c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 26 July 1989.

C1: Champion Derek Stuart-Clark (1 win, 61 points.)
C2: Challenger Valia Hedley.
DC: Della Thompson and Simon Williams.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: I A E N S S O D N
R02: V N G E I E D R E
R03: O E I D C P R I G
R04: 75, 8, 4, 10, 9, 3. Target: 408.
R05: L X M A E H C O M
R06: R D F I E S O B A
R07: P L V O U I R S R
R08: 75, 8, 8, 1, 6, 10. Target: 465.
R09: L U I G I B L A N (conundrum)


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Round 1: I A E N S S O D N

C1: INSANE (6)
C2: DINES (5)
DC: SINNED (6) SEASON (6)
OT: ANODISES (8)
Score: 6–0 (max 8)

Round 2: V N G E I E D R E

C1: REVENGE (7)
C2: VEERING (7)
DC: DIVERGE (7) REIGNED (7) REVENGED (8)
Score: 13–7 (max 16)

Round 3: O E I D C P R I G

C1: PRICED (6)
C2: PRICED (6)
DC: PERIODIC (8)
Score: 19–13 (max 24)

Round 4: 75, 8, 4, 10, 9, 3. Target: 408.

C1: 411. ((8 - 3) x 75) + (9 x 4) (7)
C2: 412.
CV: 408. ((75 - 8) x (10 - 4)) + 9 - 3 (10)
Score: 26–13 (max 34)

Round 5: L X M A E H C O M

C1: COMMA (5)
C2: COMMA (5)
DC: CAMEL (5)
OT: CAMEO (5) CHELA (5) CHEMO (5) CHOLA (5) COMAE (5) COXAE (5) COXAL (5) HAMEL (5) HOLME (5) LEACH (5) LEMMA (5) LOACH (5) MACHE (5) MACHO (5) MACLE (5) MAHOE (5) MALEO (5) MOCHA (5) MOHEL (5)
Score: 31–18 (max 39)

Round 6: R D F I E S O B A

C1: BOARDS (6)
C2: BRAISED (7)
DC: FORBIDS (7)
OT: BARDIES (7) BORIDES (7) DARBIES (7) DISROBE (7) FEDORAS (7) FORBADE (7) RADIOES (7) ROADIES (7) SEABIRD (7) SIDEBAR (7)
Score: 31–25 (max 46)

Round 7: P L V O U I R S R

C1: PURRS (5)
C2: POURS (5)
DC: slurs SLURP (5)
OT: PROVIRUS (8)
Score: 36–30 (max 54)

Round 8: 75, 8, 8, 1, 6, 10. Target: 465.

C1: 465. (75 x 6) + 8 + 8 - 1 (10)
C2: 458.
Score: 46–30 (max 64)

Round 9: L U I G I B L A N

No one buzzes. The answer was BILINGUAL.
Score: 46–30 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Derek:
Total score - 46
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 62
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.1
Raw average score per round - 5.8
Number of maxes - 2

Valia:
Total score - 30
Raw score - 47
Total % of max - 41
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 3.3
Raw average score per round - 5.2
Number of maxes - 2

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