E R

C1: REPORTER (8)
C2: REPORTER (8)
Score: 21–31 (max 33)

Round 5: G T V P A I E D L

C1: PLAITED (7)
C2: PLAITED (7)
DC: LIGATED (7)
Score: 28–38 (max 40)

Round 6: 25, 100, 1, 5, 10, 5. Target: 967.

C1: 969. (100 x 10) - 25 - 5 - 1 (7)
C2: 969. ((100 - 5) x 10) + 25 - 5 - 1 (7)
CV: 966. (7)
OT: 966. (100 x 10) - 25 - 5 - 5 + 1 (7)
Score: 35–45 (max 47)

Round 7: L U T I N E B E L

C1 buzzes on 3 seconds to say EBULLIENT which is correct.
Score: 45–45 (max 57)

Round 8: D T B S I E O W L

C1: BLOWIEST (8)
C2: bowliest
Score: 53–45 (max 65)

Round 9: L T Z E I A E Y P

C1: TEAZLE (6)
C2: pleaty
DC: EPILATE (7)
Score: 59–45 (max 72)

Round 10: 25, 75, 3, 8, 9, 10. Target: 670.

C1: 670. (75 x 9) - (8 - 3) (10)
C2: 670. (75 - 8) x 10 (10)
Score: 69–55 (max 82)

Round 11: A E R N O D X S D

C1: ADORNED (7)
C2: nodders
DC: DANDERS (7) DEODARS (7)
Score: 76–55 (max 89)

Round 12: B L K E I A Y W F

C1: WEAKLY (6)
C2: WEAKLY (6)
DC: FLAKY (5)
OT: BIKEWAY (7)
Score: 82–61 (max 96)

Round 13: 50, 75, 25, 7, 8, 3. Target: 939.

C1: -
C2: 942. ((25 + 75) x (3 + 7)) - 50 - 8 (7)
OT: 939. (((50 x 25) - 8) / 3) + (75 x 7) (10)
Score: 82–68 (max 106)

Round 14: I P I T Y C L U B

C1 buzzes on 1 second to say PUBLICITY which is correct.
Score: 92–68 (max 116)

Statistics Corner

Michael:
Total score - 92
Raw score - 92
Total % of max - 79
Raw % of max - 79
Total average score per round - 7.1
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 8

Gino:
Total score - 68
Raw score - 68
Total % of max - 59
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 4.9
Number of maxes - 5

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