c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 18 July 1989.

C1: Champion Rajaretnam Yogasagarar (6 wins, 333 points.)
C2: Challenger Shirley Scott.
DC: Della Thompson and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D I G E S W M I T
R02: S M U I Q L D E I
R03: P L E P A R E T L
R04: 100, 8, 10, 6, 3, 5. Target: 892.
R05: V T V I E S R I O
R06: N J A R O G E N S
R07: B D K I E G R O N
R08: 25, 4, 1, 1, 7, 6. Target: 909.
R09: G H I M N O R U U * (conundrum)


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Round 1: D I G E S W M I T

C1: WIDEST (6)
C2: MIDGETS (7)
DC: WIDGETS (7) DIGEST (6)
OT: DIMWITS (7)
Score: 0–7 (max 7)

Round 2: S M U I Q L D E I

C1: SMILED (6)
C2: MUESLI (6)
DC: LIQUIDS (7)
OT: MILIEUS (7) SILIQUE (7)
Score: 6–13 (max 14)

Round 3: P L E P A R E T L

C1: PRELATE (7)
C2: PALLET (6)
Score: 13–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 8, 10, 6, 3, 5. Target: 892.

C1: 892. ((6 + 3) x 100) - 8 (10)
C2: 892. ((6 + 3) x 100) - 8 (10)
Score: 23–23 (max 31)

Round 5: V T V I E S R I O

C1: STRIVE (6)
C2: VISITOR (7)
DC: REVISIT (7)
OT: IVORIES (7) VOTIVES (7)
Score: 23–30 (max 38)

Round 6: N J A R O G E N S

C1: ORANGES (7)
C2: ORANGES (7)
DC: JARGONS (7) ONAGERS (7)
Score: 30–37 (max 45)

Round 7: B D K I E G R O N

C1: REDOING (7)
C2: BROKEN (6) - thought about BROKING (7)
OT: BOINGED (7) BORKING (7) ERODING (7) GROINED (7) IGNORED (7) KERBING (7)
Score: 37–37 (max 52)

Round 8: 25, 4, 1, 1, 7, 6. Target: 909.

C1: 906.
C2: 907. ((1 + 1 + 4) x 6 x 25) + 7 (7)
CV: 910. (7)
OT: 910. (25 + 1) x 7 x (4 + 1) (7)
Score: 37–44 (max 59)

Round 9: G H I M N O R U U *

No one buzzes. The answer was HUMOURING.
Score: 37–44 (max 69)

Statistics Corner

Rajaretnam:
Total score - 37
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 78
Total average score per round - 4.1
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 4

Shirley:
Total score - 44
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 64
Raw % of max - 81
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 5

Further summaries are at:
http://www.apterous.org/cdb/series.php?series=18