c4countdown

The 6-time champion Derek Stuart-Clark was forced to retire, as he had to return to the school where he was a music teacher.

Countdown recap for Wednesday 2 August 1989.

C1: Challenger Tom Dudley.
C2: Challenger Win Blackborow.
DC: Simon Mason and Eve Pollard.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R L N I P R O E S
R02: R J U A N G E N G
R03: N Y U O L S E C B
R04: 100, 9, 3, 8, 2, 7. Target: 905.
R05: N S N I I A R C I
R06: U W F I R F P E S
R07: R D V E A E D S N
R08: 75, 1, 6, 3, 9, 8. Target: 266.
R09: E E E I M O R T T * (conundrum)


And now a brief interlude before our main feature:

SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER
SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER

Enjoy the show.

Round 1: R L N I P R O E S

C1: PRISONER (8)
C2: LORRIES (7)
DC: SPOILER (7)
OT: LORINERS (8)
Score: 8–0 (max 8)

Round 2: R J U A N G E N G

C1: GAUGER (6)
C2: RANGE (5)
DC: GUNNER (6) GRANGE (6)
OT: GUNNERA (7)
Score: 14–0 (max 15)

Round 3: N Y U O L S E C B

C1: BLOUSE (6)
C2: BOUNCES (7)
DC: COUNSEL (7)
OT: BUNCOES (7) UNCLOSE (7)
Score: 14–7 (max 22)

Round 4: 100, 9, 3, 8, 2, 7. Target: 905.

C1: 905. ((7 + 2) x 100) + 8 - 3 (10)
C2: 905. (9 x 100) + 3 + 2 (10)
Score: 24–17 (max 32)

Round 5: N S N I I A R C I

C1: RAINS (5)
C2: CAIRNS (6)
OT: ARCSIN (6) NIACIN (6) RAISIN (6)
Score: 24–23 (max 38)

Round 6: U W F I R F P E S

C1: FURIES/WIPERS (6)
C2: FIRES (5)
DC: PUFFIER (7)
OT: PUFFERS (7)
Score: 30–23 (max 45)

Round 7: R D V E A E D S N

C1: DREADS (6)
C2: SENDER (6)
DC: ADVERSE (7) ENDEARS (7)
OT: DANDERS (7) DAVENED (7) DEADENS (7) EVADERS (7) RAVENED (7) REDDENS (7)
Score: 36–29 (max 52)

Round 8: 75, 1, 6, 3, 9, 8. Target: 266.

C1: 264. (75 x 3) + (6 x 8) - 9 (7)
C2: 263.
CV: 266. ((75 + 9) x 3) + 8 + 6 (10)
Score: 43–29 (max 62)

Round 9: E E E I M O R T T *

C2 buzzes on 4 seconds to say METEORITE which is correct.
Score: 43–39 (max 72)

Statistics Corner

Tom:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 54
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 2

Win:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 63
Total % of max - 54
Raw % of max - 88
Total average score per round - 4.3
Raw average score per round - 7.0
Number of maxes - 4

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