c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 25 July 1989.

C1: Challenger Derek Stuart-Clark.
C2: Champion Shirley Scott (5 wins, 251 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Simon Williams.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: O A L T T U S N E
R02: S N D S A E I D N
R03: O A E G T R D I N
R04: 50, 8, 9, 10, 9, 2. Target: 191.
R05: S V R V O E I R L
R06: U I E P R W A G J
R07: I O N S E R C W P
R08: 50, 100, 8, 10, 7, 3. Target: 917.
R09: C C D E E O R R T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: O A L T T U S N E

C1: TALENTS (7)
C2: LATENT (6)
DC: OUTLAST (7)
OT: ATTUNES (7) ELUANTS (7) ETALONS (7) LATTENS (7) LUNATES (7) NOTATES (7) NUTLETS (7) OUTLETS (7) SOUTANE (7) TAUTENS (7) TENUTOS (7) TETANUS (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)

Round 2: S N D S A E I D N

C1: SADDENS (7)
C2: SADDENS (7)
DC: SEDANS (6) SINNED (6)
OT: DANDIES (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 14)

Round 3: O A E G T R D I N

C1: TREADING (8)
C2: TREADING (8)
DC: RATIONED (8)
OT: DERATING (8) DERATION (8) DRAGONET (8) GRADIENT (8) ORDINATE (8) ORGANDIE (8)
Score: 22–15 (max 22)

Round 4: 50, 8, 9, 10, 9, 2. Target: 191.

C1: 191. ((8 / 2) x 50) - 9 (10)
C2: 191. ((8 / 2) x 50) - 9 (10)
Score: 32–25 (max 32)

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

C1: LOVERS (6)
C2: ROVERS (6)
DC: RIVERS (6) SILVER (6) LORRIES (7)
Score: 38–31 (max 39)

Round 6: U I E P R W A G J

C1: gawper
C2: RIPE (4)
OT: EARWIG (6) PUJARI (6)
Score: 38–35 (max 45)

Round 7: I O N S E R C W P

C1: PERSON (6)
C2: PERSON (6)
DC: COWRIES (7)
OT: CONSPIRE (8)
Score: 44–41 (max 53)

Round 8: 50, 100, 8, 10, 7, 3. Target: 917.

C1: 919. (10 x 100) - ((8 x 3) + 50 + 7) (7)
C2: 923.
CV: 917. ((100 - 8) x 10) - 3 (10)
Score: 51–41 (max 63)

Round 9: C C D E E O R R T *

C1 buzzes on 4 seconds to say CORRECTED which is correct.
Score: 61–41 (max 73)

Statistics Corner

Derek:
Total score - 61
Raw score - 61
Total % of max - 84
Raw % of max - 84
Total average score per round - 6.8
Raw average score per round - 6.8
Number of maxes - 5

Shirley:
Total score - 41
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 56
Raw % of max - 71
Total average score per round - 4.6
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 3

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