c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 21 July 1989.

C1: Challenger Joan Gray.
C2: Champion Shirley Scott (3 wins, 147 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Ned Sherrin.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N D M A U C G I E
R02: R S N J I E O G D
R03: M S Y I E W R A G
R04: 25, 1, 7, 8, 8, 4. Target: 100.
R05: F I E C D R R O G
R06: N X P I E O W C I
R07: T R N L E A I S E
R08: 25, 9, 2, 8, 8, 10. Target: 706.
R09: A E G G H I N R T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: N D M A U C G I E

C1: dicing
C2: MINCE (5) - thought about MINCED (6)
DC: MEDIAN (6)
OT: GUIDANCE (8)
Score: 0–5 (max 8)

Round 2: R S N J I E O G D

C1: GRINS (5)
C2: JOINERS (7)
OT: DINGERS (7) DINGOES (7) ENGIRDS (7) ERODING (7) GROINED (7) IGNORED (7) IGNORES (7) JINGOES (7) JOINDER (7) REDOING (7) REGIONS (7) REJOINS (7) ROSINED (7) SIGNORE (7)
Score: 0–12 (max 15)

Round 3: M S Y I E W R A G

C1: MIRAGES (7)
C2: MIRAGES (7)
OT: EARWIGS (7) IMAGERS (7) IMAGERY (7)
Score: 7–19 (max 22)

Round 4: 25, 1, 7, 8, 8, 4. Target: 100.

C1: 100. 25 x 4 (10)
C2: 100. 25 x 4 (10)
Score: 17–29 (max 32)

Round 5: F I E C D R R O G

C1: CRIED (5)
C2: GROCER (6)
DC: FORCED (6) goofer
OT: ERGODIC (7) FIREDOG (7)
Score: 17–35 (max 39)

Round 6: N X P I E O W C I

C1: PINE (4)
C2: WINCE (5)
DC: PIXIE (5)
OT: PIONIC (6)
Score: 17–40 (max 45)

Round 7: T R N L E A I S E

C1: RETAINS (7)
C2: RETAILS (7)
DC: REALISE (7) ENTRAILS (8) LISTENER (8) EARLIEST (8) LATRINES (8)
OT: TREENAILS (18)
Score: 24–47 (max 63)

Round 8: 25, 9, 2, 8, 8, 10. Target: 706.

C1: 708. (((2 x 9) + 10) x 25) + 8 (7)
C2: 709.
CV: 706. ((10 + 9 + 25) x (8 + 8)) + 2 (10)
Score: 31–47 (max 73)

Round 9: A E G G H I N R T *

C2 buzzes on 15 seconds to say GATHERING which is correct.
Score: 31–57 (max 83)

Statistics Corner

Joan:
Total score - 31
Raw score - 45
Total % of max - 37
Raw % of max - 54
Total average score per round - 3.4
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 2

Shirley:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 64
Total % of max - 69
Raw % of max - 77
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 7.1
Number of maxes - 4

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