c4countdown

Countdown recap for Friday 4 August 1989.

C1: Challenger Keith Pottage.
C2: Champion Jonathan Anstey (1 win, 54 points.)
DC: Simon Mason and Eve Pollard.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: R M R L E I I R I
R02: D S E O N D A V U
R03: P F S W F A E O R
R04: 50, 3, 8, 3, 7, 5. Target: 797.
R05: A C R O N S I S E
R06: D G D A E N O G T
R07: H S R E A T T Z I
R08: 9, 1, 2, 5, 7, 7. Target: 253.
R09: B E D S I M M E R (conundrum)


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Round 1: R M R L E I I R I

C1: MILER (5)
C2: mirier
DC: LIMIER (6) - allowed by Simon Mason, because LIMY is in the dictionary, but doesn't allow mirier, even though MIRY is the dictionary.
OT: RIMIER (6)
Score: 5–0 (max 6)

Round 2: D S E O N D A V U

C1: SOUNDED (7)
C2: SOUNDED (7)
DC: DOUANES (7)
OT: DUODENA (7) UNSAVED (7)
Score: 12–7 (max 13)

Round 3: P F S W F A E O R

C1: WAFERS (6)
C2: FORESAW (7)
Score: 12–14 (max 20)

Round 4: 50, 3, 8, 3, 7, 5. Target: 797.

C1: 796.
C2: 797. ((8 + 3 + 5) x 50) - 3 (10)
Score: 12–24 (max 30)

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

C1: REASONS (7)
C2: NECROSIS (8)
DC: SCENARIOS (18)
OT: SARCOSINE (18)
Score: 12–32 (max 48)

Round 6: D G D A E N O G T

C1: TAGGED (6)
C2: DONATED (7)
OT: TANGOED (7)
Score: 12–39 (max 55)

Round 7: H S R E A T T Z I

C1: hartiest
C2: HAZIEST (7)
DC: ZITHERS (7)
OT: ARTIEST (7) ARTISTE (7) ATHEIST (7) ATHIRST (7) ATTIRES (7) HASTIER (7) HATTERS (7) HITTERS (7) RATITES (7) SHATTER (7) STAITHE (7) STRIATE (7) TASTIER (7) THREATS (7)
Score: 12–46 (max 62)

Round 8: 9, 1, 2, 5, 7, 7. Target: 253.

C1: 260.
C2: 253. (7 x 7 x 5) + 9 - 1 (10)
Score: 12–56 (max 72)

Round 9: B E D S I M M E R

C2 buzzes on 23 seconds to say DISMEMBER which is correct.
Score: 12–66 (max 82)

Statistics Corner

Keith:
Total score - 12
Raw score - 43
Total % of max - 15
Raw % of max - 52
Total average score per round - 1.3
Raw average score per round - 4.8
Number of maxes - 1

Jonathan:
Total score - 66
Raw score - 66
Total % of max - 80
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 7.3
Raw average score per round - 7.3
Number of maxes - 7

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