c4countdown

Countdown recap for Monday 14 August 1989.

C1: Challenger Ian Whitcombe.
C2: Champion Jonathan Anstey (6 wins, 1 draw, 423 points.)
DC: Simon Mason and Lance Percival.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: T F A I T S T J E
R02: I E R N R T O P E
R03: N B A L W E D C F
R04: 75, 2, 6, 7, 7, 1. Target: 992.
R05: N T I D E S W O R
R06: T E G S U O R V E
R07: S K G I N O A Q D
R08: 75, 1, 3, 6, 10, 8. Target: 331.
R09: A D H H N O R S T * (conundrum)


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Round 1: T F A I T S T J E

C1: FATTEST (7)
C2: FATTIEST (8)
Score: 0–8 (max 8)

Round 2: I E R N R T O P E

C1: POINTER (7)
C2: PIONEER (7)
DC: REORIENT (8)
OT: PORTIERE (8)
Score: 7–15 (max 16)

Round 3: N B A L W E D C F

C1: bawled (declared as 7)
C2: LANCED (6)
DC: BAWLED (6) CANDLE (6)
OT: CABLED (6) CLAWED (6) FABLED (6) FAWNED (6) FLAWED (6) LAWNED (6)
Score: 7–21 (max 22)

Round 4: 75, 2, 6, 7, 7, 1. Target: 992.

C1: 996. ((6 + 7) x 75) + ((2 + 1) x 7) (7)
C2: 996. ((6 + 7) x 75) + ((2 + 1) x 7) (7)
CV: 992. (2 x 6 x (75 + 7)) + 7 + 1 (10)
Score: 14–28 (max 32)

Round 5: N T I D E S W O R

C1: WORDIEST (8)
C2: WORDIEST (8)
DC: ROWDIEST (8) DOWNIEST (8)
OT: DISOWNER (8)
Score: 22–36 (max 40)

Round 6: T E G S U O R V E

C1: ROGUES (6)
C2: VOGUES (6)
DC: GESTURE (7) OVERUSE (7)
OT: OVERSET (7) ROUGETS (7) VESTURE (7) VETOERS (7)
Score: 28–42 (max 47)

Round 7: S K G I N O A Q D

C1: DOINGS (6)
C2: SOAKING (7)
DC: DOGSKIN (7)
OT: DAIKONS (7)
Score: 28–49 (max 54)

Round 8: 75, 1, 3, 6, 10, 8. Target: 331.

C1: 338. ((3 + 1) x 75) + (6 x 8) - 10 (5)
C2: -
CV: 331. ((75 + 8) x (10 - 6)) - 1 (10)
Score: 33–49 (max 64)

Round 9: A D H H N O R S T *

C2 buzzes on 6 seconds to say SHORTHAND which is correct.
Score: 33–59 (max 74)

Statistics Corner

Ian:
Total score - 33
Raw score - 46
Total % of max - 45
Raw % of max - 62
Total average score per round - 3.7
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 1

Jonathan:
Total score - 59
Raw score - 59
Total % of max - 80
Raw % of max - 80
Total average score per round - 6.6
Raw average score per round - 6.6
Number of maxes - 5

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