c4countdown

Countdown recap for Wednesday 6 September 1989.

C1: Champion Mark St. John London (3 wins, 180 points.)
C2: Challenger Patrick Kavanagh.
DC: Della Thompson and Richard Stilgoe.
CV: Carol Vorderman.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: S R J E D I S D U
R02: R T P A U E G S A
R03: Y D E N L C I S T
R04: 50, 10, 8, 5, 6, 7. Target: 318.
R05: L V S E U G O C P
R06: G N K E A S B E D
R07: R G C A I G N T O
R08: 100, 4, 9, 5, 6, 7. Target: 198.
R09: A E E G L L N R Y * (conundrum)


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Round 1: S R J E D I S D U

C1: DRUIDS (6)
C2: JURIES (6)
DC: JUDIES (6) JUDDERS (7) SUDSIER (7)
OT: DISUSED (7) RUDDIES (7)
Score: 6–6 (max 7)

Round 2: R T P A U E G S A

C1: PURGES (6)
C2: GRATES (6)
DC: PASTURAGE (18)
Score: 12–12 (max 25)

Round 3: Y D E N L C I S T

C1: LISTED (6)
C2: SLICE (5)
DC: CLIENTS (7) STENCIL (7) DENTILS (7)
OT: SYNDETIC (8)
Score: 18–12 (max 33)

Round 4: 50, 10, 8, 5, 6, 7. Target: 318.

C1: 318. (50 x 6) + 10 + 8 (10)
C2: 318. (50 x 6) + 10 + 8 (10)
Score: 28–22 (max 43)

Round 5: L V S E U G O C P

C1: GLOVES (6)
C2: CLOVES (6)
DC: pogues COUPLES (7) GLUCOSE (7)
Score: 34–28 (max 50)

Round 6: G N K E A S B E D

C1: BASKED (6)
C2: BASKED (6)
DC: BANKED (6) BADGES (6) SNEAKED (7)
OT: SKEBENGA (8)
Score: 40–34 (max 58)

Round 7: R G C A I G N T O

C1: CARTING (7)
C2: CARTING/TRACING (7)
DC: ORGANIC (7)
OT: COATING (7) CORTINA (7) COTINGA (7) CRATING (7) GRACING (7) GRATING (7) ORATING (7)
Score: 47–41 (max 65)

Round 8: 100, 4, 9, 5, 6, 7. Target: 198.

C1: 198. Mistake in working.
C2: 198. ((6 - 4) x 100) - (7 - 5) (10)
Score: 47–51 (max 75)

Round 9: A E E G L L N R Y *

C1 buzzes on 5 seconds to say GENERALLY which is correct.
Score: 57–51 (max 85)

Statistics Corner

Mark:
Total score - 57
Raw score - 57
Total % of max - 67
Raw % of max - 67
Total average score per round - 6.3
Raw average score per round - 6.3
Number of maxes - 3

Patrick:
Total score - 51
Raw score - 56
Total % of max - 60
Raw % of max - 66
Total average score per round - 5.7
Raw average score per round - 6.2
Number of maxes - 3

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