c4countdown

Countdown recap for Tuesday 29 August 1989.

C1: Challenger Clive Everill.
C2: Champion David Ware (3 wins, 130 points.)
DC: Della Thompson and Gyles Brandreth.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: N L A R I N M E N
R02: H S O E D G Z A T
R03: R L E V L I R E J
R04: 100, 2, 6, 3, 4, 5. Target: 136.
R05: R D A O Y S N E S
R06: D C O S I F G O B
R07: N R D T C A U A W
R08: 75, 9, 6, 4, 10, 7. Target: 112.
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Round 1: N L A R I N M E N

C1: linear (declared as 7)
C2: animal
DC: LINEAR (6) MINERAL (7) MARLINE (7)
OT: LINEMAN (7) MANLIER (7) MELANIN (7) RAILMEN (7)
Score: 0–0 (max 7)

Round 2: H S O E D G Z A T

C1: GHOSTED (7)
C2: GHOSTED (7)
DC: hostaged HOSTAGE (7)
OT: DOTAGES (7)
Score: 7–7 (max 14)

Round 3: R L E V L I R E J

C1: REVILE (6)
C2: RELIVE (6)
DC: REVILER (7)
Score: 13–13 (max 21)

Round 4: 100, 2, 6, 3, 4, 5. Target: 136.

C1: 136. (5 x 6) + 2 + 4 + 100 (10)
C2: 136. ((4 + 2) x 6) + 100 (10)
Score: 23–23 (max 31)

Round 5: R D A O Y S N E S

C1: SENSORY (7)
C2: SONAR (5)
OT: ODYSSEAN (8)
Score: 30–23 (max 39)

Round 6: D C O S I F G O B

C1: GOODS (5)
C2: FOODS (5)
DC: DISCO (5)
OT: BIOGS (5) COIFS (5) GOBOS (5) GOOFS (5) SODIC (5)
Score: 35–28 (max 44)

Round 7: N R D T C A U A W

C1: DAUNT (5)
C2: AWARD (5)
DC: CURTANA (7)
Score: 40–33 (max 51)

Round 8: 75, 9, 6, 4, 10, 7. Target: 112.

C1: 112. (9 x 6) + 75 - 10 - 7 (10)
C2: 112. 75 + ((9 - 6) x 10) + 7 (10)
Score: 50–43 (max 61)

Round 9: C C H I O P S T Y *

No one buzzes. The answer was PSYCHOTIC.
Score: 50–43 (max 71)

Statistics Corner

Clive:
Total score - 50
Raw score - 50
Total % of max - 70
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.6
Raw average score per round - 5.6
Number of maxes - 4

David:
Total score - 43
Raw score - 48
Total % of max - 61
Raw % of max - 68
Total average score per round - 4.8
Raw average score per round - 5.3
Number of maxes - 4

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